Göransson/Shirley THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT (2021) (2024)

Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Venom, Community) is returning as composer for the upcoming Disney+ original series The Book of Boba Fett. The show stars Temuera Morrison in the title role and Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand, both of which are reprising their roles from Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book, Elf), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Alita: Battle Angel) and Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch) are executive producing the Lucasfilm production. Scoring sessions for the project have already started in recent weeks. Göransson has previously scored the first two seasons of Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, for which he received two Emmy Awards. The Book of Boba Fett will premiere this December on Disney+.

As previously reported, Göransson’s other upcoming projects include Pixar’s Turning Red and Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/09/22/ludwig-goransson-scoring-disneys-the-book-of-boba-fett/

I stopped watching The Mandalorian early in Season 2 and haven't missed it. Just don't get the praise for the show which to me seems to be extremely formula driven ( Mando meets guy A on planet 1 who sends him to meet guy B at planet / exotic location 2. Fight scenes. The end ), with awkward and clunky execution. The big action scenes/ shootouts were so static and boring, the music pretty awful... I so wanted to love it but ended up kinda liking it, but not enough to be a must see. And i just don't have any interest in more of the same with one of the least interesting characters in the SW universe. Do we have a facepalm emoji ?

We have some bad news for you about the episodic television formula?

Well, there is precedent. Wind back the clock 85 years and what you're describing is something like classic Flash Gordon. The Mandalorian is just a ridiculously more expensive take on the serial formula, a formula which will satisfy most kids, but far fewer adults.

Much as I love Williams' "Star Wars" sound, it's refreshing to hear alternate takes for stories outside of the main Skywalker arc.

For instance, I loved Giacchino's score for Rogue One. Many hated it for not being formulaic or familiar, but I really enjoyed it and felt it served the story. I'm the same way about the Mandalorian score. It fits the billing for me, simple and recognizable, and there are plenty of little nods thrown in for flavor (even if they don't all make the album cuts).

Not looking forward to

https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-book-of-boba-fett-from-the-book-of-boba-fett-single/1602271490

I thought the same thing! I was so take aback by what I heard that I thought it had to be a joke.