Image Credit: John Williams: Wikimedia Commons (modified with addition of Diasy Ridley's Rey and Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker): Lucasfilm
Because Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended leaving us with so many mysteries, several fan theories have popped up attempting to explain those ambiguities. Among the most asked questions that fans have tried to answer is where Rey came from and what Luke has been up to over the past 30 years.
Out of sheer curiosity, or probably frustration, fans have resorted to crazy rumors in figuring out who Rey's parents are.
Popular and reasonable theories include Rey being Luke's daughter, Obi-Wan Kenobi's daughter, Jyn Erso's daughter, Han and Leia's daughter, or even the daughter of no famous character in particular. Meanwhile, the wild theories claim Rey as the reincarnation of Anakin Skywalker, Rey as a descendant of Palpatine, and my personal favorite crazy theory, Rey as the daughter of an incestuous relationship between Luke and Leia.
Another is of Rey being Vader's granddaughter. Youtube user The Spanish Composer points out the connection through subtle hints at Darth Vader's music within "Rey's Theme."
Meanwhile, the theme used during Luke's Ahch-To sequence has also been speculated as a probable reason for Luke's crossover to the Dark Side during the past 30 years that he's been in hiding.
The theory claims that a section of the music used during Luke and Rey's scene, between 00:50 and 00:01:10, sounds quite similar to Vader's imperial march and the Emperor theme.
Well, these theories have just been proven by the master composer himself, John Williams. While it wasn't intentional, it makes sense when the legendary composer told the Boston Pops Orchestra (via Indie Revolver) that:
I never asked J.J. Abrams who Rey's father is, but I think it's Luke Skywalker. Your guess is as good as mine, though.
It certainly seems that while Williams had been creating the scores for the film, he had no idea about the well-kept secrets about its characters. In addition, while Luke's score had hints of Vader's themes, it could simply mean that Mark Hamill's character is simply in tune to both sides of the Force, though he's more inclined towards the Light Side.
What do you think?
The sequel to The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII, will hit theatres on December 15, 2017.
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