Star Wars (Main Title)

"Star Wars (Main Title)"
Side A of original 1977 US single pressing
Single by John Williams
B-side	"Cantina Band"
Released	July 29, 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Film score
Length	5:52
Label	20th Century
Songwriter(s)	John Williams
Producer(s)	George Lucas
John Williams singles chronology
"Main Title (Theme from Jaws)" (1975) "Star Wars (Main Title)" (1977) "Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)

"Star Wars (Main Title)" is a musical theme composed and conducted by John Williams. The 1977 London Symphony Orchestra recording peaked at number ten on Billboard Hot 100 and number thirteen in Canada RPM Top Singles. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a global hit in the same year.

It is the main musical theme of Star Wars and is also considered the primary leitmotif for Luke Skywalker, the protagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy. The original 1977 recording was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States (#10) and Canada (#13) during the fall of that year. The composition draws influence from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for the 1942 film Kings Row^[1] and Gustav Holst's Jupiter from his orchestral suite, The Planets.

The B side featured the original movie score of Cantina Band.

"Star Wars (Main Title)" was the lesser of two hits featuring music from Star Wars. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" reached number one concurrently with the chart run of Williams's original movie score version.

The Star Wars main title theme was covered by Patrick Gleeson a month after the release of the London Symphony Orchestra performance.^[12] His version was released in France and the United States.

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Soundtracks

• Jaws (1975)
• Star Wars (1977)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Superman (1978)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• SpaceCamp (1986)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Home Alone (1990)
• JFK (1991)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Angela's Ashes (1999)
• The Patriot (2000)
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• Munich (2005)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
• War Horse (2011)
• Lincoln (2012)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• The BFG (2016)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• The Fabelmans (2022)
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Compilations

• John Williams Greatest Hits 1969–1999 (1999)

Compositions

• "Star Wars (Main Title)"
• "Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
• "The Imperial March"
• "Ewok Celebration"
• "Summon the Heroes"
• "Duel of the Fates"
• "The Five Sacred Trees"
• Horn Concerto
• "Liberty Fanfare"
• "For New York"
• "American Journey"
• "Soundings"
• "Air and Simple Gifts"
• Violin Concerto No. 2

Songs

• "Nice to Be Around"

See also

• Music of Star Wars
• Music of Superman
• Music of Wizarding World
• Barbara Ruick
• Joseph Williams

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