[Thor Joachim Haga]

Yes, he deserves it. I wonder if this Star Wars income, together with the remainder of his composer related income, makes him the most financially successful composer ever.

I think I read a list somewhere recently (can’t remember where), where Andrew Lloyd Webber was listed the richest living composer in the world. And for film composers, Hans Zimmer was ahead of John Williams.

But by all means, it’s all well deserved. He made more money on the first STAR WARS alone than I would ever make in a lifetime (well, not really, if the above figure is correct, but obviously if you combine if with album sales and the like).