Dok-Ondar is going to have to make some room on his shelves for a new treasure.
The “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” won a Grammy Award this Sunday for Best Instrumental Composition. Of course, the recipient of the award is legendary composer John Williams, who brought his trademark style to this new corner of the Star Wars universe.
The award is described as “a Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.”
The nominees for this year’s award were:
- BEGIN AGAIN
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza) - CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS
Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band) - LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra) - STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE
John Williams, composer (John Williams) - WALKIN’ FUNNY
Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
If you’d like to listen to the winning composition from the legendary John Williams, you can enjoy it below!