May the Fourth Be With You!
May 4 — “Star Wars” Day — is when “Star Wars” fans worldwide celebrate the ever-growing media franchise started by director George Lucas back in 1977. The worldwide pop culture phenomenon began with a movie that was not predicted to do well at the box office. Since that time, nine feature films made over a 40-year period are at the center of the “Star Wars” universe, plus two standalone films and more than 25 animated and live-action series … as well as novels, comics, a game show, video games and theme park attractions.
One of the throughlines of all things “Star Wars” has been the over 18 hours of soundtrack by a composer who should have his own day — the legendary John Williams.
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