This sequence has featured at the beginning of each of the main Star Wars saga theatrical films produced by Lucasfilm. The visuals are accompanied by the " Main Title Theme", composed by John Williams. The crawl text, which describes the backstory and context of the film, then recedes toward a higher point in relation to the screen and with an apparent effect of disappearing in the distance. Within a black sky background featuring a smattering of stars, the crawl is preceded both by the opening static blue text, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." and by the Star Wars logo which recedes toward a central point on the screen before disappearing. The Star Wars opening crawl is a signature device of the opening sequences of every numbered film of the Star Wars series, an American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas. ![]() ![]() The example shown comes from a post-1981 re-release as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. ![]() The phrase "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." which remains static on the screen and the Star Wars logo which shrinks to a central point is common to all of the films and are followed by a film-specific opening crawl. Signature title sequence style of numbered Star Wars films Three frames representative of opening sequences from films in the Skywalker Saga.
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