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Five-time Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams has recorded the score for the original motion picture soundtrack Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The soundtrack is available now for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/swtfadme.

Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases in U.S theaters on December 18, 2015. The soundtrack will be available wherever music is sold on December 18, 2015.

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Today, merchandise inspired by the highly anticipated new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens launched at retailers around the globe as ‘Force Friday’ officially got underway. Hot off the heels of the 18+ hour global live unboxing event on YouTube where highlights of the new product range were officially unveiled, the celebration continued as more than 3,000 retail locations in the U.S. opened their doors at midnight for fans to be among the first to discover new Star Wars products.

“We’ve been working closely with the filmmakers to bring the characters and storylines from Star Wars: The Force Awakens to life through an exciting array of products, and we’re thrilled to share them with fans around the world,” said Leslie Ferraro, Co-Chair, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and President, Disney Consumer Products.

Starting in Sydney and ending at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media hosted an epic global live event to unveil key Star Wars: The Force Awakens products. Fans who tuned in to the Star Wars YouTube page were able to see the following toys unboxed by top digital stars from the Maker Studios network:

• Sydney: Star Wars BladeBuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber toy from Hasbro
• Tokyo: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Big Figs (31” and 48”) from JAKKS Pacific
• Hong Kong: Hot Wheels® Star Wars character car assortment and Escape from Jakku™ Starship playset from Mattel
• Seoul: LEGO Star Wars Poe’s X-Wing Fighter™
• Paris: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Lightsaber, a Disney Store exclusive
• Madrid: Star Wars Micro Machines First Order Star Destroyer from Hasbro
• Berlin: LEGO Star Wars Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle™
• London: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Elite Series die-cast figure assortment, a Disney Store exclusive
• Rio de Janeiro: Star Wars Black Series 6” figure assortment from Hasbro
• ‘Good Morning America’ (New York): LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon™ and Star Wars BB-8 from Sphero
• Toronto: Star Wars Remote Controlled Millennium Falcon Quad and X-Wing Starfighter from Air Hogs, Spin Master
• Chicago: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Role Play for kids exclusive to Disney Store
• Mexico City: Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Deluxe NERF Blaster from Hasbro
• San Francisco: Star Wars Battle Action Millennium Falcon from Hasbro
• Los Angeles: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poe Dameron’s X-Wing Vehicle from Hasbro

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