That Dance Song at the End of 'Andor' Episode 3 Is a New Remix of a Previous 'Star Wars' Banger
If you feel like you've heard that techno-ish, dance club track that scores the last moments of Andor Season 2, Episode 3, you're right, you totally have. In the last moments of this episode, a lot goes down, and while the action seems to spin out of control, and simultaneously coalesce into the ending of this part of the story, one set of thumping beats pervades it all.
But the song that ends the third episode is actually a remix of a different Andor song from 2022. Spoilers ahead.
Andor Season 2, Episode 3 Ending Explained
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The third episode of Andor Season 2 includes two pivotal turning points. First, Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) dimly becomes aware that Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) plans to quietly assassinate Tay Kolma (Ben Miles), the banker who helped cover up Mon's shady finances in Season 1. At the same time, Andor (Diego Luna) is rescuing his longtime partner Bix (Adria Arjona) and Wimon (Muhannad Bhaier) from the planet Mina-rau.
The big plot pivot for Andor is that he's now brought Bix and Wilmon into the more dangerous part of working as a Rebel agent, and it seems his friends and found family from the planet Ferrix no longer have a safe haven. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma is struggling with her sudden guilt in letting Luthen murder her childhood friend, Kolma, the banker, because he knew too much about their operation.
And during all of this, action, as Mon tries to dance herself clean and Andor takes his stolen TIE Fighter into the future, the beats of one song connect it all. But what is it?
"Niamos," the Star Wars: Andor Dance Song, ExplainedThe song playing at the end of Andor Season 2, Episode 3 is actually a remix of a similar dance song from Season 1, called "Niamos!" It first appeared in Episode 7 of Andor Season 1 when Cassian was on the planet called, funnily enough, Niamos. On the Andor soundtrack, there were a few different mixes of this song, but "Niamos! (Morlana Club Mix)" was the most popular. (Polygon called the song a "barn burner" in 2022.)
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The song was composed by Nicholas Britell, who was also the mastermind behind Andor's entire Season 1 score. Other than Andor, Britell is likely most famous for composing the music for the hit series Succession.
However, Britell did not score Andor Season 2. Instead, the composer this time is Brandon Roberts, who was responsible for the music in the rebooted Jordan Peele Twilight Zone series. The credits of all Andor Season 2 episodes read "Andor themes by Nicholas Britell," so it's pretty clear that this latest remix of "Niamos!" uses the song created by Britell, and has been remixed (probably) by Roberts.
Lucasfilm and Disney+ tend to drop pieces of their soundtracks onto Spotify and iTunes as new shows air. So, keep a lookout for this new, extra-long version of "Nimos!" which, if we had to guess, will be called "Chandrila Club Badass Remix."
Andor Season 2 streams three new episodes on Disney+ every Tuesday until May 13.Related: 'Andor' Season 2 Review: Here's The One Thing You Need to Know
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