And as with most famous songs, musicians love to cover the Force Theme. So how does a musician set their version apart from the pack? Well, if youre a violinist, its always smart to implement a Star Wars weapon into your arrangement.
At least, thats what Jeffrey Ding He did. His version of the Force Theme features a lightsaber violin bow to go along with his gorgeous adaptation of the original.
According to Today.com, Ding He is a high school senior from Hong Kong. Hes been playing the violin for 14 years and has a collection of cover songs on his YouTube channel.
"For this video, I was consciously trying to come up with something more creative than my old videos," Ding He explained in the interview.
The idea to create a lightsaber violin bow hit Ding He after watching The Force Awakens. While the idea may have come quickly, the execution was time-consuming. Ding He said it required about twenty hours just to add the lightsaber effect to one of the four frames.
But when a video comes together this well, the hard work is all worth it.