"Youngee Wim (Bunky Dunko)" is a modified version of Peter Schilling's 1983 song "Major Tom (Coming Home)" written in the Huttese language.[4] The song was used in the second official trailer for the 2024 series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew released on November 1, 2024,[5] and later received a full lyric video was released on December 4 on Youtube.[1] It was translated with help by Leland Chee and Pablo Hidalgo and performed by David W. Collins and Matthew Wood.[4]
The following day, on December 5 the Star Wars social media team shared an image listing "Youngee Wim" as the top five artist and "Bunky Dunko" for a fictional music site "Skullify", after the real world music streaming service Spotify. The post also listed the genre of the song as "Huttese New Wave."[3] Wood and Collins originally recorded only the parts used in the trailer—which they did within 24 hours—and after it's positive reception recorded an expanded edition.[4]
Sources
Skeleton Crew | Official Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- Skeleton Crew | Youngee Wim (Bunkee Dunko) Lyric Video | Now Streaming on Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post on December 5, 2024): "in my Youngee Wim era #SkeletonCrew" (backup link)
- The Strange and Familiar Sounds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Skeleton Crew | Youngee Wim (Bunkee Dunko) Lyric Video | Now Streaming on Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
The Holiday of Hope Telethon on the The 501st Legion YouTube channel (October 8, 2024) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post on December 5, 2024): "in my Youngee Wim era #SkeletonCrew" (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Strange and Familiar Sounds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Skeleton Crew | Official Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
