Shadows of the Empire (soundtrack)

Shadows of the Empire was an unusual soundtrack scored by composer Joel McNeely, after a suggestion by John Williams, and performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus. It was published by Varèse Sarabande. Familiar themes from the movies can only be heard in tracks one (Main Theme from Star Wars) and eight (Imperial March). The disc also includes an interactive track for personal computers, containing concept art and additional information about the project.

Track listing

 * 1) Main Theme from Star Wars and Leia's Nightmare (3:41)
 * 2) The Battle of Gall (7:59)
 * 3) Imperial City (8:02)
 * 4) Beggar's Canyon Chase (2:56)
 * 5) The Southern Underground (1:48)
 * 6) Xizor's Theme (4:35)
 * 7) The Seduction of Princess Leia (3:38)
 * 8) Night Skies (4:17)
 * 9) Into the Sewers (2:55)
 * 10) The Destruction of Xizor's Palace (10:44)

Features

 * Music Total time: 51:27
 * Introduction - an overview of the Shadows of the Empire project.
 * Creative Team - the people behind the project.
 * Art Gallery - outstanding art created by people like the concept artist of Star Wars, Ralph McQuarrie.
 * Music - information about Joel McNeely, the orchestra and the efforts to put together a soundtrack for a novel.
 * Shadows of the Empire Universe - information about the book, the game, the comic series and the toys based on the characters.
 * The liner notes of the booklet give brief plot summaries for each track of the corresponding sections from the novel. McNeely wrote, "Unlike with film music, I have been allowed to let my imagination run free with the images, characters and events from this story. I have also had the luxury to loiter as long as I like with a character or scene. Every passage represents some person, place or event in this story."