And through all seven Star Wars films that exist so far, one of the greatest things tying them together is composer John Williams’ score.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on December 16, 2016, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII on December 15, 2017, the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25, 2018, Star Wars: Episode IX in 2019, and the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
He’s already signed on for Star Wars: Episode VIII and IX, as well as Spielberg’s 2018 film Ready Player One and 2019 film Indiana Jones 5, but beyond that is anybody’s guess.
Though Williams won’t be composing the music for this year’s spinoff anthology film Rogue One, his iconic sound will be back for next year’s still-untitled Episode VIII.