The Skeleton Crewthe latter star Wars series to hit Disney+, which premiered earlier this week and quickly set itself apart from the galaxy far, far away by embracing Amblin-style vibes. A cast of brand-new characters includes the mysterious, Force-sensitive Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law)—and a group of misfits whose ages are staggeringly younger than usual. star Wars the members were dismissed. Keeping that retro ’80s feel alive is this new music video featuring a previously heard song The Skeleton Crew trailer: synth-pop banger “Major Tom (Coming Home).”
The original singer of the song, Peter Schilling, found chart success in 1983 with both English and German versions of the track (that was a big thing in the ’80s; remember Nena’s “99 Luftballoons”?). But The Skeleton Crew ups the star Wars quotient by translating it to… Huttese? Yes. Huttese. Now you can sing along to “Youngee Wim (Bunky Dunko)” as a ragtag space pirate even if you don’t speak Huttese, because this video contains all the lyrics on the screen. star Wars karaoke, who?
Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew premiered its first two episodes on Monday night, and will have a weekly drop for the remaining six installments on Disney+. Lucasfilm describes the show as “the journey of four children who do something mysterious on their seemingly safe home world, then get lost in an unknown and dangerous galaxy. Finding a way home—and meeting allies and enemies—will be a more exciting experience than they imagined.” That plan uses “Major Tom (Coming Home),” a song about a homesick astronaut who may or may not be lost in space, to fit the context—in any language.
The Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, and Nick Frost.
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