Washington DC, Nov. 28 -- Shawn Levy, the director set to leave his mark on the Star Wars franchise, has announced that 15-time Oscar nominee Thomas Newman will compose the score for the upcoming film, 'Star Wars: Starfighter', according to Deadline.

During an interview on the On Film...with Kevin McCarthy podcast, Levy enthusiastically revealed the news, stating, "I know, bro. I don't know if that's public, so now it is. Yeah, I think we're breaking news here." He added, "You don't understand. If you ask me to name my favourite scores, five of the top 10 are Tom Newman: Shawshank, Road to Perdition, Nemo, American Beauty. The guy is a maestro."

Levy explained that he wanted a classically-inspired score that wouldn't rely on remixing Jo...