Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) John Williams

• John Williams (1932)
• 1 Episode II - Star Wars Main Title and Ambush on Coruscant 03:48
• 2 Episode II - Across the Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars Episode II) 05:33
• 3 Episode II - Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Coruscant 11:07
• 4 Episode II - Yoda and the Younglings 03:55
• 5 Episode II - Departing Coruscant 01:45
• 6 Episode II - Anakin and Padmé 03:56
• 7 Episode II - Jango's Escape 03:48
• 8 Episode II - The Meadow Picnic 04:14
• 9 Episode II - Bounty Hunter's Pursuit 03:23
• 10 Episode II - Return to Tatooine 06:57
• 11 Episode II - The Tusken Camp and the Homestead 05:55
• 12 Episode II - Love Pledge and the Arena 08:29
• 13 Episode II - Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale 10:44
• Total Runtime 01:13:34

Info for Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

With George Lucas' Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones impressively showcasing rich drama beyond the customary eye-popping spectacle, long-time franchise collaborator John Williams' score follows suit with a rewarding and compelling mix of tragedy-tinged romance and epic action, enveloped in a pervading air of approaching doom. Dispensing with The Phantom Menace's exuberant, youthful orchestrations, more at home in E.T., Attack of the Clones pleasingly mirrors Williams' work on franchise zenith The Empire Strikes Back.

Fans will delight in the increased appearance of the series' classic themes, underlining the wider saga and tantalisingly foreshadowing future events while, like a Bond score, retaining the series' beloved musical signature. Williams frames the film's tragic romance with a beautiful love theme, 'Across the Stars'. A sweeping epic with a melancholic edge, it's the strongest track, the 'threatened romance' theme further showcased in 'Anakin and Padme' and 'The Meadow Picnic'. Yet, the action cues find Williams on equally glorious form. 'Jango's Escape' and 'Bounty Hunter's Pursuit' are thoroughly exciting fare while 'Zam the Assassin' is a breathless 11-minute epic, with Williams exploring new ground, with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-esque percussion and, surprisingly, electric guitar. The forbidding atmosphere reaches a deliriously thrilling crescendo with 'Return to Tatooine', 'The Tusken Camp' and 'Love Pledge and the Arena', a heart-rending collision of romance, action and inescapable dread, interwoven with a plethora of the series themes. When 'The Imperial March' makes a full-blown appearance in 'Confrontation with Count Dooku'--as a victorious fanfare, no less--it recalls the best heart-stopping moments of Williams' original Star Wars orchestrations.

Coming so far in to such a distinguished career, this is an impressive, memorable work that once again showcases Williams' virtuoso affinity with cinema and, beyond that, a magnificent fifth segment in his eventual Magnum Opus. (Danny Graydon)

Recorded January 2002 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Produced by John Williams

Digitally remastered

John Williams
was born in 1932 in Long Island, New York, and later moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1948. He studied composition at UCLA. After serving in the Air Force, Williams returned to New York to study piano at the Juilliard School of Music. He worked as a jazz pianist for a time before moving back to Los Angeles to begin his career in the film studios.

Mr. Williams has composed the music for close to eighty films and has composed some of the most famous themes ever written for cinema. Some of these include Harry Potter, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET - the Extraterrestrial, Jurassic Park, the Star Wars Pre-episode and Trilogy, the Indiana Jones Trilogy, Home Alone, and Empire of the Sun. Receiving 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams has been awarded with five Oscars, seven British Academy Awards, twenty-one Grammies and four Golden Globes. He also has several gold and platinum recordings. His film score for Schindler's List earned him an Oscar and a Grammy. With 45 Academy Award nominations, John Williams has the most nominations of any person alive, and is tied for second ever after Walt Disney!

Mr. Williams was named the 19th conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980, retiring in 1993. He has appeared as guest conductor with many major orchestras, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and has also written many concert pieces. His concert compositions include: Five Sacred Trees, a bassoon concerto premiered by the New York Philharmonic in 1995, a cello concerto premiered in 1994 by Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and several concertos for flute, violin, clarinet, and tuba. His trumpet concerto premiered in 1996 with the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition, Mr. Williams composed the themes for the NBC News, the 1987 International Special Olympics, and the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

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