Cantina Sounds: Star Wars source music
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Exploring diegetic music — music the characters hear and make — from a galaxy far far away, in movies, TV shows, video games, and theme parks. I'm @jere7my.bsky.social. Spreadsheet of 500+ Star Wars diegetic tracks: bit.ly/cantinasounds
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Welcome to the cantina! I've been putting together a continuously evolving spreadsheet of every diegetic music cue and track in Star Wars, from Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes in Chalmun's Cantina to DJ R-3X at Oga's on Batuu — and beyond. Check it out! bit.ly/StarWarsSource
The great warrior Chukha-Trok sings a little marching song in Ewokese to himself after he joins up with Wicket, Deej, Weechee, Widdle, Cindel, and Mace in 1984's "The Ewok Adventure"/"Caravan of Courage". We're playing it for you on day 205 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The great warrior Chukha-Trok sings a little marching song in Ewokese to himself after he joins up with Wicket, Deej, Weechee, Widdle, Cindel, and Mace in 1984's "The Ewok Adventure"/"Caravan of Courage". We're playing it for you on day 205 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
Motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a. Taung!
"Gra'tua Cuun" was a Mando'a war chant in an operatic style, written by @jesseharl.in for Republic Commando. It's bold, stirring, and intense, and it's day 204 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/t6gKLk-5QPw?...
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a. Taung!
"Gra'tua Cuun" was a Mando'a war chant in an operatic style, written by @jesseharl.in for Republic Commando. It's bold, stirring, and intense, and it's day 204 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/t6gKLk-5QPw?...
Gra'tua Cuun (Our Vengeance)
YouTube video by MandoKyramud
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a. Taung!
"Gra'tua Cuun" was a Mando'a war chant in an operatic style, written by @jesseharl.in for Republic Commando. It's bold, stirring, and intense, and it's day 204 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/t6gKLk-5QPw?...
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a. Taung!
"Gra'tua Cuun" was a Mando'a war chant in an operatic style, written by @jesseharl.in for Republic Commando. It's bold, stirring, and intense, and it's day 204 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/t6gKLk-5QPw?...
It's a deep cut on day 203 of #TheDiegeticShuffle! When Pace and Lena, who would one day become the parents of the Freemakers, visit the Vandor Lodge in LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars, someone is noodling on a honkytonk piano. "Welcome to Vandor" is by Michael Kramer.
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's a deep cut on day 203 of #TheDiegeticShuffle! When Pace and Lena, who would one day become the parents of the Freemakers, visit the Vandor Lodge in LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars, someone is noodling on a honkytonk piano. "Welcome to Vandor" is by Michael Kramer.
Oh mighty Jabba, let us celebrate your glorious birthday on day 202 of #TheDiegeticShuffle with some galactic funk from Roberto Prado! Max Rebo, Sy Snootles, and Droopy McCool played "Jabba's Birthday Party" in LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation.
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Oh mighty Jabba, let us celebrate your glorious birthday on day 202 of #TheDiegeticShuffle with some galactic funk from Roberto Prado! Max Rebo, Sy Snootles, and Droopy McCool played "Jabba's Birthday Party" in LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation.
We visit a Tatooine mod parlour on day 201 of #TheDiegeticShuffle for a few different flavors of techno. "The Mod Parlour" was written by Joseph Shirley and Ludwig Göransson, and features Thundercat (aka Stephen Bruner, theamazingthundercat.com, who plays the Modifier) on bass.
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
We visit a Tatooine mod parlour on day 201 of #TheDiegeticShuffle for a few different flavors of techno. "The Mod Parlour" was written by Joseph Shirley and Ludwig Göransson, and features Thundercat (aka Stephen Bruner, theamazingthundercat.com, who plays the Modifier) on bass.
We mark day 200 of #TheDiegeticShuffle with a subtle reggae beat in Aunt Z's from season 2 of Resistance. This is another Michael Tavera cue.
Unfortunately the only Resistance source cue listed on GEMA is called (drum roll) "Source", so there's not much more we can say.
Unfortunately the only Resistance source cue listed on GEMA is called (drum roll) "Source", so there's not much more we can say.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We mark day 200 of #TheDiegeticShuffle with a subtle reggae beat in Aunt Z's from season 2 of Resistance. This is another Michael Tavera cue.
Unfortunately the only Resistance source cue listed on GEMA is called (drum roll) "Source", so there's not much more we can say.
Unfortunately the only Resistance source cue listed on GEMA is called (drum roll) "Source", so there's not much more we can say.
I am not a Spotify user, but I have created a playlist of all the diegetic Star Wars music on Spotify for your listening enjoyment: open.spotify.com/playlist/1sv...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I am not a Spotify user, but I have created a playlist of all the diegetic Star Wars music on Spotify for your listening enjoyment: open.spotify.com/playlist/1sv...
I don't know what direction Patrick Gleeson was given for this cue, but I am guessing it was something like "give me a tune that sounds like it's being played badly by baby Ewoks." We're enjoying (?) "Wokling Band" from the Ewoks series finale on day 199 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I don't know what direction Patrick Gleeson was given for this cue, but I am guessing it was something like "give me a tune that sounds like it's being played badly by baby Ewoks." We're enjoying (?) "Wokling Band" from the Ewoks series finale on day 199 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
Does anyone know anything about this slow swing number that plays in the Holiday Special while Krelman is flirting with Ackmena? It's presumably by Ian Fraser, but I never noticed it before or heard anything about it. Does it have a name?
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Does anyone know anything about this slow swing number that plays in the Holiday Special while Krelman is flirting with Ackmena? It's presumably by Ian Fraser, but I never noticed it before or heard anything about it. Does it have a name?
It's not exactly diegetic Star Wars music, but "We Wish You All a Happy Life Day" from the Star Wars Show Holiday Special (starting at 2:26) brings me great joy. Happy Life Day from all of us at CantinaSounds! (Just as a reminder, none of this is canon.) youtu.be/auspu9FfOUg?...
The Star Wars Show Holiday Special! | The Star Wars Show
YouTube video by Star Wars
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November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It's not exactly diegetic Star Wars music, but "We Wish You All a Happy Life Day" from the Star Wars Show Holiday Special (starting at 2:26) brings me great joy. Happy Life Day from all of us at CantinaSounds! (Just as a reminder, none of this is canon.) youtu.be/auspu9FfOUg?...
A soft bossa nova plays in the Aces' Lounge on the Colossus, letting the audience know it's a more upscale joint than Aunt Z's. "Lounge Source" is another Michael Tavera cue, and it's what we're chilling to on day 198 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A soft bossa nova plays in the Aces' Lounge on the Colossus, letting the audience know it's a more upscale joint than Aunt Z's. "Lounge Source" is another Michael Tavera cue, and it's what we're chilling to on day 198 of #TheDiegeticShuffle.
We have another lost source cue from RotJ for day 197 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, which sounds very much like the lost source cue we heard on day 179, "Galactic Dance Blast", but in a different key with different instrumentation. "Jabba Sail Barge Source" was lost at the same time.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We have another lost source cue from RotJ for day 197 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, which sounds very much like the lost source cue we heard on day 179, "Galactic Dance Blast", but in a different key with different instrumentation. "Jabba Sail Barge Source" was lost at the same time.
"Shakawalla" is a catchy pop song that DJ R-3X plays in Oga's, with vocoder elements and impassioned lyrics in an unknown language that sound almost like faith music. It's by Kushmara (listed as "Lady Kushmara" on @holocronkeeper.bsky.social's Star Wars karaoke sheet). youtu.be/ByVxffnSndQ?...
Shakawalla
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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November 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Shakawalla" is a catchy pop song that DJ R-3X plays in Oga's, with vocoder elements and impassioned lyrics in an unknown language that sound almost like faith music. It's by Kushmara (listed as "Lady Kushmara" on @holocronkeeper.bsky.social's Star Wars karaoke sheet). youtu.be/ByVxffnSndQ?...
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This has been sitting on my drive for way too long, and today feels like the right time to let it out of carbonite.
Charlie Robbins came in and absolutely shredded. Working with him was equal parts awe & inspiration. Every track came back with more character than I imagined.
Charlie Robbins came in and absolutely shredded. Working with him was equal parts awe & inspiration. Every track came back with more character than I imagined.
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This has been sitting on my drive for way too long, and today feels like the right time to let it out of carbonite.
Charlie Robbins came in and absolutely shredded. Working with him was equal parts awe & inspiration. Every track came back with more character than I imagined.
Charlie Robbins came in and absolutely shredded. Working with him was equal parts awe & inspiration. Every track came back with more character than I imagined.
A week ago, we heard "Hutt Clubbin" by Matthew St. Laurent from season 3 of the Clone Wars; today, for day 195 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, he gives us "In Da Club" from the season 2 finale. Ahsoka and Plo Koon explore the depths of Coruscant and uncover a hot techno mix.
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A week ago, we heard "Hutt Clubbin" by Matthew St. Laurent from season 3 of the Clone Wars; today, for day 195 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, he gives us "In Da Club" from the season 2 finale. Ahsoka and Plo Koon explore the depths of Coruscant and uncover a hot techno mix.
It's a zero-gee dance party on day 194 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, and Michael Tavera once again provides the tunes for Aunt Z's in the season 2 premiere of Resistance. This time it's some background EDM.
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It's a zero-gee dance party on day 194 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, and Michael Tavera once again provides the tunes for Aunt Z's in the season 2 premiere of Resistance. This time it's some background EDM.
We're still in the Disney parks but many years have passed on day 193 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. "Marketplace Hora" by Harlan Hodges and Randy Kerber plays on the patio of Docking Bay 7 in Galaxy's Edge, and was included in the Journey to Batuu Sims expansion. youtu.be/hpKoIth-aYM
The Sims 4 Star wars journey to batuu soundtrack - Marketplace Hora - Randy Kerber
YouTube video by The Sims Archives
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November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We're still in the Disney parks but many years have passed on day 193 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. "Marketplace Hora" by Harlan Hodges and Randy Kerber plays on the patio of Docking Bay 7 in Galaxy's Edge, and was included in the Journey to Batuu Sims expansion. youtu.be/hpKoIth-aYM
32 years before Galaxy's Edge, there was diegetic Star Wars music at Disney Parks. "The Droid Rooms" by Richard Bellis played from a boom box in the original 1997 Star Tours queue. It's our selection for day 192 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/iqPEb7elNNw?...
03. The Droid Rooms (From "Star Tours")
YouTube video by Retro Six Flags
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November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
32 years before Galaxy's Edge, there was diegetic Star Wars music at Disney Parks. "The Droid Rooms" by Richard Bellis played from a boom box in the original 1997 Star Tours queue. It's our selection for day 192 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/iqPEb7elNNw?...
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Absolutely stunned… Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune has been nominated for the GRAMMY® Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media!
I’m deeply honored to receive my first GRAMMY® Nomination. 🫶🏼🫶🏼
#GRAMMYs @recordingacademy.bsky.social
I’m deeply honored to receive my first GRAMMY® Nomination. 🫶🏼🫶🏼
#GRAMMYs @recordingacademy.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Absolutely stunned… Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune has been nominated for the GRAMMY® Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media!
I’m deeply honored to receive my first GRAMMY® Nomination. 🫶🏼🫶🏼
#GRAMMYs @recordingacademy.bsky.social
I’m deeply honored to receive my first GRAMMY® Nomination. 🫶🏼🫶🏼
#GRAMMYs @recordingacademy.bsky.social
"Starlight" by the Funky Futurists played in the Sublight Lounge of the Galactic Starcruiser. It's a catchy disco hit with Huttese lyrics, and it got an official release on the Starcruiser soundtrack. We're spinning it for day 191 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/dv7g3xMQoMQ?...
Starlight
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"Starlight" by the Funky Futurists played in the Sublight Lounge of the Galactic Starcruiser. It's a catchy disco hit with Huttese lyrics, and it got an official release on the Starcruiser soundtrack. We're spinning it for day 191 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/dv7g3xMQoMQ?...
Day 190 of #TheDiegeticShuffle sees us on the shuttle to the Halcyon, where (I am told) "Rah Rah Rah" by Cassus Yissik was played. It's a cheerful pop tune with a vocalist who sounds like a Muppet who wandered in off the street and picked up a microphone. youtu.be/h0LBO84cKNU?...
Rah Rah Rah
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Day 190 of #TheDiegeticShuffle sees us on the shuttle to the Halcyon, where (I am told) "Rah Rah Rah" by Cassus Yissik was played. It's a cheerful pop tune with a vocalist who sounds like a Muppet who wandered in off the street and picked up a microphone. youtu.be/h0LBO84cKNU?...
We're heading to Vespaara on day 189 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, where "Vespaara Nights" played on a radio in two of the "Star Wars: Hunters" arenas. Hunters is no more, but you can still listen to "Vespaara Nights" on your favorite streaming service. youtu.be/crgxFJeDQBM?...
Vespaara Nights
YouTube video by Gordy Haab - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We're heading to Vespaara on day 189 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, where "Vespaara Nights" played on a radio in two of the "Star Wars: Hunters" arenas. Hunters is no more, but you can still listen to "Vespaara Nights" on your favorite streaming service. youtu.be/crgxFJeDQBM?...
Also at D23 2019, the great Judith Hill performed a live six-minute extended version of Gaya's "Oola Shuka" with one heck of a keyboard break. Video length limits preclude posting it here, but you can see it on YouTube: youtu.be/pWWm8kUK-nc?...
D23 Expo | 2019 | Star Wars | Music and Sounds | Galaxy's Edge | Walt Disney World | Disneyland
YouTube video by Sam's Disney Diary
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November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Also at D23 2019, the great Judith Hill performed a live six-minute extended version of Gaya's "Oola Shuka" with one heck of a keyboard break. Video length limits preclude posting it here, but you can see it on YouTube: youtu.be/pWWm8kUK-nc?...
BSO Radio has about half a dozen commercial jingles (which I have been dutifully cataloguing), and you can hear two of them quite well in this video from D23 2019: "Sleek and Chic Kashykkk" and "Tugg's Grub" (music by Yaron Spiwak, introduced by John "JK" Kessler & Matt Walker).
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
BSO Radio has about half a dozen commercial jingles (which I have been dutifully cataloguing), and you can hear two of them quite well in this video from D23 2019: "Sleek and Chic Kashykkk" and "Tugg's Grub" (music by Yaron Spiwak, introduced by John "JK" Kessler & Matt Walker).
Obi-Wan and Quinlan Vos travel to Nal Hutta on day 188 of #TheDiegeticShuffle and encounter one of my favorite cue names: "Hutt Clubbin" by Matthew St. Laurent, an ominous, bass-heavy house mix served up by DJ Rangthang, a four-armed Vonomi DJ. The episode is "Hunt for Ziro".
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Obi-Wan and Quinlan Vos travel to Nal Hutta on day 188 of #TheDiegeticShuffle and encounter one of my favorite cue names: "Hutt Clubbin" by Matthew St. Laurent, an ominous, bass-heavy house mix served up by DJ Rangthang, a four-armed Vonomi DJ. The episode is "Hunt for Ziro".