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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 1999 film of the same name, composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices and the New London Children's Choir with orchestrations provided by Conrad Pope and John Neufeld. The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical Records on May 4, 1999, two weeks before the film's theatrical release. In anticipation of the long-awaited film, the soundtrack was certified Platinum in the United States where it debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 3,[1] and certified Gold in the United Kingdom, where it entered the UK album charts at number eight.

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Cover from the original 1999 release
Film score by
ReleasedMay 4, 1999
RecordedFebruary 1999
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreClassical
Length74:23
LabelSony Classical
ProducerJohn Williams
John Williams chronology
Stepmom
(1998)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1999)
Angela's Ashes
(1999)
Star Wars soundtrack chronology
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Re-release cover
Ultimate Edition re-release cover (2000)
Singles from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)
  1. "Duel of the Fates"
    Released: 1999

Three formats were available, and a new one was released in May 2018:

None of the releases contain the entire score. Currently, no complete release has been made. The Album and Ultimate Edition each contain music not featured on the other release. Both sets also contain alternate takes of cues, while neither present some of the alternate takes only heard in the film.


Overview


Recorded in Abbey Road Studios over a week, starting on February 10, 1999 performed by the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was the first Star Wars score Williams had composed in over 16 years. Williams produced the recording sessions himself with Shawn Murphy recording and mixing the score. Kenneth Wannberg returned as music editor, having fulfilled this task on the previous three Star Wars scores. Several source cues were also composed by Williams' son, Joseph.

The scores of the following two films would rely heavily upon tracking from this score, a decision that Williams and George Lucas had decided upon early into the film's production.[3]

No complete score has ever been released, but the majority of unreleased pieces can be heard in various LucasArts video games.

After the album's release, the popularity of a more complete bootleg version of the score began to steal profits. In response, Sony released the Ultimate Edition, presenting the score nearly as it is heard in the film while falsely marketing itself as "every note ever recorded."


Track listing


The original release of the soundtrack only contained one disc. This is also the same track listing for Walt Disney Records' 2018 reissue.
No.TitleLength
1."Star Wars Main Title and The Arrival at Naboo"2:55
2."Duel of the Fates"4:14
3."Anakin's Theme"3:05
4."Jar Jar's Introduction and The Swim to Otoh Gunga"5:07
5."The Sith Spacecraft and The Droid Battle"2:37
6."The Trip to the Naboo Temple and The Audience with Boss Nass"4:07
7."The Arrival at Tatooine and The Flag Parade"4:04
8."He is the Chosen One"3:53
9."Anakin Defeats Sebulba"4:24
10."Passage Through the Planet Core"4:40
11."Watto's Deal and Kids at Play"4:57
12."Panaka and the Queen's Protectors"3:24
13."Queen Amidala and The Naboo Palace"4:51
14."The Droid Invasion and The Appearance of Darth Maul"5:14
15."Qui-Gon's Noble End"3:48
16."The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral"3:09
17."Augie's Great Municipal Band and End Credits"9:37

Release history


Title U.S. release date Label Format
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) May 4, 1999 Sony Classical CD
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Ultimate Edition) November 14, 2000
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Limited Edition Vinyl) March 14, 2014 LP
Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection[4] January 8, 2016 CD, LP, digital
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[2] May 4, 2018 Walt Disney Remastered CD, digital

Ultimate Edition



Differences between versions


In the recording studio, Williams records cues multiple times. A track's film and album versions can be drastically different. One cue can be made up of several takes, putting together the best moments of each, replacing flubbed notes.

Since each track is run several times, each performance differs slightly. Occasionally, Williams will change orchestrations right on the spot. The score also makes use of several insert pieces which usually replace certain sections within a cue.

Examples of Different Takes:


Track listing


Due to the Ultimate Edition portrayal of the score as a film version, and to alleviate long tracks, certain tracks may be several minutes long, but are broken up into segments. When being played, the individual segments are separate tracks. The main track names are in bold and their separate portions follow.

Disc 1

No.TitleLength
1."Fox Fanfare"0:23
Treachery Within the Federation and the Invasion of Naboo
No.TitleLength
2."Star Wars Main Title"1:24
3."Boarding the Federation Battleship"2:31
4."Death Warrant for Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan"1:18
5."Fighting the Destroyer Droids"1:44
6."Queen Amidala Warns the Federation"2:23
7."The Droid Invasion"1:00
Underwater Adventure
No.TitleLength
8."Swimming to Otoh Gunga"0:56
9."Inside the Bubble City"3:05
10."Attack of the Giant Fish"1:37
Darth Sidious and the Passage Through the Planet Core
No.TitleLength
11."Darth Sidious"1:04
On to Naboo and the Rescue of the Queen
No.TitleLength
12."The Giant Squid and the Attack on Theed"1:18
13."Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Rescue The Queen"2:09
14."Fighting the Guards"1:42
15."Escape from Naboo"2:04
16."Enter Darth Maul"1:07
Destination Tatooine and Home of Anakin Skywalker
No.TitleLength
17."The Arrival at Tatooine"2:28
18."Street Band of Mos Espa"1:16
19."Padme Meets Anakin"1:12
20."Desert Winds (Bonus Track)"1:28
21."Jar Jar’s Run-In with Sebulba"1:18
22."Anakin’s Home and the Introduction to Threepio"2:22
The Dark Forces Plot
No.TitleLength
23."Darth Sidious and Darth Maul"1:12
Qui-Gon Bets on Anakin
No.TitleLength
24."Talk of Podracing"2:58
Anakin Closes in on His Destiny
No.TitleLength
25."Watto’s Deal / Shmi and Qui-Gon Talk"2:24
26."Anakin and Podracer Mechanic"1:38
27."The Racer Roars to Life and Anakin’s Midi-Chlorian Count"1:24
28."Darth Maul and the Sith Spacecraft"1:00
29."Mos Espa Arena Band"0:53
30."Watto’s Roll of the Die"1:59
31."The Flag Parade"1:14
32."Sebulba’s Dirty Hand and Qui-Gon’s Pep Talk"1:37
Anakin's Victory
No.TitleLength
33."Anakin Defeats Sebulba"2:17
The Cheering Crowd
No.TitleLength
34."Hail to the Winner, Anakin Skywalker"1:13
Mos Espa Folk Song
No.TitleLength
35."The Street Singer"1:13

Disc 2

To Coruscant and to Palpatine and the Senate
No.TitleLength
1."Anakin is Free"5:04
2."Qui-Gon and Darth Maul Meet"1:48
3."Anakin and Group to Coruscant"4:11
Palpatine's Treachery
No.TitleLength
4."The Queen and Palpatine"0:41
Qui-Gon Goes Before Yoda
No.TitleLength
5."High Council Meeting"2:37
War Clouds and an Alliance with Boss Nass and the Gungans
No.TitleLength
6."The Senate"1:12
7."Anakin’s Test"3:41
8."Qui-Gon’s Mission and Obi-Wan’s Warning"3:47
9."Nute and Rune Confer with Darth Sidious"0:29
10."The Queen and Group Land on Naboo"2:19
11."Jar Jar Leads Group to the Gungans"2:25
12."War Plans"2:31
Prelude to War
No.TitleLength
13."Darth Sidious Receives News of the Gungan Army"0:25
14."The Gungans March"0:57
The Great Battle Begins
No.TitleLength
15."The Queen and Her Group Sneak Back to the Palace"0:18
16."The Battle Begins"0:24
17."The Republic Pilots Take Off Into Space"1:26
The Battle Continues
No.TitleLength
18."Activate the Droids"0:44
19."The Gungans Fight Back"0:24
20."The Duel Begins"0:51
21."Anakin Takes Off in Spaceship"0:47
22."The Duel Continues"0:59
23."The Battle Rages On"1:59
24."Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan And Darth Maul Continue Battle"1:22
The War at Its Darkest
No.TitleLength
25."Qui-Gon, Darth Maul and the Invisible Wall"0:14
26."The Gungans Retreat and the Queen Surrenders"2:18
27."The Death Of Qui-Gon and the Surrender of the Gungans"2:28
Good Triumphs Over Evil
No.TitleLength
28."The Tide Turns / The Death of Darth Maul"3:24
The Wrap-Up
No.TitleLength
29."The Queen Confronts Nute and Rune"1:47
30."The Funeral of Qui-Gon"1:18
Victory Parade
No.TitleLength
31."The Parade"1:24
Titles
No.TitleLength
32."End Credits"8:14
33."Duel of the Fates (Dialogue Version)" (Bonus Track)4:21

Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue



I Am Shark vinyl re-issue


I Am Shark reissued the original soundtrack to Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace on vinyl in late 2014, making it part one of three planned vinyl re-releases of the prequel trilogy soundtracks. The A.V. Club wrote of the I Am Shark vinyl edition:

John Williams’ score is wonderful, and his use of leitmotif and the way he creates new themes while weaving in existing music from the saga is a treat. Williams is truly a master of Wagnerian-bombast and baroque composition, and when “Duel Of The Fates” kicks in, the Star Wars faithful can just sit there, listening and wishing that the theme was from a much better movie. The vinyl mastering on the release is also very good, and retains that certain warmth that you can’t get from the digital releases.[5]

The album was released in a two-LP format, with limited color versions coordinating with characters and elements from the film:


Recording Information


During production, several scenes from the final reel were re-edited and re-arranged. Due to this, several recorded cues did not appear in the film, and are instead replaced by Duel of the Fates.


Cue List



Charts


Chart performance for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace soundtrack
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 40
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 17
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 17
US Billboard 200[18] 3

Certifications


Certifications for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace soundtrack
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000
Japan (RIAJ)[21] Gold 100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[22] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Disney Music Group Set To Release First 6 Remastered Star Wars Original Motion Picture Soundtracks On May 4". Burbank, California: Walt Disney Records. PR Newswire. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. Archived May 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Sony Classical Reissues Star Wars Episodes I-VI In Newly Restored Audio Collections". Sony Classical. PR Newswire. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. "Exclusive: The Phantom Menace soundtrack is now on vinyl, if you're into that sort of thing". The A.V. Club. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  11. "Soundtrack / John Williams: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  14. "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  18. "John Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Star Wars; 'Episode 1 - Die Dunkle Bedrohung')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  21. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年7月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. July 1999 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 478: 9. 10 September 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  22. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  23. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 952. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  24. "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Star Wars, Episode One, The Phantom Menace - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Star Wars, Episode One, The Phantom Menace - Ost in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Star Wars". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 October 2019.





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