Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
2. Main Title/Approaching The Death Star/Tatooine Rendezvous Medley
3. The Droids Are Captured
4. Bounty for a Wookiee
5. Han Solo Returns
6. Luke Confronts Jabba/Den Of The Rancor/Sarlacc Sentence Medley
7. The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault Medley
8. The Emperor Arrives/The Death of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation Medley
9. Alliance Assembly
10. Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
11. Speeder Bike Chase/Land of the Ewoks Medley
12. The Levitation/Threepio's Bedtime Story Medley
13. Jabba's Baroque Recital
14. Jedi Rocks
15. Sail Barge Assault (Alternate Version)

Disc 2:

1. Parade of the Ewoks
2. Luke and Leia 4:46
3. Brother and Sister/Father and Son/The Fleet Enters Hyperspace/Heroic Ewok Medley
4. Emperor's Throne Room
5. The Battle Of Endor I Medley (Into the Trap/Forest Ambush/Scout Walker Scramble/Prime Weapon Fires)
6. The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle
7. The Battle Of Endor II Medley (Leia Is Wounded - The Duel Begins/Overtaking the Bunker/The Dark Side Beckons/The Emperor's Death)
8. The Battle Of Endor III Medley (Superstructure Chase/Darth Vader's Death/The Main Reactor)
9. Leia's News/Light of the Force Medley
10. Victory Celebration/End Title Medley
11. Ewok Feast/Part of the Tribe Medley
12. The Forest Battle (Concert Suite)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15335 in Music
• Released on: 2004-09-20
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Soundtrack

Customer Reviews

Williams at his best
Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI: The original Trilogy.
When the Star Wars movies first hit the Theaters in 1977, John Williams made a very large splash in the film music genre with his unparalleled "Main Title" which has become Iconic of Star Wars for the last 27 years ! Every body in the World knows the music from Star Wars, and thus they are all familiar with the typical John Williams style. In following John Williams throughout his career, and listening to all of the music that he has come out with, his "signature style" is apparent in all of his scores, especially in Star Wars. The most memorable pieces of the Original series undoubtably the "Main Title " and the "Imperial March or Darth Vaders Theme". I would like to draw attention to several others though that I think are certainly worthy of notation and listening. I would like to begin with "Tales of the Jedi, Learn about the Force" which appears as Track number 8 on the first CD of Episode 4. Here the wonderful and timeless "Jedi Theme" is layed out to accent the curious ways of the Jedi, and to lay into memory the good and wonderful morals of the movie. The next is on the second CD of Episode 5. You can find it by the name of "The Clash of the Lightsabers" or Track number 10. It is the first time that Williams really uses alot of Choir in the back ground to give great effect and spotlight the large battle between Good and Evil that the movie portrays. The Third and final comes of course on the second CD of Episode 6. It is the best of all the music that John wrote for the three movies, and is found on Track number 7 entitled " The Battle of Endor II". Here the famous final Duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker begins. The music used to accent this piece is very powerful, foreboding, and wonderfully satisfying. This piece caps the struggle between Good and Evil that is the Story of Anakin Skywalker and his turn back to the Ligh side. John Williams accomplishments with these three movies have set the precedence and the standard for all other films that will come forth in the future. This is an opportunity to hear a master at work!

AN IMPERIAL MASTER....
Excellent 2 disc CD - nicely packaged, with the CD's both embossed with scenes from the movie, Luke & Leia on Disc 1 & Emperor Palpatine on Disc 2.
Sound quality is first class, the music is complete, nothing absent, and the score is presented in the same sequence as in the movie (It even starts with the 20th Century Fox fanfare). I reckon you could play this alongside the movie and it would synchronise perfectly.
It's a big score, with a big, symphonic feel with all the familiar leitmotifs that you expect.
My favs are the darker pieces; from Disc 1, The Emperor Arrives which includes both the Imperial March at it's most bombastic and Palpatine's ominous motif itself.
Disc 2 has the similiar Emperor's Throne Room with the Emperor Theme even stronger, deeper & darker. Then I also enjoyed Battle Of Endor II which includes the famous scenes of Luke & Vader's final duel and Vader's final reckoning with his Master. There's some absoluteley stunning choral work here at this emotional peak of the movie.
These pieces are of course only a few of many in this epic composition from a master craftsman. It's superb music whatever you think of the films themselves with themes that should resonate even with non viewers.