The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection
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The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection专辑介绍
This eight-disc set (seven CDs and a CD-ROM) didn't seem that appealing at first sight — after all, there have been dozens of reissues and repackagings, in various forms, of John Williams' music. from Star Wars and the two immediate sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. But with each successive effort, they've made the music sound better, and it was pretty impressive to start with, 30 years back. The results here are somewhat mixed — the producers have given the scores for the three movies another state-of-the-art digital treatment, which ends up putting parts of the orchestra at various points virtually in the listener's lap. This was essential, as in the space of three decades, home audio systems that are more advanced and sophisticated than the theater sound systems where the first Star Wars movie ran have become routine. But before going further in sorting out the contents here, one matter should be cleared up — the soundtrack to the 1977 movie once known as Star Wars (and now officially designated Star Wars IV: A New Hope) has been assembled based on the 1997 CD reissue, in the use and arrangement of cues, and will differ significantly from the original 1977 double-LP (which it otherwise resembles visually); the latter featured a lot of editing by Williams, who sought to assemble his music cues into more significant sounding movements for the album; in keeping with the 1997 edition, the producers have re-established the cues in plot-chronological order, as well as offering some relevant outtakes referring back to Williams' original 1977 album conception. The 400-plus minutes of listening here are mostly extremely rewarding, not just for their exceptional fidelity but what that clarity reveals of the details in Williams' writing for the screen — the Holst influences were obvious from the start, and it's amazing to realize now how thoroughly and successfully the composer reached out to Stravinsky's playbook for some of the best quiet moments in the score. The seventh disc in the set is referred to as "The Corillian Edition" and assembles cues from all six Star Wars movies, thus acknowledging Williams' later contributions. There's also a CD-ROM (set up to work on both PCs and Macs) that re-creates the artwork, including the various pages of the inserts, from the original three soundtrack LPs. All of that work on the programming, mastering, and production end is great, and if the label had followed through at every other level, this set would get an even higher rating than it does. But the producers also repackaged the CDs in miniature LP-style sleeves, re-creating the original artwork and design of the double-LP soundtrack albums, which is a neat idea; and here's where the flaws in the set become clear — whereas Sony's Japanese-issued mini-LPs include tiny inner-sleeves to keep the CDs safe in their miniature LP jackets, the company's U.S. division has done us no such courtesy, so the mini-LPs must be kept in the box to prevent the CDs from falling out and rolling away. Additionally, for all of the effort spent enhancing the sound, the makers have given us annotation that's not only sketchy and a bit disjointed, but also very cheap looking — in place of a booklet, there's just a flimsy folded sheet with lots of artwork and graphics and not a lot of text, and not all of it that well written. For the asking price, one would hope that a little bit more could have been done with the packaging, and it prevents the set from getting a real rave.
20th Century Fox Fanfare
Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner
Imperial Attack
Dune Sea Of Tatooine / Jawa Sandcrawler
Moisture Farm
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 II
Binary Sunset (Alternate Take) (Archival Bonus Track)
Princess Leia's Theme
Millennium Falcon / Imperial Cruiser Pursuit
Destruction Of Alderaan
Death Star / The Stormtroopers
Wookie Prisoner / Detention Block Ambush
Shootout In The Cell Bay/Dianoga
Trash Compactor
Tractor Beam / Chasm Crossfire
Ben Kenobi's Death / Tie Fighter Attack
Battle Of Yavin (Launch From The Fourth Moon / X-Wings Draw Fire / Use The Fo...
Throne Room / End Title
20th Century Fox Fanfare
Main Title / The Ice Planet Hoth
Wampa's Lair / Vision Of Obi-Wan / Snowspeeders Take Flight
Imperial Probe / Aboard The Executor
Battle Of Hoth (Ion Cannon / Imperial Walkers / Beneath The At-At / Escape In...
The Battle of Hoth (Medley)
Asteroid Field
Arrival On Dagobah
Luke's Nocturnal Visitor
Han Solo And The Princess
Jedi Master Revealed / Mynock Cave
Training Of A Jedi Knight / The Magic Tree
Imperial March
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 Dark Lord
Carbon Freeze / Darth Vader's Trap / Departure Of Boba Fett
Clash Of Lightsabers
Rescue From Cloud City / Hyperspace
Rebel Fleet / End Title
20th Century Fox Fanfare
Main Title / Approaching The Death Star / Tatooine Rendezvous
Droids Are Captured
Bounty For A Wookie
Han Solo Returns
Luke Confronts Jabba / Den Of The Rancor / Sarlacc Sentence
Pit Of Carkoon / Sail Barge Assault
Emperor Arrives / The Death Of Yoda / Obi-Wan's Revelation
Alliance Assembly
Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
Speeder Bike Chase / Land Of The Ewoks
Levitation / Threepio's Bedtime Story
Jabba's Baroque Recital (Source Music)
Jedi Rocks (Source Music)
Sail Barge Assault (Alternate Take) (Archival Bonus Track)
Parade Of The Ewoks
Luke And Leia
Brother And Sister / Father And Son / The Fleet Enters Hyperspace / Heroic Ewok
Emperor's Throne Room
Battle Of Endor 1 (Into The Trap / Forest Ambush / Scout Walker Scramble / Pr...
The Battle Of Endor I (Medley)
Lightsaber / The Ewok Battle
Battle Of Endor 2 (Leia Is Wounded - The Duel Begins / Overtaking The Bunker ...
Battle Of Endor 3 (Superstructure Chase / Darth Vader's Death / The Main Reac...
Leia's News / Light Of The Force
Victory Celebration / End Title
Ewok Feast / Part Of The Tribe (Source Music)
The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) (Archival Bonus Track)
Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo (Episode I: The Phantom Menace)
The Flag Parade (Episode I: The Phantom Menace)
Qui-Gon`s Noble End (Episode I: The Phantom Menace)
Jango`s Escape (Episode II: Attack of the Clones)
Yoda and the Younglings (Episode II: Attack of the Clones)
General Grievous (Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)
Anakin`s Dark Deeds (Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)
Imperial Attack (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Ben Kenobi`s Death / TIE Fighter Attack (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Yoda and the Force (Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back)
The Clash of Lightsabers (Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back)
Sail Barge Assault (Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
End Title (Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)