24 years ago, Lucasfilm launched a multimedia Star Wars project that would deliver everything but the movie – Shadows of the Empire. Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the project would include books, comic series, computer games, action figures, collectibles and a superb score by Young Indiana Jones Chronicles composer Joel McNeely, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. It would arrive in 1996 on CD and cassette, but never on vinyl….until now.
Varèse Sarabande Records, the company who released the original recording almost a quarter of a century ago are now releasing the score on vinyl, wrapped in that stunning Drew Struzan artwork seen on so many Shadows products, as well as re-releasing it on CD.
Click here to order it on Vinyl and here for CD.
May the 4th be with you! In celebration of Star Wars Day, Varèse Sarabande Records is thrilled to announce the upcoming special release of the music for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire by GRAMMY®-nominated composer Joel McNeely. The album will be released for the first time on LP and reissued on CD on August 7, 2020, exclusively from Varèse Sarabande Records and is now available for pre-order.
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire was developed and published by LucasArts for Nintendo 64 on December 3, 1996, and sold one million copies in its first year. A version for Microsoft Windows followed in 1997, and sold out reissues have kept the game alive amongst the Star Wars fan base since its release over 20 years ago.
As part of the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project, a full soundtrack was composed by Joel McNeely and recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Samples of the soundtrack were used in both versions of the game, with the Windows version containing many of the full tracks. The album art features the main Star Wars characters and was created by legendary illustrator Drew Struzan (Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future).
Side A:
Main Theme from Star Wars and Leia’s Nightmare (3:41)
The Battle of Gall (7:59)
Imperial City (8:02)
Beggar’s Canyon Chase (2:56)
The Southern Underground (1:48)
Side B:Xizor’s Theme (4:35)
The Seduction of Princess Leia (3:38)
Night Skies (4:17)
Into the Sewers (2:55)
The Destruction of Xizor’s Palace (10:44)In the game, which serves as backstory between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the player controls the mercenary Dash Rendar in his efforts to help Luke Skywalker and rescue Princess Leia from Prince Xizor. The game was based on a book by Steve Perry.
International shipping is available, so treat yourselves and get this wonderful score today.
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