Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Re-released expanded edition of the original soundtrack album to coincide with cinematic re-release of original Star Wars Trilogy Special Editions. Contains previously unreleased music. 32-Page booklet including extensive liner notes, photographs and a recording log for the Star Wars scoring sessions. Track 1.13b is hidden (although stated and explained on liner notes), starting at minute 5:00 of track 1.13, after 2 minutes of silence. It consists of five recorded takes of the "Main Title", presented consecutively with slate numbers and incidental noise; they were takes 16 through 20 of the original recording sessions. Track 1.02 is actually an edited version using portions from takes 18, 19 and 20. The total duration of track 1.13 (called "Archival Bonus Track") is 17:00. Tracks previously unreleased: 1.08 (Learn About The Force), 1.13, 2.04 Tracks containing previously unreleased music: 1.05, 1.08 (Tales Of A Jedi Knight), 2.02 (Imperial Cruiser Pursuit) Recorded at Anvil Studios, Denham, England, March 5, 8-12, 15, & 16, 1977 35mm Magnetic elements transferred at The North Room, Zanuck Theatre, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 1996 16-Track analog elements transferred at Trax, Hollywood, CA, May 1996 Digitally assembled and mastered at Digiprep, Hollywood, CA, April-June 1996