Some of the stand-out tracks are "Battle of the Heroes", "Anakin's Betrayal" & "Anakin & Obi-Wan". "Anakin's Dream" mixes a dark, almost scary type of motif with versions of the "love theme" from Episode II.

But the best is saved for last. The final track "A New Hope and End Credits" is really well done. It starts with the music for what should be the last scene of the film - Owen and Beru Lars holding the baby Luke and staring into the twin sunsets of Tatooine. The use of the "force theme" nicely mirrors the one from the scene in "A New Hope" with Luke staring into the same sunsets. But then...BAM - the standard "star wars theme" ending which blends into some of the highlights from the movie.

And here's the best part: it moves into a more hopeful set of themes that foreshadows the eventual redemption of Anakin Skywalker through the compassion of his son. Starting with the celebration theme from the end of "A New Hope", the rest of the track highlights most of the older popular themes from the original trilogy. What a great segue into episode IV.

The set comes with a free bonus 70-minute DVD that chronicles the music from all the films. Can't wait to watch it...and it will be the subject of part 2 of this review.

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