The original non-diegetic music, or musical score, to Lost is composed by Michael Giacchino and performed by members of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The instrumentation consists primarily of a string section, four trombones, piano, harp, and assorted percussion instruments. Occasionally additional instruments are employed such as synthesizer, guitar, and ukulele. Tim Simonec is the conductor of the orchestra, and Dan Wallin is the recording and mixing engineer.
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The score makes extensive use of leitmotifs, which are musical themes that appear for specific characters or circumstances. For instance, Kate has a theme which is heard at various times when the story focuses on her character (titled "Kate's Motel" on the Season 1 soundtrack; first introduced in "Born to Run"). As well, most of the main characters have one or more themes. There is also a theme, for example, when people are exploring the Island, often for the first time, as heard on the first mission to the cockpit in "Pilot, Part 1", the trek to the Black Rock in "Exodus, Part 1" and on Juliet's arrival to the Island in "One of Us". The leitmotifs are usually short, often used as repeating figures, and sometimes undergo several variations throughout the series. Occasionally, different themes are integrated together when different characters or circumstances are present at the same time.
An example of one the leitmotifs is "Hollywood and Vines" (Soundtracks). This theme has appeared several times ("Pilot, Part 2") ("Exodus, Part 2") ("Abandoned") ("Through the Looking Glass") ("Cabin Fever") ("Follow the Leader"), and is used when characters are trekking across the Island (often to higher elevation). It opens with a recognizable and prominent bass figure, which is phrased in a syncopated rhythmic pattern, giving it a somewhat staggered feel. Its minor key, low register, and heavy reliance on the tonic and dominant notes of the scale add to it a tone of fortitude and gravity.
"Hollywood and Vines":
Jack's leitmotif is discussed by composer Michael Giacchino in the DVD extra "Lost in a Day" on the Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD) (at the 5:41 pm Los Angeles segment). Actor Matthew Fox learned to play the song on piano so that he could be filmed playing his own leitmotif.
The use of 'stylistic themes', or recurring sonic textures, plays a large role in giving the musical score a unique and identifiable sound. Often, the instruments in the ensemble are played in uncharacteristic ways, and they are utilized for their particular acoustic qualities. This approach generally has the effect of establishing mood and atmosphere. Some well-known examples of these recurring sonic textures include:
Occasionally, songs in the show that are diegetic (originating from within the story and heard by the characters), are incorporated into the score, hence becoming non-diegetic.
There have been two instances where non-diegetic music was used that was a commercial song, not composed by Giacchino.
From the beginning of the series, Michael Giacchino's approach to scoring Lost has always been to try to avoid jungle and action film clichés, like flute and woodwind instruments, instead opting for an unusual and disorienting tonal palette. Also, as a creative strategy, Giacchino doesn't read the scripts ahead of time, instead choosing to watch the episode until reaching a point that needs music, and then writing that cue. [1] (Official Lost Podcast/April 10, 2007)
The process of composing and orchestrating an episode's score takes two days, and the orchestra and recording team have three hours to record all of the music at the scoring stage. The musicians in the orchestra don't rehearse beforehand, rather they come in to the session and sight-read their parts. [2] (Official Lost Podcast/April 10, 2007) (Official Lost Podcast/January 09, 2006 (Orchestra Special))
Giacchino on occasion has composed diegetic music, heard by the characters in the show:
Michael Giacchino has won several awards for his work on the musical score.
The musical scores for all the Star Wars films were composed by John Williams. The music for the films are especially distinctive as it has been known to paint musical pictures of such accessibility and precision, and Williams's invaluable contribution to the double-trilogy stands as an unsurpassed feat in the history of film scoring in terms of breadth, thematic-development and cultural impact.
The scores utilize an eclectic variety of musical styles, many culled from the Late Romantic idiom of Richard Strauss and his contemporaries that itself was incorporated into the Golden Age Hollywood scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Max Steiner. While several obvious nods to Holst, Walton, and Stravinsky exist in the score to A New Hope, Williams relied less and less on classical references in the latter five scores, incorporating more strains of modernist orchestral writing with each progressive score. The reasons for Williams's tapping of a familiar Romantic idiom are known to involve Lucas's desire to ground the otherwise strange and fantastic setting in well-known, audience-accessible music. Indeed, much of the trilogy's success relies not on advanced visual effects, but on the simple, direct emotional appeal of its plot, characters, and, importantly, music.
Star Wars is often credited as heralding the beginning of a revival of grand symphonic scores in the late 1970s. While to ascribe this feat single-handedly to Williams is premature, the popularity and impact of the scores was a major contribution. One technique in particular has had a particular influence: Williams's revival of a technique called "leitmotif", which is most famously associated with the operas of Richard Wagner and, in film scores, with Steiner. A leitmotif is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place, plot element, mood, idea, relationship, or other specific part of the film. It is commonly used in modern film scoring, as a device to mentally anchor certain parts of a film to the soundtrack. Of chief importance for a leitmotif is that it must be strong enough for a listener to latch onto while being flexible enough to undergo variation and development.
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The Star Wars score was recorded in eight sessions at Anvil Studios between March 5 and March 16, 1977[1] by the London Symphony Orchestra. The orchestrations were made by Herbert Spencer, who also made the orchestrations for Episode V and VI. The movie was premiered on May 25, 1977 and by late summer a disco version became America's number one song. Williams received in February 1978 three Grammys and his third Academy Award in April.
First released on LP by 20th Century, John Williams selected seventy-four minutes of music out of the eighty-eight-minute score for the original soundtrack. To provide musical variety, it did not follow the chronological order of the film.
Now available on RCA Victor (1997) and Sony Classical (2004) presenting the complete score in chronological order for the first time. The two releases present exactly the same track listing. The only difference between these editions is that the RCA release includes complete notes on each track by Michael Matessino and that the Sony Classical release does not include these notes.
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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20th Century | LP | 1 | 1 | Main Theme | 5:20 | |
2 | Imperial Attack | 6:10 | ||||
3 | Princess Leia's Theme | 4:18 | ||||
4 | The Desert and the Robot Auction | 2:51 | ||||
2 | 1 | Ben's Death and TIE Fighter Attack | 3:46 | |||
2 | The Little People Work | 4:02 | ||||
3 | Rescue of the Princess | 4:46 | ||||
4 | Inner City | 4:12 | ||||
5 | Cantina Band | 2:44 | ||||
3 | 1 | The Land of the Sandpeople | 2:50 | |||
2 | Mouse Robot and Blasting Off | 4:01 | ||||
3 | The Return Home | 2:46 | ||||
4 | The Walls Converge | 4:31 | ||||
5 | The Princess Appears | 4:04 | ||||
4 | 1 | The Last Battle | 12:05 | |||
2 | The Throne Room and End Title | 5:28 | ||||
Total: 74:58 | ||||||
Polydor | 1986 | CD | 1 | 1 | Main Theme | 5:20 |
2 | Imperial Attack | 6:10 | ||||
3 | Princess Leia's Theme | 4:18 | ||||
4 | The Desert and the Robot Auction | 2:51 | ||||
5 | Ben's Death and TIE Fighter Attack | 3:46 | ||||
6 | The Little People Work | 4:02 | ||||
7 | Rescue of the Princess | 4:46 | ||||
8 | Inner City | 4:12 | ||||
9 | Cantina Band | 2:44 | ||||
2 | 1 | The Land of the Sandpeople | 2:50 | |||
2 | Mouse Robot and Blasting Off | 4:01 | ||||
3 | The Return Home | 2:46 | ||||
4 | The Walls Converge | 4:31 | ||||
5 | The Princess Appears | 4:04 | ||||
6 | The Last Battle | 12:05 | ||||
7 | The Throne Room and End Title | 5:28 | ||||
Total: 74:58 | ||||||
RCA/Sony Classical | 1997/2004 | CD | 1 | 1 | 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman, 1954) | 0:23 |
2 | Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner | 2:14 | ||||
3 | Imperial Attack | 6:43 | ||||
4 | The Dune Sea of Tatooine/Jawa Sandcrawler | 5:01 | ||||
5 | The Moisture Farm | 2:25 | ||||
6 | The Hologram/Binary Sunset | 4:10 | ||||
7 | Landspeeder Search/Attack of the Sandpeople | 3:20 | ||||
8 | Tales of a Jedi Knight/Learn About the Force | 4:29 | ||||
9 | Burning Homestead | 2:50 | ||||
10 | Mos Eisley Spaceport | 2:16 | ||||
11 | Cantina Band | 2:47 | ||||
12 | Cantina Band #2 | 3:56 | ||||
13 | Archival Bonus Track: Binary Sunset (Alternate) | 2:19 | ||||
Total: 57:35 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Princess Leia's Theme | 4:27 | |||
2 | The Millennium Falcon/Imperial Cruiser Pursuit | 3:51 | ||||
3 | Destruction of Alderaan | 1:32 | ||||
4 | The Death Star/The Stormtroopers | 3:35 | ||||
5 | Wookiee Prisoner/Detention Block Ambush | 4:01 | ||||
6 | Shootout in the Cell Bay/Dianoga | 3:48 | ||||
7 | The Trash Compactor | 3:07 | ||||
8 | The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire | 5:18 | ||||
9 | Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack | 3:51 | ||||
10 | The Battle of Yavin | 9:07 | ||||
11 | The Throne Room/End Title | 5:38 | ||||
12 | Takes 16-20 of Main Theme (Secret Bonus Track) | 11:57 | ||||
Total: 60:13 |
The Empire Strikes Back score was recorded in eighteen sessions at the Anvil Studios and the Abbey Road studios in December 1979 and January 1980 by the London Symphony Orchestra. Between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Williams had also used the London Symphony Orchestra for The Fury, Superman and Dracula. The score won another Oscar nomination for Williams.
The soundtrack was first released as a seventy-five-minute double LP (released five days before the premiere of the film), but the first compact disc release ran only half the length of the 2 LP set. Re-recordings of the score even included music that was not on the CD soundtrack!
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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RSO | May 16, 1980 | LP | 1 | 1 | Star Wars (Main Theme) | 5:49 |
2 | Yoda's Theme | 3:24 | ||||
3 | The Training Of A Jedi Knight | 3:17 | ||||
4 | The Heroics Of Luke And Han | 6:18 | ||||
2 | 1 | The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) | 2:59 | |||
2 | Departure Of Boba Fett | 3:30 | ||||
3 | Han Solo And The Princess | 3:25 | ||||
4 | Hyperspace | 4:02 | ||||
5 | The Battle In The Snow | 3:48 | ||||
3 | 1 | The Asteroid Field | 4:10 | |||
2 | The City In The Clouds | 6:29 | ||||
3 | Rebels At Bay | 5:23 | ||||
4 | Yoda And The Force | 4:01 | ||||
4 | 1 | The Duel | 4:07 | |||
2 | The Magic Tree | 3:32 | ||||
3 | Lando's Palace | 3:52 | ||||
4 | Finale | 6:28 | ||||
Total: 74:34 | ||||||
Polydor | 1985 | CD | 1 | 1 | The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) | 3:00 |
2 | Yoda's Theme | 3:27 | ||||
3 | The Asteroid Field | 4:10 | ||||
4 | Han Solo And The Princess | 3:26 | ||||
5 | Finale | 6:25 | ||||
6 | Star Wars (Main Theme) | 5:48 | ||||
7 | The Training Of A Jedi Knight | 3:05 | ||||
8 | Yoda And The Force | 4:02 | ||||
9 | The Duel | 4:03 | ||||
10 | The Battle in the Snow | 3:48 | ||||
Total: 41:23 | ||||||
RCA/Sony Classical | 1997/2004 | CD | 1 | 1 | 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman, 1954) | 0:22 |
2 | Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth | 8:09 | ||||
3 | The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight | 8:44 | ||||
4 | The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor | 4:24 | ||||
5 | The Battle of Hoth | 14:48 | ||||
6 | The Asteroid Field | 4:15 | ||||
7 | Arrival on Dagobah | 4:54 | ||||
8 | Luke's Nocturnal Visitor | 2:35 | ||||
9 | Han Solo and the Princess | 3:26 | ||||
10 | Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave | 5:44 | ||||
11 | The Training of a Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree | 5:16 | ||||
Total: 62:43 | ||||||
2 | 1 | The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) | 3:02 | |||
2 | Yoda's Theme | 3:30 | ||||
3 | Attacking a Star Destroyer | 3:04 | ||||
4 | Yoda and the Force | 4:02 | ||||
5 | Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds | 6:04 | ||||
6 | Lando's Palace | 3:53 | ||||
7 | Betrayal at Bespin | 3:46 | ||||
8 | Deal with Dark Lord | 2:37 | ||||
9 | Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett | 11:50 | ||||
10 | The Clash of Lightsabers | 4:18 | ||||
11 | Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace | 9:10 | ||||
12 | The Rebel Fleet/End Title | 6:28 | ||||
Total: 61:44 |
The Return of the Jedi score was recorded at the Abbey Road studios in January and February 1983 by the London Symphony Orchestra. The score won another Oscar nomination for Williams. Because of the decrease of popularity for the vinyl format, Return of the Jedi, which is the longest score of the Original Trilogy, was only release on one LP instead of two like Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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RSO | LP | 1 | 1 | Main Title (The Story Continues) | 5:09 | |
2 | Into the Trap | 2:36 | ||||
3 | Luke and Leia | 4:44 | ||||
4 | Parade of the Ewoks | 3:25 | ||||
5 | Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba The Hutt) | 4:10 | ||||
6 | Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) | 2:49 | ||||
2 | 1 | The Forest Battle | 4:01 | |||
2 | Rebel Briefing | 2:22 | ||||
3 | The Emperor | 2:41 | ||||
4 | The Return of the Jedi | 5:02 | ||||
5 | Ewok Celebration and Finale | 8:00 | ||||
Total: 44:59 | ||||||
Polydor | CD | 1 | 1 | Main Title (The Story Continues) | 5:09 | |
2 | Into the Trap | 2:36 | ||||
3 | Luke and Leia | 4:43 | ||||
4 | Parade of the Ewoks | 3:24 | ||||
5 | Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba The Hutt) | 4:07 | ||||
6 | Lapti Nek | 2:48 | ||||
7 | The Forest Battle | 4:01 | ||||
8 | Rebel Briefing | 2:19 | ||||
9 | The Emperor | 2:40 | ||||
10 | The Return of the Jedi | 5:00 | ||||
11 | Ewok Celebration and Finale | 7:57 | ||||
Total: 45:40 | ||||||
RCA/Sony Classical | 1997/2004 | CD | 1 | 1 | 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman, 1954) | 0:22 |
2 | Main Title/Approaching the Death Star/Tatooine Rendezvous | 9:21 | ||||
3 | The Droids Are Captured | 1:21 | ||||
4 | Bounty for a Wookiee | 2:50 | ||||
5 | Han Solo Returns | 4:01 | ||||
6 | Luke Confronts Jabba/Den of the Rancor/Sarlacc Sentence | 8:51 | ||||
7 | The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault | 6:02 | ||||
8 | The Emperor Arrives/The Death of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation | 10:58 | ||||
9 | Alliance Assembly | 2:13 | ||||
10 | Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor | 4:09 | ||||
11 | Speeder Bike Chase/Land of the Ewoks | 9:38 | ||||
12 | The Levitation/Threepio's Bedtime Story | 2:46 | ||||
13 | Jabba's Baroque Recital | 3:09 | ||||
14 | Jedi Rocks | 2:42 | ||||
15 | Sail Barge Assault (Alternate) | 5:04 | ||||
Total: 73:16 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Parade of the Ewoks | 3:28 | |||
2 | Luke and Leia | 4:46 | ||||
3 | Brother and Sister/Father and Son/The Fleet Enters Hyperspace/Heroic Ewok | 10:40 | ||||
4 | Emperor's Throne Room | 3:26 | ||||
5 | The Battle of Endor I | 11:50 | ||||
6 | The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle | 4:31 | ||||
7 | The Battle of Endor II | 10:03 | ||||
8 | The Battle of Endor III | 6:04 | ||||
9 | Leia's News/Light of the Force | 3:24 | ||||
10 | Victory Celebration/End Title | 8:34 | ||||
11 | Ewok Feast/Part of the Tribe | 4:02 | ||||
12 | The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) | 4:05 | ||||
Total: 74:47 |
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Varèse Sarabande | April 23, 1996 | CD | 1 | 1 | Main Theme from "Star Wars" and Leia's Nightmare | 3:41 |
2 | The Battle of Gall | 7:59 | ||||
3 | Imperial City | 8:02 | ||||
4 | Beggar's Canyon Chase | 2:56 | ||||
5 | The Southern Underground | 1:48 | ||||
6 | Xizor's Theme | 4:35 | ||||
7 | The Seduction of Princess Leia | 3:38 | ||||
8 | Night Skies | 4:17 | ||||
9 | Into the Sewers | 2:55 | ||||
10 | The Destruction of Xizor's Palace | 10:44 | ||||
Total: 51:27 |
Now available on Sony (1999) as a 2CD Ultimate Edition presenting the score as heard in the film (as opposed to the score as originally recorded and intended) or with only 1CD presenting the major highlights, albeit out of film order.
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Sony Classical | May 4, 1999 | CD | 1 | 1 | Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo | 2:55 |
2 | Duel of the Fates | 4:14 | ||||
3 | Anakin's Theme | 3:05 | ||||
4 | Jar Jar's Introduction and The Swim to Otoh Gunga | 5:07 | ||||
5 | The Sith Spacecraft and The Droid Battle | 2:37 | ||||
6 | The Trip to the Naboo Temple and The Audience with Boss Nass | 4:07 | ||||
7 | The Arrival at Tatooine and The Flag Parade | 5:07 | ||||
8 | He Is the Chosen One | 3:53 | ||||
9 | Anakin Defeats Sebulba | 4:24 | ||||
10 | Passage Through the Planet Core | 4:40 | ||||
11 | Watto's Deal and Kids at Play | 4:57 | ||||
12 | Panaka and the Queen's Protectors | 3:24 | ||||
13 | Queen Amidala and The Naboo Palace | 4:51 | ||||
14 | The Droid Invasion and The Appearance of Darth Maul | 5:14 | ||||
15 | Qui-Gon's Noble End | 3:48 | ||||
16 | The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral | 3:09 | ||||
17 | Augie's Great Municipal Band and End Credits | 9:37 | ||||
Total: 74:23 | ||||||
Sony Classical | May 4, 1999 | Ultimate Edition CD | 1 | 1 | Fox Fanfare | 0:23 |
2 | TREACHERY WITHIN THE FEDERATION - THE INVASION OF NABOO: Star Wars Main Title | 1:24 | ||||
3 | Boarding The Federation Battleship | 2:31 | ||||
4 | Death Warrant For Qui-Gon And Obi-Wan | 1:18 | ||||
5 | Fighting The Destroyer Droids | 1:44 | ||||
6 | Queen Amidala Warns The Federation | 2:23 | ||||
7 | The Droid Invasion | 1:00 | ||||
8 | UNDERWATER ADVENTURE: Swimming To Otoh Gunga | 0:56 | ||||
9 | Inside The Bubble City | 3:05 | ||||
10 | Attack Of The Giant Fish | 1:37 | ||||
11 | DARTH SIDIOUS AND THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE PLANET CORE: Darth Sidious | 1:04 | ||||
12 | ON TO NABOO AND THE RESCUE OF THE QUEEN: The Giant Squid And The Attack On Theed | 1:18 | ||||
13 | Qui-Gon And Obi-Wan Rescue The Queen | 2:09 | ||||
14 | Fighting The Guards | 1:42 | ||||
15 | Escape From Naboo | 2:04 | ||||
16 | Enter Darth Maul | 1:07 | ||||
17 | DESTINATION TATOOINE, HOME OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER: The Arrival At Tatooine | 2:28 | ||||
18 | Street Band of Mos Espa | 1:16 | ||||
19 | Padmé Meets Anakin | 1:12 | ||||
20 | Desert Winds (Bonus Track) | 1:28 | ||||
21 | Jar Jar's Run-In With Sebulba | 1:18 | ||||
22 | Anakin's Home And The Introduction To Threepio | 2:42 | ||||
23 | THE DARK FORCES PLOT: Darth Sidious And Darth Maul | 1:12 | ||||
24 | QUI-GON BETS ON ANAKIN: Talk Of Podracing | 2:58 | ||||
25 | ANAKIN CLOSES IN ON HIS DESTINY: Watto's Deal/Shmi And Qui-Gon Talk | 2:24 | ||||
26 | Anakin, Podrace Mechanic | 1:38 | ||||
27 | The Racer Roars To Life/Anakin's Midi-Chlorian Count | 1:24 | ||||
28 | Darth Maul And The Sith Spacecraft | 1:00 | ||||
29 | Mos Espa Arena Band | 0:53 | ||||
30 | Watto's Roll Of The Die | 1:59 | ||||
31 | The Flag Parade | 1:14 | ||||
32 | Sebulba's Dirt Hand/Qui-Gon's Pep Talk | 1:37 | ||||
33 | ANAKIN'S VICTORY: Anakin Defeats Sebulba | 2:17 | ||||
34 | THE CHEERING CROWD: Hail To The Winner, Anakin Skywalker | 1:13 | ||||
35 | MOS ESPA FOLK SONG: The Street Singer | 1:13 | ||||
Total: 57:27 | ||||||
2 | 1 | TO CORUSCANT AND TO PALPATINE AND THE SENATE: Anakin Is Free | 5:04 | |||
2 | Qui-Gon And Darth Maul Meet | 1:48 | ||||
3 | Anakin And Group To Coruscant | 4:11 | ||||
4 | PALPATINE'S TREACHERY: The Queen And Palpatine | 0:41 | ||||
5 | QUI-GON GOES BEFORE YODA: High Council Meeting | 2:37 | ||||
6 | WAR COUNCIL AND AN ALLIANCE WITH BOSS NASS AND THE GUNGANS: The Senate | 1:12 | ||||
7 | Anakin's Test | 3:41 | ||||
8 | Qui-Gon's Mission/Obi-Wan's Warning | 3:47 | ||||
9 | Nute and Rune Confer With Darth Sidious | 0:29 | ||||
10 | The Queen And Group Land On Naboo | 2:19 | ||||
11 | Jar Jar Leads Group To The Gungans | 2:25 | ||||
12 | War Plans | 2:31 | ||||
13 | PRELUDE TO WAR: Darth Sidious Receives News Of The Gungan Army | 0:25 | ||||
14 | The Gungans March | 0:57 | ||||
15 | THE GREAT BATTLE BEGINS: The Queen And Her Group Sneak Back To The Palace | 0:18 | ||||
16 | The Battle Begins | 0:24 | ||||
17 | The Republic Pilots Take Off Into Space | 1:26 | ||||
18 | THE BATTLE CONTINUES: Activate The Droids | 0:44 | ||||
19 | The Gungans Fight Back | 0:24 | ||||
20 | The Duel Begins | 0:51 | ||||
21 | Anakin Takes Off In Spaceship | 0:47 | ||||
22 | The Duel Continues | 0:59 | ||||
23 | The Battle Rages On | 1:59 | ||||
24 | Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan And Darth Maul Continue Battle | 1:22 | ||||
25 | THE WAR AT ITS DARKEST: Qui-Gon, Darth Maul And The Invisible Wall | 0:14 | ||||
26 | The Gungans Retreat And The Queen Surrenders | 2:18 | ||||
27 | The Death Of Qui-Gon And The Surrender Of The Gungans | 2:28 | ||||
28 | GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL: The Tide Turns/The Death Of Darth Maul | 3:24 | ||||
29 | THE WRAP-UP: The Queen Confronts Nute And Rune | 1:47 | ||||
30 | The Funeral of Qui-Gon | 1:18 | ||||
31 | VICTORY PARADE: The Parade | 1:24 | ||||
32 | TITLES: End Credits | 8:14 | ||||
33 | Duel of the Fates (Dialogue Version) | 4:21 | ||||
Total: 67:04 |
Now available on Sony (2002) with only 1 CD not presenting the complete score.
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Sony Classical | April 23, 2002 | CD | 1 | 1 | Star Wars Main Title and Ambush on Coruscant | 3:46 |
2 | Love Theme from Attack of the Clones | 5:33 | ||||
3 | Zam the Assassin and The Chase Through Coruscant | 11:07 | ||||
4 | Yoda and the Younglings | 3:55 | ||||
5 | Departing Coruscant | 1:44 | ||||
6 | Anakin and Padmé | 3:57 | ||||
7 | Jango's Escape | 3:48 | ||||
8 | The Meadow Picnic | 4:14 | ||||
9 | Bounty Hunter's Pursuit | 3:23 | ||||
10 | Return to Tatooine | 6:57 | ||||
11 | The Tusken Camp and The Homestead | 5:54 | ||||
12 | Love Pledge and The Arena | 8:29 | ||||
13 | Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale | 10:45 | ||||
14 | On the Conveyor Belt (Target exclusive bonus track) | 3:02 | ||||
Total: 73:43 (76:47 Target edition) |
Now available on Sony (2005) with only 1 CD not presenting the complete score. It is the first soundtrack to have been released with a bonus DVD. The 70 min. DVD, entitled Star Wars: A Musical Journey, presents the major themes of the saga.
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Sony Classical | May 3, 2005 | CD | 1 | 1 | Star Wars and Revenge of the Sith | 7:31 |
2 | Anakin's Dream | 4:45 | ||||
3 | Battle of the Heroes | 3:42 | ||||
4 | Anakin's Betrayal | 4:03 | ||||
5 | General Grievous | 4:07 | ||||
6 | Palpatine's Teachings | 5:25 | ||||
7 | Grievous and the Droids | 3:27 | ||||
8 | Padmé's Ruminations | 3:16 | ||||
9 | Anakin vs. Obi-Wan | 3:57 | ||||
10 | Anakin's Dark Deeds | 4:05 | ||||
11 | Enter Lord Vader | 4:14 | ||||
12 | The Immolation Scene | 2:41 | ||||
13 | Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious | 2:49 | ||||
14 | The Birth of the Twins and Padmé's Destiny | 3:37 | ||||
15 | A New Hope and End Credits | 13:05 | ||||
Total: 72:09 | ||||||
DVD | 2 | Star Wars: A Musical Journey | approx. 70 | |||
Chapter 1 | A Long Time Ago - Main Title | |||||
Chapter 2 | Dark Forces Conspire - Duel Of The Fates (Ep. I) | |||||
Chapter 3 | A Hero Rises - Anakin's Theme (Ep. I) | |||||
Chapter 4 | A Fateful Love - Across The Stars (Ep. II) | |||||
Chapter 5 | A Hero Falls - Battle Of The Heroes (Ep. III) | |||||
Chapter 6 | An Empire is Forged - The Imperial March (Ep. V) | |||||
Chapter 7 | A Planet That Is Farthest From - The Dune Sea of Tatooine/Jawa Sandcrawler (Ep. IV) | |||||
Chapter 8 | An Unlikely Alliance - Binary Sunset/Cantina Band (Ep. IV) | |||||
Chapter 9 | A Defender Emerges - Princess Leia's Theme (Ep. IV) | |||||
Chapter 10 | A Daring Rescue - Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack (Ep. IV) | |||||
Chapter 11 | A Jedi Is Trained - Yoda's Theme (Ep. V) | |||||
Chapter 12 | A Narrow Escape - The Asteroid Field (Ep. V) | |||||
Chapter 13 | A Bond Unbroken - Luke and Leia (Ep. VI) | |||||
Chapter 14 | A Sanctuary Moon - The Forest Battle (Ep. VI) | |||||
Chapter 15 | A Life Redeemed - Light of the Force (Ep. VI) | |||||
Chapter 16 | A New Day Dawns - The Throne Room/End Title (Ep. IV) | |||||
LucasArts Episode III PlayStation Game Trailer | ||||||
Credits |
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Sony Classical | 2005 | CD | 1 | 1 | Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo (Ep. I) | 2:55 |
2 | The Flag Parade (Ep. I) | 2:11 | ||||
3 | Qui-Gon's Noble End (Ep. I) | 3:47 | ||||
4 | Jango's Escape (Ep. II) | 3:47 | ||||
5 | Yoda and the Younglings (Ep. II) | 3:56 | ||||
6 | General Grievous (Ep. III) | 4:07 | ||||
7 | Anakin's Dark Deeds (Ep. III) | 4:04 | ||||
8 | Imperial Attack (Ep. IV) | 6:44 | ||||
9 | Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack (Ep. IV) | 3:53 | ||||
10 | Yoda and the Force (Ep. V) | 4:05 | ||||
11 | The Clash of Lightsabers (Ep. V) | 4:19 | ||||
12 | Sail Barge Assault (Ep. VI) | 5:04 | ||||
13 | End Title (from "Star Wars Episode VI") | 6:05 | ||||
Total: 52:57 |
Publisher | Released | Format | Disc | Track | Title | Time |
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Sony Classical | August 12, 2008 | CD | 1 | 1 | Star Wars Main Title & A Galaxy Divided | 1:13 |
2 | Admiral Yularen | 0:57 | ||||
3 | Battle of Christophsis | 3:19 | ||||
4 | Meet Ahsoka | 2:45 | ||||
5 | Obi-Wan to the Rescue | 1:24 | ||||
6 | Sneaking Under the Shield | 4:25 | ||||
7 | Jabba's Palace | 0:46 | ||||
8 | Anakin vs. Dooku | 2:18 | ||||
9 | Landing on Teth | 1:44 | ||||
10 | Destroying the Shield | 3:09 | ||||
11 | B'omarr Monastery | 3:11 | ||||
12 | General Loathsom / Battle Strategy | 3:08 | ||||
13 | The Shield | 1:37 | ||||
14 | Battle of Teth | 2:45 | ||||
15 | Jedi Don't Run | 1:22 | ||||
16 | Obi-Wan's Negotiation | 2:08 | ||||
17 | The Jedi Council | 2:04 | ||||
18 | General Loathsom / Ahsoka | 3:40 | ||||
19 | Jabba's Chamber Dance | 0:42 | ||||
20 | Ziro Surrounded | 2:20 | ||||
21 | Scaling The Cliff | 0:46 | ||||
22 | Ziro's Nightclub Band | 0:53 | ||||
23 | Seedy City Swing | 0:35 | ||||
24 | Escape From The Monastery | 3:13 | ||||
25 | Infiltrating Ziro's Lair | 2:22 | ||||
26 | Courtyard Fight | 2:41 | ||||
27 | Dunes Of Tatooine | 2:00 | ||||
28 | Rough Landing | 3:04 | ||||
29 | Padmé Imprisoned | 0:50 | ||||
30 | Dooku Speaks With Jabba | 1:28 | ||||
31 | Fight To The End | 3:59 | ||||
32 | End Credits | 0:51 | ||||
Total: 67:23 |
While immensely popular, many musicians in the classical music community have accused many of Williams's scores—especially from the Star Wars saga—as being unoriginal. Notably, the scores do seem to draw upon elements of composer such as Holst, Mahler, and, of course, Wagner's operas. The Wagnerian parallel is most easily drawn, with the saga's leitmotifs, heavy use of brass, heroic themes, and perfect intervals.
To be fair, Williams was most likely trying to capture a feel that he felt other composers had succeeded to acquire, and it is not beyond the imagination that George Lucas actually requested a score similar to that of other composers.
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