Henry B 50 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Return of the Jedi RCA Victor edition, disc 2, track 8: "The Battle of Endor III" - about five minutes in.Anybody else think this music is just...awesome? It's, like, the ultimate climactic music, with an interesting melody and a great statement of Luke's theme. Sadly, you won't be able to find a MIDI file of this, or hear it on a Star Wars music compilation. It's not good as a concert suite. But wow, this music is great...and it's another reason to hate RCA or whoever for producing a CD with such terrible sound quality. GAH, The Empire Strikes Back sounds like it was recorded in 1990, but Return of the Jedi in the...70's.Hrm.There's an interesting rendition of it in Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leader. It's synthesized, and not too well, but at least it's a fresh look at the music, and Chris Huelsbeck composed a great extension to the piece, for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf 4 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 "Through the Flames" is one of my favorite action cues. It is totally hummable (is that even a word?). I love how the notes on the brass instruments ascend chaotically surging forward until the resolution - i.e. where the Millenium falcon shoots out of the Death Star. Who can forget that crazy alien's giddy giggle during the fanfare either. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 It has a great buildup. A shame it's crippled in the movie.Marian - great fan of Hülsbeck's C64 and Amiga game scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Uhh- I don't know my SW track titles too well. Where is 'Through the Flames'? (I know 'The Main Reactor' is CD 2 track 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeejaHalycon 0 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 "Through The Flames" and "The Main Reactor" are the same cue from ROTJ, when the Falcon and Wedge take-out the reactor, and then escape through the superstructure. The former is on the original release and the anthology, the latter from the 1997 SE release. I have the anthology and the SE, and I must say the sound quality on the anthology is noticeably better. I'm sure this has been covered before, but what went wrong with the ROTJ SE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted April 10, 2004 Author Share Posted April 10, 2004 Wow, greater sound quality? And unused/alternate/original cues. I think I'll buy the Anthology, despite it being outdated, for this RotJ stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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