- "Hey, I recognize this band."
- ―Cal Kestis
"Sugaan Essena" was a song by the band The Agasar.[1] Cal Kestis listened to it via a device[3] similar to the headset[4] by 14 BBY,[2] during his ship-scrapping time under the Scrapper Guild's employment on the planet Bracca. Kestis later recognized the band that performed the song while he was forced to fight in the gladiator arena of the Haxion Brood at Ordo Eris.[3]
In 9 BBY,[5] Kestis purchased the song from the merchant Doma Dendra at Dendra's Antiquities on the planet Koboh using priorite and gave it to music producer Ashe Javi and the DJ droid DD-EC. The musicians then used the song in their setlist at Pyloon's Saloon.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
"Sugaan Essena" was written and performed by The Hu.
A segment of the song is first heard in the opening scenes of the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It was created by Mongolian band The Hu, and performed in an original Star Wars language specifically for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The language was devised, with guidance from the game creators, by The Hu, who took inspiration from the power of Eternal Blue Sky and its relation to power in Star Wars, while incorporating other aspects of Mongolian culture into their band's style.[6]
"Sugaan Essena" means "The Black Thunder." The song is about a warrior's heart and spirit as the power of thunder, a quality that Cal Kestis possesses.[7]
On February 18, 2020, Electronic Arts released a music video on YouTube that featured the band performing an extended cut of the song not featured in the game.[6]
On February 2, 2022, the band released their sophomore album "Rumble of Thunder" which includes a Mongolian version of the song, named "Black Thunder".[8] An additional version with added lyrics in English—featuring Serj Tankian and Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz from the band Bad Wolves—was released on March 30, 2023.[9]
In the 2023 video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the song is purchasable at Doma Dendra's shop in Rambler's Reach Outpost on Koboh, costing players three priorite. If players have recruited Ashe Javi and DD-EC, they can then play the song in Pyloon's Saloon.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (First appearance)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Sources[]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Interview With The Hu on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (First identified as "Sugaan Essena", simultaneous with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link))- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order takes place five years after the Great Jedi Purge, which is dated to 19 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Hence, the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, including Cal Kestis listening to "Sugaan Essena," are set in 14 BBY. Since Kestis listened to the song in 14 BBY, "Sugaan Essena" was released by that year.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ A New Dawn
- ↑
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on StarWars.com (backup link) dates Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which in turn take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. As such, Jedi: Survivor must occur in 9 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ How Mongolian Band the Hu made a song for 'Star Wars' in an alien language on Revolver (February 18, 2020) (archived from the original on March 7, 2020)
- ↑ The HU Announce New Album, Drop Stunning New Song "Black Thunder" by Eli Enis on Revolver (July 8, 2022) (archived from the original on November 30, 2022)
- ↑
The HU - Black Thunder ft Serj Tankian & DL of Bad Wolves (Official Music Video) on the The HU YouTube channel (March 30, 2023) (backup link)
External links[]
- How Mongolian Band the Hu made a song for 'Star Wars' in an alien language on Revolver (February 18, 2020) (archived from the original on March 7, 2020)