Thanks a lot, DP. It hasn't made a whole lot of sense to me that the story has been completely spoiled by releasing the comic and the novel, but that the soundtrack has been held back. I'd rather it had been the other way around. Glad I won't have to wait any longer. Great job!

Thank you very much DP all the way down from Chile!

This is my first post, but I have been visiting the site since months after EPII release.

by the way the soundtrack is really awesome May 19th will be a day long remembered.

Consider the -alt preset standard format. It's a Variable bit rate mp3 settings that have been extensively tweaked to be as close to CD quality as possible.

http://www.bestmp3guide.com/

Thanks again.

That's some good soundtrack.

A HUUUUUGE thanks to darthy for this, unbelievable work, and I have it downloading right now.

I too will buy the real thing, but this is an amazing stand-in while we wait.

What with DVD, liner notes, etc. how could you NOT buy it? For me, these dls are just a preview to hold me over.. I bought the Visual Dictionary and everything else I saw here first.

Yes, I agree John Williams has definitly earned his money. I will also be buying this Soundtrack

Very beautiful stuff so far, but I had to get the ninth track off of the mirror site posted earlier ... seems like you can only access it by password off of your main link list.

yeah, no doubt I will buy the soudntrack anyways. I'm too lazy to convert them into high quality mp3's, so I'll pass that one and wait for the release. Plus it has a dvd on which I definatly don't wanna miss out. Tnx again for putting these suckers on line

How long do regular mp3's last on a burnt CD? I've never tried it, but I expect that it will carry me over until May 3rd.

Thank you SO much Darth Psychotic. This is the best weekend ever!

And yes I'll buying the soundtrack like the rest of you.


RS

When does "Anakin's Betrayal" play...

Most epic shit ever...

Um.. how do you convert a low-quality MP3 into a high-quality one? And what do you mean, how long will MP3's last on a CD> I take it some of you aren't really music people..?

I'm in need of tracks 1 and 2. Anyone have mirrors?

I love the soundtrack. It's great. My only complaints are that "Palpatine's teachings" is a bit quiet and slow. Not much happens for most of it. Also, "Anakin's Betrayal" seems to use almost exactly the same "hook" as Hans Zimmer's "Tennessee" from Pearl Harbor.

Also, is anyone else hearing some computer beeps during a few tracks?

Sat here like a gibbering mess listening to this - what a film score.......... will have my money ready for this no worries when it's released to buy.

Thanks , and thanks again , to you guys for making this reality.

Tis making me feel a touch sad though

Thanks a million Darth Psychotic, it's great to have this stuff a full month early. Cheers, that's class!

CBR at high bitrates is usually just a waste; VBR makes the most sense.

But if it were me, I'd do MPC.

Every mp3 I rip is 320k CBR LAME.

I'm afraid the links don't work for me, due to my non American location.

There's a huge click at the beginning of "Grievous and the Droids".

Number 6 is REALLY creepy. (Palpatine's teachings) He is going to be one creepy son of a bitch in this movie.

Hell, Forget that...Padme's Ruminations is plain old SCARY. Good Lord.

For those of you using winamp to listen to the tracks there should be a plug-in on winamp's site, called "Expander" that uses mathematical algorithms UNCOMPRESS the mp3 back to near CD quality.

"Expander" goes from 10 to 1 compression back to 2 to 1 compression and basically makes your 128 kbs mp3 SOUND like a 256 kbs mp3.

I'm not sure if this is what you were talking about, but it's the best one I've found:

Enhancer 017

There's also these which I haven't tried:

Arboretum Realizer
Stereo Expander

Yes, there are some jitters or so especially in the choir parts, but it is good enough to bridge the time till the real cd is released.

Maybe it's possible to get rid of the jitters or to filter them out...but would it be worth while ?

A friend asked me why this site was good in my opinion,
I simply said: These guys are the pro's!

This is the best spoiler site ever and I owe you guys so
much for putting this up! Thank you... thank you!

Best SW soundtrack yet and will forever be since it's the
last of them all - Little sad to think that though.
But this OSt... so dark, so powerfull! Excellent finale!

Expect me to pre-order this asap!

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Duel of the Fates - Evil
Across the Stars - Romantic
Battle of the Heroes - Tragedy

Seems like the list of track titles posted earlier from the site is a little out of order with the movie, unless it's supposed to be that way. Is Enter Lord Vader from the birth scene you think? It kind of has those sad overtones.

This soundtrack is awesome, JW has outdone himself.

Awesome thanks DP.

I noticed this "JOHN WILLIAMS DOCUMENTARY ON DVD" petition on jwfan.com. Please, EVERYBODY SIGN IT!

http://www.petitiononline.com/jw79mc32/petition.html

Don't know if it will help, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to know more about the greatest composer who ever lived.

I do say, some of these tracks seem really "new" to the Star Wars saga, haven´t heard similar to nr 6 or 8 before. Nice job, Mr. Williams.

Hey, can someone post an image that's the right size that I can print and use as a cover for my newly made ROTS CD? Thanks!

OMG, Aanakin's Betrayal is unbelievable. Some of these tracks don't even sound like they're from a SW film.

I'm about two thirds of the way through it right now, and it's amazing. I'm sure I'll listen through it several more times before the day is over.

I love you too, DP.
You have to know it, everyone loves you today.

I'm wondering when exactly "Anakin's Betrayal" would play.

My comments on the final track...

Since Revenge of the Sith ends not only the prequel trilogy but also the six-episode Star Wars Saga the finale of this film serves as one smaller ending as well as a grand farewell to the Saga. Williams' end credits for Revenge of the Sith performs both duties perfectly and becomes one of the greatest pieces of Star Wars music ever recorded.

The breathtaking thirteen minute piece begins with Leia's theme as she begins her life on Alderaan and moves smoothly into a low key rendition of the Binary Sunset cue from A New Hope as Obi-Wan hands baby Luke over to the Lars on Tatooine. It's very restrained and right when you hope it reaches its emotional peak, the end title fanfare explodes leading you into A New Hope where the full cue will be heard.

The traditional end credits fanfare melds into the familiar Princess Leia theme. That theme is given time to play before moving to a reprise of Battle of the Heroes. From there, Williams takes his time to say goodbye to Star Wars with a finale that will likely leave those fans who sat through the credits in tears.

As Battle of the Heroes fades out, we move into a robust rendition of the Throne Room them from A New Hope. Even larger and more grand than ever before, the epic theme is heard in full until it melds into a beautiful and intimate rendition of the Force/Skywalker theme (probably one of the best versions ever composed) before flaring up to a triumphant reprise of the Throne Room that harkens back to the Williams of old. We finish things off with the famous Star Wars fanfare as Williams brings the curtains down on twenty-eight years of Star Wars. It can be described by no other word than perfection.

I don't know... Anakin's Betrayal seems too calm in the beginning to be the showdown between Mace and Palpatine. I think it could be the scene where Obi-Wan discovers the recording of the massacre.

Absolutely delicious! Thanks 10000000000 times. Really!!!

Thanks again DP!

so, does this mean we'll have the soundtrack dvd soon too?

Unbelievable. MF.com comes through once again.

This is clearly THE fan-site.

I'm working on a yousendit link, but it's being a real pest.

Jeez, those links die as fast as they're put up.

Got it from the newsgroup. Thanks.

It sounds amazing on these bad boys:

just found these details of the bonus DVD. Looks pretty cool

http://www2.cd-wow.com/detail_results.php?product_code=17732

I'm thinking this track plays as Obi-Wan and Yoda watch the recording in the Jedi Temple.

Yup, you can definitely tell in the track where Obi-Wan's reaction will show.

Wow...

I listened to track 1 first in 10 second intervals because I was on a slow comp. And I really hated it. I was like shit! It's formless it's just random trumpets playing! Then I listened to the rest of the score and it's SO MATURE. It's not even like Star Wars. And I bet JW has lot's more in store for us. Think of how many emotional moments aren't even covered here! I listened to track 14 and...wow it's sooo sad. I think the 2nd part of QuiGon's Funeral may be the gungun's getting killed, or pushed back underwater and the sphere of life being broken, or whatever it says in the novel.

I might as well help seed while I'm at it.

Not much to say except "thanks" to all of those who made this possible.

I Am the Senate is FAKE. It is from TROY, I believe.

[edit] Or NIXON...I've heard that too...

Thank you, DP, thank you MF and thank you Mr. Williams. World class.

Am I the only one who thinks Padme's Rumination's is great? This track is sheer atmosphere. Fantastic.