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A B C
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Dark_Jedi & ABC's - ESB: IMPERIAL EDITION - ART OF SCORING, Restored Recordings against the B&W GOUT - JW & LSO (Released)
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5-Aug-2010, 6:05 PM

From:

D_J’s SW Trylogy Project (Gout Sourced) + ABC’s ESB “Audiophile Edition” (upgraded version)

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK "IMPERIAL EDITION"

John WILLIAMS And The LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
 

The Project:

A DVD featuring the Complete Original Score as written by John Williams, playing over D_J’s GOUT sourced version.

Particularities: Using the final upgrade from my last effort for the Empire Strikes Back Audiophile Edition, we agreed with Dark Jedi to save all the space from the DVD for the music and its now more than partially recovered sound quality. We then opted for a black and white version, and obviously silent.

SAMPLE VOB file (16 min opening, W.I.P. and 1st draft)

Final Versions:

Here is a sample of “Asteroids”

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pidl8b

Here is a sample of “Mynock Cave”

http://www.sendspace.com/file/bye996

Note: there’s no tracked parts from other cues like they did for the film in this reconstruction. All has been done to bring back the original score as far as possible. Film versions cuts have only been made when there was no other choice for synchronization with the picture. Every single bit has its place and nothing has been left to hasard. Film version cues mostly consist in tiny bits of music deleted or repeated to match even more with the acting.

- The single titles next to the sessions tape references are from John Williams Original cue sheet (credit to J. Takis for sharing this documentation) -

(P.S.: “Unused parts” means they’re used here, of course)

 

ICE PLANET Suite
— 1M1 Main Title: Original
— 1M2 The Imperial Probe: Original - Unused parts
— 1M3/2M1 Luke’s Escape: Original -_ Unused parts
— 2M2 Ben’s Instructions: Original - Unused parts
— 2M3 Luke’s Rescue: Original - Unused_ parts

ABOARD THE EXECUTOR
— 2M4 The Probe Scanner: Original - Unused_ parts

BATTLE ON HOTH
— 3M1 Drawing The Battle Lines: Original
— 3M2 Leia’s Instructions: Original
— 3M3 The Snow Battle: Film Cut
— 3M4/4M1 Luke’s First Crash: Film Cut
— 4M2 The Rebels Escape Again: Film Cut

THE ASTEROID FIELD
— 4M3 The Asteroid Field: Film Cut

ARRIVAL ON DAGOBAH
— 5M1 Crash Landing: Film Cut

A FAMILIAR PLACE
— 5M2 Yoda Appears: Original_

NOCTURNAL VISITOR
— 5M3 Yoda’s Entrance: Original - Unused_ parts

HAN AND THE PRINCESS / VADER AND THE EMPEROR
— 5M4/6M1 Solo And The Princess: Film Cut

FOREIGN PLACES Suite
— 6M2 Yoda’s Teaching: Original
— 6M3 This Is Not A Cave: Original - Unused_ parts
— 6M4 Training A Jedi: Original - Unused
— 6M5/7M1 The Magic Tree: Film Cut

ATTACK POSITION
— 7M2 Attack Position: Original

YODA AND THE FORCE
— 7M3 Yoda Raises The Ship: Film Cut

DARTH VADER’S COMMAND
— 7M4/8M1 Vader’s Command: Original - Unused parts

THE CITY IN THE CLOUDS
— 8M2 City In The Clouds: Film Cut + Unused parts

LANDO’ S PALACE / LUKE’ S PROMISE
— 8M3 Lando’s Palace: Original

LEIA’ S WORRIES
— 9M1 Luke To The Rescue: Original

BETRAYAL AT BESPIN
— 9M2 Vader Shows Up: Original

CAPTIVES
— 9M3 Putting ThreePio Together: Original

DEAL WITH THE DARK LORD
— 9M4 Trouble In Prison: Original

CARBON FREEZE Suite
— 9M6/10M1 Carbon Freeze: Film Cut
— 10M2 Luke Pursues The Captives: Film Cut - Unused parts
— 10M3 Chewie Chokes Lando: Original # - Unused parts

THE DUEL
— 11M1 Through The Window: Original (2nd half slightly out of synch)

ESCAPE FROM BESPIN Suite
— 12M1 Losing A Hand: Film Cut
— 12M2 To Hyper-Space: Original #

THE REBEL FLEET / END TITLE
— 12M3 Finale: Original #
— 12M4 End Credits: Album Version (The Imperial March concert Version having no more place in the score I thought it was somehow due to have it here, notably considering the average sound quality of the alternate Film Version insert)_