The opening theme, cuts in to the end Credits. the Imperial Attack cuts to the Princess’ Rescue… the order of the track and the mix of cues is all over the place. The Third Disc is a mix of music from all over the film, a movie theme mash up ! Luckily it was fixed in future releases. But at the time I was just happy to have an LP with the words “Star” and “Wars” on the cover!
Hi Russell – before the New Millennium, it was common practice to “mash-up” tracks in that manner on soundtrack albums. It was Film Score Monthly that started the trend of “archival” complete scores, track by track in film order. Also, back in the day it was common for composers to re-record music for a soundtrack album rather than use the actual score of the film, for the above reason and because pre-1970s scores were often recorded in mono, so the music was re-recorded in stereo for the album. This is one of the reasons for the many “complete score + OST album” two- and three-disc sets – the album is a different performance and, often, arrangement of the music designed by the composer for a “better listening experience.” Having said that, the Star Wars 1977 OST is not re-recorded, it is the actual music heard in the film (one mix of it, anyway).
Re: the Star Wars 1977 OST – …with the exception of Princess Leia’s Theme, which is a concert suite and therefore was not in the film, although the theme was used extensively.
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The opening theme, cuts in to the end Credits. the Imperial Attack cuts to the Princess’ Rescue… the order of the track and the mix of cues is all over the place.
The Third Disc is a mix of music from all over the film, a movie theme mash up !
Luckily it was fixed in future releases.
But at the time I was just happy to have an LP with the words “Star” and “Wars” on the cover!
Hi Russell – before the New Millennium, it was common practice to “mash-up” tracks in that manner on soundtrack albums. It was Film Score Monthly that started the trend of “archival” complete scores, track by track in film order. Also, back in the day it was common for composers to re-record music for a soundtrack album rather than use the actual score of the film, for the above reason and because pre-1970s scores were often recorded in mono, so the music was re-recorded in stereo for the album. This is one of the reasons for the many “complete score + OST album” two- and three-disc sets – the album is a different performance and, often, arrangement of the music designed by the composer for a “better listening experience.” Having said that, the Star Wars 1977 OST is not re-recorded, it is the actual music heard in the film (one mix of it, anyway).
Re: the Star Wars 1977 OST – …with the exception of Princess Leia’s Theme, which is a concert suite and therefore was not in the film, although the theme was used extensively.