Skeleton Crew’s Model of ‘Main Tom’ Brings New Wave Vitality to Star Wars

Skeleton Crew, the newest Star Wars sequence to hit Disney+, premiered earlier this week and instantly set itself aside within the galaxy far, distant by boldly embracing Amblin-style vibes. Its set of brand-new characters consists of the mysterious, Force-sensitive Jod Na Nawood (Jude Legislation)—and a gaggle of adventurers whose common age skews youthful than the same old Star Wars solid members. Retaining that retro ’80s really feel alive is that this new music video that includes a music beforehand heard in a Skeleton Crew trailer: synth-pop banger “Main Tom (Coming Residence).”

The music’s authentic artist, Peter Schilling, discovered chart success in 1983 with each the English and German variations of the observe (that was an enormous factor within the ’80s; keep in mind Nena’s “99 Luftballoons”?). However Skeleton Crew ups the Star Wars quotient by translating it into… Huttese? Yep. Huttese. Now you can sing alongside to “Youngee Wim (Bunky Dunko)” like a ragtag area pirate even in the event you don’t communicate Huttese, as a result of this video accommodates all of the lyrics on-screen. Star Wars karaoke, anybody?

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiered its first two episodes Monday evening, and it’ll have a weekly drop of the remaining six installments on Disney+. Lucasfilm describes the present as “the journey of 4 youngsters who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly secure house planet, then get misplaced in a wierd and harmful galaxy. Discovering their manner house—and assembly unlikely allies and enemies—will likely be a better journey than they ever imagined.” That plot makes using “Main Tom (Coming Residence),” a music a couple of homesick astronaut who might or will not be misplaced in area, thematically acceptable—in any language.

Skeleton Crew stars Jude Legislation, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, and Nick Frost.

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