Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 1999 , composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices.The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical Records on May 4, 1999, two weeks before the film's theatrical release. In anticipation of the long-awaited film, the soundtrack was certified Platinum in the United States and Gold in the United Kingdom, where it entered the UK album charts at number eight. Three formats were available, and
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) a new one was released in February 2012: None of the releases contain the entire score. Currently, no complete release has been made. The Album and Ultimate Edition each contain music not featured on the other release. Both sets also contain alternate takes of cues, while neither present some of the alternate takes only heard in the film. Recorded in Abbey Road Studios over a week, starting on February 10, 1999 performed by the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra, "" was the first "Star Wars" score Williams had composed in over 16 years. Williams produced the recording sessions himself