The Jedi soundtrack is a rewarding one for those fans who have been waiting for the recordings for years. In the Classic Trilogy, they finish with a flourish of the Star Wars main title, followed by a statement of themes that were featured in the movie, and conclude with the main title. Composed by Joel McNeeley. With the release of The Phantom Menace, it appears as if once again we are going the way of the original soundtrack from A New Hope. The tracks are wildly out of place, resulting in confusion.
Many tracks start with a later scene and end with an early one.
It does not underscore the pod race at all. Some tracks are used multiple times in the movie, and some of the music from the main title is re-scored for the film. Darth Maul has a theme that accompanies him in the film, a druid-like chanting, but it is only featured twice on the soundtrack. The underscored scene when he arrives on Tatooine, with drums and short, low trumpet blasts along with Sanskrit chanting is missing from this recording. It is actually disappointing, for those fans who were anticipating a complete soundtrack the first time around.