Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)
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Cover from the original 1983 release.
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| Film score by John Williams | |||||
| Released | 1983 | ||||
| Recorded | January–February, 1983 | ||||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London, Olympic Studios, West London, Fox Scoring Stage, Hollywood | ||||
| Genre | Classical | ||||
| Length | 44:59 | ||||
| Label | RSO Records | ||||
| Producer | John Williams | ||||
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| Star Wars Trilogy – The Original Soundtrack Anthology: "Return of the Jedi" | |
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Cover of the original 1993 release.
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| Film score by John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Recorded | 1983 |
| Genre | Classical |
| Label | Arista Records on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Scores, a Bertelsmann Music Group Company |
| Producer | Nick Redman |
| Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Film score by John Williams | ||||
| Released | 1997, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January 17, 21, 22 & 31 and February 1, 3, 4 & 10, 1983 |
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| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 2:28:04 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | John Williams, Nick Redman | |||
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The Return of the Jedi score was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in January and February 1983. Again, John Williams conducted the London Symphony Orchestra and served as producer. Orchestrator Herbert W. Spencer, engineer Eric Tomlinson, music editor Kenneth Wannberg, and record supervisor Lionel Newman again reprised their respective duties. The score won another Academy Award nomination for Williams. Return of the Jedi, which is the original trilogy's longest score, was only released on a single-LP instead of a double-set like the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back soundtracks before it.
LP vinyl released by RSO; compact disc released by Polydor
Total Time: 44:59
In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a four-CD box set containing music from the original Star Wars trilogy. This release marked the first time that the complete contents of the original double-LP releases of the scores from the first two films became available on CD. Disc three in the set was devoted to Return of the Jedi, with further tracks on disc four.
Although released as the complete score, there are several cues not on the Special Edition that have been released on previous releases. These include:
Currently, several source cues and other material are unavailable. Many of these master tapes could not be located in time for the score's special edition release and are presumed lost. These tracks include:
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