On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, director J.J. Abrams let the cat out of the bag that Hamilton creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda agreed to compose part of the score for the new STAR WARS film, following a chance meeting at the hit Broadway show.
Explains Abrams, "I go to see the show with our son and at intermission, Lin-Manuel Miranda comes up to me and says, 'Hey if you need music for the [Star Wars] Cantina, I'll write it." Little did Miranda know that John Williams, who composed the Cantina music for the original film, had declined to take on the task this time around. Watch the video clip below!
The HAMILTON creator turned to
Twitter to confirm the exciting news. Check out his tweet below:
Actor, composer, writer, playwright, lyricist, and rapper Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals IN THE HEIGHTS and Hamilton.
Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. Miranda's written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Miranda's performance in the show's lead role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Miranda is currently performing on Broadway in the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in HAMILTON, a new musical for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics. He is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award.
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