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Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack - Imperial March


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Hi I was just wondering are there any versions of the peice that i don't have?

I have (in no paticular order)

* The 1997 Special Edition

* The 1980 LP Version

* The 1993 Anthology Version

* By Request The Best Of John Williams Boston Pops Version

* Star Tracks Erich Kunzel Version

* Great Film Fantasies Erich Kunzel

* Varujan Kojian Utah Symphony Orchestra Version

* Skywalker Symphony Orchestra Version

* Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic Orchestra Version

* The City Of Prague Orchestra Version (Both Versions, both very similar) (Pretty Awful Versions :s)

* Lalo Schifrin, San Diego Symphony Pops Orchestra Of The Americas Version

any known versions would be greatful (but orchestra's in mind though, not the Midi or Synthisied Versions)

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Hi I was just wondering are there any versions of the peice that i don't have?

I have (in no paticular order)

* The 1997 Special Edition

* The 1980 LP Version

* The 1993 Anthology Version

* By Request The Best Of John Williams Boston Pops Version

* Star Tracks Erich Kunzel Version

* Great Film Fantasies Erich Kunzel

* Varujan Kojian Utah Symphony Orchestra Version

* Skywalker Symphony Orchestra Version

* Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic Orchestra Version

* The City Of Prague Orchestra Version (Both Versions, both very similar) (Pretty Awful Versions :s)

* Lalo Schifrin, San Diego Symphony Pops Orchestra Of The Americas Version

any known versions would be greatful (but orchestra's in mind though, not the Midi or Synthisied Versions)

You don't seem to have Metallica's.

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* Star Tracks Erich Kunzel Version

* Great Film Fantasies Erich Kunzel

I could be wrong (and often am), but aren't these the same recording?

Greg

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* Star Tracks Erich Kunzel Version

* Great Film Fantasies Erich Kunzel

I could be wrong (and often am), but aren't these the same recording?

Greg

no the GFF ones is much more bass in it.

Leonard Slatkin & the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, probably the best version of the imperial march I've ever heard.

is there anyway of getting it ?

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I have:

1980 LP Version (single disc)

1993 Anthology

1997 Special Edition

1999 Greatest Hits

Gerhadt Recording

and a version from something called "Kids Stuff" released by philips records.

And i find the 1997 special edition quite muffled sounding. Is the 2004 version ANY better?

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I've always enjoyed Clint Bajakian's arrangement of the Main Title to the PC game "TIE Fighter." It begins with the brassy fanfare as the Star Wars logo appears, but instead of going into Luke's Theme, at about the 6 second marks it dives into a furious rendition of The Imperial March. This then segues into a modified yet familiar version of the melody that can best be described as a heroic Imperial theme, since as far as the game is considered, the Imperials are the good guys.

I think I have it on MP3 that was recorded straight from the game's CD audio, which certainly was derived from MIDI, but all the classic LucasArts games have very well constructed MIDI files.

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There is also a superb techno version of the Imperial March by Fader Gladiator (I first heard it when it featured in the Simon Pegg sitcom Spaced a few years ago) called Battle of the Planets. It is available on the album 'Beats By Dope Demand, Volume IV'.

Seriously, it's really good if you can track it down!

:)

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