Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Brand: Star WarsComposer: John Williams
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Collector's Edition, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Twentieth Century-Fox Fanfare
- 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 (for the film Return of the Jedi)
- Archiveal Bonus Track: Sail Barge Assault (Alternate) [Alternate Take][
- 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) [*]
Free Music Notes for Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Free Music Review: A Final and Astounding Work of Art from John Williams
Hit: 5 Stars
As always, John williams brings masterful composing to the Star Wars movie screen. The sweeping and spine-tingling score will leave you breathless and stick with you for years.
It starts out a little slow, but of course all the classic themes are present. The action picks up at track 7 (Dsic 1) The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault. The moving track 8 will announce the arrival of the infamous emperor with deep male voices and dark themes, then we are swept back to Degobah for Luke's final meeting with Yoda in slow trumpets proclaiming Yoda's news and final announcement to Luke, finally we meet Obi Wan once again, whose conversation with Luke reveals stunning news with the trumpet theme of Skywalker and the warm, comforting violins. Comical additions such as Jabba's baroque recital and Jedi Rocks close the first disc with a slower pace, almost as if it were intermission.
Disc 2 opens with the playful Parade of Ewoks, a new theme created to portray the cute but deadly inhabitants of Endor, played on flutes, trumpets, and a variety of other instruments. Next we are introduced to the change in Luke and Leia's relationship with a slow flute and violin piece showing how strong their bond has become.
Track 3, Brother and Sister, Father and Son, finds the Skywalker theme as Luke tells Leia a wonderful secret, which transitions into their new theme. The Emperor's throne room conveys the serious danger of our heros in deep male voices and sweeping music. The three battle pieces are, of course, wonderful, but by far the best part is the piece matching when the rebels prepare to charge the Death Star in a great instrumental piece.
Last is the calm after the storm, the two tracks that are by far my favorite from this soundtrack. First is track 9, Leia's News/Light of the Force, in which we begin with a sweet, grand piece with Leia's theme and Luke & Leia's theme mingling in.
Next comes possibly the most moving piece of music created by John Williams as a lone trumpet breaks from the silence, playing the Skywalker theme, and it culminates in a tremendous and shattering climax, which settles back into the trumpet skywalker theme, as if in final send of, as Luke watches the man he had feared, redeemed, finally at peace.
Lastly, except for the extra tracks, we finish with the Ewoke celebration on endor, an amazing and wonderful piece of pure joy and revelation as we close upon our heros, all having found what they were looking for in the end, and see the final gathering of old friends.
Without a doubt, this is a must-have for soundtrack afficionados!
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