ray_afraid said:

doubleofive said:

I'm pretty sure all of the movies from that point on match the 1981 incorrect timing. Hooray for continuity, boo for it being the wrong one!

hmm.. I just can't see why that would be... Like I said, I understand that ANH was added later and was placed at the wrong timing, but why would the other two which always had the titles at the beginning have them at the wrong times?

This is because what we refer to as the "1981 crawl" was actually made before the Empire crawl (or at the same time), and the Empire crawl (and every one after that) was made to match it. The A New Hope crawl just didn't get released until the post-Empire theatrical re-release in 1981.

Therefore, the only crawl that matches the intended music cue is the 1977 Star Wars crawl - all 6 other crawls start too late.

(This is entirely from memory and I have no references to cite so I could be wrong about it. If I am, feel free to call me on it.)