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With its astonishing interstellar visuals, epic slow-burn narratives and legions of memorable characters, it’s no wonder that the Star Wars <\/em>saga is one of the best loved film franchises of all time. We should <\/strong>never forget, though, the central role that music has played in lending each of the nine films their own bewitching<\/strong>, otherworldly atmosphere. The fact that all nine scores are from the pen of one man – the legendary John Williams<\/a> – is as astonishing as it is impressive. Here\u2019s our ranking of all of John Williams\u2019s best Star Wars<\/em> scores, music and theme tunes\u2026<\/strong><\/p> Williams, one of the best film composers in the world<\/a><\/strong>, has written each of the nine original scores for the generation-spanning film saga over a period of some 43 years, beginning in 1977.<\/p> Each individual entry was written as such, for a single film, Williams, however, continually looked to what came before and built on the soundworld and growing library of thematic threads he had created each time. As such, themes and motifs composed for that first 1977 film crop up again, and again.<\/p> Indeed, the composer sees this set of scores as one body of work and Williams\u2019s Ninth<\/em> doesn\u2019t disappoint. The Rise of Skywalker<\/em> adds many new items to the canon. It also reflects viscerally, and emotionally, on all that has come before. But where does this new, and final, score sit compared to the other eight?<\/p>