My isolated score for SW is now completely finished and has been uploaded. I'm not sure what the forum rules have to say about publicly posting download links for such a thing, given that the music comes from a retail CD release that can be easily obtained, so I'll err on the side of caution until I've heard that it's okay to do so. If it matters, in addition to the synch and edit work, the extensive EQ applied to the tracks has significantly altered the tonal balance of the music from how it is on the official release, making it sound much more like it does in the actual movie. So the final result has relatively little resemblance to what is commercially available.
In addition to the isolated score, I also made unedited versions of the equalized tracks so that the music can be listened to this way on its own without the video. These were processed at 24-bit, 88.2 khz before converting back to 16/44.1, which theoretically gives even greater accuracy in rendering (especially in the high frequencies, which have undergone the most alteration). Since I was dealing with previously mastered material, I decided to use a standard triangular dither instead of any noise-shaped variety, to keep things simpler. The iZotope resampler was used in all cases.
I have to say I'm rather pleased with how this has turned out, for though the flaws of the source cannot be fully overcome, the EQ change has extracted a much improved sound quality from these CD's. When listening to them, it is as though a veil has been lifted and something closer to what Eric Tomlinson actually recorded is allowed to come through. On the isolated score, the level has been lowered by 6 dB to match what is actually heard in the film, so there will be no significant volume difference when switching tracks on a custom DVD or Bluray; while the other version was lowered only slightly to prevent possible clipping. On both, the cantina band tracks are further reduced to a level appropriate for background music, rather than blasting away at high volume as they do on the CD; and I also gave them some reverb in order to present a sense of ambience, avoiding the overly dry sound of the direct recordings.
Since there are other isolated scores out there, I should say that my version is not meant to be in competition with any of them—it's just my take on what the music of Star Wars is supposed to sound like. It is as much for my sake as anybody else, and was made in part to practice my audio editing skills with material I enjoy listening to. But if other people obtain my work and like the way it sounds, then I'm very glad to have made that possible. ;)