Star Wars Rogue One Loses Its Composer

Alexandre Desplat, who is known for his work on both the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films as well as Argo and Grand Budapest Hotel, was set to score the first official Star Wars spin-off theatrical movie. He would be the first composer for a Star Wars movie not named John Williams.

He has now left the Rogue One project, presumably because of the reshoots, which may preclude the use of his music. But fear not! With this cloud, there is a silver lining, and Michael Giacchino will take his place. In addition to scoring all of your favorite summer blockbusters, he has worked closely with Disney and Pixar, even being nominated for the Grammys for his work on The Incredibles and Ratatouille, the latter of which actually won him the award.

So far, the trailers have looked great, and the presence of Giacchino means that it will probably sound great, too.