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Another major talent has been revealed to be part of the behind-the-scenes 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� crew.聽

鈥淪tar Wars: The Force Awakens鈥� director J.J. Abrams recently said in an interview that 鈥淗amilton鈥� composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda contributed music to the film.聽

Abrams said there is a scene in 鈥淔orce鈥� that is 鈥渂asically our version of the cantina scene.鈥� 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� fans will remember that in the first 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� film, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) meet Han Solo (Harrison Ford) for the first time in Mos Eisley Cantina, where a band is playing a cheerful tune. That music was composed by John Williams, who famously created the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� score.聽

But for this new take in 鈥淔orce,鈥� Williams decided not to do this particular piece of music, so Abrams contacted Miranda to ask if he was interested in working on the music for the scene. 鈥淗e鈥檚 like, 鈥業鈥檒l drop everything,鈥欌�� Abrams remembered.

Miranda himself later discussed the collaboration on Twitter.

The original cantina music stands out from the score for the rest of the 1977 "Star Wars" film, which is often sweeping and cinematic. According to the liner notes for the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� soundtrack, director George Lucas suggested, 鈥淐an you imagine several creatures in a future century finding some 1930s Benny Goodman swing band music in a time capsule or under a rock someplace 鈥� and how they might attempt to interpret it?鈥澛�

Based on Miranda鈥檚 past work, his music will most likely stand out from a standard movie soundtrack, too. Miranda鈥檚 musicals 鈥淗amilton鈥� and 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� both of which he composed and wrote the lyrics for, are known for their blending of musical genres, including hip-hop, Latin pop, rap, and R&B, among others.聽

鈥淗e鈥檚 such a genius,鈥� Abrams himself said of Miranda during the same interview.聽

While many most likely still associate Broadway soundtracks with the style of music seen in 1940s and 鈥�50s chestnuts like 鈥淥klahoma!鈥� and 鈥淢y Fair Lady,鈥� the soundtracks of Miranda鈥檚 shows contain more modern musical genres.

鈥淗amilton鈥� has become a phenomenon, with tickets selling out and the cast recording of the show debuting the highest on the Billboard 200 album chart of any cast album in more than 50 years.聽It's rare now that a musical has this massive presence in pop culture.

Miranda is credited with changing the theater genre, so it seems a safe bet his 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� contribution could prove influential to the world of film music, too.