Music Clues
Much like the ending of the first trailer, which ends with Kylo Ren’s Theme played in a triumphant major key, this trailer ends with a slower, more foreboding take on Rey’s Theme. Surely this is important. Many folks (including myself) expect full-on “Bendemption” in this film – it’s highly likely, at least to my mind, that Rey does indeed turn to the Dark Side, just as Kylo saw in his “vision” in TLJ after touching Rey’s hand. But once confronted with the reality of such a turn of events, he realizes that he must save her from Palpatine’s evil clutches, and he’ll have to re-discover and call upon the Light within himself to do it. Cue all the Angst™!
And there you have it! Now, during the D23 presentation, J.J. Abrams said that they are “still working on the trailer”, so this isn’t even THE trailer for the film! And it begs the question: if they are revealing THIS just in a convention sizzle reel, what else could they still be hiding?!
December 20 can’t come fast enough!!!