Watch: New ‘Star Wars’ LucasFilm Fanfare Replaces 20th Century Fox Opening
Over the decades, the 20th Century Fox fanfare has become synonymous withStar Wars. It’s so intrinsically part of the feel of those first six movies that some versions of the soundtracks actually include it as the first track.
That’s going to change. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it was pretty obvious no futureStar Warsmovies would have those recognizable drums and horns in front of them. So one of the first questions (literally) we asked after hearing this news is what would Lucasfilm do without that music? We now know.
Though 20th Century Fox still owns the rights to the first six films, most of the new digital releases remove the Fox logo and fanfare, going instead with aJohn Williams-penned riff over the Lucasfilm logo. Listen to the new Star Wars Fox fanfare below.
First up, here’s the way it originally sounded and looked:
Well, that’s out. Thanks to Jason atMakingStarWarsfor posting the below video on Twitter. Here’s what the fanfare sounds like now on five of the six films.
Important note: The originalStar Wars, A New Hope, still has the Fox logo and fanfare in digital release but that’s the only one. A New Hope is the only film Fox has 100% rights too. The other five will revert to Disney in a few years.
Here’s the new fanfare that replaces the 20th Century Fox jazz.pic.twitter.com/xz7dt16Kfy
— MakingStarWars.net (@MakingStarWars)July 31, 2025
If that music sounds familiar, it was also used in the trailer forStar Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menaceat 1:45.
I think this a pretty classy way to cover the lack of Fox fanfare. you’re able to’t go wrong with John Williams and that piece of music definitely has a similar, “Are you ready?” feeling. Once we get to new movies, it should still be interesting to see how they incorporate the Disney logo, if at all. Considering the way Disney just lets Marvel use their own logo, I think that’s likely how they’re going to go withThe Force AwakensandRouge One. No Disney logo at all. Just the Lucasfilm logo right into “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
Does the lack of 20th Century Fox fanfare on these Star Wars films bother you? Do you think this new music works?
