Oscar - winning composer John Williams steps aside from 2016 's ` ` Star ` : Rogue One '' Williams will also be absent on Steven Spielberg 's next movie , for the first time in three years . Williams ' music will still be absent on ` ` Star Wars : The ` Awakens '' in 2019 .
Oscar-winning composer John Williams steps aside from 2016 's `` Star Wars : Rogue One '' Williams will also be absent on Steven Spielberg 's next movie , for the first time in three decades . Williams ' music will still be heard on `` Star Wars : The Force Awakens '' in December .