Star Wars Return of the Jedi Soundtrack Album Cover Art

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Cover from the original 1983 release.
Soundtrack album by John Williams
Released	1983
Recorded	Jan–February, 1983
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London, Olympic Studios, West London, Pull a fast one on Scoring Phase, Hollywood
Genre	Classical
Length	44:59
Characterization	RSO
Producer	John Williams
John Williams chronology
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Movie Soundtrack) (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Star Wars soundtracks chronology
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Return of the Jedi (1983) Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Return of the Jedi (The Original Move Moving picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 1983 movie Return of the Jedi, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed past the London Symphony Orchestra. The score was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in January and February 1983. Over again, John Williams served every bit producer. Herbert W. Spencer, Thomas Newman and Gordon Langford served as orchestrators. Engineer Eric Tomlinson, music editor Kenneth Wannberg, and tape supervisor Lionel Newman over again reprised their respective duties. The score earned some other University Award nomination for Williams. Return of the Jedi, which is the original trilogy's shortest score, was only released on a single-LP instead of a double-set up like the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back soundtracks earlier information technology.

The 1983 original version was remastered past Sony Classical and released on LP in 2015. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 4, 2018.^[ane] This remaster was newly assembled from the highest-quality tapes bachelor, rather than sourced from the existing 1983 album masters.

Original 1983 release [edit]

Track listing [edit]

LP vinyl released past RSO; compact disc released by Polydor

Side one

No.	Title	Length
one.	"Main Championship (The Story Continues)"	5:09
2.	"Into the Trap"	2:36
3.	"Luke and Leia"	iv:44
iv.	"Parade of the Ewoks"	3:25
5.	"Han Solo Returns (At the Courtroom of Jabba the Hutt)"	four:10
6.	"Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band)"	ii:49

Side ii

No.	Title	Length
vii.	"The Forest Boxing"	iv:01
8.	"Insubordinate Briefing"	2:22
ix.	"The Emperor"	2:41
ten.	"The Return of the Jedi"	5:02
11.	"Ewok Celebration and Finale"	eight:00

Full Time: 44:59

This track listing is also shared with the 2015 vinyl release by Sony Classical and the 2018 release by Walt Disney Records.

Charts [edit]

Nautical chart (1983)	Peak position
Commonwealth of australia (Kent Music Written report)[two]	89

Subsequent releases [edit]

Release history [edit]

Title	U.South. release date	Label	Format
Return of the Jedi (The Original Motion Picture show Soundtrack)	1983	RSO	LP
	1986	Polydor	CD
Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology	1993	Arista
Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi (Original Movement Picture Soundtrack)	1997	RCA Victor	Double CD
	2004	Sony Classical
The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition [3]	November 6, 2007		CD
Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection [4]	January viii, 2016		CD, LP, digital
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [1]	May 4, 2018	Walt Disney	Remastered CD, digital

Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology [edit]

Star Wars Trilogy – The Original Soundtrack Anthology: "Return of the Jedi"
Encompass of the original 1993 release.
Pic score past John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra
Released	1993
Recorded	1983
Genre	Classical
Label	Arista Records on behalf of Twentieth Century Play a joke on Motion picture Scores, a Bertelsmann Music Group Company
Producer	Nick Redman

In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a four-CD box set containing music from the original Star Wars trilogy. This release marked the first time that the consummate contents of the original double-LP releases of the scores from the first 2 films became available on CD. Disc 3 in the set was devoted to Return of the Jedi, with farther tracks on disc four.

1. "20th Century Fob Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension" - 0:23
2. "Primary Title/Budgeted the Death Star" - 5:22
3. "Han Solo Returns (At the Courtroom of Jabba the Hutt)" - four:08
4. "Fight in the Dungeon" - 3:41
5. "The Return of the Jedi" - 5:02
6. "The Emperor Arrives" - 2:07
7. "The Death of Yoda" - half dozen:05
8. "Parade of the Ewoks" - three:27
9. "Luke and Leia" - iv:47
10. "The Emperor Confronts Luke" - three:29
11. "Into the Trap" - 2:39
12. "First Ewok Battle/Fight With the Fighters" - 7:24
13. "The Woods Battle" - four:04
14. "The Last Duel/Into the Death Star" - 3:40
15. "The Emperor'southward Expiry" - 2:44
16. "Darth Vader's Decease" - ii:33
17. "Through the Flames" - 1:39
18. "Leia Breaks the News/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi" - two:22
19. "Ewok Celebration/Finale" - 7:58

Bonus Tracks (disc four of the same fix)

3. "Heroic Ewok/The Fleet Goes Into Hyperspace"
7. "The Ewok Battle"
11. "Lapti Nek"
13. "Faking the Code"
14. "Brother and Sister"
16. "Leia is Wounded/Luke and Vader Duel"
19. "The Return of the Jedi (Alternating)"
20. "Leia Breaks the News (Alternating)/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi (Film Version)"
21. "Ewok Celebration (Moving picture Version) /End Credits (Film Version)"
    • The second part of rail twenty-1, "Terminate Credits (Movie Version)," is from The Empire Strikes Back.

1997 Special Edition [edit]

Star Wars Episode VI: Render of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by John Williams
Released	1997, 2004
Recorded	January 17, 21, 22 & 31 and February 1, 3, iv & 10, 1983 and Nov 26, 27, 1997 (Special Edition)
Genre	Classical
Length	ii:28:04
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	John Williams, Nick Redman
Star Wars soundtrack chronology
Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Pic Soundtrack) (1997) Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Professional person ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
iTunes	[half-dozen]

In celebration for the franchise's 20th ceremony in 1997, RCA Victor released 2-disc limited edition soundtracks for each picture in the original trilogy. For Return of the Jedi only, two newly recorded music tracks were added at George Lucas'southward request. John Williams wrote and recorded a new ending melody with the London Symphony Orchestra titled "Victory Commemoration", replacing "Ewok Celebration" from the original release. Jerry Hey equanimous and bundled "Jedi Rocks" as a replacement for "Lapti Nek". Sony Classical Records re-issued the soundtrack on September 21, 2004. The ii-disc ready was advertised equally the consummate score despite missing several musical cues and original tracks.

Disc one

No.	Championship	Length
one.	"20th Century Pull a fast one on Fanfare" (Alfred Newman, 1954)	0:22
ii.	"Main Title/Budgeted the Death Star/Tatooine Rendezvous"	9:17
3.	"The Droids Are Captured"	1:21
iv.	"Bounty for a Wookiee"	2:fifty
five.	"Han Solo Returns"	4:01
6.	"Luke Confronts Jabba/Den of the Rancor/Sarlacc Sentence"	8:51
7.	"The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assail"	6:02
viii.	"The Emperor Arrives/The Decease of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation"	x:58
9.	"Alliance Associates"	2:10
ten.	"Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor"	4:09
11.	"Speeder Bike Hunt/State of the Ewoks"	9:38
12.	"The Levitation/Threepio'due south Bedtime Story"	ii:46
13.	"Jabba'due south Bizarre Recital"	3:09
14.	"Jedi Rocks"	2:42
15.	"Archival Bonus Track: Sail Clomp Assault (Alternating)"	5:04

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Parade of the Ewoks"	3:28
ii.	"Luke and Leia"	iv:46
3.	"Brother and Sis/Father and Son/The Armada Enters Hyperspace/Heroic Ewok"	x:40
four.	"Emperor's Throne Room"	3:26
five.	"The Battle of Endor I" "Into the Trap" (ii:xxx) "Forest Ambush" (2:00) "Scout Walker Scramble" (2:04) "Prime Weapon Fires" (five:16)"	11:50
6.	"The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle"	four:31
seven.	"The Battle of Endor Two" "Leia is Wounded" (1:02) "The Duel Begins" (1:51) "Overtaking the Bunker" (1:00) "The Dark Side Beckons" (3:33) "The Emperor's Expiry" (2:37)"	10:03
8.	"The Battle of Endor III" "Superstructure Chase" (ane:53) "Darth Vader's Death" (2:34) "The Main Reactor" (one:36)"	6:04
9.	"Leia'south News/Light of the Force"	iii:24
10.	"Victory Celebration/End Championship"	8:34
11.	"Ewok Feast/Part of the Tribe"	iv:02
12.	"Archival Bonus Runway: The Forest Boxing (Concert Suite)"	4:05

Although released equally the complete score, at that place are several cues non on the Special Edition that have been released on previous releases. These include:

• "Lapti Nek" (Album) – This is released on the anthology set and is replaced on the SE with "Jedi Rocks".
• "Leia'due south News" (Alternate) – This is released on the anthology set. The film version still is heard on the SE.
• "Ewok Celebration" (Ewok Source) – This is released on the album set up but is replaced on the SE with the new celebration music written for the SE.
• "Ewok Celebration" (Choir Source) – This is released on the anthology gear up and is an alternate vocal mix (using only the choir, not the Ewok voices).

Unreleased cues [edit]

Currently, several source cues and other fabric are unavailable. Many of these master tapes could not exist located in time for the score's Special Edition release and are presumed lost. These tracks include:

1. "Jabba the Hutt's Concert Suite" - All but the final portion of this original recording, incorrectly edited onto the terminate of the cue "Han Solo Returns" on the Album, remains unreleased. (This same portion is heard on the Return of the Jedi DVD menu likewise).
2. Picture Version of "Lapti Nek" (Original Source) - Several versions of this source cue written by John Williams' son Joseph are bachelor. Currently bachelor are the album version on the Album and an extended anthology version and an instrumental track released on an LP unmarried. Nonetheless, the flick version has yet to exist released.
3. English Version of "Lapti Nek" (Sung past Joseph Williams) - This cue can exist heard partially in From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains either lost or simply unreleased. Williams later on released a version of the song as "Urth", with him singing both Huttese and English lyrics—as well every bit parts of the "Ewok Celebration", which he also wrote.^[7]
4. "Max Rebo Ring Song (Canvass Barge Dance)"—Source Cue - This slice, performed past the resident musicians in Jabba's court (The Max Rebo Band) has never been released. It is heard subsequently Chewbacca is taken away and too on Jabba'southward canvas clomp (hence its championship). This cue can as well be heard most totally complete in From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains unreleased.
5. Unknown Source Cue - this cue is not used in the film just is credited to Joseph Williams. Cipher more is known.
6. Alternate Movie Takes - Several cues such as "Superstructure Chase" are presented on the SE using incorrect and oftentimes flubbed takes.
7. "Battle for Endor Insert" - This insert can be heard in the moving picture when Chewbacca and the Ewoks use the AT-ST to accident up some other AT-ST and is similar to a section from "The Woods Boxing Concert Suite" just has never been released.
8. "Ewok Commemoration" (Film Version) - Two versions of this cue accept been released, however, neither preserves the actual original recording used in the film.

Recording Information [edit]

Cue list [edit]

• 1m3 Approaching the Death Star
• 1m3x (New Bar 23)
• 1m4 Vader Contacts Luke
• 1m5 The Iron Door
• 1m6-2m1 To Jabba's Throne
• 2m2 Jabba Source No. 1
• 2m3 My Favorite Decoration
• 2m5 Jabba's Prisoners
• 3m2 The Big Thaw
• 3m2xI
• 3m2xII
• 3m3 A Strange Visitor (Peradventure)
• 3m4-4m1 Fight In the Dungeon
• 3m4x
• 4m1a The Sentence (Peradventure)
• 4m3 The Sarlacc Pit
• 4m4 Jabba's Terminate (Revised)
• 4m5 The Emperor
• 4m5x
• 4m5xII
• 5m1-6m1 Yoda'south Scene
• 5m1-6m2 pt. Ii Luke and Ben
• 6m2 Boxing Plans
• 6m3 Faking the Code
• 6m3x
• 6m4 Jungle Encounter
• 7m1 After the Bike Hunt
• 7m2 Enter the Ewok
• 7m3-8m1 More Trouble (Perhaps)
• 8m2 More Ewoks Appear
• 8m4 Using the Forcefulness
• 8m5 Bedtime Stories
• 9m2 Brother and Sister
• 9m3 Son Meets Father
• 9m4 Finding An Entrance
• 9m5 To Hyper Infinite
• 9m6-10m1 Heroic Ewok
• 10m2 The Emperor Confronts Luke
• 10m3 Into the Trap
• 10m3 Rebel Forces Captured
• 10m5-11m1 First Ewok Battle
• 10m5-11m1x
• 11m2 Fight With Necktie Fighters
• 11m3 The Ewoks Retreat (Peradventure)
• 11m4 The Emperor Provokes Luke
• 11m5 The Ewok Battle
• 11m5x
• 11m6-12m1 Leia is Wounded
• 12m2 The Battle Rages
• 12m3 More Duel
• 12m4 The Explosion
• 12m5 The Emperor's Death
• 13m1 Space Battle
• 13m2 Vader's Death
• 13m3 Through the Flames
• 13m4 New
• 13m4 Leia Breaks the News
• 13m5a End Credits
• Freedom
• End Credits
• Brother and Sis
• Jabba the Hutt
• Parade of the Ewoks
• The Battle in the Woods
• New Finale [Special Edition]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Disney Music Group Set To Release Showtime 6 Remastered Star Wars Original Motion Picture Soundtracks On May iv". Burbank, California: Walt Disney Records. PR Newswire. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.South.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN0-646-11917-vi.
3. ^ "Sony Classical Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars with an 8-CD Collectors Edition Featuring Iii of Composer/Conductor John Williams' Original Soundtrack Recordings". Sony Music Masterworks. PR Newswire. 7 Nov 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
4. ^ "Sony Classical Reissues Star Wars Episodes I-Six In Newly Restored Audio Collections". Sony Classical. PR Newswire. eight January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
5. ^ Allmusic review
6. ^ iTunes review
7. ^ Traynor, Cian (xv December 2016). "Jabba the Hutt's favourite disco vocal". Lilliputian White Lies . Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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