Star Wars: Music by John Williams - 1980 Documentary
A rare account of John Williams composing and recording the historic score for The Empire Strikes Back, with the London Symphony Orchestra.
This BBC special, aired just days before Episode V premiered, also chronicles John Williams's illustrious career up to that point, with scenes from Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman and many others.
Originally aired on May 18, 1980, on BBC.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro / Production crew / A New Hope
06:05 - EMPIRE: spotting sessions
07:15 - "How to Steal a Million" (1966)
11:45 - "A Guide for the Married Man" (1967)
13:08 - EMPIRE: spotting sessions (cont.)
15:40 - EMPIRE: kiss scene comparison
18:48 - "Images" (1972)
21:40 - "Jane Eyre" (1970)
24:59 - EMPIRE: sound fx (with Ben Burtt)
29:00 - "The Towering Inferno" (1974)
31:32 - John Williams personal views
34:05 - Steven Spielberg interview
35:45 - "Jaws" (1975)
38:15 - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)
42:41 - "Superman" (1978)
45:45 - EMPIRE: music writing and editing
52:00 - EMPIRE: recording sessions
56:28 - EMPIRE: final cut with music / End Credits
VHS recording. Source: myspleen. Upscaled to HD.
Copyright Lucasfilm Ltd and BBC, 1980.
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More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empi...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1113745