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

Skeleton Crew, the newest Star Wars collection 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 contains the mysterious, Force-sensitive Jod Na Nawood (Jude Regulation)—and a bunch of adventurers whose common age skews youthful than the same old Star Wars forged members. Holding 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 unique artist, Peter Schilling, discovered chart success in 1983 with each the English and German variations of the observe (that was a giant factor within the ’80s; bear 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 house pirate even in case 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 children who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly secure dwelling planet, then get misplaced in a wierd and harmful galaxy. Discovering their approach dwelling—and assembly unlikely allies and enemies—might be a higher journey than they ever imagined.” That plot makes using “Main Tom (Coming Residence),” a music a couple of homesick astronaut who could or is probably not misplaced in house, thematically applicable—in any language.

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

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