Fardreamer says "Music is fine, but the arrangements and completeness aren't" about John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace Original Soundtrack (1-CD Edition)

Fardreamer — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:34:02 GMT

Although I tend to like almost every component of all the Star Wars films - the story, the screenplay, the cast, the special effects, and even the deliberately cheesy dialogue - I have to admit that I have an unabashed passion for the six incredible scores written by John Williams, the five-time Academy Award-winning composer who's considered to be among the finest film-music creators ever.

With only two exceptions (the 1977 two-LP record album from Star Wars and the 1983 single LP from Return of the Jedi), I've bought the original soundtracks from the very popular space fantasy series set "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" before the films premiered in theaters. This "tradition" started in April of 1980 when I purchased the two-LP album featuring the score for The Empire Strikes Back, so it was no fluke when, in late April of 1999, I bought the first version of Sony Classical's soundtrack album from the still unreleased Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

To be honest, I...

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Fardreamer says "Music is fine, but the arrangements and completeness aren't" about John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace Original Soundtrack (1-CD Edition)