Star Wars - The Phantom Menace (Suite for Orchestra) - Deluxe Score

"The Flag Parade" was not the one on the soundtrack, which actually kind of excited me. So when I read Elon's review that said the score doesn't follow the CD, I figured that this was the cue I heard in concert. Sure enough it was, and I had no trouble finding a recording on iTunes to follow along with the score. The same holds true for the "Adventures of Jar Jar" cue. It is absolutely amazing to me to read this music and see the orchestrations that Williams and his orchestrators wrote! I LOVE IT!!!

alt.cues create so much clutter on the page, that it's almost overwhelming. Still, it does give a note for note description of the piece. 'Anakins theme' is nice too, and note for note, but the other two pieces 'The flag parade', and the 'Adventures of Jar Jar' are concert arrangements which are quite useless to those who want to listen along. They seem like great arrangements, but I can't find a recorded performance of them anywhere. At least I've got Duel of the Fates. That was only just worth the exorbidant US$75.

random in where it goes, and I have yet to find snippets of music that are in this movement. "The Flag Parade" is divided into sections, no doubt to accomodate for a concert setting. Some measures are extended, which means you have to skip a few if you're following along with the CD. Like "The Adventures of Jar Jar," bits from other CD tracks are meshed in. Take a look if you like seeing Williams's music on the page. For some UNHOLY REASON the battle droids' theme (which is a solid piece of music and staple in the new trilogy, in my opinion) is not here. If you're looking for something a touch more faithful to the soundtrack check out the 5-movement suite from the first trilogy.