Star Wars: The Story Continues [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SOUNDTRACK]

John Williams (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: John Williams
• Audio CD (June 6, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: DeLuxe Holland
• ASIN: B0009NVRLO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,117 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
The complete original soundtrack of Star Wars. Music of the 6 episodes - composed by John Williams.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Force is NOT strong with this one..., July 11, 2005

By	John M. Reiner "JMReiner83" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My friend loaned me these CD's recently, and let me say they are nothing compared to the original soundtracks.

The recordings sound actually half decent for synthesized instruments, but after hearing the superb London Symphony Orchestra in the original recordings, any artificial orchestra (and even some real orchestras!) is a real let-down. Especially painful are the sequences which call for lots of brass; the LSO was so great at delivering a theme at full blast in an intense action scene, and the MIDI brass just sounds cheesey. The interpretation is poor in a few key sequences as well, too.

Star Wars fans really deserve better than this; get the re-mastered trilogy set:
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fake instruments leave much to be desired, January 20, 2006

By	Nicholas Kliewer (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The synthesized instruments sound horrible. First off, when I bought this, I saw the name "Global Stage Orchestra" and was looking forward to hearing an orchestra -- of real instruments. What I was in for was a bad synthesized interpretation of John Williams wonderful music. If he were dead, I'm sure that he would roll over in his grave.

Many instruments sound so bad that it's distracting. For example, the smooth woodwind lines in "Duel of the Fates" sound detached and mechanical. Some brass instruments (which Williams uses liberally) sound more like car horns. Obviously not put together by a vocalist... the rear cover reads "MUSIC AND VOCALS PERFORMED BY THE GLOBAL STAGE ORCHESTRA." Apparently vocals are not music... which may be close to the truth in this case, since the vocals sound like hollow midi sampled voices. With so many great recordings out there... spend the extra few dollars and get a recording from a real orchestra.

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool Sdtk...But..., October 3, 2006

By	Decatur Redd "Redd's A Maverick" (Decatur,GA) - See all my reviews

I'm gonna keep this one short & sweet...I'm a lifetime fan of Star Wars, loved the music as much as I've loved the movies themselves, sought to buy the original scores, had to choose between the real deal and this one, saved 20 bucks buying the Story Continues, and loved it from day one. However, once listened to a few times from start to finish one can't help but spot the obvious, while this is an awesome production and re-recording of the original scores, the Global Stage Orchestra relies solely on synthesized instruments and you can feel the absence of REAL instruments. But it's still a keeper...especially for the Imperial death march. ~*REDD*~