El 28 de marzo de 1959 nace Joel McNeely, compositor de Shadows of the Empire.

On March 28, 1959, the composer of Shadows of the Empire, Joel McNeely, was born.

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El 24 y 25 de febrero de 1996 se graba el soundtrack de Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire en City Halls, Glasgow, Escocia.

On February 24 and 25, 1996, the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire soundtrack was recorded at City Halls, Glasgow, Scotland.

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For #vgmwednesday here is game-adjacent.

I learned recently that #ShadowsOfTheEmpire on #n64 was part of a larger campaign to renew interest in #StarWars before the remastered trilogy. It was basically everything but a movie, and even had a soundtrack. The N64 game's OST takes some tunes from the album, but not in entirety and with the N64's trademark compression.

My favorite track on the album is probably Xizor's theme. If you played the n64 game, the familiar bit from the penultimate level starts around the 3 minute mark. The music is from Joel McNeely, not John Williams, but it stands on its own. It still heavily uses leitmotifs, but unlike the films, it can dwell on them and explore more musically.

I don't think this album gets enough attention. It has a lot of great moments and memorable compositions, doing something new with the source material instead of route mimickry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWPkmrqF0MI

Xizor's Theme

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El 3 de diciembre de 1996 sale a la venta el videojuego Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire para Nintendo 64.

On December 3, 1996, the video game Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire went on sale for Nintendo 64.

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[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire (1996) (N64)

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra look back to Shadows of the Empire

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On 23rd April 1996, the music inspired by Shadows of the Empire scored by Young Indiana Jones Chronicles composer Joel McNeely was released, and as we approach an unbeliev...
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#ShadowsOfTheEmpire #4 was published on this day in 1996, featuring a rare look at #BobaFett without his chest armor

This fan-favorite "legends" mini-series told a Fett-centric tale between "Empire" and "Jedi," although later retconned in canon

More about this issue: https://bobafett.club/sote4

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El 7 de agosto de 2020 sale a la venta en CD y por primera vez en LP el soundtrack remasterizado de Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.

On August 7, 2020, the remastered soundtrack of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire goes on sale on CD and for the first time on LP.

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Legends of the Force: Episode 46 - Secrets Of Shadows of the Empire - Breaking it all Down

We’ve talked about Shadows of the Empire – let’s talk about the book about how it was made, and also discuss the fate of West End Games.

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