Music release
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2 CD
Sony Classical's 2004 US two-CD reissue of John Williams's Empire Strikes Back score (S2K 92951).
Versions & editions
US 2004 Sony Classical 2-CD edition (S2K 92951)[1]
United States · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes
- Known applicable from
- 2004
Discogs release 1969733; lenticular cover; matrices CTDP-116132 (disc 1) and CTDP-116133 (disc 2)
Credits
- Richard Dombrowski · Artwork By [Direction][1]
- John Williams · Conductor, Composed By, Producer[1]
- Dan Hersch · Edited By [Digital], Mastered By[1]
- Ken Wannberg · Edited By [Supervisor][1]
- Michael Matessino · Edited By, Other [Assembly Supervised][1]
- Eric Tomlinson · Engineer[1]
- Herbert W. Spencer · Orchestrated By[1]
- Bill Rosenfield · Other [A&r Direction][1]
- Joe Mozian · Other [A&r Direction][1]
- Tom Cavanaugh · Other [Project Coordinator][1]
- Nick Redman · Producer[1]
- Lionel Newman · Recorded By [Supervisor][1]
- Brian Risner · Technician [Multi-track Transfers][1]
- DADC · Glass Mastered At[1] · Discogs company credit with number CTDP-116132, the disc 1 matrix
- Sony Music, Pitman · Glass Mastered At[1] · Discogs company credit with number CTDP-116133, the disc 2 matrix
Tracks
| 1-1 | 20th Century Fox Fanfare Written by Alfred Newman Discogs title adds "(Alfred Newman, 1954)" [1] | 0:21 |
| 1-2 | Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth Written by John Williams [1] | 8:08 |
| 1-3 | The Wampa's Lair/Vision Of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight Written by John Williams [1] | 8:48 |
| 1-4 | The Imperial Probe/Aboard The Executor Written by John Williams [1] | 4:24 |
| 1-5 | The Battle Of Hoth (Ion Cannon/Imperial Walkers/Beneath The AT-AT/Escape In The Millennium Falcon) Written by John Williams [1] | 14:48 |
| 1-6 | The Asteroid Field Written by John Williams [1] | 4:15 |
| 1-7 | Arrival On Dagobah Written by John Williams [1] | 4:52 |
| 1-8 | Luke's Nocturnal Visitor Written by John Williams [1] | 2:35 |
| 1-9 | Han Solo And The Princess Written by John Williams [1] | 3:26 |
| 1-10 | Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave Written by John Williams [1] | 5:44 |
| 1-11 | The Training Of A Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree Written by John Williams [1] | 5:15 |
| 2-1 | The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) Written by John Williams [1] | 3:02 |
| 2-2 | Yoda's Theme Written by John Williams [1] | 3:29 |
| 2-3 | Attacking A Star Destroyer Written by John Williams [1] | 3:04 |
| 2-4 | Yoda And The Force Written by John Williams [1] | 4:02 |
| 2-5 | Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City In The Clouds Written by John Williams [1] | 6:03 |
| 2-6 | Lando's Palace Written by John Williams [1] | 3:53 |
| 2-7 | Betrayal At Bespin Written by John Williams [1] | 4:06 |
| 2-8 | Deal With The Dark Lord Written by John Williams [1] | 2:36 |
| 2-9 | Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure Of Boba Fett Written by John Williams [1] | 11:50 |
| 2-10 | The Clash Of Lightsabers Written by John Williams [1] | 4:17 |
| 2-11 | Rescue From Cloud City/Hyperspace Written by John Williams [1] | 9:08 |
| 2-12 | The Rebel Fleet/End Title Written by John Williams [1] | 6:26 |
Release facts
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- 827969295120 check digit OK
- Brand
- Sony Classical
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, CD/MD - Pre-recorded
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1]
- GS1 prefix
- 082 · United States and Canada
- Artists
- John Williams
- Label
- Sony Classical
- Catalogue number
- S2K 92951
- Format
- cd, 2 discs
- Released
- 2004 · US
- Genre
- Stage & Screen, Score
- Running time
- 124.5 min
- Edition
- 2004 Sony Classical reissue of the 1997 Special Edition
About this product
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the 2004 US two-CD edition of John Williams's score for the 1980 film, issued on the Sony Classical label under catalogue number S2K 92951 with a lenticular cover.[1] Sony Classical acquired the rights to the original trilogy scores in 2004 and re-pressed RCA Victor's 1997 Special Edition set with new artwork mirroring the film's first DVD release, so the music is essentially the 1997 programme, digitally remastered.[2] The score was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Special Edition presents it complete and in film order.[2] The 23 tracks open with Alfred Newman's 20th Century Fox Fanfare; Williams is credited as composer, conductor and producer with Nick Redman.[1]
Where it's sold
🇺🇸 United States
Discogs release 1969733[1] sourced
- Listing observed
Discogs gives release country US for the release carrying barcode 8 2796-92951-2 0; Wikipedia lists the 2004 Sony Classical double CD under U.S. release dates (^wiki)
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) en
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Evidence reviewed
Discogs
Discogs release 1969733: John Williams – Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2xCD, Album, US, 2004)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗Wikipedia
Wikipedia: The Empire Strikes Back (soundtrack)
publication · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [2] ↗MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz release dad31ac8: Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (7)
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- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
- tracks evidence: 23 / 23 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
- Context: 1 / 1 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- media · disputed: MusicBrainz release dad31ac8 carries this barcode but types both media as Digital Media; Discogs release 1969733 and the 2007 Barcodepedia page describe a 2-CD set, so media is recorded as cd. Track titles and durations follow Discogs; MusicBrainz differs by one or two seconds on several tracks.
- identity · unknown: Only the release year 2004 is sourced; no exact release date for the US edition was found.
- relationships · unknown: No source read names the record company, distributor or pressing plant of the US pressing or the copyright holder printed on it; Discogs gives only glass-mastering credits (DADC, Sony Music, Pitman). The European edition credits Lucasfilm Ltd. with (c) and (p), not carried over.
- markets · unknown: No live retailer listing was readable: seller listings found by barcode search (ebay.com) refuse the server with 403 and the Barnes & Noble product page answers 404; active or discontinued status not established.
- images · unknown: No openly licensed cover photograph was found; Discogs images are not licensed for reuse.
- evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ Discogs release 1969733: John Williams – Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2xCD, Album, US, 2004) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1969733. identifiers: Barcode 8 2796-92951-2 0.
- ↑ Wikipedia: The Empire Strikes Back (soundtrack) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. History; Release history. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ MusicBrainz release dad31ac8: Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: dad31ac8-49ae-468f-9fe6-f3807dee561e. CC0.
- ↑ Barcodepedia (archived 2007-03-01): 827969295120 - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Internet Archive Wayback Machine. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13. Upstream: Amazon.com data as shown on the old page.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Wikipedia: Sony Music (list of Sony Music Entertainment labels) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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0827969295120- UPC-A / GTIN-12
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