Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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1-01	20th Century Fox Fanfare Composed By, Conductor – Alfred Newman	0:23
1-02	Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner	2:14
1-03	Imperial Attack	6:43
1-04	The Dune Sea Of Tatooine/Jawa Sandcrawler	5:01
1-05	The Moisture Farm	2:25
1-06	The Hologram/Binary Sunset	4:10
1-07	Landspeeder Search/Attack Of The Sand People	3:20
1-08	Tales Of A Jedi Knight/Learn About The Force	4:29
1-09	Burning Homestead	2:50
1-10	Mos Eisley Spaceport	2:16
1-11	Cantina Band	2:47
1-12	Cantina Band #2	3:56
1-13a	Binary Sunset (Alternate)	2:19
1-13b	Main Title Archive	12:00
2-01	Princess Leia's Theme	4:27
2-02	The Millenium Falcon/Imperial Cruiser Pursuit	3:51
2-03	Destruction Of Alderaan	1:32
2-04	The Death Star/The Stormtroopers	3:35
2-05	Wookiee Prisoner/Detention Block Ambush	4:01
2-06	Shootout In The Cell Bay/Dianoga	3:48
2-07	The Trash Compactor	3:07
2-08	The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire	5:18
2-09	Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack	3:51
2-10	The Battle Of Yavin (Launch From The Fourth Moon/X-Wings Draw Fire/Use The Force)	9:07
2-11	The Throne Room/End Title	5:38

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lucasfilm Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Lucasfilm Ltd.
• Manufactured By – BMG Entertainment
• Distributed By – BMG Entertainment
• Pressed By – Nimbus

Credits

• A&R [A&R Direction For RCA Victor] – Bill Rosenfield, Joe Mozian
• Art Direction [For RCA Victor] – Richard Dombrowski
• Composed By, Conductor – John Williams (tracks: 1.02 to 2.11)
• Coordinator [Project Coordinator For Twentieth Century Fox] – Tom Cavanaugh
• Edited By [Album Editing And Asembly Supervised By], Liner Notes – Michael Matessino
• Edited By [Digital], Mastered By [Digital] – Dan Hersch
• Edited By [Supervising Music Editor] – Kenneth Wannberg*
• Engineer [Recording] – Eric Tomlinson
• Orchestrated By – Herbert W. Spencer
• Performer – The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1.02 to 2.11)
• Producer – George Lucas
• Producer [Album] – Nick Redman
• Recording Supervisor – Lionel Newman
• Technician [Multi-track Transfers] – Brian Risner

Notes

Mediabook with 32-Page booklet including extensive liner notes, photographs and a recording log for the Star Wars scoring sessions in an embossed slipcase and two holographic discs.

Re-released expanded edition of the original soundtrack album to coincide with cinematic re-release of original Star Wars Trilogy Special Editions. Contains previously unreleased music.

Track 1-13b is hidden (although stated and explained on liner notes), starting at minute 5:00 of track 1-13, after 2 minutes of silence. It consists of five recorded takes of the "Main Title", presented consecutively with slate numbers and incidental noise; they were takes 16 through 20 of the original recording sessions. Track 1-02 is actually an edited version using portions from takes 18, 19 and 20. The total duration of track 1-13 (called "Archival Bonus Track") is 17:00.

Tracks previously unreleased: 1-08 (Learn About The Force), 1-13, 2-04
Tracks containing previously unreleased music: 1-05, 1-08 (Tales Of A Jedi Knight), 2-02 (Imperial Cruiser Pursuit)

Recorded at Anvil Studios, Denham, England, March 5, 8-12, 15, & 16, 1977
35mm Magnetic elements transferred at The North Room, Zanuck Theatre, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 1996
16-Track analog elements transferred at Trax, Hollywood, CA, May 1996
Digitally assembled and mastered at Digiprep, Hollywood, CA, April-June 1996

All music published by Bantha Music, Inc. (BMI)
Co-published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

℗ & © 1997 Lucasfilm Ltd. Manufactured and distributed by BMG Entertainment, New York, NY. Printed in USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 9026-68746-2 0
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 09026-68746-2/1 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 09026-68746-2/2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): IFPI L127
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 & 2 - variant 1): IFPI 2322
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 - variant 2): IFPI 2403
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2 - variant 2): IFPI 240D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2T-541	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	20th Century Records	2T-541	US	1977
6641759	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars (Guerra de Las Galaxias) ‎(2xLP, Album)	20th Century Records	6641759	Colombia	1977
AB 453A	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars 1 ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	AB	AB 453A	Saudi Arabia	Unknown
2T-541	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra	John Williams , The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars ‎(2xLP, Non)	20th Century Records	2T-541	US	1977
6641 679	The London Symphony Orchestra	Star Wars ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	20th Century Records	6641 679	Greece	1977

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