Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)

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The Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace score was composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It was released in three formats:

• The Original Album released to accompany the film (May 4, 1999). This release is a single disc 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. Each track is edited by John Williams to present the score as one would hear it in a concert suite.

• This Album was also available on a two disk vinyl LP set through specialized retailers such as Star Wars Insider.

• The 2 Disc Ultimate Edition released by popular demand (November 14, 2000). This set presents the score predominately as heard in the film (with most of the edits, loops, tracked music, and post-production changes in place). Although not exactly what is heard in the film, this set was meant to be listened to as one would hear the score in the film, but is not the complete score (although it is falsely stated on the back of the set as being 'every note recorded.')

None of the releases contain the entire score. Currently, no complete release has been made.

Contents 1 Editions 2 Score Information 2.1 Differences between the versions 3 Major themes 4 Credits 4.1 London Symphony Orchestra[3] 4.1.1 1st Violins 4.1.2 2nd Violins 4.1.3 Violas 4.1.4 Cellos 4.1.5 Basses 4.1.6 Flutes 4.1.7 Oboes 4.1.8 Horns 4.1.9 Trombones 4.1.10 Timpani 4.1.11 Percussion 4.1.12 Cretan Lyra, Cümbüs 4.1.13 Bassoons 4.1.14 Clarinets 4.1.15 Trumpets 4.1.16 Tuba 4.1.17 Piano 4.1.18 Harps 4.1.19 Recorders 4.1.20 Synthesizers 4.1.21 Staff 4.2 Additional credits[4] 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External links

[edit] Editions

Format	Disc	Track	Title	Time
CD	1	1	Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo	2:55
		2	Duel of the Fates	4:14
		3	Anakin's Theme	3:05
		4	Jar Jar's Introduction and The Swim to Otoh Gunga	5:07
		5	The Sith Spacecraft and The Droid Battle	2:37
		6	The Trip to the Naboo Temple and The Audience with Boss Nass	4:07
		7	The Arrival at Tatooine and The Flag Parade	5:07
		8	He Is the Chosen One	3:53
		9	Anakin Defeats Sebulba	4:24
		10	Passage Through the Planet Core	4:40
		11	Watto's Deal and Kids at Play	4:57
		12	Panaka and the Queen's Protectors	3:24
		13	Queen Amidala and The Naboo Palace	4:51
		14	The Droid Invasion and The Appearance of Darth Maul	5:14
		15	Qui-Gon's Noble End	3:48
		16	The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral	3:09
		17	Augie's Great Municipal Band and End Credits	9:37
				Total: 74:23
Ultimate Edition CD	1	1	Fox Fanfare	0:23
		2	TREACHERY WITHIN THE FEDERATION - THE INVASION OF NABOO: Star Wars Main Title	1:24
		3	Boarding The Federation Battleship	2:31
		4	Death Warrant For Qui-Gon And Obi-Wan	1:18
		5	Fighting The Destroyer Droids	1:44
		6	Queen Amidala Warns The Federation	2:23
		7	The Droid Invasion	1:00
		8	UNDERWATER ADVENTURE: Swimming To Otoh Gunga	0:56
		9	Inside The Bubble City	3:05
		10	Attack Of The Giant Fish	1:37
		11	DARTH SIDIOUS AND THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE PLANET CORE: Darth Sidious	1:04
		12	ON TO NABOO AND THE RESCUE OF THE QUEEN: The Giant Squid And The Attack On Theed	1:18
		13	Qui-Gon And Obi-Wan Rescue The Queen	2:09
		14	Fighting The Guards	1:42
		15	Escape From Naboo	2:04
		16	Enter Darth Maul	1:07
		17	DESTINATION TATOOINE, HOME OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER: The Arrival At Tatooine	2:28
		18	Street Band of Mos Espa	1:16
		19	Padmé Meets Anakin	1:12
		20	Desert Winds (Bonus Track)	1:28
		21	Jar Jar's Run-In With Sebulba	1:18
		22	Anakin's Home And The Introduction To Threepio	2:42
		23	THE DARK FORCES PLOT: Darth Sidious And Darth Maul	1:12
		24	QUI-GON BETS ON ANAKIN: Talk Of Podracing	2:58
		25	ANAKIN CLOSES IN ON HIS DESTINY: Watto's Deal/Shmi And Qui-Gon Talk	2:24
		26	Anakin, Podrace Mechanic	1:38
		27	The Racer Roars To Life/Anakin's Midi-Chlorian Count	1:24
		28	Darth Maul And The Sith Spacecraft	1:00
		29	Mos Espa Arena Band	0:53
		30	Watto's Roll Of The Die	1:59
		31	The Flag Parade	1:14
		32	Sebulba's Dirt Hand/Qui-Gon's Pep Talk	1:37
		33	ANAKIN'S VICTORY: Anakin Defeats Sebulba	2:17
		34	THE CHEERING CROWD: Hail To The Winner, Anakin Skywalker	1:13
		35	MOS ESPA FOLK SONG: The Street Singer	1:13
				Total: 57:27
	2	1	TO CORUSCANT AND TO PALPATINE AND THE SENATE: Anakin Is Free	5:04
		2	Qui-Gon And Darth Maul Meet	1:48
		3	Anakin And Group To Coruscant	4:11
		4	PALPATINE'S TREACHERY: The Queen And Palpatine	0:41
		5	QUI-GON GOES BEFORE YODA: High Council Meeting	2:37
		6	WAR COUNCIL AND AN ALLIANCE WITH BOSS NASS AND THE GUNGANS: The Senate	1:12
		7	Anakin's Test	3:41
		8	Qui-Gon's Mission/Obi-Wan's Warning	3:47
		9	Nute and Rune Confer With Darth Sidious	0:29
		10	The Queen And Group Land On Naboo	2:19
		11	Jar Jar Leads Group To The Gungans	2:25
		12	War Plans	2:31
		13	PRELUDE TO WAR: Darth Sidious Receives News Of The Gungan Army	0:25
		14	The Gungans March	0:57
		15	THE GREAT BATTLE BEGINS: The Queen And Her Group Sneak Back To The Palace	0:18
		16	The Battle Begins	0:24
		17	The Republic Pilots Take Off Into Space	1:26
		18	THE BATTLE CONTINUES: Activate The Droids	0:44
		19	The Gungans Fight Back	0:24
		20	The Duel Begins	0:51
		21	Anakin Takes Off In Spaceship	0:47
		22	The Duel Continues	0:59
		23	The Battle Rages On	1:59
		24	Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan And Darth Maul Continue Battle	1:22
		25	THE WAR AT ITS DARKEST: Qui-Gon, Darth Maul And The Invisible Wall	0:14
		26	The Gungans Retreat And The Queen Surrenders	2:18
		27	The Death Of Qui-Gon And The Surrender Of The Gungans	2:28
		28	GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL: The Tide Turns/The Death Of Darth Maul	3:24
		29	THE WRAP-UP: The Queen Confronts Nute And Rune	1:47
		30	The Funeral of Qui-Gon	1:18
		31	VICTORY PARADE: The Parade	1:24
		32	TITLES: End Credits	8:14
		33	Duel of the Fates (Dialogue Version)	4:21
				Total: 67:04

[edit] Score Information

Recorded in Abbey Road studios over a week, starting on February 10, 1999 performed by the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was the first Star Wars score Williams had composed in over 16 years.

The scores of the following two films would rely heavily upon tracking from this score, a decision that Williams and George Lucas had decided upon early into production of the film. ^[1]

No complete score has ever been released, but missing bits and pieces can be heard in various Lucas Arts video games.

After the release of the album, the popularity of a more complete bootleg version of the score began to steal profits. Sony released the Ultimate Edition, presenting the score nearly as it is heard in the film while falsely marketing itself as "every note ever recorded."

A fragmentary list of all known slate numbers and original track titles follows:

1. 1m? Star Wars (Main Title)
2. 1m? The Arrival
3. 1m? Gas Leak
4. 1m? Droid Fight
5. 1m? Queen Amidala
6. 1m? The Droid Invasion
7. 1m? Introducing Jar Jar
8. 1m? Bubble World
9. 1m? Gone Fishin'
10. 2m? Darth Sidious
11. 2m? Tentacles
12. 2m? Theed Palace Arrival
13. 2m? You're Under Arrest
14. 2m? Escape from Naboo
15. 2m? Intro Darth Maul
16. 2m? Arrival at Tatooine
17. 2m? [Title Unknown]
18. 2m? [Title Unknown]
19. 3m? Running Out of Time
20. 3m? [Title Unknown]
21. 3m? Talk of Podracing
22. 3m? Watto's Deal
23. 3m? Kids at Play
24. 3m? [Title Unknown]
25. 3m? The Sith Spacecraft
26. 3m? [Title Unknown]
27. 3m? Flag Parade
28. 3m? Jabba Introduction
29. 3m? Start Your Engine (unused)
30. 3m? The Race Begins (This cue went mostly unused, but the opening moments were abridged before the cue 'Escape from Naboo' was tracked)
31. 4m? Anakin Defeats Sebulba (swapped with 'Gungans Retreat' in the film)
32. 4m? Anakin's Great Victory
33. 4m? Anakin Is Free
34. 4m? Darth and Qui-Gon
35. 4m? Coruscant Arrival
36. 4m? Queen and Palpatine
37. 5m? High Council Meeting
38. 5m? The Senate
39. 5m? Anakin's Test
40. 5m? He Is the Chosen One
41. 5m? [Title Unknown]
42. 5m? Naboo Temple
43. 5m? The Gungans
44. 5m? War Plans
45. 6m? Forest Mist (a section of this was replaced with a revised cue 'Drum Insert')
46. 6m? The Armies Face Off
47. 6m? Moving Forward (the latter half of this cue was removed entirely)
48. 6m? Take To Your Ships
49. 6m? Laser Fight March (most of this cue was removed in favour of Duel of the Fates)
50. 6m? Anakin Takes Off
51. 6m? The Big Army
52. 6m? The Droid Battle
53. 6m? Up the Wire
54. 6m7 The Great Duel (This cue was removed in favour of Duel of the Fates)
55. 6m? Gungans Retreat (swapped with 'Anakin Defeats Sebulba' in the film)
56. 6m? Crash Landing
57. 6m? Qui-Gon's Noble End
58. 6m? Battleship Destroyed
59. 6m? The End of Darth Maul
60. 7m? [Title Unknown]
61. 7m? Qui-Gon's Funeral
62. 7m? Augie's Great Municipal Band
63. 7m? End Title
64. 7m? End Title Part II (unused)

[edit] Differences between the versions

In the recording studio, Williams records cues multiple times. The film and album versions of a track can be drastically different. One cue can be made up of several takes, putting together the best moments of each, replacing flubbed notes.

Since each track is run several times, each performance differs slightly. Occasionally, Williams will change orchestrations right on the spot.

Examples of Different Takes:

• Track 4 on Disc 1 of the Ultimate Edition vs. Games: The UE version of the cue "Gas Leak" omits one of the final hits in favour of a loop, and it also omits an ending that can be heard in games such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

• Track 7 on Disc 2 of the Ultimate Edition vs. Film: The film version has a very obvious cough at the very end of the cue not heard on the Ultimate Edition.

• Track 6 on Disc 1 of the Ultimate Edition vs. Alternate take in game: During the conversation with Queen Padmé Amidala, the music that plays has alternate wind parts not heard in the official release.

• Track 31 on Disc 1 of the Ultimate Edition vs. DVD: the film features loops and extended segments of the Flag Parade not featured in the UE.

• Track 32 on Disc 1 of the Ultimate Edition vs. Film: The track segues straight into the ending moments of the Flag Parade, whereas in the film, there is a considerable gap in between. Also, an abridged version of the cue "Start Your Engine" has been retained despite not appearing in the film.

• "Anakin's Theme" vs. Alternate Take: The Alternate take heard in the games has a loud bang in the middle of the track (possibly from an instrumentalist hitting their stand). It also is shorter and eliminates the return to the descending middle segment.

• "Take to Your Ships": Take to Your Ships has many different orchestrations heard throughout the UE, the album, the early Phantom Menace games (Jedi Power Battles and Starfighter) and later LucasArts games (Battlefront II, Revenge of the Sith, The Force Unleashed)

• "Duel of the Fates" many versions: Duel of the Fates has several different orchestrations heard in the games, Album, and Ultimate Edition.

Several source cues composed by Williams' son, Joseph. Alternates of cues and alternate recordings of "Duel of the Fates" have unknown slate numbers and for the most part are unreleased. ^[2]

[edit] Major themes

• Star Wars Main Title
• Anakin's Theme
• Duel of the Fates

[edit] Credits

[edit] London Symphony Orchestra^[3]

[edit] 1st Violins

• G. Nikolitch (Leader)
• J. Graham (Assistant Leader)
• L. Mackenzie (Sub-Leader)
• M. Yang
• M. Humphrey
• A. Adlam
• R. Brightman *
• N. Broadbent
• G. Decuyper
• C. Lauri
• C. Parfitt
• E. Pigram
• L. Quenelle
• H. Rayfield
• C. Renwick
• R. Retallick
• I. Rhodes
• M. Spencer
• S. Vasseur

[edit] 2nd Violins

• E. Grach (Principal)
• W. Hill (Co-Principal) *
• R. Blayden
• N. Clarke
• M. Gardner
• D. Goodall
• I. McDonough
• B. McFarlane
• J. Nixon
• T. Noriss
• A. Pollock
• S. Quinn
• P. Robson
• S. Rowlinson

[edit] Violas

• E. Vanderspar (Principal)
• A. Viytovych (Co-Principal)
• P. Norriss (Sub-Principal) *
• B. Clarke
• D. Burns
• G. Haddow
• R. Holttum
• M. Johnston
• P. Sulski
• R. Turner
• E. Varlow
• J. Welch
• G. Zagni
• K. Bradley

[edit] Cellos

• M. Welsh (Principal)
• R. Adams (Sub-Principal) *
• J. Brown
• M. Bergin
• A. Blayden
• N. Bradshaw
• N. Gethin
• K. Glossop *
• H. Jones
• F. Saunders *

[edit] Basses

• R. Ibragimov (Principal)
• C. Paris (Co-Principal)
• N. Worters
• P. Laurence
• G. Newson *
• M. Gibson
• J. Vaughan
• A. Bouchaux
• K. Knussen
• P. Dawson

[edit] Flutes

• P. Edmund-Davies (Principal)
• M. Parry
• S. McIlwham

[edit] Oboes

• R. Carter (Principal)
• J. Lawley
• C. Pendrill

[edit] Horns

• T. Jones (Principal)
• D. Pyatt (Principal)
• R. Clews
• W. Haskins
• J. Lipton
• N. Evans
• R. Clarke
• H. Jenkins

[edit] Trombones

• I. Bousfield (Principal)
• E. Crees (Co-Principal) *
• J. Maynard
• R. Hughes

[edit] Timpani

• K. H. Goedicke (Principal) *

[edit] Percussion

• N. Percy (Principal)
• S. Carrington (Co-Principal)
• D. Jackson
• R. Northcott *
• C. Thomas
• C. Malabar
• J. Comes

[edit] Cretan Lyra, Cümbüs

• S. Hall

[edit] Bassoons

• R. Gough (Principal)
• N. Hunka
• D. Morgan

[edit] Clarinets

• A. Marriner (Principal)
• C. Mo
• J. Stenhouse
• N. Rodwell

[edit] Trumpets

• M. Murphy (Principal) *
• R. Franks (Principal)
• G. Ruddock
• N. Gomm
• A. McAneney

[edit] Tuba

• P. Harrild (Principal)

[edit] Piano

• J. Alley (Principal)

[edit] Harps

• B. Lewis (Principal)
• K. Vaughan

[edit] Recorders

• A. Findon
• T. Hinnigan
• H. Keen

[edit] Synthesizers

• R. Kerber
• J. Williams

[edit] Staff

• Administrator: S. Mallet *
• Concerts Manager: S. Wales
• Librarian: G. Chambers
• Managing Director: C. Gillinson *
• Personnel Managers: T. Morton * , M. Lindop
• Stage Manager: N. Graham

* Performed on the original Star Wars soundtrack recording (March 1977)

[edit] Additional credits^[4]

• London Voices
  • Director: Terry Edwards
• New London Children's Choir
  • Director: Ronald Corp
• Album Mastered by Patricia Sullivan Fourstar at A & M Mastering, Hollywood, CA
• Assistant Engineers: Jonathan Allen, Andrew Dudman, Dave Forty
• Music Editor: Ken Wannberg
• Music Preparation by Dakota Music Service
• Music Recorded and Mixed by Shawn Murphy at Abbey Road Studios
• Additional Mixing at Todd-AO Scoring Stage and Skywalker Scoring Stage
• Producer: John Williams

[edit] See also

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones soundtrack
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith soundtrack

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

•  Sony to Release Episode I Soundtrack on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  John Williams Records Episode I Soundtrack on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Completing Visual Effects on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Snapshot: Phantom Conduction on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Kids: John Williams Scores on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• JohnWilliamsComposer.com - Sony Classical
• The Ultimate Edition -- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace - Sony Classical
• JWfan.net
• Sony John Williams Interviews