Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens *SPOILERS*

[Harvey Mushman]

Ah, this explains Empire's lacklustre covers: the images are available to any publication (including mine).

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[MattG]

Was looking at the store display at Farmers today, which had 3 life-sized TFA troopers on it (standard, officer, and heavy weapons), and I noticed that this guy, the heavy weapons trooper, has a variant helmet without any "mic tip". The helmet looks otherwise identical. Don't know if that's been evident in other material.

[Reverend Strone]

Is this for real? Supposedly it is music from the new film.

Star Wars the Force Awakens Theme Music

I like it, but it doesn't sound like Williams to me. It’s possible someone is trolling us and it is from a video game or something. Whatever it is, it’s nice, but it is somewhat singular in tone all the way through. Movie scores typically have more variety than this, and especially Williams scores. I'm suspicious. It sounds 'synthie' rather than orchestral to me, but I could be totally wrong there.

[Archon Revuge]

Is this for real? Supposedly it is music from the new film.

Star Wars the Force Awakens Theme Music

I like it, but it doesn't sound like Williams to me. It’s possible someone is trolling us and it is from a video game or something. Whatever it is, it’s nice, but it is somewhat singular in tone all the way through. Movie scores typically have more variety than this, and especially Williams scores. I'm suspicious. It sounds 'synthie' rather than orchestral to me, but I could be totally wrong there.

Interesting. I just ran it through a couple of song-recognition apps (which are usually pretty good at picking movie/game scores) and got no hits - so whatever it is, there's a good chance it's an original piece. I share your scepticism that this is from the legitimate Force Awakens score though. It just doesn't quite fit with Williams's usual style.

[MattG]

StarWars.com released this Jakku drive-around video, with controllable POV...

[Harvey Mushman]

A wee treat, for anyone who wants some nice images from the Instagram teaser...

[Harvey Mushman]

On that note, how cute is this gal?

[Armante]

Ah, this explains Empire's lacklustre covers: the images are available to any publication (including mine).

Covers.jpg

Which would also explain why the Empire covers are wrong, with the person who built the rest of the image for the fold-out cover using the wrong Falcon, wrong troopers.. Kinda lame really.

[Armante]

Was looking at the store display at Farmers today, which had 3 life-sized TFA troopers on it (standard, officer, and heavy weapons), and I noticed that this guy, the heavy weapons trooper, has a variant helmet without any "mic tip". The helmet looks otherwise identical. Don't know if that's been evident in other material.

Interesting. I'd say it is likely to be an oversight. The Hot Toys figure for the gunner does have the mic tip:
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles ... ys-902535/

[Harvey Mushman]

Which would also explain why the Empire covers are wrong, with the person who built the rest of the image for the fold-out cover using the wrong Falcon, wrong troopers.. Kinda lame really.

To be fair, most people would never have known, nor cared.

I was more put off by the lacklustre design on the covers (and not the gatefold).