John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra - The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)
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Artist: John Williams, London Symphony OrchestraEdition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1997-08-26
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- 20th Century Fox Fanfare
- 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/Beneah The At-At/Escape In The Millennium Falcon)
- 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
- 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
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Free Music Review: My favorite Star Wars film and soundtrack!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Oh, this is an awesome CD. My favorite is the "Imperial March." It is synonymous with Darth Vader. I can just see him walking the catwalk on the bridge of his imperial cruiser.
"Yoda's theme" is a whimsical piece. Very much like the little creature himself. "Yes, to Obiwan you listen."
Another wonderful piece is "Carbonite." It is when Han Solo, betrayed by Lando, is handed over to Vader to be frozen. Leia, Chewie, Han, and C3-PO are led to the deep freeze chamber. Vader, Lando, Storm Troopers, and the other ugly creatures are present for the event. This is where Leia and Han kiss and she tells him that she loves him only to get a "I know" in return. This is a magnificent piece. The drums and the horns are featured in it.
Of course the getway is awesome as well. The whole CD is worth every penney you would spend to buy it. I would give it 10 stars if I could.
The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition) Poster
By the end of the 1970s, John Williams was already a legend among filmmakers and film-scoring buffs. But the success of Star Wars elevated him to something he probably could have scarcely imagined--bona fide pop-culture icon. Williams's masterful score to the first Star Wars sequel (and the chapter many sci-fi fans cite as the series' most dark, emotionally complex, and satisfying) fleshes out his original character themes with some new ones while painting compelling musical portraits of alien worlds as disparate as the ice planet Hoth and the swampy Dagobah. Notable are the menacing, Prokofiev-inspired "Imperial Theme (Darth Vader's March)"; the noble "Yoda and the Force"; and Hoth's "Battle" cues, which are some of the most dramatic action cues ever. This expanded edition also fleshes out the already familiar themes with new tracks that restore the score to its status as a grand galactic symphony. A richly illustrated booklet is included as well, helping listeners place each piece of music in its proper cinematic context. Of his four attempts at coloring George Lucas's rich stellar saga, this remains Williams's most consistent and compelling. --Jerry McCulleySoundtracks Music CDs
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