Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)

The Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi score was recorded at the Abbey Road studios in January and February 1983 by the London Symphony Orchestra. The score won another Oscar nomination for Williams. Because of the decrease of popularity for the vinyl format, 'Return of the Jedi', which is the longest score of the Original Trilogy, was only released on one LP instead of two like A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.

Track listing for the first release on LP

 * First release on LP by RSO.

SIDE one

 * 1) Main Title (The Story Continues) – 5:09
 * 2) Into the Trap – 2:36
 * 3) Luke and Leia – 4:44
 * 4) Parade of the Ewoks – 3:25
 * 5) Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba The Hutt) – 4:10
 * 6) Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) – 2:49

SIDE two
Total Time: 44:59
 * 1) The Forest Battle – 4:01
 * 2) Rebel Briefing – 2:22
 * 3) The Emperor – 2:41
 * 4) The Return of the Jedi – 5:02
 * 5) Ewok Celebration and Finale – 8:00

Track listing for the first release on CD

 * First release on CD by Polydor.

Total Time: 45:40
 * 1) Main Title (The Story Continues) – 5:09
 * 2) Into the Trap – 2:36
 * 3) Luke and Leia – 4:43
 * 4) Parade of the Ewoks – 3:24
 * 5) Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba The Hutt) – 4:07
 * 6) Lapti Nek – 2:48
 * 7) The Forest Battle – 4:01
 * 8) Rebel Briefing – 2:19
 * 9) The Emperor – 2:40
 * 10) The Return of the Jedi – 5:00
 * 11) Ewok Celebration and Finale – 7:57

Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology
In 1993, Twentieth Century Fox Film Scores released a four CD box set containing music from the original Star 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 movies became available on CD. Disc three in the set was devoted to Return of the Jedi, with further tracks on disc four.


 * 1) 20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension
 * 2) Main Title/Approaching the Death Star
 * 3) Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba the Hutt)
 * 4) Fight in the Dungeon
 * 5) The Return of the Jedi
 * 6) The Emperor Arrives
 * 7) The Death of Yoda
 * 8) Parade of the Ewoks
 * 9) Luke and Leia
 * 10) The Emperor Confronts Luke
 * 11) Into the Trap
 * 12) First Ewok Battle/Fight With the Fighters
 * 13) The Forest Battle
 * 14) The Final Duel/Into the Death Star
 * 15) The Emperor's Death
 * 16) Darth Vader's Death
 * 17) Through the Flames
 * 18) Leia Breaks the News/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi
 * 19) Ewok Celebration/Finale

"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) and the first half of track 21 is the "film version" of Ewok Celebration from Return of the Jedi.

Track listing for the complete score

 * The expanded edition on RCA (1997) and Sony Classical (2004) contained the 1997 remix of the score. (It was falsely advertised with the legend "Now available on RCA (1997) and Sony Classical (2004) presenting the complete score"). 2CD.

Disc one
Total Time: 73:16
 * 1) 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman, 1954) – 0:22
 * 2) Main Title/Approaching the Death Star/Tatooine Rendezvous – 9:21
 * 3) *contains the hidden track "Death Star in Disarray" (source music counterpart to "Darth Vader's Death") at – 5:04– 5:38
 * 4) The Droids Are Captured – 1:21
 * 5) Bounty for a Wookiee – 2:50
 * 6) Han Solo Returns – 4:01
 * 7) Luke Confronts Jabba/Den of the Rancor/Sarlacc Sentence – 8:51
 * 8) The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault – 6:02
 * 9) The Emperor Arrives/The Death of Yoda/Obi-Wan's Revelation – 10:58
 * 10) Alliance Assembly – 2:13
 * 11) Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor – 4:09
 * 12) Speeder Bike Chase/Land of the Ewoks – 9:38
 * 13) The Levitation/Threepio's Bedtime Story – 2:46
 * 14) Jabba's Baroque Recital – 3:09
 * 15) Jedi Rocks – 2:42
 * 16) Sail Barge Assault (Alternate) – 5:04

Disc two
Total Time: 74:47
 * 1) Parade of the Ewoks – 3:28
 * 2) Luke and Leia – 4:46
 * 3) Brother and Sister/Father and Son/The Fleet Enters Hyperspace/Heroic Ewok – 10:40
 * 4) The Emperor's Throne Room – 3:26
 * 5) The Battle of Endor – 11:50
 * 6) Into the Trap – 2:30
 * 7) Forest Ambush – 2:00
 * 8) Scout Walker Scramble – 2:04
 * 9) The Prime Weapon Fires – 5:16
 * 10) The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle – 4:31
 * 11) The Battle of Endor II – 10:03
 * 12) Leia Is Wounded – 1:02
 * 13) The Duel Begins – 1:51
 * 14) Overtaking The Bunker – 1:00
 * 15) The Dark Side Beckons – 3:33
 * 16) The Emperor’s Death – 2:37
 * 17) The Battle of Endor III – 6:04
 * 18) Superstructure Chase – 1:53
 * 19) Darth Vader's Death – 2:34
 * 20) The Main Reactor – 1:36
 * 21) Leia's News/Light of the Force – 3:24
 * 22) Victory Celebration/End Title – 8:34
 * 23) Ewok Feast/Part of the Tribe – 4:02
 * 24) The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) – 4:05