Author Topic: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
poker 
Registered: Jan '05
23566_Chewbacca
Date Posted: 8/24/05 12:03pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
General Kenobi posted:
This is a list of tracks, not themes. The Force Theme does not exist as a self-titled track. Tracks like "Throne Room", "Binary Sunset", and "Light Of The Force" use the Force Theme as their main theme.


I'm sorry. I feel really stupid right now lol

Could someone could explain me how I downloaded a track named the_force_theme.mp3

Someone renamed it!?!?

 

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Indiana_Fett 
Registered: Dec '04
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Date Posted: 8/24/05 12:13pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
I'm not sure. It might just be Binary Sunset. Can you describe what it sounds like?

 

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poker 
Registered: Jan '05
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Date Posted: 8/24/05 12:33pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks - Date Edited: 8/24/05 12:33pm (1 edits total) Edited By: poker
It starts really soft and slow. Total time is 3:20

At about 1:06 it sounds like the song at the very end of ESB, but cut.

at about 2:12 it does sound like the scene in ANH (binary sunset)

At 2:30 the music is just like in ROTJ when Luke burns Vader suit on Endor.

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Indiana_Fett 
Registered: Dec '04
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Date Posted: 8/24/05 12:45pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
I think that's Leia's News/Light of the Force.

 

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casbairosai 
Registered: Aug '05
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Date Posted: 8/24/05 1:53pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
1 duel of the fates
2 battle of the heroes
3 throne room celebration (end of eppy 4)
4 imperial march
5 across the stars (love theme for eppy2)
6 cantina song thing
7 main theme
8 geonosian arena song (when the battle begins)
9 luke vs vader song in eppy 6
10 special edition song in eppy 6 at the very end the celebration of victory

 

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wcleere 
Registered: Aug '02
24131_Obi-Wan
Date Posted: 8/24/05 8:00pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
1. Imperial March
2. Main Title Theme (PT version)
3. Yoda's Theme
4. Duel of the Fates
5. Anakin's Theme
6. Han and Leia's Theme
7. Battle of the Heroes
8. Binary Sunset
9. End Titles from ANH
10. Across the Stars

 

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skyy38 
Registered: Aug '03
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Date Posted: 8/25/05 5:05pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
A few examples of less-heralded but ingenious writing from ANH

1.The Dune Sea of Tatooine
2.Imperial Cruiser Pursuit
3.The Tractor Beam
4.Tie Fighter Attack
5.The Battle of Yavin-"Launch From The Fourth Moon"

(As per 1997 Special Edition Release)

 

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poker 
Registered: Jan '05
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Date Posted: 8/30/05 10:14am Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
1) Cantina band
2) Cantina band #2

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Xile 
Registered: Aug '05
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Date Posted: 8/30/05 9:54pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
1)A New hope and end credits(III)-The binary sunset is incredible in this piece, as is the ending fanfare.
2)The Imperial March(V)-Dum, dum, dadadum dum dadadadadadum... Enough said!
3)Finale(V)-WOW! all my favourite themes rolled into one!
4)The Droid invasion and the appearance of darth maul(I)-This'll make your hairs stand on end...
5)Qui-gons noble end(I)-Good stuff.
6)Duel of the Fates(I)-Choral music at its best
7)Confrentation with count dooku and Finale(II)-Sets the scene PERFECTLY for ep III.
8)Yodas theme(V)- awesome music
9)Battle of the Heroes(III)-nearly better than DotF.
10)Throne room/end credits(IV)-This is ben's theme at its second best lol!

Note: I do not own the ep VI soundtrack so I didn't include them. =(

 

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Date Posted: 9/1/05 3:24pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
I didn't think it would be as hard as it was to narrow down just my top ten favorite tracks from the six films cd releases. So many to choose from.

188 tracks total from ANH SE, TESB SE, ROTJ SE, TPM OST, TPM UE, AOTC OST, and ROTS OST. It would have been more if all the ROTJ music (like the Sail Barge music, the original Sy Snootles song, or the original Ewok ending music), AOTC music (like Dex's Diner Music), and ROTS music (like Anakin and Padme's Reunion) had been released. Actually I guess some of that ROTJ music was released long ago. I also guess I shouldn't count Alfred Newmans fox fanfare though which actually brings it down to 184.

First I had to break down each cd from best to worst track which was a rough job in itself. What I had to keep in mind was the overall enjoyment of the entire track. Meaning if the track only had one great moment while others had multiple, the latter would win. Which made for some sad cuts.

The TPM OST and Ultimate Edition gave me a rough time since I was used to the Ultimate Edition by now and so the combination of tracks on the OST made me cringe sometimes. But in the end, not much from TPM made it anyways.


Well here's my list including the 10 that nearly made it to the top ten... And the ones that almost made the almost list... okay I'll stop there...but there's just too much...


30. Victory Celebration / End Title
29. Imperial Attack
28. Yoda's Theme
27. Ben Kenobi's Death / Tie Fighter Attack
26. Princess Leia's Theme
25. The Droid Invasion and the Appearance of Darth Maul
24. The Immolation Scene
23. Luke and Leia
22. Leia's News / Light of the Force
21. Padme's Ruminations

20. The Battle of Yavin
19. The Battle of Hoth
18. The Battle of Endor II
17. Anakin's Betrayel
16. Love Theme From Attack of the Clones
15. Battle of the Heroes
14. The Asteroid Field
13. Rescue From Cloud City / Hyperspace
12. The Hologram / Binary Sunset
11. Love Pledge and the Arena

10. Confrontation With Count Dooku and the Finale
09. Cantina Band #1
08. Anakin's Dark Deeds
07. The Forest Battle Concert Suite
06. Duel of the Fates
05. A New Hope and End Credits
04. Carbon Freeze / Darth Vader's Trap / Departure of Boba Fett
03. The Imperial March
02. The Rebel Fleet / End Title
01. The Clash of Lightsabers

 

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Master_Talek 
Registered: Sep '05
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Date Posted: 9/6/05 8:52am Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
I can't do a top ten so I'm doing a top twenty.

1.Battle of the Heros
2.Duel of the Fates
3.Across the Star
4.The Throne Room and the End Title
5.Victory Celebration
6.Anakin's Betrayal
7.Augies Great Municipal Band and End Credits
8.The Force Theme
9.Princess Leia's Theme
10.Luke and Leia
11.Star Wars Main Theme
12.Yoda's Theme
13.Yoda and the Younglings
14.On the Conveyor Belt
15.Chase Through Coruscant
16.Love Pledge and the Arena
17.The Meadow Picnic
18.The Imperial March
19.The Hologram-Binary Sunset
20.Everything eles I didn't list grin

 

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Darth-Lutgerous 
Registered: May '05
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Date Posted: 9/6/05 9:01am Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
HookLineAndSinker: Clash of Lightsabers is a great #1. It's such a fantastic track. Great choice.

 

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RurouniKJS 
Registered: May '05
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Date Posted: 9/12/05 1:49pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
You "top 20" people are such cheaters. Make the painful decisions, yo. You can change your mind later. :P

I cut out any End Title tracks 'cause it felt a little cheap to just include multi-theme concert tracks as opposed to ones scored to actual film.

10. Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds: The sweet, sweeping love theme is gorgeous. The morose tone as Yoda advises his student about recklessly acting on the future is hauntingly beautiful, but not as much as the choir that accompanies the first view of the greatest locale in the whole SW saga, Cloud City.

9. Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett: Nothing really noteworthy here. Just my favorite set of cues in the saga.

8. The Battle Of Hoth: As good as Battle of Yavin was as a set of action cues, Williams actually topped himself. "Imperial Walkers" is one AWESOME piece of work, and even though it's the highlight of the track, Williams keeps us completely engaged through the rest of the running time.

7. The Battle of Yavin: So why is this higher on the list than the technically superior "Hoth?" reasons. A) it was so good JW had to reuse it for ROTJ. B) two words: Force theme. "Use the Force, Luke" would be nothing without that scoring behind it. C) Listen to the sequence leading up to Biggs' demise. I mean, good grief. That's a story's rising action done in music. Brilliance.

6. Clash of the Lightsabers: This wasn't on the list at first, but really, this deserved the spot even over the oh-so-fun concert version of "Imperial March."

5. Anakin's Dark Deeds: Here's where Williams shows other composers how choral motifs are done.

4. Across the Stars: Romantic yet terribly melancholy, this is the perfect love theme for this ill-fated couple. Too bad the onscreen version didn't live up to Williams' audio billing.

3. Duel of the Fates: Best choral piece ever composed for film.

2. Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace: From Vader's revelation to Luke's rescue, this cue is just operatic in its storytelling ability. Then, in the midst of that exciting chase rhythm, we get the most triumphantly sinister version of the Vader Theme in the whole saga.

1. The Asteroid Field: Note for note, there's no better composed piece in the whole saga. It works equally well as on-screen scoring and as a standalone concert piece. It's also the most FUN piece of all six films.

It's probably no secret which film's score I like best. happy

 

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Vaderbait 
Registered: Sep '01
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Date Posted: 9/12/05 4:46pm Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks
Wow, I can't believe Light of the Force was so low on the first list. shock

 

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Nur_Ab_Sal 
Registered: May '04
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Date Posted: 9/13/05 3:10am Subject: RE: Top Ten Star Wars Tracks - Date Edited: 9/13/05 3:16am (1 edits total) Edited By: Nur_Ab_Sal
GAME MUSIC
1. Bastila Shan
2. Taris Upper City
3. Sith Lords Main Title
4. Sith Guard Encounter
5. The Old Republic
6. M4-78, The Droid Planet
7. Sith Assassins Encounter
8. KotOR March (End Credits)
9. Dark Kreia
10.Jungles of Dxun

MOVIE MUSIC
1. Return to Tatooine
2. The Tusken Camp and The Homestead
3. Anakin's Betrayal
4. Emperor Theme
5. Battle of the Heroes
6. Qui-Gon's Mission
7. Palpatine's Teachings
8. Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
9. The Forest Battle
10.Clash of the Lightsabers

 

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