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THE OT SOUNDTRACKS SALVAGE - SWESBROTJ -"remastered"(so far)+ LP's (Released)
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28-Mar-2009, 1:16 PM

Hi,

This topic is dedicated to the preservation efforts of two people, presented here together.

THE 7FN RSO ANH & ESB LP’S TRANSFERS (PURE VERSIONS)
 

Let me first introduce the work of Seventiesfilmnut (7FN), who had the generosity despite what he was going through, to achieve his work and ship it by airmail to the galaxy where I live!
 

Indeed I received from him both his transfers of the RSO Recordings LP’S of STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK wich he originaly made in 24bit / 96khz ( … 2x2,5GB… Please don’ t ask for it !).
Here is presented for convenience the 16bit/44khz versions in Flac Format as a 2CD set, with a restoration of the original covers in 300dpi resolution, from high quality arts.

I won’t discuss the sound quality here: this topic has been made to let us know about your experience of it. 😉 Just be aware that the sound has been cleaned by 7FN, but not as much as you would call it “pristine”. I am however a purist myself regarding the sound, but in the way such as these kinds of details are part of the pleasure.

A lot of thanks 7FN !!! This set really captures the true substance of Star Wars in all its simplicity !

 

STAR WARS

Transfered by 7FN on a Rega P3 turntable / Audio Origami modified Rega RB250 arm /
Goldring G1042 cartridge

Side One
1. Main Theme  5:20
2. Imperial Attack  6:10
3. Princess Leia’s Theme  4:18
4. The Desert and the Robot Auction  2:51
Side Two
5. Ben’s Death and TIE Fighter Attack  3:46
6. The Little People Work  4:02
7. Rescue of the Princess  4:46
8. Inner City  4:12
9. Cantina Band  2:44
Side Three
10. The Land of the Sandpeople  2:50
11. Mouse Robot and Blasting Off  4:01
12. The Return Home  2:46
13. The Walls Converge  4:31
14. The Princess Appears  4:04
Side Four
15. The Last Battle – 12:05
16. The Throne Room and End Title  5:28

Total Time: 74:55

 

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Transfered by 7FN on a restored Garrard 401 turntable / Rega RB250 arm (modified) /
Goldring 1042 cartridge

Side One
1. Star Wars (Main Theme)  5:49
2. Yoda’s Theme  3:24
3. The Training of a Jedi Knight  3:17
4. The Heroics of Luke and Han  6:18
Side two
5. The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)  2:59
6. Departure of Boba Fett  3:30
7. Han Solo and the Princess  3:25
8. Hyperspace  4:02
9. The Battle in the Snow  3:48
Side three
10. The Asteroid Field  4:10
11. The City in the Clouds  6:29
12. Rebels at Bay  5:23
13. Yoda and the Force  4:01
Side four
14. The Duel  4:07
15. The Magic Tree  3:32
16. Lando’s Palace  3:52
17. Finale  6:28**

Total Time: 73:52

 

THE OT REMASTERED SCORES (ANTHO+SE’S)

The second object to be related in here is my own restitution effort of all the three original trilogy scores through remastering. Its goal was to bring back most of the sound qualities the original transfers may have given before they were hidden trough the desastrous Special edition and the average Anthology, though I’m not a specialist to these scores in particular (refer to Goodmusician’s “complete scores” thread for detailled infos about this mess… ).

Let’s be clear on what it is expected to be found in these recordings:
You may find more dephts, unexpected details and clarity compared to the CD’s you already own. Some around have already experienced RotJ from this set and were amazed and very happy with the result. It is to be said I don’t cheat with any software effects and don’ t use any other way than equalization, what leads me to the following point…

By enhancing the qualities of what the source may be, it was obvious that it enhanced its faults too as some hiss and rare cracklings from the master tapes (RotJ), or a few noisy saturation in the highs -rarely too- (“Luke Pursues The Captives” on ESB). But listen to carefuly the same track on the Anthology and you’ ll hear that yet, the remastering was dealing to hide such unrepairable faults.

ESB has also a lot of cuts that you will hear easily with headphones, as you will on the RSO recording version besides.

… These last points are part of the scores though, and are noticed to your attention as a warning for some “perfection” runners who would dream of something completely glossy without a fault.
The main challenge of these remasterings was to give the best as possible the same temper to all the cues on one entire score, what I consider in the end, and despite a couple tracks remaining quite flat on ESB and RotJ, successful enough to be truly worthy of interest. I didn’ t want to use any “normalization” filter, so all the volumes have been equalized one by one to fit all together.

 

REMASTERING NOTES & INFOS:

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

(From the ANTHOLOGY, the SPECIAL EDITION + some tracks from GoodMusician’s 3CD set)

First I’d like to thank GoodMusician for allowing me to share my version of this one: I asked to him twice, and in my country a silence equals a Yes ! 😃 Indeed, I borrowed some of his tracks for their clean ending + some extra tracks you’ll find on CD2.

However I considered all of this needed to be remastered too and notably the highs of the cues wich belong to the score to be calm down. Please, note that this is only my opinion that I share to inform on what I did…

This score was the easiest of the three to work with because it has not been as “butchered” as the others. But there was still work to do with it. Between others, your ears will probably thank me not to be blown away by the trumpets, far too high on all the versions I heard before, excepted on the RSO recording.

I hope you’ll forgive and forget the mistake I made while editing “The Walls Converge” to have the clean ending: the volume of the four last seconds is to low. Otherwise, it seems all good to me.

 

RUNNING TIME: disc 1: 70:48 - disc 2: 60:12

DISC 1

  1. FOX FANFARE 0:19
  2. MAIN TITLE (ALTERNATE) 2:17
  3. IMPERIAL ATTACK / REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER 6:42
  4. DUNE SEA OF TATOOINE 0:57
  5. JAWA SANDCRAWLER 4:04
  6. THE MOISTURE FARM 2:00
  7. COME ALONG R2 0:27
  8. THE PRINCESS APPEARS 1:53
  9. BINARY SUNSET 2:15
  10. LANDSPEEDER SEARCH 1:08
  11. LAND OF THE SANDPEOPLE 2:11
  12. OBI-WAN KENOBI 1:40
  13. THE ROOTS OF THE EMPIRE 0:59
  14. LEIA’S PLEA 0:52
  15. LEARN ABOUT THE FORCE 0:57
  16. BURNING HOMESTEAD 2:51
  17. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT 2:14
  18. CANTINA BAND #1 2:47
  19. CANTINA BAND #2 3:53
  20. MILLENNIUM FALCON 1:34
  21. IMPERIAL ENTANGLEMENTS 2:17
  22. DESTRUCTION OF ALDERAAN 1:33
  23. THE DEATH STAR 1:39
  24. THE STORMTROOPERS 1:57
  25. MOUSE ROBOT 2:03
  26. DETENTION BLOCK AMBUSH 1:59
  27. SHOOTOUT IN THE CELL BAY 2:12
  28. DIANOGA 1:35
  29. THE WALLS CONVERGE 3:08
  30. THE TRACTOR BEAM / CHASM CROSSFIRE 5:18
  31. BENS’ DEATH / TIE FIGHTER ATTACK 3:51

DISC 2

  1. LAUNCH FROM YAVIN’S FOURTH MOON 1:14
  2. X-WINGS DRAW FIRE / USE THE FORCE 7:46
  3. THRONE ROOM / END CREDITS 5:33

ALTERNATE AND ARCHIVAL BONUS TRACKS:
4. PRINCESS LEIA’S THEME 4:26
5. THE PRINCESS APPEARS (ORIGINAL ALBUM TAKE) 1:49
6. BINARY SUNSET 2:20
7. END CREDITS 3:18
8. RADIO DRAMA MUSIC SUITE 4:57
CONCERT TAKES:
9. MAIN TITLE (LSO) 5:43
10. THE LITTLE PEOPLE (SSO) 5:16
11. PRINCESS LEIA’S THEME (SSO) 4:46
12. HERE THEY COME ! (SSO) 2:17
13. THRONE ROOM AND FINALE (SSO) 7:57
14. CANTINA BAND #1 (PRO) 2:16

 

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
(From the ANTHOLOGY + the SPECIAL EDITION)

Here is a score that was very difficult to deal with, due to a certain lack of flexibility in its sound. It is to be said I wasn’ t satisfied with the result until I’ve heard the RSO transfer from 7FN, though its qualities remain at a different level.

The RSO provides a strong consistency and clarity for instruments like flutes and triangle what is not the case of my version where they are more “hidding” behind. However, the real surprise is that my remastered version brought sounds that are nearly absent on the RSO, as for archers stroke on cellos on some cues for exemple, and even gratings from the musicians chairs during many silences. This one version has finally a far better dynamic, more relief, warmth and depth than the previous CD releases. I would be very curious to know what listeners may think about it…

Be sure I made nearly all that I could to give it the best.

RUNNING TIME: disc 1: 65:18 - disc 2: 66:09

DISC 1

  1. 20TH CENTURY FOX FANFARE 0:22
  2. MAIN TITLE/THE ICE PLANET HOTH 8:09
  3. THE WAMPA’S LAIR 3:35
  4. VISION OF OBI-WAN 3:29
  5. LUKE’S RESCUE 1:47
  6. THE IMPERIAL PROBE 1:14
  7. ABOARD THE EXECUTOR 3:09
  8. DRAWING THE BATTLE LINES 4:04
  9. THE BATTLE IN THE SNOW 3:47
  10. LUKE’S FIRST CRASH 4:13
  11. THE REBELS ESCAPE AGAIN 3:00
  12. THE ASTEROID FIELD 4:15
  13. CRASH LANDING ON DAGOBAH 3:38
  14. A FAMILIAR PLACE 1:20
  15. LUKE’S NOCTURNAL VISITOR 2:35
  16. HAN SOLO AND THE PRINCESS/THE EMPEROR CONTACTS VADER 3:27
  17. JEDI MASTER REVEALED 2:28
  18. MYNOCK CAVE 3:15
  19. THE TRAINING OF A JEDI KNIGHT 3:15
  20. THE MAGIC TREE 3:34

DISC 2

  1. ATTACKING A STAR DESTROYER 3:06
  2. YODA AND THE FORCE 4:03
  3. IMPERIAL STARFLEET DEPLOYED 1:15
  4. CITY IN THE CLOUDS 6:51
  5. LANDO’S PALACE 3:53
  6. BETRAYAL AT BESPIN 3:46
  7. DEAL WITH THE DARK LORD 2:35
  8. CARBON FREEZE 2:39
  9. DARTH VADER’S TRAP 0:42
  10. LUKE PURSUES THE CAPTIVES 4:52
  11. DEPARTURE OF BOBA FETT 3:36
  12. THE CLASH OF LIGHTSABERS 4:15
  13. LOSING A HAND 5:20
  14. HYPERSPACE 4:04
  15. THE REBEL FLEET/END TITLE 6:18

ALTERNATE AND ARCHIVAL BONUS TRACKS:
16. YODA’S THEME 3:30
17. THE TRAINING OF A JEDI KNIGHT 1:41
18. THE IMPERIAL MARCH (DARTH VADER’S THEME) 3:02

 

RETURN OF THE JEDI

(From the ANTHOLOGY + the SPECIAL EDITION)

On the contrary of all of what people may think, write and observe about this one through the so poor CD releases we all know, I noticed this score had, excepted for a very few tracks, a very strong and interesting potencial for remastering, what was not obvious at first glance.
With this one I somehow have the feeling to have “undone” what the SE’s and Anthology had done. I don’ t know if it is the best result of all the present scores, but it is my best work on them anyway and possibly the more surprising… I leave it to your appreciation.

Note: No “Parade Of The Ewoks” concert version on this set.

RUNNING TIME: disc 1: 77:50 - disc 2: 76:28

DISC 1

  1. 20TH CENTURY FOX FANFARE 0:22
  2. MAIN TITLE / APPROACHING THE DEATHSTAR 5:22
  3. TATOOINE RENDEZ-VOUS 2:50
  4. JABBA’S PALACE ENTRANCE 1:10
  5. JABBA’S BAROQUE RECITAL 3:03
  6. THE DROIDS ARE CAPTURED 1:17
  7. LAPTI NEK 2:50
  8. BOUNTY FOR A WOOKIE 2:50
  9. HAN SOLO RETURNS 4:01
  10. LUKE CONFRONTS JABBA 3:14
  11. DEN OF THE RANCOR 3:42
  12. SARLACC SENTENCE 1:46
  13. THE PIT OF CARKOON 0:56
  14. SAIL BARGE ASSAULT 5:02
  15. THE EMPEROR ARRIVES 2:07
  16. THE DEATH OF YODA 6:06
  17. OBI-WAN’S REVEALATIONS 2:51
  18. ALLIANCE ASSEMBLY 2:10
  19. SHUTTLE TYDIRIUM APPROCHES ENDOR 4:12
  20. SPEEDER BIKE CHASE 1:21
    21-22. LAND OF THE EWOKS 8:16
  21. THE LEVITATION 1:27
  22. THREEPIO’S BEDTIME STORY 1:12
  23. LUKE AND LEIA 4:47

DISC 2

  1. BROTHER AND SISTER 3:08
  2. FATHER AND SON 3:41 (AND NOT 1:41 AS STATED ON THE BACKCOVER)
  3. FLEET ENTERS HYPERSPACE 1:41 (AND NOT 3:41…)
  4. HEROIC EWOK 2:00
  5. EMPEROR’S THRONE ROOM 3:26
  6. INTO THE TRAP 2:30
  7. FOREST AMBUSH 2:00
  8. SCOUT WALKER SCRAMBLE / THE PRIME WEAPON FIRES 7:20
  9. THE LIGHTSABER 1:43
  10. THE EWOK BATTLE 2:50
  11. LEIA IS WOUNDED / THE DUEL BEGINS 2:56
  12. OVERTAKING THE BUNKER 0:57
  13. THE DARK SIDE BECKONS 3:37
  14. THE EMPEROR’S DEATH 2:44
  15. SUPERSTRUCTURE CHASE 1:57
  16. DARTH VADER’S DEATH 2:32
  17. THE MAIN REACTOR 1:36
  18. LEIA’S NEWS 2:21
  19. LIGHT OF THE FORCE 1:11
  20. EWOK CELEBRATION 1:56
  21. END TITLE 6:02

 

ALTERNATE AND ARCHIVAL BONUS TRACKS:
22. HAN SOLO RETURNS 4:09
23. JABBA THE HUTT (NATIONAL PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA) 3:43
24. SAIL BARGE ASSAULT 5:02
25. THE FOREST BATTLE (CONCERT SUITE) 4:04

 

As the previous set, all of it is available - and only - in Flac format.
All covers are included (Style A, B or C posters digitally restored in 300dpi).

 

How to get it:

I rely now on people who would have found in these versions of the scores what they waited for so long - if they did - , to be kind to preserve and share them again for the ones who will be willing to give a listen (Beatho is already OK for taking care of it, see post below. Just PM him).

The set is also foundable on the alt.binaries.starwars thanks to ryanvb.

You may also try this temporary key 😉

Please note that once you get them, they’re yours ! It is useless to ask me if you may share them by torrent, to post them elsewhere, to use them for your edit etc… The answer is already YES !

My only wishes may be:

  • That you give feedback on the actual topic to keep it alive and preserve it from beeing forgotten in the dephts of the forum. Just be generous: let people know it exists.

  • That you give credits to 7FN RSO transfers (present on the infos.txt).

  • That you keep the burning infos that are important for the 0 sec pause tracks on the remasters.

  • That you fully enjoy this whole set !

 

PLEASE !.. We’re not machines ! Thanks to formulate your request with more than two words (= minimum of politness.

 

Also check this topic: RE-SCORING EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - THE 1980 FILM VERSION SCORE !

And a far better version for ESB here: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/John-WILLIAMS-the-LONDON-SYMPHONY-ORCHESTRA-THE-EMPIRE-STRIKES-BACK-ABCs-Ultimate-Sound-Restitution-and-Restoration-Project/topic/10927/
 

May the Force be with you all.