If you've ever listened to a Star Wars audiobook, especially one that's been released in the last few years, you know the production quality is stellar. Complete with music and sound effects, they're a joy to listen to. But what if you have a regular book or comic and you still wish to have that wonderful experience?
Have no fear, because Grushkov is here!
Grushkov is a fan composer who crafts music for various Star Wars projects. To be clear, these are just fan creations and nothing actually official for Lucasfilm. However, their work has caught the eye of some of the Project Luminous authors in the past because their soundtracks have focused mostly on The High Republic novels. At the time of writing, Grushkov just released earlier this week the first soundtrack to the Phase III novel Temptation of the Force.
No worries if you're not a fan of The High Republic era! They have crafted music for other Star Wars titles like Jedi: Battle Scars and Jedi: Survivor. Outside of Star Wars, you can find original music for the Spider-Man 2 video game that was released for the PS5, as well as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Speaking of fantasy, Grushkov has also crafted original music, like their fantasy album Wrath OF The Abyss, which is the perfect companion for your next TTRPG game. If you're like me and love to work with some Lofi humming in the background, you can find a couple of Star Wars Lofi albums as well.
Grushkov's music reminds me of the 1996 novel soundtrack for the Star Wars Extended Universe book Shadows of the Empire by composer Joel McNeely. The 10-track album came just short of an hour, scoring the novel's major plot points. The CD also had behind-the-scenes content as well.
I'd love to see Star Wars return to creating and releasing novel scores for its books. And since Grushkov is already one of the best in the fandom world, the Big Mouse should know who to call.
If you want to hear Grushkov's work, you can find it wherever you stream your music and buy singles or full albums on their Bandcamp, including an original rock opera.