The Arena " The Arena " is a minor theatrical written by John Williams for the 2002 and its respective score to represent the executions in the Geonosis Petranaki arena and , later , the Grand Army of the Republic . " The Arena " was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO ) in 2002 and included in the track " Love Pledge and The Arena " on the . The theme features many different sections of the LSO and contains references to " Across the Stars " and " Binary Sunset . " The theme appears in the films " Attack of the Clones " and " " , the video game expansion pack " " , the video games " " , " " , and " " , and the " Star Wars Galaxies " . The theme is mainly , is in the before it modulates to , has a tempo of 88 bpm , and a with a time signature of 4 / 4 . The sheet music for the piece was included in the . The " Attack of the Clones " was released by Sony Classical on April 23 , 2002 , and as an download on May 16 , 2002 . Sony Classical announced on September 25 , 2015 that it would be releasing the " Attack of the Clones " soundtrack along with the other five films ' soundtracks in three new sets : the " " , the " " , and the " " on January 8 , 2016 . Conception and development . Composer John Williams wrote the musical score for the 2002 , as had been the case for the four previous " Star Wars " films . He used the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices to perform the music . Only the was used for " The Arena , " the motif used to represent the executions in the Petranaki arena on Geonosis . The was released by Sony Classical on April 23 , 2002 , and as an download on May 16 , 2002 . On September 25 , 2015 , Sony Classical announced it would be releasing the " Attack of the Clones " soundtrack along with the other five films ' soundtracks in three new sets : the " " , the " " , and the " " on January 8 , 2016 . Summary . " The Arena " is mainly — sections in the orchestra generally play their own unique parts that are dissimilar to those of other instruments and groups by rhythm and pitch . The is in the , has a tempo of 88 bpm , and a with a time signature of 4 / 4 . The theme is also melodically similar to " Droid Invasion Theme " from the . The theme starts off with a , , and part that frequently modulates into the before returning to the key . play occasionally throughout this part , but only scarcely . This section is actually . Anakin tames the reek . Now polyphonic , the theme then goes into a that leads into the main , which is played by the and bass trombone . The melody is complemented by a simple beat by the snare drums and low strings . The rest of the low brass and french horns then come in and repeat the melody in a higher . The come in toward the end of the melody ' s second run - through . The melody is then repeated by the french horns with the trumpets playing a , which at first consists mainly of an E . After this run - through , the theme goes into a complicated set of brass rythyms that are led by the trumpets . This is followed by a brief woodwind , string , and keyboard percussion phrase that leads into a fast string part , which repeats four times before going into another altered version of the main melody . After the altered melody , the composition carries on into several measures featuring more brass that is once again set to a quarter note beat by the percussion . It then rushes into a frantic percussion part with accented bursts by the brass . This leads into a fast - paced brass part accented in the background by short bursts of strings . Next the theme goes into a heavily accented phrase played mainly by brass instruments , which is followed by a descending low brass phrase . The main melody is played once again , this time going back and forth from the trumpets to the low brass and back to the trumpets . The low brass then plays two sets of two notes that are slurred together . This is complemented by a trumpet part consisting of a three note phrase that repeats twice . The main melody is then again played by the trumpets . The low brass then repeats the sets of slurs , this time to a much faster , more complicated trumpet part . The low brass then play a complicated rythym with trumpets and strings playing in short bursts . After this , the french horns plays the main melody once again , with brass , woodwinds , and strings playing bursts in the background . The trumpets and percussion play in between the phrases that compose the melody . Next the low brass play another rythym similar to the one earlier , with trumpets inplaying in the background Anakin rescues Padmé and Obi - Wan . Next the strings go into a brief section of " Across the Stars , " the main love theme from " Attack of the Clones " . After several measures of low brass and trumpets , the theme goes into a and string part , in which the strings repeat a fast phrase over and over . The brass play occasionally throughout this part . Following the string / timpani part , the low brass play an extremely low phrase . The next few measures feature the percussion , followed by the brass . Then the low brass and low strings play a bass melody , while the keyboard , percussion , and woodwinds play quick bursts . This is followed by another reference to " Across the Stars " by the strings , and then the french horns . This leads into another fast string part succeeded by a phrase split between the euphoniums and other low voices . The theme then references " Binary Sunset , " which switches from low brass to trumpets and back again . The strings follow playing the previous upbeat part once again . The trumpets come in for the last time , and the theme fades out with a low string part . By the end , the music has settled into the key of C major . Use . In the soundtracks . The theme appears one minute and fifty - five seconds into the track " Love Pledge and The Arena " on the " Attack of the Clones " . Most of the track is composed of this theme . Though the theme appears in the 2005 film , it does not appear on the film ' s . In the movies . In " Attack of the Clones " , the theme is used only during the planned executions of Anakin Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi , and Padmé Amidala in the Petranaki arena on the planet Geonosis , though here the majority of the theme is cut out , except for the moments scoring Poggle the Lesser announcing the start of the executions up until Skywalker tames the reek . It is also used in one of the DVD ' s main menus . The theme is used again in " Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith " to introduce the planet Kashyyyk prior to the battle there , and again when Darth Vader attacks the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . In other canon media . The theme is played on the Takodana map while playing the " Strike " game mode in DICE ' s 2017 " Star Wars Battlefront II " . In Legends . The expansion pack to the video game " " , " " , released in 2002 , uses the theme as part of a medley of background tracks meant to represent each of the game ' s factions . The theme itself represents the Confederacy of Independent Systems faction . The piece is also used during the bounty hunter Jango Fett ' s pit arena fight on Outland Transit Station in Chapter 1 of the 2002 video game " " . The composition makes another appearance in the 2003 " Star Wars Galaxies " , as well as each of the game ' s expansion packs , by virtue of appearing in the game ' s initial release . It is also used in the 2003 console game " " . The first appearance is during the LucasArts logo scene prior to the main menu . The game goes on to include the theme in several missions , including " Mission 1 : The Rescue Begins , " when you first spot IG - 227 Hailfire - class droid tank s , in " Mission 2 : To the Arena " when you and the other Jedi reach the landing pad , in " Mission 3 : The Battle of Geonosis " as you make it to the gunship on foot , in " Mission 4 : The Evacuation of Rhen Var " during the cutscene depicting your arrival on Rhen Var , in " Mission 9 : New Alliances " while on foot in the Separatist base , in " Mission 14 : Assault on Thule " after you destroy the last power farm , and during " Mission 15 : Dark Side Rising " after you destroy the last hangar . The theme can also be heard while playing the " Academy " game mode on Geonosis . . The theme is utilized at the end of Chapter 12 of " " ( 2004 ) when Mace Windu becomes surrounded by B2 super battle droids after losing his lightsaber during the Battle of Dantooine . Chapter 22 contains the theme as well , using it during clips showing Separatist victories across the galaxy . The composition is utilized in Chapter 23 as the Separatist Droid Army begins its attack on the planet Coruscant . A later appearance is heard in the 2005 " " video game as the player is briefed inside a Republic gunship during the Geonosis intro scene . It returns during " Save the Ship , " part of the second campaign , and during " The Bridge at Kachirho " and " Search and Destroy " in the third campaign . In other media and merchandise . The theme ' s sheet music appears in " " , the sheet music book for " Attack of the Clones " , from Bantha Music . The book was released for the following instruments and editions : trumpet , , easy piano , , , and .