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In a “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” film credit far, far away … lives Lin-Manuel Miranda’s name.

A fan uncovered the seemingly hidden attribution and tagged the “Hamilton” creator on Twitter on Tuesday evening. “Nice credit there at the end of #TheRiseOfSkywalker,” writes drummer Eddie Pasa. Miranda retweeted the post before explaining that he did indeed compose a song for the new movie.

“Now it can be told??” writes the 39-year-old Miranda, explaining that he and director J.J. Abrams, 53, “wrote a lil music for a planet” in the film. “It’s got a nice beat & you can dance to it. Can’t wait to see it this weekend!”

Miranda doesn’t specify which track he co-wrote.

This isn’t the first time Miranda has written for the “Star Wars” franchise: He contributed music for a scene in 2015’s “The Force Awakens,” after a chance meeting with Abrams — who says that “The Rise of Skywalker” is his last “Star Wars” film.

“The Rise of Skywalker” officially premieres Thursday, and early reviews say the film, which wraps up the decades-long Skywalker saga, is “a lot.”

The Tony-winning playwright has also been in headlines this month for his upcoming “In the Heights” film adaption, since the trailer dropped. And last month, Miranda announced that he’d be reopening the shuttered Drama Book Shop, a beloved Manhattan store that shuttered last January.

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Rey (Daisy Ridley) in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Adam Driver is Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Rey (Daisy Ridley) in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."Jonathan Olley /Lucasfilm Ltd.
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