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RogueLeader
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The Prequel Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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19-Jul-2018, 7:57 PM

DominicCobb said:

I’ve done it for my prequel edits. TPM retains its recording, though I’ve swapped out AOTC and ROTS. Originally I had Gerhardt’s for AOTC and an alternate take from the original SW for ROTS, but now I’m leaning towards McNeely for AOTC and Williams’s Hollywood Sound recording for ROTS.

I also guess I need to find one for TLJ.

I don’t know if I’ve heard the alternate version. Was it on the Complete Score album? I think released in 97 and rereleased in 04?

Technically Williams did rerecord for TLJ, though for whatever reason it was not ultimately used. Hopefully that’s not the case next time.

He did? That is interesting. Where did you read that he did rerecord the main title? Too bad it can’t be accessed anywhere.

I’ll just say I don’t think the Skywalker Symphony performance would work due to the slower than typical pacing. I should also probably point out that the Life in Music recording was not conducted by Williams, though it’s still a good one.

Yeah, after playing it side-by-side I do notice the slower pacing of the Skywalker Symphony performance. So the song probably would overlap a little if someone tried to use it.

And thanks for pointing that out! I’m surprised his name is so hard to find, but the Life in Music conductor’s name is Gavin Greenaway. It is a really solid performance though, so if you had no qualms about using McNeely or Gerhardt’s versions, it is still a very good choice, especially since it was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

So total, that gives you:

  1. Alternate Take from A New Hope Complete Score album
  2. The Hollywood Sound
  3. The Boston Pops performance
  4. Greenaway’s Life in Music
  5. McNeely’s main title
  6. Gerhardt’s main title