Introduction of Star Wars Trilogy Album:

More and more discussions about the soundtrack believe that the success and value of this soundtrack is not only in movies, but also in music. This music is not only an indispensable element in this group of films, but also has indelible music creation value even if it is divorced from the image. As Robert Townsend, a senior producer of film soundtrack, said: On May 25th, within one week after the premiere of 1977, perhaps more people have heard this soundtrack than Mozart or Beethoven. For several generations, for the teenagers at that time, this music score has also become the most interesting and influential introductory work to understand what an orchestral symphony is. The soundtrack of Star Wars, the next one, < Jedi Strike Back >, became a model of film soundtrack leaving movies and entering concert halls and concerts, and Williams' trilogy became a veritable "contemporary classic".

Over the years, the trilogy has released many different versions of the original music, and has been re-interpreted and recorded many times. Coupled with all kinds of related music, many people in the market are trilogy-related records with original soundtracks. At present, there are three official versions of the soundtrack. The first group is the original released with the release of the film, which was released in 1977, 1980 and 1983 respectively. Besides, it collected relatively complete music, and only included about a quarter of the selected songs. There are also many regrets. It was not until 1993 that the complete version of the trilogy with four CDs finally went on the market, with detailed text descriptions. It used to be a very exciting full version. At 1997, in order to cooperate with the re-release of the trilogy, this soundtrack was re-released in a special edition with a brand-new clip package, which included more.

Basically, I personally think that unless you are a collector, you really don't need the original sound, but the 93 and 97 versions have their own characteristics in editing and some differences in music tracks (for example, the two versions of Eva's celebration are different), so it is worth buying if the economy allows. Of course, the most recommended is the 97 special edition, which is divided into the collector's edition and the paperback edition. The only difference is. Star wars trilogy. For the special edition of the trilogy's soundtrack, you can go back to the soundtrack. Next, I will focus on the version other than the soundtrack.

As soon as the Star Wars trilogy was released, Williams was ready to rewrite the essence of the music fragments into performance versions one by one. These songs have quickly become popular songs of modern public symphony orchestras, and have been reinterpreted by famous orchestras and conductors for many years. Therefore, there are indeed many recordings of performances other than original music in the world, especially when new recording technology appears, this group of original music will always be re-recorded, which is naturally due to its popularity on the one hand and its avalanche on the other.

Among them, it is worth mentioning several re-recorded soundtracks produced by George Korngold (the son of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, a famous Hollywood film musician) and played by carles gerhardt of the National Philharmonic Orchestra. This performance group began to perform from 1972; Since then, a series of Hollywood classic movie music has been re-recorded, which is the first time to re-record the original music. Most of these albums have been released by RCA Records, that is, RCA Victor classic film soundtrack series. . Carles gerhardt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra have recorded three films, trilogy records, 1978 suite/movie soundtrack, and re-recorded versions of the movie soundtrack. The recording level of the three records is very high, and most of the music contents are concert performances. Moreover, they are all arranged and rearranged by john williams himself according to his own original music.

The first album, 1978 Suite/Apart from the well-known performances, there are several distinctive songs, one of which is the seven-minute finale of the performance version. The main difference between the finale of this version and the original sound is that a lyrical Obi-Wan theme is added in the middle of the performance version, and the performance of the palace theme is also gorgeous. The other is "The Last Battle", a suite describing the Star Wars, which connects wonderful music clips such as the Millennium Eagle entering the Death Star and the rebel attacking the Death Star. It is a performance composed of different passages of air combat soundtrack, which was later released in In music. There are few such suites, so it is very special. But in this album, conductor Charles Gerhardt put in a more obvious personal style, and the atmosphere was even more sensational.

1980 Shortly after the release of The Empire Strikes Back, Charles Gerhardt was authorized by john williams to direct the National Philharmonic Orchestra to record a re-recorded version of the original soundtrack of the film, which was released by Varese Sarabande. The music content was richer than that of the original soundtrack released in the same year, and the level of performance and recording was also very high. Many tracks, such as Asteroids, Imperial March, Lando Palace, Duel, etc. All of them were performed by john williams himself, and some tracks even exceeded the performance level of the soundtrack, which is still worth recommending. The theme of Empire Strikes Back > Love, combined with the theme of Princess Leia, has been rewritten into a beautiful and romantic performance, Han Solo and Princess, which is a track that doesn't even have the full soundtrack, and it is also a recorded performance that is rarely played in the trilogy.

The so-called "No Three No Gifts" was written by 1983, and shortly after its launch, Charles Gerhard conducted the National Philharmonic Orchestra to play Re-recorded Edition released by RCA Records Company. The recording level of this album was extremely high, and it was listed as a classic recording by audio fans. The music content was richer and more complete than the soundtrack of the original film, which increased the value of this album. In particular, it is my personal favorite work to adapt the songs celebrated by Eva into wild game performances.

Just as the trilogy was released, the soundtrack of the second new film was replayed and recorded almost in the same year. In fact, it is quite rare, which also proves that this group of music itself has special musical value and status, and has become a musical work that can be played and enjoyed independently, especially in June1977165438+10. Zubin mehta, a famous conductor, conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and played a complete suite in the Hollywood Open-air Concert Hall, which pushed this work to a higher position. With the endorsement of this senior conductor in the classical music field, this soundtrack further squeezed into the forest of classical music. In 2008+0978, zubin mehta conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra to record the album Cinema Gala, which was released by Decca Records. The tracks included were suites and

After the launch of 1983, the trilogy has come to an end temporarily, but musically, the soundtrack of the trilogy has accumulated many famous themes and extremely popular playing tracks in the past six years. Therefore, the album "Total Review" was naturally released, such as 1983, released by Varese Salabande, produced by George Korngold, conducted by Varujan Kejian, and digitally recorded: it is an album that can be easily bought in Taiwan Province Province, and contains many wonderful themes, including overture, Leah theme, Yoda theme, Luke and Leah theme, Jabba theme and imperial March. The music part includes highlights of the Millennium Eagle's struggle with titanium fighters, the speeding of asteroids, the jungle war and the siege of Death Star II, and each song is arranged in a musical form. Moreover, the handling of the conductor is completely in accordance with the style of the film, and the recording is better than the original sound, which is very worth listening to. The Imperial March in this album is one of my personal favorite versions. This album is often a bargain in Taiwan Province Province, and it is also easy to see in second-hand record stores. This is a very cheap record.

John williams personally conducted the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra in 1990, and recorded a trilogy. This record released by Sony has almost the same track as the previous record, but the recording level is higher. Williams also showed a different expression from the original music. This is an unforgettable collection, especially the so-called Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, which can almost be said to be organized by george lucas for john williams. This is not difficult for us. Some differences between Williams' command style and interpretation techniques were observed. In this album, Williams' expression technique is very steady, and his interpretation of music is more delicate than the original sound, but it also seems a little too introverted, which makes the slow version of music more refined and profound. However, the tracks with strong action temperament seem a little loose and lose the original sense of high-spirited and courageous drama, but overall, it is still an album with high production quality.

However, if we look back at the early 1980s, Williams has recorded a series of performance versions of trilogy, only these recordings, which were originally scattered in various albums of Boston Pop Orchestra over the years, such as 1980, including the main performances of and1983; A well-known song selection with such a soundtrack is a cheap big bowl selection. As for the other records in the music album, the version of Cincinnati Pop Orchestra conducted by "Prince of the Masses" erich kunzel is the most famous, such as < Star Tracks >, which is a sensational classic recording version.

Finally, there are two special related music, one of which is the album. With the official launch of the prequel trilogy, we expect john williams to have the opportunity to create a new contemporary classic again. (Thanks to the author Ye)