Rebel Fleet End Titles Movie Version

[@olespare2689]

Thanks for the first 23 seconds. The soundtrack doesn't offer that.

[@richardlong6789]

It took me a few years listening to the original album track before I realised the difference, then it took me ages to realise where that first few seconds came from, then listening one day I heard it during Yoda and the force, can't believe how many times i'd listened to that track and not heard it...🤔🤔🤔

[@doughbafett]

I think it's because Lucas added the shots of the Rebel fleet a couple weeks before the movie premiered. Originally it cut from the Falcon's escape from Vader to the closeup of the window of the medical freighter where Luke and Leia were.

[@yuljohnson6838]

Yes the end title's theme always felt like it was missing something from the album which of course was the brilliant use of the "Yoda and the force cue"! It was perfectly used to begin the end title's theme in the film!

[@lt1caprice57l]

1:46-1:56 in this version is also missing from the official soundtrack.

[@talcy]

@@doughbafett The new shots were added about a week after release. The original 70mm print without them was seen by audiences in the US and ILM had to work like demons to get them done before the film rolled out everywhere.

[@wesmonkress2169]

Imagine being 5 years old, as I was at the time, and knowing during this scene that the bad guys actually won. That fact alone, IMO, is why Empire is the best

[@josebro352]

I was twelve when I saw this in the theater for the first time. I was devastated that Han was "dead."

[@KenoshiAkai]

I was nine when this came out. I was absolutely convinced that Vader was lying to Luke.

[@monkeyzorr3090]

_"...Empire is the best"_ Nope. A New Hope

[@stephenkissane4268]

Lando gives some hope though

[@enrique6335]

If you think about it the only one who won was Boba Fett. He won when he managed to take the frozen Han away. Even Vader failed because he wasn't able to convince Luke to join him.

[@antoniojcarrascoalvarez2526]

One of those movies you stay at the end credits just to listen to the music.

[@AndrewAce.]

YES!

[@hotatp]

Thousands of years from now people will listen to John Williams the way we listen to Bach and Mozart, what an incredible talent and I’ve got to see him perform twice.

[@a1ethioS]

More comparable to Wagner, to be frank.

[@DocJest2012]

I heartily agree. And I daresay I hear a lot of Tchaikovsky in his violins.

[@nowayjose1696]

May the force be with everyone listing to this

[@blvp2145]

May the Force be with you always, my friend.

[@moaningpheromones]

my force has been down recently - it's a tough economy.

[@Sarah_Kinz]

The force will be with you. Always. ❤

[@anakinskyogre1037]

@@Sarah_Kinz may the force be with those defending Ukraine

[@Swarm509]

@@moaningpheromones I read that in Mel Brooks voice!

[@felixcolon599]

Best science fiction movie ever. I'm a trekkie but the magic in this movie can never be matched again

[@dylanmorgan2374]

It’s more fantasy than science fiction, space wizards, sword fights, talks of destiny and a young boy learning how to use magic with a little green sorcerer 😂. Just cos somethings set in space doesn’t make it SciFi

[@GIJoeFan97]

I am a fan of both [pre-Disney] Star Wars and Star Trek [minus STD] and I agree with you.

[@AndrewAce.]

​@@dylanmorgan2374 No, being set in space doesn't make something science-fiction. A film about the moon landing wouldn't be science-fiction, it would be a historical (or historical fiction if you don't believe they happened). What makes something science fiction is when the plot or setting involve theoretical or unrealistic elements of science. Like hyperspace or bacta tanks, droid armies, etc...

[@enrique6335]

This ending score has such a different mood than the incredibly uplifting, celebratory nature of the previous film's final scene. This one is quieter, less cheerful but still having some semblance of hope that things will get better.

[@keithbrown8490]

I can still remember the audience in the 1980 theater crying out "Oh no it's ending here?!" We would have to wait 3 years till May 1983 to see the ending !

[@DPMusicStudio]

Incredible ending

[@stevenesq]

Yes but what a wait it was too.

[@sanram1591]

100%; I had the same thought back then too.

[@christomorpho]

Yes, and they gave Return of the Ewoks.

[@SJHFoto]

A friend of mine drew a comic of what he thought would happen in "Revenge of the Jedi" around 1982. I digitised it-it's actually pretty creative (nothing like the movie of course, but still pretty neat)

[@asurlybarber3620]

The greatezt sci-fi/fantasy film of all time, and one of the greatest movies pound-for-pound. Don't bother trying to change my mind.

[@jonessoda4me1]

Being born with only the originals available makes me very grateful

[@josebro352]

Same. The sequels are complete trash.

[@balto76bourque51]

​@josebro352 I was born in the Prequel era a little late but yes

[@white-dragon4424]

You can certainly hear the difference in instrumentation between this and the soundtrack version. The transition between Yoda's theme and the Imperial March is much more smoother here than on the soundtrack, and the piccolos are also far more pronounced in the movie version. Although both are great I'd certainly prefer this version.

[@saquist]

Exactly. I'm 44 years old and I love the Yoda theme transition to the imperial march in the original end credit cut but when they made the special editions they extended the imperial march and changed the arrangement of the transition from Yoda's theme....But in my head I always hear the original version. When I was a kid this music was special. I was too young to know where to get a soundtrack on tape from...I just replayed the ending of the movie over and over again. And hearing a mastered version on tape where all the tones whisper under the horns was a delight as no tv back then could do it justice. This version is with me forever.

[@Cre8Lounge]

@@saquist I wished John followed the same formula for the prequels. Instead he just rehashed the exact themes.

[@blitzblutz]

This was the first Star Wars movie that I saw and it was a great time in my life.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

The Empire Strikes Back is the greatest sci fi movie ever made

[@BIacklce]

high sci fi maybe

[@YourSpicyBurrito]

The best of all the Star Wars films!

[@Gamerguy826]

Agreed.

[@LordVader1094]

@@BIacklce Wtf does that even mean lol

[@BIacklce]

@@LordVader1094 high sci fi is where the world is sci fi (star wars, star trek, dune, etc). conversely there is low sci fi where the world is normal but the concept is sci fi (the matrix, men in black)

[@sallybrown4947]

If you missed this in the theater when new, you really missed something so special. It was a once in a lifetime event. It will never happen like this ever again with a sequel. This movie was a masterpiece. Better than the original. Not a person left the theater until the credits ended. I feel sad for Disney Star Wars fans. They got nothing but spoon-fed soul-less garbage!!

[@slenderman8038]

At least we had Infinity war and Endgame.

[@ratcurse]

this should be engraved in gold

[@antoniosopranoe1392]

Amen, sister.

[@sjjackson2125]

​@@slenderman8038 truth!!!

[@Sarah_Kinz]

@@slenderman8038 Whatever it takes ✊

[@yvc9]

At 4:03 how the playful beauty of Yoda's theme just vanishes into the malevolence of the imperial march. Shivers

[@josebro352]

Forget Dallas and Dynasty. Star Wars has always been my favorite "soap". It has the quintissential structure. Long running saga of the Skywalker family complete with dirty deeds, paternity issues, cliffhangers, and every other ingredient. It even has spinoffs! Long live Star Wars.

[@corvusabaddon]

4:58 finally found it. They used this little part at the end of the OG Star Wars Battlefront 2 campaign. Was wondering where it came from

[@kevinjones9685]

The Han Solo and The Princess motiff is my favorite piece of music John Williams ever composed

[@mikelindellspillow2609]

Love the original movie poster!

[@josebro352]

I'm 52 and I had a t shirt with that exact same print on it when I was 12.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

Notice that Master Yoda is nowhere to be seen on this poster. That's because George Lucas wanted to keep his character a secret until the premiere.

[@michaelengel3407]

Best movie of the franchise.

[@cgrilley]

Not a close call on that. It transcends Star Wars and is one of the greatest films of all time in its own right.

[@transamination]

Yes, I just saw all three of the original trilogy at the cinema over the last 3 weeks. The first one is good, Empire is exceptional, and Return is actually pretty bad. Empire just has everything, best score, incredible cinematography and direction.

[@jerseycarlsen1847]

Listening to this before the Yankees Royals series

[@Amobb481]

Remember my time in the Navy, and Virgin Mega Store in San Fran. Bought this soundtrack and Return of the Jedi in one stop. My dad had this one and a new hope on original vinyl when I was growing up. Pure joy at 5, then at 21, and now at almost 42 years! Cannot get enough...

[@Tenormic3]

6:14 Till the end especially the fake ending at 6:36 is one of my favorite pieces of music. I swear its like its own emotion it gives me and it gets me excited every time!

[@evavidal-w5z]

When I first heard this watching the 1997 Special Edition in theaters, I fell in love with Star Wars. Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. This movie is so important to the original Trilogy that without it there would be no Star Wars. The ending and the music of the ending is so sweeping, romantic, emotional and wonderful. Thank you George Lucas & John Williams.

[@toddkurzbard]

I can't express how this score fills the heart with joy: starting out as defeat, and majestically rising and swelling in magnificence, until you truly can feel the hope that, despite the despair at this moment, there is still a great hope that if good people fight on, all will be set right. Every time I hear this at the end of the film, tears and emotion, and a good feeling, just arises in my soul. The only music from the franchise on its' level that get me this much (the other "Top 5"), are Anakin's death theme (with the single simple piano notes), Dual Of The Fates, and Vader and the Emperor's Themes.

[@master.goodman]

Best star wars film from them all,best soundtrack and it was a great book too

[@dengxiaopinglilun]

I love that 21-B is there again patching up Luke. I wish he'd made another appearance somewhere

[@DS9TREK]

Civilised music from a civilised time. Before the dark times. Before the sequels

[@josebro352]

Luke: How did Star Wars die? Ben: A young Disney executive named Kathleen Kennedy, who was a pupil of mine before she turned to evil. Helped Hollywood hunt down and destroy the original saga.

[@warpdarkmatter]

@@josebro352 She betrayed and murdered George Lucas' vision

[@anakinskyogre1037]

Kennedy actually isn’t that young she’s in her 50s

[@SJHFoto]

@@anakinskyogre1037 Yes, but she was young when she was a pupil of Lucasfilm. She had a hand in the production of the original Indiana Jones movie for instance. And she is actually 70-not "in her 50s"

[@NebLleb]

OI! The Sequels are FAR from the worst thing to happen Star Wars. Do you even remember The Holiday Special?

[@carlcurran4740]

Sombre, hopeful, familiar, yet new from the first score in 77. John Williams is a genius to convey the emotion of this film in the first 2 mins and where it could lead to with Return of the Jedi.

[@Sanctimoniously]

I used to rewind my VHS tape to just about this point so I could hear this ending and those end titles again and again and again.

[@wandaruth3833]

Same here!

[@patrickwilson1459]

I wish the first 23 seconds was on the actual soundtrack released in stores back then.

[@CaminoAir]

From what I understand there were two main issues with including all the linking music on soundtrack releases at that time. One was the cost of paying residuals for all music used to the orchestra and associated staff and the other was that most composers wanted the soundtrack release to work as an independent listening experience to the film's own use of the music.

[@AndrewAce.]

This is magic...

[@matthewgaudet4064]

the reprise of the Twin Suns motif is brilliant with a bit of the throne room. Its really good.

[@erainmartinez8175]

Legendary music

[@charliefreemansingsandspeaks]

Been trying to find the film version for years; definitely the superior arrangement to the versions released thus far. Thanks so much!

[@raystantz2471]

After revisiting my collections and editing them to match the film, I noticed this video that you uploaded has the proper transition to the Imperial March at 4:04, unlike every other upload out there, so i greatly appreciate that!

[@richardlong6789]

I just came across the recording by accident, a bootleg version of the score, I never understood why LFL never officially released it as it was in the movie...

[@raystantz2471]

@@richardlong6789 I actually talked to someone about this and they said there’s a version of the Imperil March that hasn’t been released yet and that’s what they used for the film version for that section.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@richardlong6789 Have you got the rest of the movie version of the score? I'd be very interested in listening to it, especially things like the Asteroid Field.

[@richardlong6789]

@@white-dragon4424 you can download the album from movie soundtracks, I'll find you the link..

[@richardlong6789]

@@white-dragon4424 download-soundtracks.com/movie_soundtracks/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-soundtrack-imperial-audiophile-edition-by-john-williams/

[@AhsokaTano101]

I cry 😭 love these tracks

[@almendraman]

My favorite movie of all time

[@josebro352]

Definitely the best film in the saga

[@CaminoAir]

This is one of the truly great end titles in movies, for reasons too obvious to state here. I did notice a similarity in Williams' music for the final scene itself with Korngold's music for the final scene in 'The Adventures Or Robin Hood'. I mean the way the Force Theme is used with the love theme for Leia and Han. This mirrors how the Richard The Lionheart and the Robin and Marion themes are used by Korngold. I imagine this is Williams again making a clear nod to the influence of Korngold on the Star Wars scores.

[@mtx1212]

Soundtrack of Hope...Empire is truly THE greatest Star Wars movie

[@indy1936]

John Williams....the music of my life...!

[@animaginaryboy2]

As much as I love the original version of this (or at least, the version that's on the soundtrack) I wish I had this one as well!

[@carytaylorlang739]

what is more epic than this--not just as a sounds waves, but with the story in which it is attached and what it stands for?

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Those first few notes make all the difference.

[@BKADAMSISABOSS]

The first few notes are just incredible

[@Aviationlife408]

Greatest movie score ever.

[@CarlMarxPunk]

I think this song is not as present as others because it gathers different sound bites from other songs. But that's what makes it one of my favorites from Star Wars. The "It's like poetry" from Lucas it's a meme now but it rings true. The simplicity and the universality of the story is important, it has to resonate. And when the force theme transitions into Leia's theme I feel it.

[@ahsenkhan5386]

WHy they NEVER released this version is beyond me !!!!! Same goes with Jedi

[@31prathamjalan65]

THANKS FOR INCLUDING THE FIRST NOTES

[@maestroclassico5801]

I think in addition to this being the best film of the 9.... this is probably the best score as well.

[@robertbruce7772]

You gotta be kidding me!!!! You must be a Disney employee!!!

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@robertbruce7772 Actually since Empire was a 20th Century Fox project (Disney didnt own it yet)....so your comment is confusing.

[@cgrilley]

It built on the original themes of the first Star Wars and completed the building blocks that all the subsequent films utilized.

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@cgrilley YES

[@derekbates4316]

The Disney Empire Strikes Back; we can only wait and hope for Return of the Lucas Studios!

[@matthiaskochsiek3746]

The Greatest Score of all time.thanks John Williams!!!

[@MagellanAEIndustries]

AMAZING VERSION

[@sambascom2884]

This is simply perfect. The Rebel Fleet part has the Yoda music at the beginning and the extended part after the Falcon flies off.

[@WimborneHammer67]

THE best movie, THE best soundtrack. I have spoken.

[@douglasoliveira7537]

quando só a trilha de créditos finais do filme já é uma obra prima

[@williamripke982]

Long love The Empire Strikes Back. The absolute best in the original trilogy.

[@Senna-78]

I think the best one of the whole saga. Although I think we should watch at the saga as a unique story 😊

[@williamripke982]

@@Senna-78 agreed, Senna.

[@BIacklce]

this movie poster is really good

[@richardgadberry8398]

4:13 Wow, what an ending! Who would've thought that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father?

[@NinjaBuddha503]

Okay Homer

[@vahidhosoda6614]

Crowd:awwww what!???? Spoiled 😂

[@juanj.gomezvalcarcel1619]

Always, always….. I love Leia

[@mattboesch8907]

I always wished kershner would've came back for Jedi.

[@almendraman]

He would never have. George wanted to go back to director's chair for Jedi, but legally couldn't because he left the WGA and DGA after conflicts over Empire's opening credits. So he ghost directed through Marquand

[@almendraman]

But yes, I wish so too, with Gary Kurtz producing.

[@くまをたいせつに]

激しい戦いの中で。。。(-_-)。。。今迄、見えなかった物が見えてきて主人公ルークの一回り大きくなった姿の中での葛藤を持ち越す様な形での……エンディングに掛かった曲でした。 自分的には1と3より、この2が非常に印象的で、 心に残った作品でした。(´；ω；｀) 改めて聴くと、本当に良い曲ですね。(⌒‐⌒)

[@hiccupchrishaddockconolly]

Legacy end of emipie Strikes Back

[@Deanhughes5707]

1:45 is not in the movie version. I am definitely right.

[@dlemon7547]

Where do I find these Movie Versions? I need them, they are so much better than the sound track.

[@warrenchambers4819]

Saw all 3 movies when they came out and for me return of the jedi was my favorite. Seems Empire strikes back is most everyone's favorite.

[@13Melmoth]

Great song

[@mikeymcfadden6889]

With Special Thanks To Elstree Studios Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JG

[@bobbyjones3351]

Would the movie be as great without this epic score

[@ryanbarth6691]

No

[@stevis8264]

And there it stayed for the next 3 years. Was Vader really Luke's father? What was going to happen to Han Solo? Well, you're just going to have to wait until 1983 to find out. This was back when Hollywood knew how to make a good movie.

[@user-rq4qf3rb2b]

このエンディング曲が1番好きです

[@Retsler54]

Also, Empire Strikes Back had some of the coolest action figures such as Luke, Bespin and Stormtrooper Hoth Battle Gear and Tie Fighter Pilot.

[@robertlindsey5321]

That is a great poster

[@raystantz2471]

Yessssssssss!!!!!!

[@wj3186]

Thank you.

[@paulhunter6742]

This Sound track was background to my youth. I just entered Junior College

[@steveandjeanniefrith236]

I've always wondered what would have happened had Harrison Ford opted NOT to return for Episode VI? Would Han have been recast? Killed off inside the Carbonite? Originally there was supposed to be a love triangle between Luke, Leia and Han, with Luke winning in the end. Here I'm guessing Han dying would let this happen.

[@richardlong6789]

The main reason Han was cast in carbonite was because Ford wouldn't commit to another sequel and it would have been easier to kill Han off if Ford didn't return.

[@white-dragon4424]

Originally, Han was going to die and Leia would've also left the story, leaving Luke to go off in search of his sister. So no, in none of the versions Luke would've got Leia.

[@steveandjeanniefrith236]

@@white-dragon4424 Ah but there is very vague detail about the next trilogy except he would find his sister Nellith and the Emperor without Vader would be the main baddie and actually revealed. Who knows what Leia's involvement would have been?

[@white-dragon4424]

@@steveandjeanniefrith236 From what Gary Kurtz said, Leia would've left the story in order to lead the remains of the people of Alderaan, the ones who were off world when the planet was destroyed. Seeing that her arc was finished when Han was killed, I see that conclusion to be quite believable. Thing is, originally, Luke was envisioned as a sort of "James Bond" type of character. He'd be the only constant character to survive through the movies, with other characters being expendable plot devices to move the story along, including Han and Leia. I can see Han and Leia as being the tragic romantic subplot, with Luke's journey being the main plot. It'd be the "Adventures of Luke Skywalker", if you will, with characters coming and going or being killed off, just like Biggs in ANH. From what Kurtz said, the original ST would've continued straight after the events of the original plot for ROTJ, with a young Luke becoming a Jedi and going in search of Nellith, which is far more appealing than what we eventually got, a Frankenstein's Monster ST made up of discarded bits and pieces from the OT and originally planned ST. BTW: Just listen to Han and Leia's love theme, especially during the Falcon's departure. If you can imagine the original ROTJ plot I've described whilst listening to the music you can feel the tragic romance running right through it!

[@barkley8285]

lando would have taken his place in episode 6, hence his much bigger role in that movie, in case harrison never came back. Luke was never going to get with leia, he was always going to stay single and stay a lone ranger out in the galaxy, his sister was going to be revealed in episode 7-8-9.

[@mattkylie6723]

Luke and Leia Skywalker should’ve both fought Darth Plaguis at the end of episode 9!!

[@GIJoeFan97]

Luke's wife Mara Jade as well as his friend and fellow Jedi Master Kyle Katarn should have been there as well.

[@dylanmorgan2374]

Empire Strikes Back = Peak fiction ✨

[@AndrewSouzaGames555]

Épico

[@matthewrascoe8690]

Luke, we’re ready for takeoff!

[@richardlong6789]

Wow, 54k views...👍👍👍

[@perfectblue8443]

And I suddenly remembered why I loved Star Wars... the only 3 that count (maybe 6)

[@theunknowncommenter725]

6

[@tyroneweiss5517]

A new hope / Empire strikes Back / Return of the Jedi is the greatest soundtrack ever .

[@PhantomOutlaw]

Having Luke,Han,Leia,Vader,Chewbacca, and Lando but no Boba Fett is a criminal offense on this promotional poster

[@gingeropera7491]

So this wasn't actually recorded? It's just a section from earlier in the score tracked in at the start?

[@robertsquared2916]

Brings me back to 8 years old and thinking.. hold on I have to wait 2 years to find out what happens to Han??

[@tFighterPilot]

2 years? Only if you watched it a year after it came out, otherwise 3.

[@robertsquared2916]

Correct this was in theaters for over a year and then re-released in theaters in 1982.. kind of did well at the box office.

[@GIJoeFan97]

6:24 "Wipe them out, all of them." "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[@marduk1734]

3:16 Battle of Endor, the Empire is on a brink of defeat. Ewoks are humiliating and dominating the 501st. 3:50 Random Rebel #1: hey pal, look at those strange imperial soldiers. Why would they wear trench coats and gas masks? Random Rebel #2: I feel bad for them, the Empire is desperate to throw its manpower in such way. 4:00 Random Rebel #1: wait, they are fixing the bayonets. Random Rebel #2: oh no...

[@ryanbarth6691]

Luke we're ready for take off

[@josebro352]

When we find Jabba the Hutt and that bounty hunter we'll contact you!!

[@ryanbarth6691]

@@josebro352 princess we'll find han I promise

[@josebro352]

@@ryanbarth6691 Take care you two! May the force be with you.

[@bobjackson6524]

IM DEFINATELY GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH ESB THIS WEEKEND simply because of the feelings these few small quotes have conjured up. Im in wrk, And i just welled up with tears of joy, in reminder of just how much i love this film. Every single part of it. Cheers guys, MTFBWY 💖🙏💖

[@josebro352]

@@bobjackson6524 Fans agree that ESB is the best film in the saga. Myself included. The worst being The Phantom Menace of course.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

John Williams Isolated Score Finale & End Credits ( YoDa’s Force Imperial March & Han Solo & The Princess Theme)

[@slippyslappysam523]

The movie version loops the imperial March a second time

[@12classics39]

Only the Special Edition does that loop, to accommodate for the extra Special Edition credits. The original theatrical version (which can be seen on the 2006 Limited Edition DVD) only plays the Imperial March once.

[@stevewroblewski9046]

Only on the special editions

[@phimassalia5411]

✊

[@devinh.72]

I want John Williams to Compose My First Movie along with another Awesome Composer and it will be Mind Blowing.

[@jaymac8496]

When the first 15 seconds reminds you that Rebel Alliance just got that ass spanked 😂

[@seesnap]

This reminds me of me

[@raygamino6687]

What made Star Wars special is not only was it a great saga but John Williams kicked ass with the score. The first three will always be special to me. Throw Rogue One in there. Disney f&@ked up the last three episodes.

[@BarberJ95]

What about Andor? The best SW since at least Empire.

[@alexanderfrings1979]

12 apostles + 12 houres = Elder Council, the 24th ^^

[@FerdarPleaseSubscribe]

2+2=4 -1 thats 3, illuminati has three sides and one eye

[@stephenkissane4268]

Meet you on Tatoine

[@midigee]

😭😭😭💓