Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Fox Fanfare
2. Star Wars Main Title [Treachery Within the Federation-Invasion of Naboo
3. Boarding the Federation Battleship [Treachery Within the Federation-Inv
4. Death Warrant for Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan [Treachery Within the Federation]
5. Fighting the Destroyer Droids [Treachery Within the Federation-Invasion
6. Queen Amidala Warns the Federatin [Treachery Within the Federation ...
7. Droid Invasion [Treachery Within the Federation-The Invasion of Na]
8. Swimming to Otoh Gunga [Underwater Adventure]
9. Inside the Bubble City [Underwater Adventure]
10. Attack of the Giant Fish [Underwater Adventure]
11. Darth Sidious [Darth Sidious and the Passage Through the Planet C]
12. Giant Squid and the Attack on Theed [On to Naboo and the Rescue of the
13. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Resue the Queen [On to Naboo and the Rescue of the
14. Fighting the Guards [On to Naboo and the Rescue of the Queen]
15. Escape from Naboo [On to Naboo and the Rescue of the Queen]
16. Enter Darth Maul [On to Naboo and the Rescue of the Queen]
17. Arrival at Tatooine [Destination Tatooine, Home of Anakin Skywalker]
18. Street Band of Mos Espa [Destination Tatooine, Home of Anakin Skywalker
19. Padme Meets Anakin [Destination Tatooine, Home of Anakin Skywalker]
20. Desert Winds [Destination Tatooine, Home of Anakin Skywalker][*]
21. Jar Jar's Run in with Sebulba [Destination Tatooine, Home of Anakin Sky
22. Anakin's Home and the Introduction to Threepio [Destination Tatooine,]
23. Darth Sidious and Darth Maul [The Dark Forces Plot]
24. Talk of Podracing [Qui-Gon Bets On Anakin]
25. Watto's Deal/Shami and Qui-Gon Talk [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
26. Anakin, Podracer Mechanic [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
27. Racer Roars to Life/Anakin's Midi-Chlorian Count [Anakin Closes in on H
28. Darth Maul and the Sith Spacecraft [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
29. Mos Espa Arena Band [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
30. Watto's Roll of the Die [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
31. Flag Parade [Anakin Closes in on His Destiny]
32. Sebulba's Dirty Hand/Qui Gon's Pep Talk [Anakin Closes in on His Destin
33. Anakin Defeats Sebulba [Anakin's Victory]
34. Hail to the Winner, Anakin Skywalker [The Cheering Crowd]
35. Street Singer [Mos Espa Folk Song]

Disc 2:

1. Anakin Is Free [To Coruscant And To Palpatine And The Senate]
2. Qui-Gon and Darth Maul Meet [To Coruscant And To Palpatine And The Sen]
3. Anakin and Group to Coruscant [To Coruscant And To Palpatine And The S]
4. Queen and Palpatine [Palpatine's Treachery]
5. High Council Meeting [Qui-Gon Goes Before Yoda]
6. Senate [War Clouds and an Alliance with Boss Nass and the]
7. Anakin's Test [War Clouds and an Alliance with Boss Nass and the]
8. Qui-Gon's Mission/ Obi-Wan's Warning [War Clouds and an Alliance with B
9. Nute and Rune Confer with Darth Sidious [War Clouds and an Alliance wit
10. Queen and Group Land on Naboo [War Clouds and an Alliance with Boss Nas
11. Jar Jar Leads Group to the Gungans [War Clouds and an Alliance with Bos
12. War Plans [War Clouds and an Alliance with Boss Nass and the]
13. Darth Sidious Receives News of the Gungan Army [Prelude To War]
14. Gungans March [Prelude To War]
15. Queen and Her Group Sneak Back to the Palace [The Great Battle Begins]
16. Battle Begins [The Great Battle Begins]
17. Republic Pilots Take off into Space [The Great Battle Begins]
18. Activate the Droids [The Battle Continues]
19. Gungans Fight Back [The Battle Continues]
20. Duel Begins [The Battle Continues]
21. Anakin Takes off in Spaceship [The Battle Continues]
22. Duel Continues [The Battle Continues]
23. Battle Rages On [The Battle Continues]
24. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Darth Maul Continue Battle [The Battle Continues]
25. Qui-Gon, Darth Maul, and the Invisible Wall [The War at Its Darkest]
26. Gungans Retreat and the Queen Surrenders [The War at Its Darkest]
27. Death of Qui-Gon and the Surrender of the Gungans [The War at Its Dark]
28. Tide Turns/The Death of Darth Maul [Good Triumphs Over Evil]
29. Queen Confronts Nute and Rune [The Wrap-up]
30. Funeral of Qui-Gon [The Wrap-up]
31. Parade [Victory Parade]
32. End Credits [Titles]
33. Duel of the Fates (Dialogue Version) [Titles][*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39563 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2000-11-14
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Limited Edition, Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .37 pounds

Amazon.com
Obscured by the familiar grandeur of John Williams's score for Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace was the sheer volume of the composer's prodigious musical efforts. Not only did Williams expand on the original Star Wars trilogy's musical language with a whole new range of modern classical inspirations, but his efforts also produced more than two hours of seamless symphonic foundation for the galactic epic, enough wall-to-wall music to power three less ambitious films. This impressively packaged double-disc set offers Williams's complete Episode 1 score for the first time. It's a worthy tribute to the scoring legend's mastery of tone, dynamics, and nuance--a virtual musical tone poem that imparts much of the film's dramaturgy. Divorced from the bombastic visual assault of state-of-the-art digital effects, one is struck by the composition's emotional resonance. It's the small, quiet moments that give the story its subtle, crucial humanity; it's hard to imagine a film conceit so outlandish functioning without it. The Ultimate Edition includes a bonus track of the stirring choral centerpiece, "Duel of the Fates," with an overlaid dialogue montage, as well as a photo-rich booklet that illustrates each of the film's key scenes and musical cues. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Great music, mediocre release
After expanded releases of all the other three Star Wars movies, it was expected that someone would release an expanded edition of The Phantom Menace soundrack. Well, it finally happened, and of course it is worth the price tag. John Williams' 120+ minutes of masterly music is wonderful. The quality is great and the packaging is phenomenal.

On the down side, there are a few things that make this only a four-star buy. Unlike its predecessors, this two-disc set is not made from the original master tapes. It is simply taken directly from the film, an isolated music track if you will. Although it is nice since it is in true chronological order, many of the tracks run into each other, and they are cut up to fit the film. For instance, in the end of the film the music changes as the viewpoint goes from the space battle to the ground battle. This carries directly to the soundtrack, so most of the end songs are cut up between numerous tracks without any fade ins or fade outs.

This aside, the sheer wealth of new music and fine packaging are reasons to buy this soundtrack. Notable in the new music is the song where Anakin leaves his mother (track 1 on disc 2). Also notable are some annoying and unecessary "extra" tracks (skip them).

Along with the two-cds it comes with a long booklet that has many pictures from the film (it does not have any music commentary like the previous ones unfourtunatly). Although it would have been nicer if this release was more like the previous expanded releases, the new music makes it worth the buy. To get the true experience, I would recommend buying both this and the original Phantom Menace soundtrack release though.

One Of The Best Soundtracks You'll Ever See!
I own all the other Star Wars soundtracks, and this is one of my favorites! When I listen to a soundtrack I want to find the songs from the movie (that made me by the soundtrack in the first place) and listen to them, without other sounds in the way. This is just what I wanted! It has every track from the movie, exactly as it was played, in order!

The soundtrack starts out with the "Fox Fanfare" followed by the "Star Wars Main Title". You can also see Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon fighting there way through the droid control ship during the next few tracks. The song "Queen Amidala Warns the Federation" is an intresting track, because the second part of it, can barely be heard in the film. It is one of many of the amazing background songs that comes to life on these cd's. Other's of this nature include "Inside the Bubble City", "Street Band of Mos Espa", "Street Singer" and "The Senate". The second cd starts when the characters are leaving Tatooine. And continues through Coruscant and back to Naboo for the finale. It include's every track from the epic end battle, including many tracks featuring "Duel of the Fates". Plus tracks such as the "Droid Invasion" theme, "Anakin's Theme" and the Star Wars main theme play through both cds. All of the music makes you feel like your in the movie. The music is on two cd's and offer you over two hours of music! It is a must have for Star Wars fans.

So much better than the single CD
I saw the Phantom Menace and was somewhat underwhelmed. Sure, the first time through, the visuals were somewhat awesome, but - well, this isn't a rant about the movie, it's a rave about the soundtrack. Once again, John Williams manages to completely outshine all other composers, and Star Wars would be unwatchable if anyone else were handed the reigns to the usually fantastic series. The single CD version of this soundtrack was disappointing, however, as it almost completely left out the darker, Sith oriented tracks (with the exception of the fantastic "Duel of the Fates"). The single CD version also had some tracks from radically different parts of the movie mixed together into a single one. Though the mixes were seamless (I listened to that CD for 2 weeks before the movie was released and never knew until then), it bugged me that they would do something like that. Now, however, such wrongs have been righted. The entire movie plays through its music - the most powerful and recognizable part of the saga - uncensored, unabridged, and unremixed. Well, unremixed except for some well done extras thrown in at the end. Okay, final say? Bravo Mr. Williams! (And if you can ever see him in concert, do so. It was the evening of a lifetime!)