STAR WARS Original Film Soundtrack (1977 1st Ed. Gatefold Double Album set) NM

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STAR WARS Original Film Soundtrack 20th Century Records 2T-541 (1977 1st Ed. Gatefold Double Album set) 
A1 Main Title 5:20 A2 Imperial Attack 6:10 A3 Princess Leia's Theme 4:18 A4 The Desert And The Robot Auction 2:51

B1 Ben's Death And TIE Fighter Attack 3:46 B2 The Little People Work 4:02 B3 Rescue Of The Princess 4:46 B4 Inner City 4:12 B5 Cantina Band 2:44

C1 The Land Of The Sand People 2:50 C2 Mouse Robot And Blasting Off 4:01 C3 The Return Home 2:46 C4 The Walls Converge 4:37 C5 The Princess Appears 4:04

D1 The Last Battle 12:05 D2 The Throne Room And End Title 5:28

*(all photos are of the actual item)

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 20th Century Records
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Producer – George Lucas
• Composed By, Conductor – John Williams

The London Symphony Orchestra

• Bass – A. Griffiths*, B. Mollinson*, G. Newson*, G. Neal*, J. Cooper*, P. Dimitroff*
• Bassoon – P. Francis*, R. Bourton*
• Cello – C. Gillinson*, D. Cummings*, D. Powrie*, F. Saunders*, J. Long*, K. Glossop*, K. Law*, M. Meulien*, R. Adams*, T. Storer*
• Clarinet – J. Brymer*, R. Moore*, R. Jowitt*
• Flute – F. Nolan*, L. Sanders*, R. Taylor*
• Harp – J. Marson*, R. Scheffel-Stein*
• Horns – A. Chidell*, D. Cripps*, G. Warren*, J. Quaife*, J. Brown*, J. Butterworth*, J. Rooke*, S. Reading
• Oboe – A. Camden*, R. Lord*
• Percussion – M. Frye*, R. Northcott*
• Piano, Celesta – M. Round, R. Noble*
• Timpani – K-H. Goedicke*
• Trombone – D. Wick*, E. Crees*, F. Mathison*
• Trumpet – M. Murphy*, N. Archibald*, R. Izen*, W. Lang*
• Tuba – J. Fletcher*, S. Wick*
• Viola – A. Taylor*, B. Clarke*, D. Hume*, E. Cuthbertson*, M. Mitchell*, P. Hooley*, P. Vermont*, P. Norriss*, W. Krasnik*, W. Sumpton*
• Violin – B. Gaulton*, B. Thomas*, C. Reuben*, D. Llewellyn*, D. Williams*, D. Gaines*, D. Stewart*, G. Creese*, I. Arditti*, J. Steadman*, M. Weber*, N. Freeman, N. Watson*, N. Taweel*, R. Studt*, R. Clark*, R. Retallick*, R. Brightman*, S. Artis*, S. Castle*, S. Colter*, T. Morton*, T. Cook*, T. Swift*, W. Hill*, W. Brown

Notes

Has one insert (film and the music history on one side and a list of each instrument and its performer on the other side) and includes a blank mail-in order form (2T-541) for an official STAR WARS T-shirt.

Sides 1 and 4 are on Disc 1. Sides 2 and 3 are on Disc 2. Cat# 2T-541(0898) on spine of gatefold cover.

Recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham, England on March 5, 8-12, 15-16, 1977. Mastered and pressed at the Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, California, 1977.

• Matrix / Runout: (Side 1 etching): M-2-541-AS
• Matrix / Runout: (Side 2 etching): M-2-541-BS TML-S
• Matrix / Runout: (Side 3 etching): M-2-541-CS TML-M
• Matrix / Runout: (Side 4 etching): M-2-541-DS TML-M P D

AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger
     The 1977 release of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope exponentially changed the face of pop culture. Not since the mainland arrival of the Beatles had such an intense level of fanaticism possessed the American people. The film's rousing title sequence is as recognizable -- if not more so -- than the national anthem, and composer John Williams' Oscar-winning score is a marvel of pulp tension, Holst grandeur, and Wagner-inspired motifs. Never before had the general public been given such memorable, accessible, and instantly identifiable character themes. Williams develops these ideas masterfully at the soundtrack's beginning, allowing the lonely horn-driven "Jedi" theme, like Luke Skywalker himself, the time to grow, waiting patiently before unleashing it in full with the bombastic and ceremonial end piece "The Throne Room." Shadows of the composer's finest contribution, "Imperial March," can be heard brewing beneath the ominous cello section during "Imperial Attack." This is perhaps the most important thread on A New Hope, and charting its growth through to its full-blown Empire Strikes Back glory is fascinating. Williams is a true student of cinema, and his love for the works of Henry Mancini -- "Cantina Band," anyone? -- Miklos Rosa, and Bernard Herrmann are in full effect, but like George Lucas, who based his entire concept on old radio and television serials, the results are reverent without having been recycled. A New Hope was the beginning of a grand love affair with science fiction and mythology, and the world embraced every aspect of its astronomical rise to legend, but without Williams' exceptional contributions that affair may have been very short-lived.