The Flag Parade " The Flag Parade " is a theatrical written by John Williams for the 1999 film and its respective . It was composed between October 1998 and February 1999 and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO ) during the month of February . The piece has a majestic style at a of 92 bpm , with a of 4 / 4 in the beginning and 2 / 4 during the main melody . The composition is one minute fourteen seconds long and is in the . The theme is used during the scene that shows the flag ceremony before the Boonta Eve Classic podrace near Tatooine ' s Mos Espa settlement . The composition is also used in the Mos Eisley " heroes versus villains " Assault Mode in the video game " " and again during the first cut scene in " Chapter 5 : Mos Espa Podrace " of " Episode I " in " " . Conception and development . John Williams wrote the score for the 1999 film and the respective , as had been the case with the previous three " Star Wars " films from the original trilogy . " The Flag Parade " was written for use during the flag ceremony scene directly before the Boonta Eve Classic podrace outside of Tatooine ' s Mos Espa settlement . The piece , along with the entire score , was written between the months of October 1998 and February 1999 and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra during the month of February . The original soundtrack was released by Sony Classical on May 4 , 1999 , and the Ultimate Edition was released on November 14 , 2000 . The original soundtrack was re - released on February 6 , 2012 to coincide with the 3 - D release of " The Phantom Menace " in theaters . The album was also released on by " IAmShark " in 2013 . On September 25 , 2015 , it was announced that Sony Classical would be releasing the " Phantom Menace " soundtrack along with the other five films ' soundtracks in three new sets : the " " , the " " , and the " " on January 8 , 2016 . Summary . " The Flag Parade " has a majestic style at a of 92 bpm , along with a of 4 / 4 at the beginning and 2 / 4 during the main melody . The composition is one minute fourteen seconds long and is in the . It starts with a loud crash and a , with followed by a descending phrase in which are featured . Next in the fanfare is a trumpet part which consists of two sets of nine with a at the end of each set . The fanfare continues with the trumpets and low brass playing between each other . The French horns then come in with the main , which contains two pickup followed by four quarter notes , nine triplets , and two additional quarter notes . They continue with an eight note , two sixteenth notes , another two eight notes , and two more quarter notes . This is repeated again without the last quarter note . The whole melody is backed by a and , which is mainly composed of quarter notes and occasional eight note / two sixteenth notes beats . This is succeeded by another trumpet fanfare , which is followed by a repeat of the main melody again played by the French horns . Next is a phrase followed by another trumpet fanfare - like part . Lastly , the horns play the primary melody for the third time , with the trumpets occasionally coming in with short phrases . The ending of the melody is played by the low brass and trumpets , who take turns on each phrase . The theme then fades out with a . Use . In the soundtracks . The piece appears solely in the soundtrack for " The Phantom Menace " . In the original version , the theme is contained in the seventh track called " The Arrival at Tatooine and The Flag Parade . " In the Ultimate Edition , the theme receives its own track , the thirty - first track , titled " The Flag Parade . " In the movies . The piece is used in the flag ceremony scene just before the start of the Boonta Eve Classic podrace in " The Phantom Menace " . In the Expanded Universe . The composition also makes an appearance in the " heroes vs . villains " Assault Mode in Mos Eisley , and as General Grievous ' s theme in the video game " " . The piece is utilized again during the first cut scene in " Chapter 5 : Mos Espa Podrace " of " Episode I " in " " . In other media and merchandise . The sheet music for the piece was published in the for " The Phantom Menace " , which was released by Bantha Music for the following instruments and editions : trumpet , , easy piano , , , and . . The theme itself is played over the speakers at the " Tomorrowland Terrace " restaurant in Disneyland Park between showings of the Jedi Training Academy .