It’s about time. After over 40 years,Chewbaccahas finally gotten his own theme music, thanks toSolocomposer John Powell. Ron Howard revealed the news today during a Q&A that the director held on social media. Fans have asked Howard a bunch of different questions, but one of the more interesting facts that he revealed was thatSolocomposer John Powell wrote a theme for the Wookiee for the first time inStar Warshistory.
When asked about working with John Powell compared to other composers that he’s worked with over the years, Ron Howard stated that Powell had come at the recommendation ofStar Warscomposer John Williams. Right off the bat, you know that’s a good fit when John Williams is giving someone the thumbs up to work on aStar Warsmovie. Howard also talked about Williams writing theHan Solo themeforSolo: A Star Wars Story. He had this to say.
“John Williams himself suggested thatJohn Powell would be a great candidateto not only use the classicStar Warsthemes, but also the new theme that John Williams himself wrote for Han Solo. John Powell wrote a lot of great themes, including the first-ever Chewbacca theme.”
In addition, Ron Howard revealed that Chewbacca and young Han Soloaren’t immediately best friendsinSolo. The director was asked to describe the “friendship” between Han and Chewie to which he responded by saying that things start off a little rocky at first. The director also maintains that part of the movie is the building of their relationship. Howard explains.
“This is the story of their relationship - it’s not always a friendship. When they first meet, we’re not sure which way this whole thing could go.”
AStar Warsfan asked Ron Howard about howSolodiffers from other movies in the franchise, to which he replied that you can see this movie on its own without having seen any of the previous movies. Howard also revealed that it’s about a young Han Solo trying to define himself. The director was also asked to describe the Qi’ra character in 5 words or less. He said.
“Strong. Intelligent. Ambitious. Complicated. Beautiful. Ugh, dangerous! That’s six. But I don’t want to give away anything.”
Ron Howard isclearly having funpromotingSolo: A Star Wars Storyand being involved in theStar Warsuniverse. One fan asked him who the most difficult member of the cast was to work with while he was sitting next to Chewbacca… needless to say, Howard didn’t want to say something while sitting next to the Wookiee in fear of getting his arms ripped off.Solowill premiere this week at the Cannes Film Festival and then will open up to the general public on May 25th. You can check out some of Ron Howard’s answers aboutSolobelow, thanks to theStar Wars Twitteraccount.
