Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Cover from the original 1983 release
Soundtrack album by John Williams
Released	1983
Recorded	January–February 1983
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London,Olympic Studios, West London, Fox Scoring Stage, Hollywood
Genre	Classical
Length	44:59
Label	RSO
Producer	John Williams
John Williams chronology
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Star Wars soundtracks chronology
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Return of the Jedi (1983) Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is thefilm score to the 1983 filmReturn of the Jedi, composed and conducted byJohn Williams and performed by theLondon Symphony Orchestra. Most of the score was recorded in London between January and February 1983 atAbbey Road Studios, with onecue recorded atOlympic Studios.^[1] Again, John Williams served as producer.Herbert W. Spencer,Thomas Newman andGordon Langford served as orchestrators. EngineerEric Tomlinson, music editorKenneth Wannberg, and record supervisorLionel Newman again reprised their respective duties. The score earned anotherAcademy Award nomination for Williams.Return of the Jedi, which is the original trilogy's shortest score, was only released on a single-LP instead of adouble-set like theStar Wars andThe Empire Strikes Back soundtracks before it.

The 1983 original version was remastered bySony Classical and released on LP in 2015. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released byWalt Disney Records on May 4, 2018.^[2] This remaster was newly assembled from the highest-quality tapes available, rather than sourced from the existing 1983 album masters.

LP vinyl released byRSO; compact disc released byPolydor

Total Time: 44:59

This track listing is also shared with the 2015 vinyl release by Sony Classical and the 2018 release by Walt Disney Records.

Star Wars Trilogy – The Original Soundtrack Anthology: "Return of the Jedi"
Cover print of the third disc of 1993 release
Film score by John Williams and theLondon Symphony Orchestra
Released	1993
Recorded	1983
Genre	Classical
Label	Arista Records on behalf ofTwentieth Century Fox Film Scores, aBertelsmann Music Group Company
Producer	Nick Redman

In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a four-CD box set containing music from the originalStar Wars trilogy. This release marked the first time that the complete contents of the original double-LP releases of the scores from the first two films became available on CD. Disc three in the set was devoted toReturn of the Jedi, with further tracks on disc four.

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension" – 0:23
2. "Main Title/Approaching the Death Star" – 5:22
3. "Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba the Hutt)" – 4:08
4. "Fight in the Dungeon" – 3:41
5. "The Return of the Jedi" – 5:02
6. "The Emperor Arrives" – 2:07
7. "The Death of Yoda" – 6:05
8. "Parade of the Ewoks" – 3:27
9. "Luke and Leia" – 4:47
10. "The Emperor Confronts Luke" – 3:29
11. "Into the Trap" – 2:39
12. "First Ewok Battle/Fight With the Fighters" – 7:24
13. "The Forest Battle" – 4:04
14. "The Final Duel/Into the Death Star" – 3:40
15. "The Emperor's Death" – 2:44
16. "Darth Vader's Death" – 2:33
17. "Through the Flames" – 1:39
18. "Leia Breaks the News/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi" – 2:22
19. "Ewok Celebration/Finale" – 7:58

Bonus Tracks (disc four of the same set)

3. "Heroic Ewok/The Fleet Goes Into Hyperspace"
7. "The Ewok Battle"
11. "Lapti Nek"
13. "Faking the Code"
14. "Brother and Sister"
16. "Leia is Wounded/Luke and Vader Duel"
19. "The Return of the Jedi (Alternate)"
20. "Leia Breaks the News (Alternate)/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi (Film Version)"
21. "Ewok Celebration (Film Version) /End Credits (Film Version)"
    • The second part of track twenty-one, "End Credits (Film Version)," is fromThe Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by John Williams
Released	2004
Recorded	January–February 1983 and November 1997 (Special Edition)
Genre	Classical
Length	2:28:04
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	John Williams, Nick Redman
Star Wars soundtrack chronology
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2004) Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
iTunes	[13]

In commemoration for the franchise's 20th anniversary in 1997,RCA Victor released 2-disc limited edition soundtracks for each film in the original trilogy. The release got a titleThe Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition. ForReturn of the Jedi only, two newly recorded music tracks were added atGeorge Lucas's request. John Williams wrote and recorded a new ending melody with theLondon Symphony Orchestra titled "Victory Celebration", replacing "Ewok Celebration" from the original release.Jerry Hey composed and arranged "Jedi Rocks" as a replacement for "Lapti Nek".

Sony Classical Records re-issued the soundtrack on September 21, 2004 under the titleStar Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The 2-disc set was advertised as the complete score despite missing several musical cues and original tracks.

Although released as the complete score, there are several cues not on the Special Edition that have been released on previous releases. These include:

• "Lapti Nek" (Album) – This is released on the anthology set and is replaced on the SE with "Jedi Rocks".
• "Leia's News" (Alternate) – This is released on the anthology set. The film version however is heard on the SE.
• "Ewok Celebration" (Ewok Source) – This is released on the anthology set but is replaced on the SE with the new celebration music written for the SE.
• "Ewok Celebration" (Choir Source) – This is released on the anthology set and is an alternate vocal mix (using only the choir, not the Ewok voices).

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Currently, several source cues and other material are unavailable. Many of these master tapes could not be located in time for the score's Special Edition release and are presumed lost. These tracks include:

1. "Jabba the Hutt's Concert Suite" – All but the final portion of this original recording, incorrectly edited onto the end of the cue "Han Solo Returns" on the Anthology, remains unreleased. (This same portion is heard on theReturn of the Jedi DVD menu as well).
2. Unused Source Cue – A 90-second-long piece of unused source music described as sounding like "elevator synth music". It was originally meant to play either at some point after "Jabba's Baroque Recital" or possibly instead of it.
3. Film Version of "Lapti Nek" (Original Source) – Several versions of this source cue written byJohn Williams' sonJoseph are available. Currently available are the album version on the Anthology and an extended album version and an instrumental track released on an LP single. However, the film version has yet to be released.
4. "Fancy Man" (English Version of "Lapti Nek" sung by Joseph Williams) – This cue can be heard partially inFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains either lost or simply unreleased. Williams later released a version of the song as "Urth", with him singing both Huttese and English lyrics – as well as parts of the "Ewok Celebration", which he also wrote.^[14]
5. "Max Rebo Source" – Source Cue – This piece, performed by the resident musicians in Jabba's court (The Max Rebo Band) has never been released. It is heard after Chewbacca is taken away. This cue can also be heard almost totally complete inFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains unreleased.
6. "Jabba Sail Barge Source" – Source Cue – A continuation of "Max Rebo Source" with slight alterations and different instrumentation (primarily played on synthesizers) that is heard on Jabba's sail barge.
7. Alternate Film Takes – Several cues such as "Superstructure Chase" are presented on the SE using incorrect and often flubbed takes.
8. "Battle for Endor Insert" – This insert can be heard in the film when Chewbacca and the Ewoks use the AT-ST to blow up another AT-ST and is similar to a section from "The Forest Battle Concert Suite" but has never been released.
9. "Ewok Celebration" (Film Version) – Two versions of this cue have been released, however, neither preserves the actual original recording used in the film.
10. "Freedom" – Original English demo version of "Ewok Celebration".

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