Top Ten Star Wars Tracks

In the spirit of Top Ten tracks, post AOTC...

Yeah, there's still probably a bit of ROTS influence, but we've had time to digest the new soundtrack.

1. Throne Room/End Title
2. The Emperor Arrives/The Death Of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation
3. The Battle Of Endor II
4. Duel Of The Fates
5. The Rebel Fleet/End Title
6. A New Hope And End Credits (I feel like I'm cheating using this for "Battle Of The Heroes".)
7. The Battle Of Hoth
8. Confrontation With Count Dooku And Finale
9. The Hologram/Binary Sunset
10. The Battle Of Yavin

Very close:
Anakin's Betrayal
Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
Yoda And The Force
Leia's News/Light Of The Force
Anakin's Dark Deeds
Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan
The Immolation Scene

I know that the longer tracks with multiple cues joined together probably have an advantage here, and there are editing issues. Would it be too difficult to have a "Top Ten Cues" thread (that would avoid counting the end titles and certain edits)?

 

Nah. Might be easier, actually.

 

1. Battle of the Heroes
2. Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan
3. Duel of the Fates
4. The Birth of the Twins and Padme's Destiny
5. The Asteroid Field
6. The Imperial March
7. Across the Stars
8. Anakin's Betrayal
9. Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith
10. A New Hope and End Credits

The Revenge of the Sith soundtrack is number one, as clearly evident

 

In no particular order:

The Imperial March
Duel of the Fates
Anakin's Betrayal
Princess Leia's Theme
The Asteroid Theme
Han Solo and the Princess
Yoda's Theme
Imperial Attack
Battle Of Endor II
The Battle of Yavin

 

Several ROTS tracks almost break into this list, but only Anakin's Dark Deeds makes it. That bumps off one ESB track, and I fudged around with the ranking for Rescue From Cloud City.

1) The Rebel Fleet/End Title (V)
2) The Clash of Lightsabers (V)
3) The Battle of Endor II (VI)
4) The Battle of Yavin (IV)
5) Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale (II)
6) The Throne Room/End Title (IV)
7) Anakin's Dark Deeds (III)
8) The Tide Turns/Death of Darth Maul (I)
9) Love Pledge and the Arena (II)
10) Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace (V)

 

1. Anakin Vs Obi Wan - Best Song Ever
2. Across the Stars - Best Love Theme Ever
3. Battle of the Heroes - 2nd best Star Wars theme (Next to ATS)
4. Duel of the Fates - It is so cool!
5. Anakin's Betrayal - Such a sad a powerful song.
6. ROTJ Victory Celebration - Such a happy great song.
7. Augie's great municipal Band and End Credits - Very good song to end a movie with.
8. The Throne Room - Its star wars.
9. Confrontation With Count Dooku-Finale - I love the use of the imperial march and AST.
10. The Battle of Endor II - I love the finale scene with Vader and Palpatine music.

 

I am glad someone mentioned Clash of Lightsabers. It's a great track.

 

1. Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner (Star Wars)
2. The Battle of Hoth (The Empire Strikes Back)
3. Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett (The Empire Strikes Back)
4. Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace (The Empire Strikes Back)
5. Ben's Death/TIE Fighter Attack (Star Wars)
6. The Battle of Yavin (Star Wars)
7. Throne Room/End Title (Star Wars)
8. The Parade/End Title (The Phantom Menace)
9. Battle of Endor II (Return of the Jedi)
10. Battle of the Heroes (Revenge of the Sith)

 

I honestly can't do that. At least not without me changing my mind in a day or two, so I'll just plop down three(!) cues from each movie in no preferential order (excluding concert suites)...

ANH
Tales of a Jedi Knight / Learn About The Force
Cantina Band
The Millenium Falcon / Imperial Cruiser Pursuit

TESB
Aboard the Executor
The Battle of Hoth
Imperial Starfleet Deployed / City in the Clouds

ROTJ
Main Title / Approaching the Death Star / Tatooine Rendevous
Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor
The Battle of Endor II

TPM
The Racer Roars to Life / Anakin's Midi-Chlorian Count
Anakin is Free
The Tide Turns / The Death of Darth Maul

AOTC
Confrontation With Count Dooku and Finale
Jango's Escape
Zam the Assassin and The Chase Through Coruscant

ROTS
Anakin's Dark Deeds
Anakin vs. Obi-Wan
Anakin's Betrayal

 

1. Battle of Endor II (RotJ)
2. Anakin's Dark Deeds (RotS)
3. The Rebel Fleet/End Title (ESB)
4. Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett (ESB)
5. Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale (AotC)
6. Leia's News/Light of the Force (RotJ)
7. A New Hope and End Credits (RotS)
8. Love Pledge and The Arena (AotC)
9. Duel of the Fates (TPM)
10. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan (RotS)

 

1.A New Hope and End Credits
2.Battle of the Heroes
3.Across the Stars
4.Anakin's Dark Deeds
5.Duel of Fates
6. The Imperial March
7.Anakin VS Obi Wan
8.Clash of Ligthsabers
9.Anakin's dream
10.Anakin's Betrayal

 

1. The Rebel Fleet/End Title (Empire Strikes Back)
2. Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace (Empire Strikes Back)
3. Anakin's betrayal (Revenge of the Sith)
4. The Battle of Endor II (Return of the Jedi)
5. Across the Stars (Attack of the Clones)
6. Duel of the Fates (The Phantom Menace)
7. Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale (Attack of the Clones)
8. Battle of the Heroes (Revenge of the Sith)
9. ROTJ Victory celebration (Return of the Jedi)
10. Birth of the Twins and Padme's destiny (Revenge of the Sith)

- O_F

 

These are not in any particular order:

1. Yoda's theme
2. Across the Stars
3. Battle of the Heroes
4. Duel of the Fates
5. Leia's theme
6. Anakin's betrayal
7. Birth of the Twins
8. Imperial March
9. Throne Room
10. Battle of Endor II

 

I can't believe no one listed THE FORCE THEME !?!

Its everywhere in the saga. And the best.

 

There's a track called 'The Force Theme'?

(In no order)

1. Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious (III)
2. Star Wars and The Revenge of the Sith (III)
3. The Battle of Yavin (IV)
4. Lando's Palace (V)
5. The Battle of Endor I (VI)
6. The Emperor Arrives (IV)
7. Confrontation with Count Dooku (II)
8. The Republic Pilots Take off Into Space (I)
9. General Grievous (III)
10. Imperial Attack (IV)

 

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!?!?

 

I'm not sure. It might just be Binary Sunset. Can you describe what it sounds like?

 

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.

??

 

I think that's Leia's News/Light of the Force.

 

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

 

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

 

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)

 

1) Cantina band
2) Cantina band #2

 

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. =(