Lucasfilm has chosen Succession composer Nicholas Britell to score the upcoming Star Wars series, Andor.
Andor was the second Star Wars series announced by Disney, but it won’t debut on the streaming service until later this year. However, filming on season two will begin in the fall, according to Stellan Skarsgard. As we wait for Andor to arrive on Disney Plus, more and more details about the Rogue One spin-off are slowly coming out, with Film Music Reporter sharing that Nicholas Britell will score the series.
Andor’s Nicholas Britell is best known for his work on the HBO series, Succession, and worked with Disney recently on Curella and will compose the upcoming Lion King prequel. The Andor composer has also earned Oscar nominations for scoring Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Don’t Look Up.
Diego Luna first appeared as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Here is the synopsis for the film:
Directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta, Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
Directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta, Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is available on Digital HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD, while Andor will hit Disney Plus in 2022. Stay tuned for all the latest news on Diego Luna’s Andor, and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more great video content!
Source: Film Music Reporter
