Star Wars Trilogy | 
 enlarge | Artist: John Williams
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 67079
Format: Box Set, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5.1 x 1.3
MPN: 93451
UPC: 827969345122
EAN: 0827969345122
ASIN: B0002YCVLU
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: All products brand new and factory sealed.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner | | • | Imperial Attack | | • | The Dune Sea of Tatooine / Jawa Sandcrawler | | • | The Moisture Farm | | • | The Hologram / Binary Sunset | | • | Landspeeder Search / Attack of the Sand People | | • | Tales of a Jedi Knight / Learn About the Force | | • | Burning Homestead | | • | Mos Eisley Spaceport | | • | Cantina Band | | • | Cantina Band #2 | | • | Binary Sunset (Alternate) (Archival Bonus Track) |
Disc 2
| • | Princess Leia's Theme | | • | The Millenium Falcon / Imperial Cruiser Pursuit | | • | Destruction of Alderaan | | • | The Death Star / The Stormtroopers | | • | Wookie Prisoner / Detention Block Ambush | | • | Shootout In The Cell Bay / Dianoga | | • | The Trash Compactor | | • | The Tractor Beam / Chasm Crossfire | | • | Ben Kenobi's Death / TIE Fighter Attack | | • | The Battle of Yavin (Launch From the Fourth Moon / X-Wings Draw Fire / Use The Force) | | • | The Throne Room / End Title |
Disc 3
| • | Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | The Battle of Hoth: Ion Cannon/Imperial Walkers/Beneath the ... - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | The Asteroid Field - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Arrival on Dagobah - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Luke's Nocturnal Visitor - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Han Solo and the Princess - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | The Training of a Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Main Title / The Ice Planet Hoth | | • | The Wampa's Lair / Vision of Obi-Wan / Snowspeeders Take Flight | | • | The Imperial Probe / Aboard The Executor | | • | The Battle of Hoth (Ion Cannon / Imperial Walkers / Beneath the At-At / Escape in the Millenium Fal | | • | The Asteroid Field | | • | Arrival on Dagobah | | • | Luke's Nocturnal Visitor | | • | Han Solo and the Princess | | • | Jedi Master Revealed / Mynock Cave | | • | The Training of a Jedi Knight / The Magic Tree |
Disc 4
| • | The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) | | • | Yoda's Theme | | • | Attacking a Star Destroyer | | • | Yoda and the Force | | • | Imperial Starfleet Deployed / City in the Clouds | | • | Lando's Palace | | • | Betrayal at Bespin | | • | Deal With the Dark Lord | | • | Carbon Freeze / Darth Vader's Trap / Departure of Boba Fett | | • | The Clash of Lightsabers | | • | Rescue From Cloud City / Hyperspace | | • | The Rebel Fleet / End Title |
Disc 5
| • | Main Title / Approaching The Death Star / Tatooine Rendezvous | | • | The Droids Are Captured | | • | Bounty For A Wookiee | | • | Han Solo Returns | | • | Luke Confronts Jabba / Den Of The Rancor / Sarlacc Sentence | | • | The Pit Of Carkoon / Sail Barge Assault | | • | The Emperor Arrives / The Death Of Yoda / Obi-Wan's Revelation | | • | Alliance Assembly | | • | Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor | | • | Speeder Bike Chase / Land Of The Ewoks | | • | The Levitation / Threepio's Bedtime Story | | • | Source Music: Jabba's Baroque Recital | | • | Jedi Rocks - John Williams, Williams, John [Fil | | • | Archiveal Bonus Track: Sail Barge Assault (Alternate) |
Disc 6
| • | Parade Of The Ewoks | | • | Luke And Leia | | • | Brother And Sister / Father And Son / The Fleet Enters Hyperspace | | • | Emperor's Throne Room | | • | The Battle Of Endor 1 | | • | The Lightsaber / The Ewok Battle | | • | The Battle Of Endor 2 | | • | The Battle Of Endor 3 | | • | Leia's News / Light Of The Force | | • | Victory Celebration / End Title | | • | Source Music: Ewok Feast / Part Of The Tribe | | • | Archiveal Bonus Track: The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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
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| Customer Reviews:
 DRIVES YOU INTO AN ADVENTURE October 21, 2007
PAULO MUSIATE-KELLY (Miami, FL USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In a Dolby Pro-Logic THX Stereo System, far far away....
STAR WARS will always blow all fans minds with the rich instruments guiding you through the galaxy on your spaceship, with love and philosophy... engage into The Force and use it to delight your senses by indulging yourself on the strengths of each side, and pick the one that suits you better. A Jedi Knight...
A fountain of youth for a Star Wars geek February 12, 2007
Sean Murtha (Connecticut, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It has been a long time since I last dared to take out my old Star Wars LP, with its well remembered skips and pops. Now, thanks to the Boxed set of the Star Wars Trilogy, I can listen to it again as it was intended to sound, and as often as I like. It is like revisiting an old friend, but there are differences: for one, there is more music, and it has been restored to its actual running order, unlike the LP which cut and spliced a bit to create rounder, perhaps more balanced listening. But for a true fan of the films, it is deeply satisfying to hear the score in its proper order and entirety, even if at times it can ramble on or shift more suddenly than a typical symphonic work. That being said, John Williams is a master at composing for film, so that even taken out of context it is beautifully listenable.
The major drawback to the boxed set is the complete lack of liner notes or any kind of commentary--one of my favorite features of the old LP were the inserted notes. So much thought went into the score that it demands commentary. Admittedly, I haven't yet been able to access the "unlock and go" feature on the internet, so perhaps the lack of liner notes on the box is rectified there. Another surprise, given the fact that there is room on the CD's to include more music, alternate takes (and even an extended secret "inner groove" on the first disc), is that in the case of episode 6, music that was added for the new edition of the film is included but not the music it replaced. Admittedly this was the least interesting music in the soundtracks, namely the "pop" music in Jabba's palace and the Ewok's chant at the end, but for the sake of completion, it should also have been included. A minor quibble, and more than made up for by the inclusion of the 20th century fanfare and the second Cantina track.
All-in-all, this boxed set is a must for anyone for whom the original trilogy was a special part of their youth. It will instantly bring you back to that state of wonder when you first saw the films, and on repeated listens it will continue to reveal the genius of John Williams.
This is more of a description of the music than a review for this particular set, really . . . December 30, 2006
Liz Reeder (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A New Hope:
What to say about Star Wars? It's all too known to say very much. But let me just point out a few things, instead. The Main Title track, after the fanfare calms, is quoting 'Mars' from Holst's 'The Planets'. "The Dune Sea of Tatooine" is a tribute to Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring'. The bonus track contains several different takes on the Main Title if you sit around and wait--there is a LOT of silence 'til it starts, but it's fascinating to hear the subtle differences from take to take. With "May the Force Be With You" and "Princess Leia's Theme", we have the beginning of the lovely, melodic leitmotifs we have come to associate with Star Wars music.
The Empire Strikes Back:
Both the best movie and the best soundtrack of the original trilogy, in my opinion. Whether or not you agree about the movie, the music here really is the best, from a professional standpoint and not just an "it's pretty!' one. Three huge things happen in this movie, musically: "Han Solo and the Princess", the love theme which is based on "Princess Leia's Theme"; "Yoda's Theme"; and, last but certainly not least, "The Imperial March". I believe the two biggest, most recognisable themes of the saga are the Main Title theme and "The Imperial March", which was constructed from half-developed "evil" cues from 'A New Hope', and also Chopin's "March funebre, Lento" from 'Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor' (trust me, you know it).
The Return of the Jedi:
The only new themes (there are plentiful delectable motifs) to come out of this movie are "Parade of the Ewoks", which nearly succeeds in making the Ewoks themselves cute, and the extremely luscious "Luke and Leia". "The Emperor's Theme", introduced in 'Empire Strikes Back', is emphasised, and voices lace over the epic duel between father and son (not nearly as stimulating as the music or the fight scenes of the prequel trilogy). It is true, there are some slightly embarrassing tracks ("Threepio's Bedtime Story", "Jedi Rocks"), but somehow all is set right by the power of "Victory Celebration" (which evokes much the same in its feeling of somewhat tragic triumph that "Now We Are Free" does in 'Gladiator'). It closes the saga perfectly (and we won't be mentioning the Yub Nub song, thank you very much).
I might also mention that Star Wars themes do wonders for hearing intervals. And that knowing the intervals make relationships between themes throughout the saga that much more interesting.
You can feel the Force around you. August 31, 2006
Marc E. Pikowski (Torrance, Ca)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have never owned these before and I bought them for a SW Themed Party but constantly play them, if you are a fan these are a must own, especially since they include both end tracks for EP.6 the Ewok OE and the new Calypso one from the SE. Finally all of these Disc's are CD Text Capabile.
 Quality could be better February 13, 2006
J. Aaron (New York)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best way to get the soundtrack collection of the three original films. With some minor exceptions, the tracks are in the same sequence of the films so you can follow the story unfold the same as watching the movies.
The sound quality does leave a bit to be desired overall. Granted there is only so much that can be done from the original recordings, but it seems as though they tried to over-remaster most of the tracks and did not do enough with others. This has left many of the scores sounding thin, bright and shallow. For the price of this boxed set, I would have expected a little bit more time put into making this collection sound better. Ideally, having the entire saga re-performed would have likely offered the best solution for audio purists, though likely not capatured exactly the same feel as the original performance.
Essentially, this boxed set is a trade off between having the original scores of Episodes 4 through 6 and sacrificing the overall sound quality that a John Williams performance deserves.
For a point of reference, my sound system is a B&W and McIntosh combination with the speakers being the same model as what was used in nearly all recording studios at the time of the later half of these films.
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