Yesterday at Disney’s biannual fan convention D23 Expo 2015, during which the company announced the creation of two Star Wars-themed parks, The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams spoke about going to composer John Williams’ house and hearing the music for the first time:

“It’s more exciting than I can put into words. To see the thing come together is truly remarkable. To hear the music that John Williams is writing… to hear themes… I went over to John Williams’ house one day and he played me on the piano music that he was going to conduct… and it was just like hearing music from the gods. It was an incredible thing.”

The first official poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was also distributed to the fans during the event, and posted online via the film’s official Twitter account.