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(6 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
BEWARE! FALSE ADVERTISING! This is NOT by John Williams!,
August 24, 2004 Chris Stevens "Christopher 'ChrusherComix'" (Oswego, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Score) (Audio CD)
PLEASE, people! Listen well!
If you want the actual Star Wars scores by John Williams, I recommend:
Star Wars: A New Hope / 2 CD set (Sony Classical, available September 2004)
The Empire Strikes Back / 2 CD set (Sony Classical, available September 2004)
Return of the Jedi / 2 CD set (Sony Classical, available September 2004)
Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition / 2 CD set (RCA/Victor)
The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition / 2 CD set (RCA/Victor)
Return of the Jedi Special Edition / 2 CD set (RCA/Victor)
The Star Wars Trilogy Anthology / 4 CD set (Arista/20th Century Fox)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace CD (Sony Classical)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace The Ultimate Edition / 2 CD set (Sony Classical)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Sony Classical)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Sony Classical, available May...Read more
19 of 26 people found the following review helpful
THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS!!!!!,
May 7, 2002 Carey D. Couvillon (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Score) (Audio CD)
This is basicly the worst you can get... even worse than the disco versions!!! If you enjoy listening to video game music, you may like it... It is, lets say, John Williams meets PAC-MAN!!! There are only 5 or 6 songs on each CD, the quality is terrible even for a video game, it is just a plain waste of money, time, and sound!!! Luckily I was able to get my money back, but some sellers are not so nice I am sure! I am hoping this review will keep you from making the same mistake I did!!!!
This "klingsithvamp" must be reviewing a different set that I am. I know what I am talking about!
A long time ago, on a synthesizer all too near,
June 18, 2011 Penny Dreadful - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Score) (Audio CD)
Remember the Star Wars soundtrack? I do. The very first blare of horns before the text crawl began; a young Luke Skywalker watching a double sunset as a lone, mournful horn is joined by crescendoing strings; the bombastic Imperial March; the whole soundtrack was truly John Williams doing some of his finest work.
That's not what you're getting here.
When I started playing this, the first thing I noticed was how flat and dull the opening sounded. Soon after, the realization that the strings were synthesized (it's painfully obvious) led to the realization that, well, everything was synthesized. Some pieces take really well to synthesizers; some people can play anything on one and make it sound good. Not this album. Although every note of Williams's score seems to be present (well, on the pieces included, anyway), where the original pulses with energy and vibrancy, Huxley's adaptation simply falls flat.
If you're considering buying this compilation, I...Read more
