Hi, people. I have a question about the missing music from Return of the Jedi and the recently discovered higher quality master tapes. First of all.. are those missing cues lost or destroyed? One person says they're lost, another says they're destroyed, and yet another "states" those cues haven't been released because of copyright issues (specifically the Max Rebo music). Second, what music is contained on the newly discovered higher quality masters? The same cues we hear on the current albums.. except just a higher quality? If so, why are the missing cues separate from the rest? Also, on the 2004 Return of the Jedi DVD the Max Rebo source music and Endor insert cue are isolated in the rear speakers (albeit horrendous quality!).. those had to originate from somewhere. Maybe they got them from the original soundtrack mix? I guess I just assumed the created a whole new 5.1 surround mix for the 2004 movies.
I recently viewed the "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga" documentary and the first unreleased Max Rebo song is heard almost completely and its a great piece! Hearing that makes me want all the unreleased cues even more! I certainly hope they aren't gone forever! If anyone has any official information.. I'd greatly appreciate it!