''Ewoks – Original Soundtrack'' is the

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to the television films '' Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure'' and '' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'' composed by Peter Bernstein. The score also includes brief reprisals of John Williams' Ewok theme from ''

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''. A soundtrack album containing Bernstein's music from both films was officially released as a 12-inch LP record by

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on December 8, 1986.

Overview

At the request of George Lucas,

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recorded a theme song entitled "Les petits Ewoks" (''Little Ewoks'') for the French release of ''Caravan of Courage''. The LP was later bootlegged onto CD in 1999 and retitled ''Star Wars: Ewoks''. The bootleg has a number of discrepancies including an incorrect track arrangement, incorrect track names, and incorrect track times. Tracks labeled as "Additional Material" on the bootleg were never officially sanctioned by Lucasfilm and are in fact made up of music assembled from various releases of the ''Return of the Jedi'' soundtrack.

Reception

The musical score has received mixed reviews. In a review specifically regarding ''Caravan of Courage'', John J. O'Connor of ''

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'' praised Bernstein's score in "transforming rather ordinary scenes into settings of foreboding". In a retrospective review of the soundtrack album, Seth Cole of Film Divider said, "There are heroic fanfares and marches reminiscent of those heard in ''Return of the Jedi'', and definite hints of Williams-like string ostinatos as heard in the saga episodes, but the music fails to lift off in the same way."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adopted from liner notes: * Peter Bernstein – composer, conductor, producer * Richard Kraft – producer * Tom Null – executive producer *

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– orchestration *

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– conductor (''Caravan of Courage'') * Michele Stone – mastering engineer * Jim Limbean – matrix * Ric Hancock – matrix * Karen Stone – production coordinator * The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra

Additional music

Additional music featured in ''Caravan of Courage'' and ''The Battle for Endor'':

References

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