Obi-Wan Kenobi composer Natalie Holt is the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project

Vanity Fair

The veteran of Marvel's Loki has had to keep her involvement on the Star Wars series secret -- the trailer features John Williams' music from 1999's The Phantom Menace. As part of her work on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Holt is collaborating with Williams, who has written an original theme for Ewan McGregor’s Jedi in exile. "For me, the tentpoles are set out by John Williams," says Holt in an interview with Vanity Fair. "There are elements to the show that are new and fresh, and I’ve been able to have my own interpretation with elements—that I can’t reveal. So it’s been glorious, working with my hero and also bringing my own voice to the show." Holt also discussed her collaboration with Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah Chow, saying: "Deborah and I met when she flew to London, and we spent two days watching through the material. It wasn’t fully cut together at that point. So we just spent that time together, and talked through the journeys of all the characters and what needed to happen. We kicked off with a two-day intensive immersion into it. Deborah’s just done such a fantastic job. And obviously, Ewan’s just delivering the performance of his career as well. I’m very excited for people to see it."