RoccondilRinon said:

I have two beefs with the PT music. The first is the lack of tight system of leitmotif — yes, there is an "Anakin's Theme" and "Qui-Gon's Theme" and all, but apart from "Across the Stars" they're not used the way his leitmotifs are used in the OT.

The other is the distinct lack of the main fanfare outside of the opening crawl. It's used in maybe one action scene in TPM and at the very end of ROTS.

I agree. The main theme doesn't show up nearly enough, although I can think of at least a few other instances in which it does, in fact, appear. The problem is that it's really been buried--almost hidden--and can be difficult to hear unless you're really listening for it or have listened to the soundtrack several times over, as I have. This leads to yet another problem, however, as there is so much cut-and-pasting in the PT and the soundtracks (at least as commercially released) do not flow in a way that is really coherent or relevant to the progression or pacing of the story.

All that being said, though, I am a HUGE fan of John Williams and I think that a lot of the work he did for the PT was absolutely brilliant, but misused. For example, I've always been very fond of the march that plays as the Trade Federation invades Theed, but I do have to admit that I'd have trouble imagining that particular piece playing during any OT moment.