steb74

That's very generous of you, thanks.

I actually managed to find Puggo Grande on a torrent site (are we allowed to name torrent sites here??) but I'm sure the other guys above would sincerely appreciate your offer.

It's a shame about the original project, I've also had no success in tracking them down but it looks magnificent!

Well, there was one site but unfortunately the links had expired and I've not been able to get on there for the last day or so.

When I can though, I'll request a re-up ....fingers crossed.

Cheers.

I'd absolutely love to see these also.

Great news, really looking forward to it!

The amount of work that has gone into it has not gone unnoticed and is very much appreciated.

Sorry to hear about the computer problems!

Excellent, good work man :)

I'm sure Mike will help out if he can as he seems like a really decent guy.

Fingers crossed :)

That's great man, let's hope he replies with some interesting details :)

Interesting indeed, I'll have to keep my eye out for that book.

I wonder if it would be worth trying to get in touch with Mike Matessino who wrote the liner notes for the '97 releases.

He seems to have alot of inside knowledge regarding Williams.

There's a pdf available on this page about the recording of Star Wars and there's a little about the temp music, nothing too specific but certainly of interest.

http://www.malonedigital.com/starwars.htm

skyjedi2005 said:

One piece of temp track music which pretty much made it into the score intact, is a nod to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho when Han lifts up the storage cargo containers they are hiding in.  From the score by Bernard Herrmann.

Williams was actually asked about this in a Film Score Monthly interview in 2003.

Was he intentionally referencing Bernard Herrmann's "madness" theme from Psycho in Star Wars when Luke, Han and the gang emerge from under the floor of the Millennium Falcon just after they arrive on the Death Star.

The answer: "No".

Of course people can and will believe what they want about this but I personally find it to be just a coincidence as the motif in question is such an elementary musical figure which I'm sure countless other composers have stumbled upon without ever having heard a note from Herrmann.

This subject though is one that sincerely fascinates me and I would love to know which pieces Lucas originally used in the temp track.