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Not only is it Amanda Stenberg about to become one of the new bearers of the Force in the Star Wars galaxy, they are also about to blow your mind as a musician.
The official Star Wars site just released a wonderful new video of Stenberg, who plays in the next The Acolyte, playing the violin, something they have done since childhood. But what's special about this video is that John Williams himself not only approved Stenberg to play the piece, but he also wrote them a specific new version optimized for solo violin. Which basically means you heard the Star Wars theme a billion times, but never quite like this. Check it out.
Well, it was amazing. And we hope Stenberg will be just as amazing as Mae, their character in The Acolyte which is coming sooner than you think, June 4th. Mae is described by the manager Star Wars site as someone who “gets drawn into a sinister mystery – one that puts her at the center of conflict in an unexpected way.” We believe this will expand significantly in the coming months.
As for Williams, to our knowledge his music is not in The Acolyte (the composer of the show is To go out's Michael Abels), but hopefully we'll get a theme here and there. The show, which stars Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo and Carrie-Anne Moss, will premiere with two episodes on June 4. . Are you as excited as we are?
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