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Star Wars music played on Parliament Hill carillon bells

To mark Star Wars Day, as May the 4th has come to be known, the carillon bells inside the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill rang out the Imperial March music for Star Wars, among other space-related tunes.

May the 4th be with you as day marked by spacey music

Star Wars music played on Parliament Hill carillon

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To mark May the 4th (be with you), the noon-hour carillon concert on Parliament Hill featured one of the themes from Star Wars.

To mark Star Wars Day, asMay the 4th has come to be known, the carillon bells inside the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill rang out the Imperial March music forStar Wars,among other space-related tunes.

You can listen to the music in the video player above.

It was part of a 15-minute carillon concert with a space themethat began at noon.

The concert included the Star Wars theme byJohn Williams,arranged byJanetDundore;PrincessLeia'sTheme,arranged by JanetDundoreand AndreaMcCrady;and The Imperial March,arranged by AndreaMcCrady.

Other carillon music played today included:

  • O Canada.
  • We Are All Earthlings,by Jeff Moss and Sara Compton, arranged by Andrea McCrady.
  • Fly Me to the Moon,by Bart Howard, arranged by Andrea McCrady.
  • I Don't Want to Live on the Moon,by Jeff Moss, arranged by Andrea McCrady.
  • Theme from StarTrek, by Alexander Courage, arranged by Andrea McCrady.

Star Wars Day has come to be celebrated on May 4 because of the catchphrase from the movies,"May the Force be with you."