Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Thomas Newman to Score Star Wars: Starfighter
Shawn Levy, the director of the new Star Wars movie called Starfighter, has chosen Thomas Newman to write the music for the film.
Thomas Newman is a very famous composer who has been nominated for Oscars many times.
The movie will come out in theaters on May 28, 2027.
It's set five years after the last Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker.
Shawn Levy is really excited because he thinks Thomas Newman is a great composer and can make the music for the movie sound just right.
The movie stars actors like Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams.
Thomas Newman will compose the score for Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy.
The film is set to premiere in theaters on May 28, 2027, in the United States.
Shawn Levy praised Thomas Newman's work, citing his scores for films like Shawshank and American Beauty.
Starfighter is a standalone film set five years after Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.
The movie stars Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Amy Adams, and other notable actors.
- Who
- Thomas Newman, Shawn Levy, Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, Flynn Gray, Amy Adams
- What
- Thomas Newman to compose the score for Star Wars: Starfighter
- When
- Release date set for May 28, 2027
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Shawn Levy wanted a composer who could create a big-hearted score inspired by classic Star Wars music
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Release Date
- May 28, 2027
- Screenwriter
- Jonathan Tropper
- Setting
- Five years after Star Wars: Episode IX