Star Wars (Main Title)

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"Star Wars Theme" redirects here. For the pop song associated with the 1977 film, see Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band.
"Star Wars (Main Title)"
Cantina Band"
ReleasedJuly 29, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreFilm score
Length5:52
Label20th Century
Songwriter(s)John Williams
Producer(s)George Lucas
John Williams singles chronology
"Main Title (Theme from Jaws)"
(1975) 		"Star Wars (Main Title)"
(1977) 		"Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
(1977)

"Star Wars (Main Title)" is a musical theme composed and conducted by John Williams. The 1977 London Symphony Orchestra recording peaked at number ten on Billboard Hot 100 and number thirteen in Canada RPM Top Singles. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a global hit in the same year.

History

It is the main

Jupiter from his orchestral suite, The Planets
.

The B side featured the original movie score of

Cantina Band
.

"Star Wars (Main Title)" was the lesser of two hits featuring music from Star Wars. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" reached number one concurrently with the chart run of Williams' original movie score version.

Charts

Patrick Gleeson cover

The Star Wars main title theme was covered by Patrick Gleeson a month after the release of the London Symphony Orchestra performance.[12] His version was released in France and the United States.

References

  1. ^ Ross, Alex (1 January 2016). "Listening to "Star Wars"". The New Yorker.
  2. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
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  3. ^ RPM 100 Singles: October 8, 1977
  4. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ "The Hot 100 (week ending September 17, 1977)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 9/17/77". www.tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. ^ Billboard, December 24, 1977.
  12. ^ "Patrick Gleeson - Star Wars Theme". Discogs. August 1977. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links

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