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John Williams edited each track to present the score as one would hear it in a concert suite. and Gold in the UK, containing 17 tracks from selections of the score, meant to stand alone as a separate listening experience and not as one hears the score in the film. This release was certified Platinum in the U.S.

The original album was released to accompany the film (May 4, 1999). The Episode I score bears more consideration than the trio of earlier scores, and it is a small regret that more material was not included (thus making this a two-CD set that would fit nicely with the special edition releases of the originally trilogy scores.) The overall development of Williams' musical palette bodes well for the greater emotional requirements of Episode II.Info for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Remastered)Ĥ0th Anniversary-Edition: Walt Disney Records releases for the first time a 192kHz, 24bit edition of the remastered original motion picture soundtrack for Star Wars: 'The Phantom Menace'. Just as George Lucas intended his movie to reflect an earlier time in the life of his universe, Williams' music follows suit, with choral passages that bring to mind both Prokofiev and Carl Orff (insofar as the choral material brings to mind Orff's interpretation of the Carmina Burana). Of course, 'new' is a relative term when it comes to film music Williams' use of dramatic dissonance and discordance is somewhat innovative for the Star Wars series, as are the bravura choral passages, the score deliberately references the great film composers of the '30s and '40s. The multi-themed 'Duel of the Fates', in particular, uses the complete dynamic range of the digital studio for an effective punch. Composer John Williams continues to use his Boston Pops experience to good advantage, turning in a score that echoes the music and themes for the original trilogy of films (particularly the brooding theme for Darth Vader) while charting a direction for the new film. What's open to question is whether or not long-term fans will be as overjoyed with the remainder of the score. This may be an artifact of the digital age, however - that fabled, oft-mentioned 'transparency.' Regardless, Star Wars fans will thrill at the sound of it.

The familiar fanfare is there, in all of its swaggering-brass glory, though it seems a little less expansive in the actual depth of its instrumentation.

Download the new for android Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace