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A Very Iconic Part of Star Wars Just Changed Forever

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Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars, 1977.Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images
By Alex Rogers

The triumphant score before Star Wars has been replaced and subdued.

As the six films in the Star Wars saga will be available for digital download Friday, nerdy fans will realize the booming Twentieth Century Fox score that preceded those classic films is no more. That makes sense — Star Wars production company Lucasfilm was bought by Disney in 2012, and there’s no reason Disney would keep using Fox’s fanfare. Still, the original Fox score was such an iconic part of the Star Wars experience that it can be a little jarring not to hear it this time around.

You can also expect to hear the changed fanfare before the new upcoming Star Wars films, staring with The Force Awakens, which opens on Dec. 18 in the U.S.

Watch the two videos and see if you can hear the difference:

Rare Photos of George Lucas Behind the Scenes of Star Wars

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George Lucas and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in a galaxy far, far away.Lucasfilm
Lucas gives direction to Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) in Episode IV.Lucasfilm
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo) sit around Lucas on the set of The Empire Strikes Back.Lucasfilm
Lucas with Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), along with Hamill and Ford on the set of Episode IV.Lucasfilm
Lucas directs Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) and Carrie Fisher.Lucasfilm
Harrison Ford and Lucas share a moment in Endor on the set of Return of the Jedi.Lucasfilm
Lucas on set filming the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.Lucasfilm
Lucas reviews concept art for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.Lucasfilm
Lucas inspects a model pod racer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.Lucasfilm
Lucas makes sure that the Death Star is fully armed and operational for Return of the Jedi.Lucasfilm
Lucas holds up Jango Fett's helmet.Lucasfilm
Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) listen to Lucas' directions on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.Lucasfilm
Lucas directs a lightsaber battle between Ian McDiarmid (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious) and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.Lucasfilm
Lucas sets up camp next to a Bantha on the set of Episode IV.Lucasfilm
Lucas finds the droid he was looking for.Lucasfilm

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