Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith ( soundtrack ) The " Star Wars : Episode III Revenge of the Sith " soundtrack was released by Sony Classical on May 3 , 2005 , more than two weeks before the release of . The music was composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices . A music video titled " A Hero Falls " was created for one of the film ' s themes , " Battle of the Heroes , " featuring footage from the film . The soundtrack also came with a collectors ' DVD , " " , at no additional cost . The DVD featured sixteen music videos set to remastered selections of music from all six film scores , set chronologically through the saga . This album was chosen as one of Amazon . com ' s Top 100 Editor ' s Picks of 2005 ( # 83 ) . Like most John Williams releases , the album soundtrack does not present the entire score . Instead , it presents highlights from the score edited together in a concert suite - like program , presenting a musical story over the course of the album . Track list . Total time : 70 : 46 Tracks . Star Wars Main Title And the Revenge of the Sith . The track starts off with the main theme . Although the previous films , and indeed , Episode III , had a quieter descend into the next piece , here , earlier than previous films , This track does not follow the music heard in the film after the opening titles . Anakin ' s Dream . The track plays during Anakin and Padmé Amidala ' s scenes at her apartment , Anakin ' s nightmare , and the following scene on Padmé ' s veranda . A statement of " Across the Stars " appears at 0 : 26 , and again at 2 : 27 , while brief portions of the " Force Theme " are heard from 3 : 33 . Battle of the Heroes . This track starts to play after Obi - Wan and Anakin are caught in a collapsing control arm on Mustafar and ends when Obi - Wan leaves Anakin on the edge of the lava river . This is actually a concert suite of the theme . Anakin ' s Betrayal . This track , a sorrowful adagio representing the fall of the Jedi , underscores the Order 66 sequence , and is reprised when Anakin confronts his wife shortly before the duel on Mustafar . It has a similar tone and style to " The Immolation Scene . " General Grievous . The first part of this track ( up to about 1 : 25 ) appears when Obi - Wan is searching for Grievous . Most of the rest appears during the end of the wheel bike chase and the final fight between the characters on the landing platform , although parts of it were not used . A militaristic version of the " Force Theme " is heard at 0 : 38 , heralding Obi - Wan ' s arrival on the Tenth Level . Starting at 1 : 25 , the track becomes an action piece . Palpatine ' s Teachings . The first part of this track plays while Palpatine is telling Anakin the story of his old master , Darth Plagueis . The second part plays when Anakin learns that Palpatine is a Sith Lord . Grievous And The Droids . This track plays during the bridge fight on the Separatist flag ship , and also when General Grievous escapes after dueling Obi - Wan on Utapau . Padmé ' s Ruminations . The cue — a mournful , wailing voice proceeded by a slow string section — underscores the otherwise silent moment between Anakin and Padmé prior to the duel in the Chancellor ' s office . The second part of the track plays when Palpatine instructs Anakin to go to the Jedi Temple and kill all the Jedi inside . Anakin Vs . Obi - Wan . This track plays under Obi - Wan and Anakin ' s lightsaber duel on Mustafar . Some of the track also plays while Yoda and Palpatine are dueling in the underbelly of the Senate Rotunda . As the track starts off , the beat is set by the strings , low brass , and percussion . The trumpets then come in with a short soli each followed by a cymbal crash . Then the low brass comes in with the theme from " Battle of the Heroes . " After that a version of " The Imperial March " is heard followed by the return of " Battle of the Heroes . " Next is a longer version of " The Imperial March . " Then the rhythm speeds up right before the march returns . After the march , " Battle of the Heroes " returns . It goes through a few different versions before going into a variation of " Force Theme . " Anakin ' s Dark Deeds . This track is played during Anakin Skywalker ' s attack on the Separatist Council and Palpatine ' s announcement to the Galactic Senate of his new Galactic Empire and his self - proclamation as Galactic Emperor . It continues as Obi - Wan Kenobi confronts Padmé Amidala about where Anakin has gone , and then discovers that Anakin is the father of her children . It plays until the end of Skywalker ' s destruction of the Separatist Council . Enter Lord Vader . The cue plays at the start of Anakin Skywalker ' s mission to Mustafar , and as Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda fight the clone troopers outside the Jedi Temple . A rendition of Anakin ' s " B - theme " , first heard in " , and associated with " Shmi ' s Theme " , plays after the opening percussion . A statement of The Imperial March appears at 03 : 19 , as well as a truncated version of the Force Theme at 03 : 44 , followed by The Emperor ' s Theme . The Immolation Scene . This track plays directly after the Duel on Mustafar , when Darth Vader is defeated on Mustafar and burnt alive . Grievous Speaks To Lord Sidious . This track plays while General Grievous talks to Darth Sidious and when Padmé leaves Coruscant to go to Mustafar . It contains the theatrical motif " General Grievous ' s theme " . The Birth Of The Twins And Padmé ' s Destiny . This track plays while Padmé gives birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Skywalker , and continues through her death and Anakin ' s rebirth as the mechanized Darth Vader . The second part of the 3 : 37 track contains an extended version of the " Funeral " cue in the Phantom Menace song " The High Council Meeting and Qui - Gon ' s Funeral " . A New Hope And End Credits . The longest track on the album plays while Luke and Leia are being taken to their future homes and then during the end credits . Here , Leia ' s theme , Binary Sunset / The Throne Room and End Title ( Ep . IV ) , and Battle of the Heroes all play before the finale . Recording information . John Williams ' score to this film was recorded at with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices . This list shows the slate , title , and recording date for each cue . Also recorded on February 3 : " Revenge of the Sith " DVD Version ( " Battle of the Heroes , " presumably ) . Differences between the album , film , and initial score . The score presented in the film is different in many respects from what John Williams had intended , because of George Lucas ' editing choices . Due to the process Lucas puts his films through during editing , many scenes were streamlined and music was removed . Also true to form for the prequel trilogy , many scenes contained pre - planned tracked music . Such is the case of " The Tide Turns " from , tracked in for the scene when Anakin flies the now - crippled " Invisible Hand " for a crash landing on Coruscant . Another source of differences between the music in the film and on the soundtrack is that in the recording process , John Williams will record cues multiple times and use those takes to make one edit of the track . The music in the opening of the film — after the scroll — starts with only low , which continue up until the music is finally tracked in , and continue layered underneath the music . The album recording , however , does not have such prominent percussion and , in some cases , has slightly different orchestrations in the parts that can be compared to the film . The differences stem from changes made during the recording process and from alternate takes of the same cue . The actual landing of the ship in the film also contains a partial ending not heard on the album . The CD also contains alternate versions of some of the battle cues , as well as most of the unused segment " The Elevator Scene . " " I Am the Senate , " a piece drastically altered in the film , originally featured music to score the scene where Palpatine is attempting to persuade Anakin to join him while shocking Mace Windu . This music was cut from the film , but it can be heard in the video games . Another cue , " Padmé ' s Ruminations , " is different from what is heard on the album , both in its mix and in the vocal performance . Much of the film contains ( Hi ) percussion alternates . For example , " Moving Things Along " ( " Enter Lord Vader " on the album ) has a percussion track in the film not present on the album . This stems from the fact that the percussion of many cues was recorded separately , to be laid onto the cue in mixing . " Battle of the Heroes " begins with strings on the album but not in the movie , and in the movie the ending is different , although this stems from the fact that the version on the album is a concert - suite representation of the cue . Williams ' album " End Credits Medley " is much longer than the piece heard in the film . The end credits for the film mainly include the original Star Wars theme and a selection of the new cues , such as " Battle of the Heroes " as well as a reprisal of " Princess Leia ' s Theme . " The album medley , however , includes as well as these themes a reprise of " The Throne Room " suite from . " Duel of the Fates " also makes an appearance in the score . This time , however , the choir was rerecorded and layered over the choirless recording from " " . Most of the score can be heard in the album and various LucasArts video games , but a complete release has yet to be made . " Star Wars : A Musical Journey " . " Star Wars : A Musical Journey " is a bonus DVD included with the soundtrack . The DVD , which runs for just over an hour , contains a collection of music video clip ' s from the " Star Wars " films set to selected themes from Williams ' s scores . The music has been remastered in Dolby 5 . 1 surround sound It also contains a preview trailer for of the movie . Each clip features an introduction by actor Ian McDiarmid . The program can be watched with or without this introduction .