- Composer: John Williams
- Audio CD (Feb 4 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Best of, Soundtrack
- Label: Sme
- ASIN: B000002712
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #18,309 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Star Wars-Main Theme |
| 2. Princess Leia |
| 3. The Little People |
| 4. The Imperial March |
| 5. Yoda's Theme |
| 6. Parade of the Ewoks |
| 7. The Asteroid Field |
| 8. Luke and Leia |
| 9. The Cantina Band |
| 10. Here They Come! |
| 11. Jabba The Hutt |
| 12. The Forest Battle |
| 13. Throne Room and Finale |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Star Wars Music Sampler,
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This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Audio CD)
The Star Wars Trilogy: John Williams Conducts John Williams is a 13-track "sampler" of selected orchestral arrangements from the 1977-83 "Classic" Episodes of George Lucas' space opera set "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." Not to be confused with either the Varese Sarabande 1983 recording with a similar title, this 1990 Sony Classical offering showcases the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer.While none of the material here is surprising - we HAVE heard all these themes before in the London Symphony Orchestra-performed original soundtracks in their various incarnations - the Skywalker Symphony (a group of talented musicians assembled especially for this performance) performs Williams' concert hall arrangements with clarity and love for the material. There was also an attempt to add more variety to the 13 tracks to further avoid confusion with the other "Star Wars Trilogy" single CD collection. The Cantina Band (that jazzy Benny Goodman style bauble from Star Wars) and the bouncy The Little People are here, as well as the more "traditional" Main Title, Princess Leia's Theme, Yoda's Theme, and the famous Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme). Particularly impressive is the concert hall arrangement of The Throne Room/Finale, which is very different from the film version. While I prefer the individual film scores from either the Soundtrack Anthology or the Special Edition collections, for listeners on the go, younger music lovers, or newcomers to John Williams' music, The Star Wars Trilogy: John Williams Conducts John Williams is still worth a listen.
4.0 out of 5 stars
You just want more!,
By Cristián A. Gaymer (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Audio CD)
That's right. When it ends, you just want more, and more.I gave it a 4 stars rating, only because of this. I have all the music from Star Wars, and definitely I think it's a crime to make a compilation from such a terrific soundtrack. You MUST have the entire score. However, if you can only get this one (as it was my case around 10 years ago), it is an excellent example. For a limited space, I would have chosen the same themes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best compilation of the original Trilogy,
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This review is from: Star Wars Trilogy (Audio CD)
This recording provides the best orchestral arrangements prepared by John Williams for his three original Star Wars motion pictures. It is a sort of suite of the best of his three suites. And the recording quality is excellent. Then, if you want in a single CD the best of the first trilogy, I recommend this work. If you want longer suites of the three initial movies, you can acquire the beatiful concert suites played by Charles Gerhardt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra (two on RCA Victor and one on Varese). It seems that the initial releases of John Williams (with the original Soundtrack arrangements) are no longer available. Finally, if you like the complete scores, without concert arrangements, following the story development, you can aquire the De Luxe editions of RCA Victor.
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