Indeed.

The most obvious Holst ripoff comes right after the main theme in the original movie, when the Alliance blockade runner is being pursued by Vader's Star Destroyer. Straight out of Mars from Holst's The Planets.

The man's 84 and is engaging in a bit of a humblebrag.

"But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"

Watch Star Wars 1977 with the music off, and it's simply a 70s Sci-Fi B movie directed by a man famous for having no idea how to coax performances from actors.

This was the first consistently excellent episode of the 2nd season. Here's a gold statuette, Bloom & crew.