A FILM graduate from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham has completed an exciting commission to contribute music to the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Frederick Lloyd, who graduated with a first from BA (Hons) film production in 2012, landed the opportunity to work on the iconic franchise through his agents in Los Angeles.

He said: “Star Wars is probably the most iconic and well-loved film franchise there is, but more than that, it’s a legacy and such a huge historic monument of film.

“To just be a small part of that is an amazing feeling. Hearing something you’ve worked on over these images and that Star Wars’ title at the end is incredibly special. I’m a huge JJ Abrams fan as well so to be involved in something of his is a dream for me.”

It’s not the first time Frederick, who composes under the moniker Ursine Vulpine, has worked on the music for a film trailer, with his previous credits including Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s 2012 movie charting the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, which used music originally written for his award-winning graduation film, Pantheon.

He added: “I would never have had this amazing opportunity if it wasn’t for my time at Farnham, so I’m forever grateful to the UCA film production team for supporting what we wanted to do with Pantheon.

“Further still, having been taught the structures, intricacies of film at all its stages of production helped immensely in seeing and understanding the relationship between image and music.”

Frederick joins 1996 graduate Gareth Edwards as the latest UCA alumni to become involved with the Star Wars, with Gareth currently directing the first spin-off movie, Rogue One.