Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (soundtrack)
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2005 film of the same name released by Sony Classical on May 3, 2005, more than two weeks before the film's release. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices in February 2005, with orchestrations provided by Conrad Pope and Eddie Karam. The score was Williams' sixth score in the saga. Shawn Murphy recorded the score. Ramiro Belgardt and Kenneth Wannberg served as music editors; Wannberg served as music editor for the previous Star Wars scores. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 4, 2018.[1]
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Released | May 3, 2005 | |||
Recorded | February 2005 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
Genre | Classical | |||
Length | 71:53 | |||
Label | Sony Classical | |||
Producer | John Williams | |||
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The album would be Williams' final Star Wars score to be recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
A music video titled A Hero Falls was created for the film's theme, "Battle of the Heroes", featuring footage from the film. In the U.K., "Battle of the Heroes" was released as a CD-single and reached No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2005.[2]
The soundtrack also came with a collectors' DVD, Star Wars: A Musical Journey, that features 16 music videos set to remastered selections of music from all six film scores, set chronologically through the saga.
This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.[3]