Is this live performance by the Vienna better than the studio recorded original?

[Quintus 5,399]

I mean come on, it is bloody beastly. Just the tempo alone is badass.

[nightscape94 965]

As long as people can overlook that terrible edit at the very end of the original then I would go with that.

[Uni 306]

I think that's at least as good as the original—mostly because they don't try to change the dynamics of it, but remain completely faithful to the source (and belt it out with all the gusto of the LSO).

That amphitheater is amazing, too. . . .

[Marian Schedenig 8,179]

It's certainly a good version, close to the Skywalker Symphony rendition. I've never been too fond of the LSO original. It's brutal, yes, but a bit too dirty for my taste. The Empire, in all its ugliness, is refined, and the march reflects that for me.

I'm still annoyed I couldn't be at that concert...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Could not....or would not?

[karelm 2,903]

Well, they had Darth Vader in the orchestra. How could it not be better since they'd likely have a force choke if they did not meet his performance expectations.

[Marian Schedenig 8,179]

Could not....or would not?

Could not. I was on a business flight that landed an hour before the concert started.

[Henry B 50]

Most of the orchestra members look like they're asleep at the wheel. I would imagine this selection was met with a fair amount of trepidation.

[BLUMENKOHL 1,068]

No.

But this at 15:51 is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJlP1X4V_s

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

No, there's not nearly enough players.