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Will he be up to make a whole new trilogy score?


I guess that he might not be the composer of Eps. VII, VIII and IX, given that it will end when he's 89! What do you think?

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Probably not. Kevin Kiner would be a nice replacement though, given his work on the Clone Wars cartoon series.

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If Cameron isn't directing, there's no way Williams will score, though I'm sure Disney will ask him to.

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He'll probably get credited for the original theme which I'm sure they'll use throughout the series but I reckon they'll get a new composer. They did the same with Harry Potter.

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Unless he has the same genes as Elliott Carter (an American Classical composer who died in 2012 at the age of nearly 104 - and was an active composer right up to the end), then I'd say it's unlikely. I think Williams realizes that the odds are against it, and I think he's humble enough to pass the baton over to someone else who is younger and more likely to complete the task.

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I think the only person who can tell you that answer is his doctor.

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And to be fair, he'll only be 87 at the end of the trilogy, as Disney is apparently releasing the new films every 2 years.

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