Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (soundtrack)
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The soundtrack to Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones was released by Sony Classical on April 23, 2002. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams
, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
and London Voices
. Shawn Murphy recorded and mixed the score with Peter Myles and Kenneth Wannberg serving as music editors. John Williams himself produced the recording sessions.
Four different album covers were featured with Anakin and Padme, Jango Fett, Yoda, and the theatrical poster. For a limited time, the CD shipped with a bonus CD-ROM
featuring a PC screensaver
and a total of four alternative covers (each sold separately). A Target
-exclusive edition featured the bonus track "On the Conveyor Belt".
Entrance of the Monsters, for example, is almost completely tracked out and instead, is replaced with "source" crowd sounds such as drums.
Once the Battle of Geonosis begins, the editing becomes extensive, pulling from both The Phantom Menace
and Attack of the Clones
, utilizing all forms of editing and supplementing transitions with timpani rolls. This was originally planned by John Williams
and George Lucas
.
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
and London Voices
London Voices
London Voices is a London-based choral ensemble led by Terry Edwards, who founded the ensemble in 1973...
. Shawn Murphy recorded and mixed the score with Peter Myles and Kenneth Wannberg serving as music editors. John Williams himself produced the recording sessions.
Four different album covers were featured with Anakin and Padme, Jango Fett, Yoda, and the theatrical poster. For a limited time, the CD shipped with a bonus CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
featuring a PC screensaver
Screensaver
A screensaver is a type of computer program initially designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use...
and a total of four alternative covers (each sold separately). A Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
-exclusive edition featured the bonus track "On the Conveyor Belt".
Track listing
- Star Wars Main Title and Ambush on Coruscant – 3:46
- Across the Stars: Love Theme from Attack of the Clones – 5:33
- Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Coruscant – 11:07
- Yoda and the Younglings – 3:55
- Departing Coruscant – 1:44
- Anakin and Padme – 3:57
- Jango's Escape – 3:48
- The Meadow Picnic – 4:14
- Bounty Hunter's Pursuit – 3:23
- Return to Tatooine – 6:57
- The Tusken Camp and the Homestead – 5:54
- Love Pledge and the Arena – 8:29
- Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale – 10:45
- On the Conveyor Belt – 3:02 (Target exclusive bonus track)
Score Information
Due to the editing in the film, several effects were used to aid in transitions between edited cues. Several moments use a chime sound such as the transition from the Obi-Wan Kamino moments to the Anakin/Padmé Naboo scenes.Entrance of the Monsters, for example, is almost completely tracked out and instead, is replaced with "source" crowd sounds such as drums.
Once the Battle of Geonosis begins, the editing becomes extensive, pulling from both The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms...
and Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology...
, utilizing all forms of editing and supplementing transitions with timpani rolls. This was originally planned by John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
and George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
.
Cue List
- 1M1 Main Title
- 1M2 The Arrival at Coruscant
- 1M3 Thwarted Attempt
- 1M4 The Meeting of Anakin and Padme
- 1M5 She Hardly Recognized Me
- 1M6 Zam's Dirty Trick
- 1M7A Zam's Chase Pt. 1
- 1M7B Zam in Pursuit
- 2M1 Zam is Eliminated
- 2M2 Palpatine's Plotting
- 2M3 Departure
- 2M5 The Library Scene
- 2M6 Lunch and the Younglings
- 2M7 Approaching Naboo Palace
- 3M1 Finding Kamino
- 3M1 Insert [Untitled]
- 3M2 Visiting the Prime Minister
- 3M3 The First Kiss
- 3M4 Interior Tipoca City
- 3M5 The Meadow Scene
- 3M5 R The Meadow Scene
- 3M6 The Meeting With Fett
- 3M7 The Dinner Scene
- 3M8 Rainy Ramp and Anakin's Nightmare
- 3M9 [Untitled]
- 4M1 The Jango Fett Fight
- 4M2 Watto Describes Mothers Fate
- 4M3 The Spare Canister Caper
- 4M4 The Arrival at Tatooine
- 4M5 Obi-Wan Eavesdropping
- 4M6 Rescuing Mother
- 4M7 Exacting Revenge
- 5M1A Carrying Mother Home
- 5M1B Anakin Changes
- 5M2 Smee's Funeral
- 5M3 The Commerce Guild Prepares For War
- 5M4 [Untitled]
- 5M5 Finding the Conveyor Belt
- 5M6 The Conveyor Belt
- 5M6 Insert
- 5M7 The Senate Scene
- 6M1 Love Pledge
- 6M2 Entrance of the Monsters
- 6M2 Sweetner
- 6M3 [Untitled]
- 6M4 [Untitled]
- 6M5 Padme Falls
- 6M5 Insert
- 7M1 Dooku vs. Obi-Wan
- 7M2 Yoda Strikes Back
- 7M3 Finale
- 7M3 Insert
- End Credits
- EC "Updated Gelb Version"
External links
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