15. The Millennium Falcon/Imperial Cruiser Pursuit
16. Destruction of Alderaan
17. The Death Star/The Stormtroopers
18. Wookiee Prisoner/Detention Block Ambush
19. Shootout in the Cell Bay/Dianoga
20. The Trash Compactor
21. The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire
22. Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack
23. The Batte of Yavin: Launch from the Fourth Moon/X-Wings Draw Fire/Use ...
24. The Throne Roon/End Title
25. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
26. Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth
27. The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight
28. The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor
29. The Battle of Hoth: Ion Cannon/Imperial Walkers/Beneath the ...
30. The Asteroid Field
31. Arrival on Dagobah
32. Luke's Nocturnal Visitor
33. Han Solo and the Princess
34. Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave
35. The Training of a Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree
36. Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare - John Williams
37. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: Main Title / The Ice Planet Hoth - John Williams
38. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: The Wampa's Lair / Vision of Obi-Wan / Snowspeeders Take Flight - John Williams
39. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: The Imperial Probe / Aboard The Executor - John Williams
40. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: The Battle of Hoth (Ion Cannon / Imperial Walkers / Beneath the At-At / E - John Williams
41. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: The Asteroid Field - John Williams
42. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: Arrival on Dagobah - John Williams
43. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: Luke's Nocturnal Visitor - John Williams
44. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: Han Solo and the Princess - John Williams
45. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: Jedi Master Revealed / Mynock Cave - John Williams
46. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, film score: The Training of a Jedi Knight / The Magic Tree - John Williams
47. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
48. Yoda's Theme
49. Attacking a Star Destroyer
50. Yoda and the Force
51. Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds
52. Lando's Palace
53. Betrayal at Bespin
54. Deal With the Dark Lord
55. Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett
56. The Clash of Lightsabers
57. Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace
58. The Rebel Fleet/End Title
59. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
60. Main Title: Approaching the Death Star/Tatooine Rendezvous
61. The Droids Are Captured
62. Bounty for a Wookiee
63. Han Solo Returns
64. Luke Confronts Jabba/Den of the Rancor/Sarlocc Sentence
65. The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault
66. The Emperor Arrives/The Death of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation
67. Alliance Assembly
68. Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
69. Speeder Bike Chase/Land of the Ewoks
70. The Levitation/Threepio's Bedtime Story
71. Jabba's Baroque Recital
72. Jedi Rocks
73. Sail Barge Assault [Alternate Take][*]
74. Parade of the Ewoks
75. Luke and Leia
76. Brother and Sister/Father and Son/Fleet Enters Hyperspace/Heroic Ewok
77. Emperor's Throne Room
78. The Battle of Endor: Into the Trap/Forest Ambush/Scout Walker Scramble
79. The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle
80. The Battle of Endor 2: Leia Is Wounded - The Duel Begins/Overtaking ...
81. The Endor 3: Superstructure Chase/Darth Vader's Death/The Main Reactor
82. Leia's News/Light of the Force
83. Victory Celebration/End Title
84. Ewok Feast/Part of the Tribe
85. The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) [*]
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Given that it's largely credited with reinventing Hollywood--or at least fostering its overweening box office expectations--it's hard to imagine that the genesis of George Lucas' sprawling, multi-billion dollar Star Wars franchise was once considered a risky studio proposition at best. But Lucas himself has wisely singled out the robust, retro-romantic music of composer John Williams as the unlikely artistic linchpin that holds all of the saga's disparate dramatic, thematic and technical elements firmly together. Boxed together here then are three of the most successful and influential film scores of modern Hollywood, work that draws as much on Williams' masterful sense of classical music history as it does his own well-studied melodic and arranging instincts. Each of the three double-disc collections here contains all of the music written for Star Wars: A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (and even Alfred Newman's intyroductory "Fox Fanfare"), newly upgraded via Direct Stream Digital remastering that adds stunning new presence and clarity to Williams' rousing, epochal scores. Each chapter also features a lenticular 3-D cover and newly designed fold-out film poster, as well as encoded disc features allowing online access to elaborate new Star Wars screen savers; the ultimate musical compendium of the original Star Wars triptych. --Jerry McCulley
This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Box Set) (Audio CD)
Say what you will about the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, but one undeniable fact is that one thing that has not changed is the enduring appeal of John Williams' classic scores for the 1977-83 trio of films that pitted Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Obi-Wan Kenobi against the forces of the evil Empire and the Jedi-turned-Sith Lord, Darth Vader.
To mark the release of the 2004 DVD set, Sony Classical has revamped and reissued the 1997 Special Edition soundtracks and created a beautiful box set that complements the packaging of the Widescreen Edition DVDs. In an elegant silver and black slipcover, the three slimline 2-CD jewel cases include holographic cover art that matches that on the DVD cases, a collectible poster/track list, and the scores on newly remastered Digital Stream Discs (which have improved sound quality and clarity, especially on top-of-the-line stereos) , as well as exclusive screensavers accessible through Sony Classical's Star Wars web page...Read more
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This reissue of the original Star Wars Trilogy soundtracks was released to coincide with the DVD debut of the original films. However, there is really little to gain in this reissue over the RCA special edition releases. Of course, the music is presented with all the integrity it needs, with every note of the score in a seamless chronological presentation, so that's one basic requirement cleared for this reissue. Plus, it has been remastered with Sony DSD technology, which greatly improves the sound. So what's wrong? Well, I'm sure that many collectors miss the in-depth booklets from the 1997 reissues with a comprehensive and lucid soundtrack annotation and full-colour photo stills from the three films. This would mean that those who listen to the music might not be able to follow what happens. At least the music is presented in chronological order, which is a tremendous asset. In its place we get a fold-out poster for a CD insert, which is in itself as useless as the 3-D covers...Read more
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I personally have found the trilogy boxed set to be of generally high quality. The CD's are basically the same as the 1997 Special Edition releases. Their pictures are different and they are said to contain extras such as screen savers, but so far I have been quite unsuccessful in discovering them. The CD's themselves are much the same in quality as well. There is little noticeable improvement over the 1997 releases, except that you can, in some places, hear less background noise and hissing. I personally enjoy all the extra music and alternate takes. For those who merely want some of the music without all the extras and alternate takes the 1993 boxed set release would be a better purchase. The three CDs as a set, all told, have a total running time of just under six hours, which provides plenty of listening time. However, there is one rather annoying problem. The cases for the CD's are rather flimsy, so I would strongly advise putting the CD's themselves in another place to conserve...Read more
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