Film score · 1977
Star Wars
Williams recorded it with the London Symphony Orchestra and gave every character and idea a theme of its own, as opera does. At a time of pop soundtracks, it brought the full orchestra back to adventure films. In 2005 the American Film Institute named it the greatest American film score.
- Music by
- John Williams
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The album
Upcoming concerts with this music
- Star Wars and Beyond: The Music of John WilliamsOttawa, Canada · National Arts Centre, Southam Hall
- The Music of the Galaxies: 50 Years of Star WarsValladolid, Spain · Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes · Film Symphony Orchestra
- Star Wars: A New Hope in ConcertToronto, Canada · Roy Thomson Hall · Music by John Williams · Toronto Symphony · until the 31st
- Star Wars: A New Hope in ConcertLondon, United Kingdom · Royal Albert Hall · London Symphony Orchestra · Star Wars Weekender, until 2 May
- The Music of the Galaxies: 50 Years of Star WarsMurcia, Spain · Auditorio Víctor Villegas · Film Symphony Orchestra
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