This doesn’t solve the deeper problems mentioned above, but it’s a foundation point that could branch out into further edits that would shape the “Just Rey” concept. To clarify I know I’m not the first to re-edit the ending, but I think it’s one of the more successful attempts.
Here’s a link to the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaAXOCa15uE&t=2s
I also have a version with the more traditional Williams fanfare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2e7xjNgmFM&t=
And if you’re interested in how we achieved the effect, we have a tutorial here. It’s so subtle that most people I’ve shown don’t even notice the effect, but it did take a lot of finessing to get perfect, and we were lucky with the shot timing and focal length: