John Williams – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

John Williams – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:13:31 minutes | 2,73 GB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Walt Disney Records

By the end of the 1970s, John Williams was already a legend among filmmakers and film-scoring buffs. But the success of Star Wars elevated him to something he probably could have scarcely imagined–bona fide pop-culture icon. Williams’s masterful score to the first Star Wars sequel (and the chapter many sci-fi fans cite as the series’ most dark, emotionally complex, and satisfying) fleshes out his original character themes with some new ones while painting compelling musical portraits of alien worlds as disparate as the ice planet Hoth and the swampy Dagobah. Notable are the menacing, Prokofiev-inspired “Imperial Theme (Darth Vader’s March)”; the noble “Yoda and the Force”; and Hoth’s “Battle” cues, which are some of the most dramatic action cues ever. This expanded edition also fleshes out the already familiar themes with new tracks that restore the score to its status as a grand galactic symphony. A richly illustrated booklet is included as well, helping listeners place each piece of music in its proper cinematic context. Of his four attempts at coloring George Lucas’s rich stellar saga, this remains Williams’s most consistent and compelling.

Tracklist:

1-01. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Star Wars (Main Theme) (05:46)
1-02. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Yoda’s Theme (03:27)
1-03. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Training of a Jedi Knight (03:07)
1-04. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Heroics of Luke and Han (05:49)
1-05. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) (02:59)
1-06. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Departure of Boba Fett (03:06)
1-07. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Han Solo and the Princess (03:27)
1-08. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Hyperspace (04:03)
1-09. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Battle in the Snow (03:42)
1-10. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Asteroid Field (04:15)
1-11. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The City in the Clouds (06:28)
1-12. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Rebels at Bay (05:21)
1-13. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Yoda and the Force (04:02)
1-14. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Duel (04:02)
1-15. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – The Magic Tree (03:33)
1-16. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Lando’s Palace (03:52)
1-17. The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams – Finale (06:23)

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