Star Wars: The Force Awakensis getting its own EDM companion album from producerRick Rubin. He has compiled a number of different tracks from different artists, including one from directorJ.J. Abramshimself. The tie-in soundtrack is calledStar Wars Headspace, and it promises to be something very special for fans of the movie as well as fans of this particular musical genre.
Star Wars Headspacefeatures not only contributions fromJ.J. Abrams, but also acclaimed musicians such as Flying Lotus, Rustie, Röyksopp andRick Rubin. Best part about the release is we don’t have long to await its arrive online. The album will drop in just 10 days, arriving on February 19.
The first tracks fromStar Wars Headspacewere played by Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show this week. He previewed Flying Lotus’s electronic jazz trackR2 Where R U?The music features officially licensed samples ofC-3PO. You can her a preview of itHERE. Stephen Ellison, AKA Flying Lotus, had this to say about his contribution.
" “The coolest thing [about the project] is having my name near aStar Warslogo, officially.”
For those disappointed thatJ.J. AbramsandLin-Manuel Miranda’s music from Maz Kanata’s Castle wasn’t included on the original Star Wars: The Force Awakens soundtrack album, conducted byJohn Williams, a new version is being released as part of this set.Rick Rubinteamed up with A-Trak for a collaborative remix of the track ‘Jabba Flow’. A-Trak also has an original track titled NR-G7 that samples bleeps and beeps from none other than iconic Astro-Mech droidR2-D2.
Zane Lowe also debuted a second track on his radio show, Baauer’s Cantina Boys. The song features official samples ofDarth Vader’s iconic breathing dropped over ominous beats. Other tracks include C-3PO’s Plight by Kaskade, Help Me! by GTA, Force by TroyBoi, R2 Knows Ft. Barry Drift, Ghomrassen by Bonobo, Bounty Hunters by Royksopp, Sunset Over Manann by Attlas, Druid Caravan of Smoke by Shlohmo, Ewok Pump by Rustie, Scruffy LookingNerfherderby Galantis and Star Tripper by BreakBot. you’re able to pre-order the album Here.Star Wars Headspacewill be available for download on February 19. You can purchase the album in stores on March 18. To hear NR-G7 gohere. To hear Cantina Boys gohere.
