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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Cover of the original vinyl edition  by  ReleasedMay 16, 1980RecordedDecember 1979–January 1980StudioAnvil Studios, DenhamLength74:34, Nick Redman (2004) chronology
(1979)Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The score from  composed by . Between  and The Empire Strikes Back, Williams had also worked with the London Symphony Orchestra for the scores to the films ,  and . The score earned another  nomination for Williams. Again, the score was orchestrated by  and , recorded by engineer  and edited by  with supervision by . John Williams himself took over duties as  from Star Wars creator .

The soundtrack was first released in the United States as a 75-minute double LP five days before the film's premiere but the first Compact Disc release ran only half the length of the 2-LP set. Re-recordings of the score even included music that was not on the original CD soundtrack. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released by  on May 4, 2018.

The musical score of  was composed and conducted by , and performed by the  at a cost of about $250,000. Williams began planning in November 1979, estimating Empire required 107 minutes of score. For two weeks across 18 three-hour sessions just after Christmas, Williams recorded the score at Anvil Studios and , London. Up to 104 players were involved at any one time, performing with instruments including oboes, piccolos, pianos, and harps.