Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)

Track listing

LP vinyl released by RSO; compact disc released by Polydor

1. "Main Title (The Story Continues)" – 5:09
2. "Into the Trap" – 2:36
3. "Luke and Leia" – 4:44
4. "Parade of the Ewoks" – 3:25
5. "Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba the Hutt)" – 4:10
6. "Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band)" – 2:49

1. "The Forest Battle" – 4:01
2. "Rebel Briefing" – 2:22
3. "The Emperor" – 2:41
4. "The Return of the Jedi" – 5:02
5. "Ewok Celebration and Finale" – 8:00

Total Time: 44:59

Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology

In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a four-CD box set containing music from the original Star Wars trilogy. This release marked the first time that the complete contents of the original double-LP releases of the scores from the first two films became available on CD. Disc three in the set was devoted to Return of the Jedi, with further tracks on disc four.

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension" - 0:23
2. "Main Title/Approaching the Death Star" - 5:22
3. "Han Solo Returns (At the Court of Jabba the Hutt)" - 4:09
4. "Fight in the Dungeon" - 3:41
5. "The Return of the Jedi" - 5:02
6. "The Emperor Arrives" - 2:07
7. "The Death of Yoda" - 6:05
8. "Parade of the Ewoks" - 3:27
9. "Luke and Leia" - 4:47
10. "The Emperor Confronts Luke" - 3:29
11. "Into the Trap" - 2:39
12. "First Ewok Battle/Fight With the Fighters" - 7:24
13. "The Forest Battle" - 4:04
14. "The Final Duel/Into the Death Star" - 3:40
15. "The Emperor's Death" - 2:44
16. "Darth Vader's Death" - 2:33
17. "Through the Flames" - 1:39
18. "Leia Breaks the News/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi" - 2:22
19. "Ewok Celebration/Finale" - 7:58

3. "Heroic Ewok/The Fleet Goes Into Hyperspace"
7. "The Ewok Battle"
11. "Lapti Nek"
13. "Faking the Code"
14. "Brother and Sister"
16. "Leia is Wounded/Luke and Vader Duel"
19. "The Return of the Jedi (Alternate)"
20. "Leia Breaks the News (Alternate)/Funeral Pyre for a Jedi (Film Version)"
21. "Ewok Celebration (Film Version) /End Credits (Film Version)"
22. The second part of track twenty-one, "End Credits (Film Version)," is from The Empire Strikes Back.

The Special Edition

Although released as the complete score, there are several cues not on the Special Edition that have been released on previous releases. These include:

Unreleased cues

Currently, several source cues and other material are unavailable. Many of these master tapes could not be located in time for the score's special edition release and are presumed lost. These tracks include:

1. Jabba the Hutt's Concert Suite - All but the final portion of this original recording, incorrectly edited onto the end of the cue "Han Solo Returns" on the Anthology, remains unreleased. (This same portion is heard on the Return of the Jedi DVD menu as well).
2. Film Version of Lapti Nek (Original Source) - Several versions of this source cue written by John Williams' son Joseph are available. Currently available are the album version on the Anthology and an extended album version and an instrumental track released on an LP single. However, the film version has yet to be released.
3. English Version of Lapti Nek (Sung by Joseph Williams) - This cue can be heard partially in From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains unreleased.
4. Max Rebo Band Song (Sail Barge Dance) --Source Cue - This piece, performed by the resident musicians in Jabba's court (The Max Rebo Band) has never been released. It is heard after Chewbacca is taken away and also on Jabba's sail barge (hence its title). This cue can also be heard almost totally complete in From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, but remains unreleased.
5. Unknown Source Cue - this cue is not used in the film but is credited to Joseph Williams. Nothing more is known.
6. Alternate Film Takes - Several cues such as "Superstructure Chase" are presented on the SE using incorrect and often flubbed takes.
7. Battle For Endor Insert - This insert can be heard in the film when Chewbacca and the Ewoks use the AT-ST to blow up another AT-ST and is similar to a section from the "The Forest Battle Concert Suite" but has never been released.
8. Ewok Celebration (Film Version) - Two versions of this cue have been released, however, neither preserves the actual original recording used in the film.