

On the fourth bonus disc, five additional tracks from Empire were included in a compilation of additional cues from the other two films. The disc dedicated to The Empire Strikes Back restored almost all of the original seventy-five minutes from the 1980 LP version and included new music cues never released before for a total of nineteen tracks. This anthology included the soundtracks to all three of the original Star Wars films in separate discs.

In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a special four-CD box set: Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology. vinyl and cassette release, this CD release reduced the music content from the seventy-five minutes featured in the 1980 U.S. In 1985, the first Compact Disc (CD) release of the soundtrack was issued by Polydor Records, which had by that time absorbed RSO Records and its entire music catalog. version, this release did not have a booklet but the information (and some photographs) were replicated on the inner sleeve. This track listing would be used for the album's first international CD release in 1985. release is "The Imperial March" instead of the "Star Wars Main Theme". For instance, the first track on the U.K. This comprised only ten tracks, which were also re-arranged differently. In the U.K., a single vinyl album and cassette were released in 1980 by RSO Records. A double-cassette edition was also released. As a side note, this package marked the final time a double LP soundtrack set was ever issued (Episode VI, the final film to have an LP soundtrack released, had only a single disc, also released by RSO Records). The front cover artwork featured Darth Vader's mask against the backdrop of outer space and the back cover featured the famous "Gone with the Wind" version of the poster art. It also included a brief explanation of each track. Featured at the booklet's end was an interview with John Williams about the music and the new themes, such as " The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" and "Yoda's Theme". This double LP package also included a booklet presentation with pictures of the main characters and action sequences from the film. Combined, the two records featured seventy-five minutes of film music. In 1980, the disco label RSO Records released the film's original soundtrack in a double-album, with two long-playing (LP) records. ( May 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 4, 2018. Re-recordings of the score even included music that was not on the original CD soundtrack. The soundtrack was first released in the United States as a 75-minute double LP five days before the film's premiere but the first Compact Disc release ran only half the length of the 2-LP set. John Williams himself took over duties as record producer from Star Wars creator George Lucas. Spencer and Angela Morley, recorded by engineer Eric Tomlinson and edited by Kenneth Wannberg with supervision by Lionel Newman. Again, the score was orchestrated by Herbert W. The score earned another Academy Award nomination for Williams. Between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Williams had also worked with the London Symphony Orchestra for the scores to the films The Fury, Superman and Dracula. The score from The Empire Strikes Back composed by John Williams. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
