Take a listen to what the legendary Star Wars opening crawl would sound like as a Western film complete with a violin and banjo musical accompaniment.
Take a listen to what the Star Wars opening crawl would sound like as a Western film. George Lucas's space opera took the world by storm when Star Wars: A New Hope premiered in 1977. The now-iconic opening crawl accompanied by the equally famous Star Wars main musical theme by legendary composer John Williams has been utilized in all nine main Star Wars films. As a result of the overwhelming popularity of the Star Wars franchise over the years, the opening crawl has been parodied countless times in various and frequently hilarious ways.
One notable Star Wars opening crawl parody was from Star Wars star John Boyega. Boyega played Finn, the redeemed Stormtrooper with a soul in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The actor hilariously trolled fans on his Instagram page with a fake Rise of Skywalker opening crawl right around the film's premiere. Another notable parody recreated the opening crawl in order to poke fun at fans who hated Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The only Star Wars films that didn't include a full-scale opening crawl were the two live-action anthology films: Rogue One and Solo.
TikTok creator Don_Sanders recently debuted his own creative spin on the opening crawl. In the fun video, Sanders narrates the opening crawl of A New Hope with a classic Southern accent complete with a cowboy hat. Two talented musicians accompany Sanders by playing William's Star Wars melodic theme on the violin and banjo, resulting in a creative take on what the Star Wars opening crawl could sound like as a Western film.
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Sanders and the two musicians do a great job of paying tribute to the iconic opening with their own creative spin. The Western-themed Star Wars TikTok is one of many testaments to the universality of the Star Wars story. The fact that the opening crawl sounds just as epic and exciting as a completely different movie genre is impressive.
George Lucas has certainly developed a reputation over the years with the Star Wars fandom, not only for constantly tweaking his own Star Wars films, but also for some rather interesting or cringe-worthy dialogue depending on one's point of view, as well as a prequel trilogy that fans love to hate or hate to love to this day. However, nobody can deny that the man created a galaxy that remains incredibly compelling 41 years after fans first viewed the iconic opening crawl. Not bad for a man who initially feared that Star Wars would fail back in the seventies.
The Star Wars opening crawl is without a doubt one of the most iconic cinematic openings in history. Every good story needs to hook an audience from the start. Star Wars did so successfully with the famous phrase, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," that let audiences know they were in for an epic story of galactic proportions.
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