Motion Picture Soundtrack for STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE to Be Released 12/1

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of one of the most significant soundtracks in film history, Walt Disney Records is set to release a special collector's edition of the remastered original motion picture soundtrack for Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE.

With score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, the 3-LP set features a 48-page hard cover book with 180-gram vinyl. This one-of-a-kind VINYL set, hand etched by Tristan Duke (Jack White'sLazaretto) of Infinity Light Science, offers a 3D hologram experience featuring the Death Star on Disc 3, Side A. For optimal viewing, use a direct light source or simply hold a mobile phone flashlight above the VINYL to view the hologram. Side B features the Star Wars 40 thAnniversary Logo etched into the vinyl.

TheStar Wars: A New Hopebox set is the first release from Disney Music Group since acquiring the Star Wars music catalog earlier this year. Subsequent releases are planned for 2018.

The box set includes rare photos of the film's production and scoring sessions. Additionally, two essays are featured in the hardcover book. "Tuning Up a Galaxy" written by author Jeff Bond ("Danse Macabre: 25 years of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton,""The Music of Star Trek")focuses on the phenomenon ofStar Warsand howJohn Williams' score changed film music forever. "John Williams' Journey to Star Wars" by Jeff Eldridge discussesJohn Williams'early career from his musical heritage to his continuing legacy.

John Williams is well known for scoring alleightof theStar Warssaga films, beginning with 1977'sStar Wars(A New Hope) for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score.His score forStar Wars: The Force Awakenswas nominated for an Oscar.

Williams returns to score Lucasfilm'sStar Wars: The Last Jedi. The Skywalker saga continues as the heroes ofThe Force Awakensjoin the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.Star Wars: The Last Jedi opensin U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017.

The Star Wars: A New Hope 3-LP hologram soundtrack will be available on December 1, 2017. Pre-orders are available at DisneyMusicEmporium.com, the destination for collectible Disney music products, and at Amazon http://disneymusic.co/SWNewHopeBox.

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