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General Kenobi
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Registered: Dec '98

Date Posted: 7/3/08 4:56pm Subject: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)? - Date Edited: 7/3/08 4:57pm (1 edits total) Edited By: General Kenobi

I left off the concert arrangements, The Imperial March and Yoda's Theme.

Track listings for reference.

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Cerrabore
Registered: Jan '04

Date Posted: 7/3/08 5:03pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

Another perfect score. I can't choose. wink

Although, I've always been partial to the unused end of "Departure of Boba Fett." Vader's theme, the Force theme, Yoda's theme and Luke's theme in quick and brilliant succession.

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General Kenobi
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Registered: Dec '98

Date Posted: 7/3/08 5:41pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

I agree that I love that sequence from the end of "Departure Of Boba Fett". This was another tough choice. The final three tracks are brilliant. "Yoda And The Force" is sublime. But I chose "The Battle Of Hoth" for this poll. Great and unusual non-thematic battle music, major theme statements, and it's a wonderfully long track (compared to the "Battle In The Snow" edit from the OST).

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JEDIGUNSHIP
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Registered: May '08

Date Posted: 7/3/08 5:53pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

Imperial March.

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Cerrabore
Registered: Jan '04

Date Posted: 7/3/08 7:19pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

I'm amazed that this generation of fans can put up with the Imperial March given its horrifying remix for the SE set by Bruce Risner. The original Eric Tomlinson mix is so, so much better.

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Darth_Vader-Anakin
Registered: Jul '02

Date Posted: 7/3/08 8:44pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

This was tough, almost an entire CD of worthy candidates, but I went with "Carbon Freeze; Darth Vader's Trap; Departure of Boba Fett". The track has it all from the several variations of Han Solo and Leia's theme to the great use of timpani that introduces one of my favorite uses of the Imperial March when Han is brought out of the carbon freezing chamber. I also like the unusual use of Yoda's theme in a militaristic way in the middle of the track, and as Cerrabore pointed out, the thematic hat trick to end it.

One of my favorite tracks not on the list is "Aboard the Executor" when the Imperial March comes in at 2:44. I've always loved that variation. I think it's different in the movie, but I'm not quite sure.

I used to really enjoy the concert version of The Imperial March, but not so much any more. It's almost too comedic and you don't get that in the actual score much.

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Cerrabore
Registered: Jan '04

Date Posted: 7/3/08 9:04pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

Darth_Vader-Anakin posted:
One of my favorite tracks not on the list is "Aboard the Executor" when the Imperial March comes in at 2:44. I've always loved that variation. I think it's different in the movie, but I'm not quite sure.

Yeah, it's replaced with the concert version of the Imperial March. There were some other scenes in which the Imperial March was also tracked in, but the Special Edition restored the original scores.

Darth_Vader-Anakin posted:
I used to really enjoy the concert version of The Imperial March, but not so much any more. It's almost too comedic and you don't get that in the actual score much.

One thing is certain: it doesn't fit the movie. That's the nature of Williams's concert pieces. It's especially true of "Princess Leia's Theme" (which is acceptable because that music is so damned amazing, maybe more amazing than anything in the scores proper).

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Cellist
Registered: Jul '03

Date Posted: 7/4/08 12:47am Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

Clash of Lightsabers. The final part of the track is just perfection, and the escape from Cloud City is one of my favorite moments from the saga.

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SithLordVengeance
Registered: Nov '06

Date Posted: 7/4/08 9:02pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

This was way to hard for me to choose as The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite Star Wars score. All though I chose The Battle Of Hoth I know it's multiple cues but it's still the best action sequence in the whole Star Wars Saga and I can always listen to it from beginning to end and multiple times.

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Manisphere
Registered: Aug '07

Date Posted: 7/8/08 11:39pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

Ok, well this is William's masterpiece here. The whole soundtrack is stunning and he never ever hits these heights again. That being said, the asteroid field piece from ESB still stuns me. It isn't played as much as some of his trademark themes of course but it is some of his most original stuff. Nothing else he wrote really sounds like it.

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Well_Of_Souls
Registered: Aug '01

Date Posted: 7/9/08 12:45pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

After much deliberation, I've decided on "The Asteroid Field." No one writes action music like this anymore, including Williams. Full use of the entire orchestra with clear, specific motifs mixed in with the major themes that perfectly compliments the on screen drama. It's brilliant.

Honorable mention goes to "Mynock Cave" (which almost won), "Yoda and the Force," and "Attacking a Star Destroyer."

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swtobbe
Registered: Jul '06

Date Posted: 7/17/08 6:58am Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

My favourites -Yoda's Theme, Escape from Cloud City and The Battle in The Snow

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GrandAdmiral_Frank
Registered: Aug '03

Date Posted: 8/24/08 8:13am Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

I love all of the tracks. I wish I hadn't had to pick however I went for Yoda and the Force on this one. I actually cried one time when I heard it.

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rodan70
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Registered: Apr '02

Date Posted: 8/24/08 8:53pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

You just can't top the ending music. The Rebel Fleet. The Feeling of loss... But the Feeling of Hope and the shock of Darth Vader being Luke's Father.

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Date Posted: 8/29/08 4:27am Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

The Rebel Fleet, that's my favourite ending sequence and my favourite single scene because of that music

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Gurthrim_Lah
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Date Posted: 10/20/08 9:45pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back (SE)?

The Imperial March

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