Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Composer: John Williams
Orchestrators: John Williams, Herbert W. Spencer, Alexander Courage, Angela Morley, Arthur Morton, Albert Woodbury
Conductor: John Williams
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra
Director: George Lucas
Producers: Gary Lurtz, George Lucas, James Nelson
Starring Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prouse, James Earl Jones
“As an actor, you're only one person, one instrument in the orchestra. He's [John Williams] the entire cast… Aside from George Lucas, nobody deserves more credit for the success of Star Wars than John Williams.”
- Mark Hamill
Principal Themes and Motifs
Soundtrack Albums
Original Soundtrack LP Release (20th Century Records) (1977)
Side 1:
1. Main Title
2. Imperial Attack
3. Princess Leia’s Theme
4. The Desert and the Robot Auction
Side 2:
1. Ben’s Death and TIE Fighter Attack
2. The Little People Work
3. Rescue of the Princess
4. Inner City
5. Cantina Band
Side 3:
1. The Land of the Sandpeople
2. Mouse Robot and Blasting Off
3. The Return Home
4. The Walls Converge
5. The Princess Appears
Side 4:
1. The Last Battle
2. The Throne Room and End Title
Original Soundtrack CD Release (Polydor Records) (1986)
(Identical in content and packaging to the LP release)
Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology (Arista) (1993)
Disc 1:
1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension
2. Main Title
3. Imperial Attack
4. The Desert / The Robot Auction
5. The Little People Work
6. The Princess Appears
7. The Land of the Sand People
8. The Return Home
9. Inner City
10. Mouse Robot / Blasting Off
11. Rescue of the Princess
12. The Walls Converge
13. Ben’s Death / TIE Fighter Attack
14. Princess Leia’s Theme
15. The Last Battle
16. The Throne Room / End Title
Disc 4:
1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension
2. Star Wars Main Title (Alternate)
4. A Hive of Villainy
5. Destruction of Alderaan
10. Cantina Band
12. Cantina Band #2
15. Standing By
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (RCA Victor/Sony Classical) (1997/2004)
Disc 1:
1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman, 1954)
2. Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner
3. Imperial Attack
4. The Dune Sea of Tatooine / Jawa Sandcrawler
5. The Moisture Farm
6. The Hologram / Binary Sunset
7. Landspeeder Search / Attack of the Sand People
8. Tales of a Jedi Knight / Learn About the Force
9. Burning Homestead
10. Mos Eisley Spaceport
11. Cantina Band
12. Cantina Band #2
13. Binary Sunset (Alternate)
Disc 2:
1. Princess Leia’s Theme
2. The Millennium Falcon / Imperial Cruiser Pursuit
3. Destruction of Alderaan
4. The Death Star / The Stormtroopers
5. Wookiee Prisoner / Detention Block Ambush
6. Shootout in the Cell Bay / Dianoga
7. The Trash Compactor
8. The Tractor Beam / Chasm Crossfire
9. Ben Kenobi’s Death / TIE Fighter Attack
10. The Battle of Yavin
11. The Throne Room / End Title