Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (soundtrack)

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The soundtrack to the film was released on April 23, 2002 by Sony Classical. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra.

For a limited time, the CD shipped with a bonus CD-ROM featuring a PC screensaver and a total of four alternate covers (each sold separately). A Target-exclusive edition featured the bonus track "On The Conveyor Belt."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Major themes 3 Score Information 4 Music Availability and Known Cue List 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. Star Wars Main Title And Ambush On Coruscant – 3:46
2. Across The Stars: Love Theme from Attack Of The Clones – 5:33
3. Zam The Assassin And The Chase Through Coruscant – 11:07
4. Yoda And The Younglings – 3:55
5. Departing Coruscant – 1:44
6. Anakin And Padmé – 3:57
7. Jango's Escape – 3:48
8. The Meadow Picnic – 4:14
9. Bounty Hunter's Pursuit – 3:23
10. Return To Tatooine – 6:57
11. The Tusken Camp And The Homestead – 5:54
12. Love Pledge And The Arena – 8:29
13. Confrontation With Count Dooku And Finale – 10:45
14. On The Conveyor Belt – 3:02 (Target exclusive bonus track)

Four different soundtrack covers, each sold separately, were distributed at the time: one featuring Yoda, another featuring Anakin and Padmé, a third featuring Jango Fett, and the fourth featuring the film's final poster art.

[edit] Major themes

• Star Wars Main Title
• The Imperial March
• Across the Stars

[edit] Score Information

Little is known about the score. Due to the unpopularity of the 2 Disc Phantom Menace Ultimate Edition, no attempt was made to release more of the score.

Unlike the other films, little material—past whats heard on the album—is heard in any of the LucasArts video games.

Due to the editing in the film, several effects were used to aid in transitions between edited cues. Several moments use a chime sound such as the transition from the Obi-Wan Kamino moments to the Anakin/Padmé Naboo scenes.

The Arena, for example, is almost completely tracked out and instead, is replaced with "source" crowd sounds such as drums.

Once the Battle of Geonosis begins, the editing becomes extensive, pulling from both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, utilizing all forms of editing and supplementing transitions with timapi rolls. This was originally planned by John Williams and George Lucas.

[edit] Music Availability and Known Cue List

1. Fox Fanfare [0:21] - ESB edition
2. Main Title [1:30] - TPM edition/ Album Track 1
3. Arrival at Coruscant [0:17] - Album Track 1
4. Ambush on the Landing Platform [2:12] - Unreleased
5. Palpatine's Jedi Council [2:30] - Unreleased
6. Old Friends [1:36] - [Lucas Arts] games
7. Padmé Retires [0:52] - Unreleased
8. The Night Shift [1:00] - Album Track 3/Unreleased
9. Chase Through Coruscant - Album Track 3/ Partially Unreleased
10. Anakin and Palpatine [1:44] - Unreleased
11. You've Grown Up [2:00] - Unreleased
12. Departing Coruscant [1:44] - Album Track 5
13. Dex's Cafe (Source) - [Joseph Williams] source
14. Jedi Records [1:00] - Unreleased
15. Yoda and the Younglings [3:54] - Album Track 4
16. Audience on Naboo [2:20] - Unreleased
17. Arrival at Kamino [1:38] - Album Track 1/ Partially Unreleased
18. Island Retreat (Unused Fanfare) [0:20] - Unreleased
19. Glass Sculptures [1:10] - Unreleased
20. Forbidden Kiss [0:40] - Unreleased
21. The Army [1:53] - Album Track 9
22. Meadow Picnic [4:14] - Album Track 8
23. Interview With Jango [2:30] - Album Track 1/Unreleased
24. Anakin and Padmé [3:56] - Album Track 6
25. Making Contact/ Nightmares [2:44] - Album Track 8/Partially Unreleased
26. Jango's Escape/Arrival at Tatooine [3:48] - Album Track 7
27. Finding Watto [0:58] - Unreleased
28. Bounty Hunter Pursuit [1:27] - Album Track 9
29. Secret Landing [1:00] - Unreleased
30. The Lars Homestead [1:10] - Album Track 10
31. Shmi Was Taken [2:25] - Album Track 10
32. Anakin Searches (Duel of the Fates) [0:40] - Album Track 10
33. Tusken Camp [2:05] - Album Track 11
34. Shmi's Death [0:40] - Album Track 11
35. Anakin's Revenge [1:20] - Album Track 11
36. Yoda's Sense [1:03] - Album Track 11
37. The Homestead (Album Alternate) [0:50] - Album Track 11/Partially Unreleased
38. The Homsetead (Film Mix) [1:00] - [Lucas Arts] games/Partially Unreleased
39. Dark Side Takes Root [1:40] - Unreleased
40. I Hate Them [0:40] - Unreleased
41. Shmi's Funeral [1:08] - Unreleased
42. Crisis on Geonosis [2:20] - Unreleased
43. Going to Geonosis [0:30] - Unreleased
44. Emergency Powers [0:23] - Unreleased
45. New Authority [1:40] - Unreleased
46. On the Conveyor Belt [3:09] - Album Track 14
47. Captured [0:20] - Unreleased
48. Love Pledge [1:52] - Album Track 12
49. Ride to the Pillars [0:52] - Album Track 12
50. The Arena [4:19] - Albm Track 12
51. Arena (Source) [1:19] - Unreleased (All Battle of Geonosis Music was Pre-planned to be Tracked)
52. Going After Dooku [2:30] - Album Track 12/Partially Unreleased
53. Confrontation with Dooku [2:22] - Unreleased
54. Yoda Strikes Back [3:00] - Unreleased
55. Dooku Flees [1:13] - Album Track 13
56. Arrival at Coruscant [1:10] - Unreleased/ Partially Unused
57. The Dark Lord [0:35] - Album Track 13
58. The Clone Wars [1:10] - Album Track 13
59. Imperial March [0:40] - Album Track 13
60. Forbidden Vows [1:13] - Album Track 13/ Partially Unreleased/Unused
61. End Credits Intro [0:53] - Album Track 13
62. Across the Stars (Album) [5:33] - Album Track 2
63. Across the Stars (Credits Finale) [1:39] - Album Track 13

[edit] See also

• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace soundtrack
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith soundtrack

[edit] External links

• JohnWilliamsComposer.com - Sony Classical
• JWfan.net
• Sony John Williams Interviews