Lin-Manuel Miranda secretly wrote a song for the new Star Wars movie

If your ears perk up and your toe starts tapping during a key scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, you can thank Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who revealed he wrote a song for the new movie at the request of director J.J. Abrams.

"It's got a nice beat and you can dance to it," said Miranda, per Entertainment Weekly.

He refused to confirm which scene the song pops up in — but if Rey and Kylo Ren end up settling their differences in a congressional rap battle, you can probably guess who was responsible. Read more at Entertainment Weekly.

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