| THE SOUNDTRACK |
Bothan Spynet |
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| type: |
Enhanced CD |
| author: |
Joel McNeely |
| company: |
Varese Sarabande
Records |
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| release date: |
April 1996 |
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Track List
- Main Theme from Star Wars and
Leia's Nightmare (3:41)
- The Battle of Gall (7:59)
- Imperial City (8:02)
- Beggar's Canyon Chase (2:56)
- The Southern Underground
(1:48)
- Xizor's Theme (4:35)
- The Seduction of Princess
Leia (3:38)
- Night Skies (4:17)
- Into the Sewers (2:55)
- The Destruction of Xizor's Palace (10:44)
By far the most original product
licensed by LucasFilm, the Shadows of the Empire
soundtrack was scored by composer Joel McNeely and perfomed by
the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus. For the first
time ever, John Williams turned down the opportunity to score a Star
Wars product, and suggested that Joel McNeely could take his
place. However, it is possible to hear some of John Williams
work, specially in tracks one (Main Theme from Star Wars)
and eight (Night Skies). The disc also includes an interactive
gaze to be run in your computer. In the main menu, you have five
choices:
- Introduction - an overview of the Shadows
of the Empire project.
- Creative Team - the people behind the project.
- Art Gallery - outstanding art created by
people like the concept artist of Star Wars,
Ralph McQuarrie.
- Music - information about Joel McNeely,
the orchestra and the efforts to put together a
soundtrack for a novel.
- Shadows of the Empire Universe
- information
about the book, the game, the comic series and the
toys based on the characters.
The liner notes of the booklet
give brief plot summaries for each track of the corresponding
sections from the novel. McNeely wrote, "Unlike with film
music, I have been allowed to let my imagination run free with
the images, characters and events from this story. I have also
had the luxury to loiter as long as I like with a character or
scene. Every passage represents some person, place or event in
this story."