Finally I present you my work on the Star Wars Soundtrack "Shadows of the Empire" and this is quite a shock for some of you but the soundtrack I find the most appealing from the new generation of Star Wars projects is not from John Williams but from his friend Joel McNeely who did score the Multimedia event "Shadows of the Empire". Truely a Masterpiece and a perfect example how a familiar score can be expanded and reimagened. Finally we get some fantastic variations of Darth Vader's Theme and it was also the first soundtrack in the history of star wars music that used choral elements throuhgout the score.
John Williams should be proud (and I bet he certainly is) with this interpretation of his work and it's by far the best Star Wars Soundtrack of the new Generation since I find all OSTs from Episode I, II, III (With a few exeptions like Duel of the Fates or the Love Theme of course) quite dissapointing compared to the fantastic musical journey of the Originals.
With that being said enjoy my edited and remastered version of the soundtrack (Which I liked even more than the original OST)
Took me almost a month to finish it and if you want I will upload it.
In the meantime I can give you a preview of the score since I've already uploaded it on youtube. If you already experienced the score you will notice several changes and certain differences between this version and the original, "Skyhook Battle" being the most noticable but the biggest change is the completly new track "Legacy of the Force" which is a mixed version between end credits (which were sadly abscent in the original ost) and a suite of the score. Enjoy

Main Theme (Opening): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-QK5LK83g
Fate of the Rebel Alliance (Dash Rendar and the Jedi Master): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBAKg9jwG1c
Imperial City (Underworld Palace): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Zd-Pf8hus
Xizor and the Skyhook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04AsAjE1Ys
Skyhook Battle and Escape from the Dark Lord: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bum35rOYVQ
Legacy of the Force (End Credits): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKM-OxbcfEs

Let me know if you enjoyed the score. I will be uploading it if you request it.
The download version of the score will be in high quality mp3, remastered with audio tools

Beside this work I've also worked on Ace Combat: Suites for Ochestra and have created dozens of suites for various media I will be presenting you soon so be eager for more ...

Sounds great. McNeely did a really good job.
I agree with you, the Originals (episodes 4,5,6) were so much better and creative than last ones (except few tracks).
I don't really "understand" Williams' last scores (including non-Star Wars movies)

with the exception of "Duel of the Fates"

with the exception of "Duel of the Fates"

Correct. A really great one.

Battle of the Heroes is also so very awesome.

Great stuff man! Sounds really epic.

Ooh, please do upload the score! It's a really fantastic and well-edited version of the score!

Hello there, I was just wondering ifyou ever did finish and upload your Shadows of the Empire soundtrack? I just found this thread and I think it's great sounding and i'd love to have in it high quality Mp3! I listened to it on you tube also. The music you have here is it a combination of the official soundtrack and the video game? Just wondering! Thanks in advance for your help!! Loved the music

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Hello there! I just found this thread about your Shadows of the Empire soundtrack and I listened to your samples on you tube and I gotta say they sounded great! Did you ever finish the project and if you did, did you ever post it? I'd love to have a high quality Mp3 version of this for my collection. Also is this a combination of the official soundtrack and the video game soundtrack? Thanks in advance for your help...it really does sound great! David