Spring Break
A Long, Long Time Ago...
The Playlist
Stephen Ortiz
Issue date: 11/7/07 Section: Focus
Thirty years to be exact, which, for most of you reading this, was well before you were born.
It was 1977 - the King, Elvis Presley passed away, a handful of artists including Shakira and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park were born and The Eagles' "Hotel California" was the biggest hit of the year - an eventful year to say the least.
It was on May 25 of this monumental year that a little movie was released. You might have heard of it. "Star Wars," or what they call it these days, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." Taking three years and $10 million dollars to create, George Lucas unleashed upon the world what has to be the greatest saga in movie history.
With "Star Wars" came an entire universe unlike any other - characters and worlds unimaginable to the everyday person; memorable moments that will stick with viewers for life; and most importantly to me, the music of composer John Williams.
Williams, now 75 years old, is a mastermind when composing scores to complement a film. Not only has he crafted the most memorable "Star Wars" pieces from the "Imperial March" to "Luke and Leia," but he also did work for "Jurassic Park" - which to me is the best theme to any movie - "Jaws," "E.T." and "Indiana Jones."
In commemoration of his work and the 30th anniversary of Lucas' space opera, Sony Classical released "The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Boxed Collector's Edition" on Tuesday. The box sports a very cool, Darth Vader cover, half of his helmet illuminated in orange, the other in blue, representing the dark and light sides of the force. Awesome.
Included in this $90 fanboy's dream are the complete soundtracks from the first trilogy, spread out over two discs each, a special "Star Wars: The Corellian Edition" compilation of the most popular themes from all six episodes on one disc and a CD-ROM of digital art of the original LP packaging, posters and inserts, bringing the grand total to eight. There's also a poster and some stickers, general bonus items that serve no immediate purpose but to drive the deal home.
It was 1977 - the King, Elvis Presley passed away, a handful of artists including Shakira and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park were born and The Eagles' "Hotel California" was the biggest hit of the year - an eventful year to say the least.
It was on May 25 of this monumental year that a little movie was released. You might have heard of it. "Star Wars," or what they call it these days, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." Taking three years and $10 million dollars to create, George Lucas unleashed upon the world what has to be the greatest saga in movie history.
With "Star Wars" came an entire universe unlike any other - characters and worlds unimaginable to the everyday person; memorable moments that will stick with viewers for life; and most importantly to me, the music of composer John Williams.
Williams, now 75 years old, is a mastermind when composing scores to complement a film. Not only has he crafted the most memorable "Star Wars" pieces from the "Imperial March" to "Luke and Leia," but he also did work for "Jurassic Park" - which to me is the best theme to any movie - "Jaws," "E.T." and "Indiana Jones."
In commemoration of his work and the 30th anniversary of Lucas' space opera, Sony Classical released "The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Boxed Collector's Edition" on Tuesday. The box sports a very cool, Darth Vader cover, half of his helmet illuminated in orange, the other in blue, representing the dark and light sides of the force. Awesome.
Included in this $90 fanboy's dream are the complete soundtracks from the first trilogy, spread out over two discs each, a special "Star Wars: The Corellian Edition" compilation of the most popular themes from all six episodes on one disc and a CD-ROM of digital art of the original LP packaging, posters and inserts, bringing the grand total to eight. There's also a poster and some stickers, general bonus items that serve no immediate purpose but to drive the deal home.
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