The Throne Room

"The Throne Room" is a theme written by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. After its first appearance in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, it was transformed into a leitmotif.
==Use==
===In the movies===
The Walton-esque piece is played during the medal ceremony at the end of Episode IV. John Williams develops it into a set of chromatic variations during the scene in Return of the Jedi in which the Rebel fleet takes off into hyperspace. A longer rendition was written and recorded later (heard on the Skywalker Symphony album). This extended version was also recorded for the album version of the end credits for Episode III.
===On television===
The theme is also played in The Star Wars Holiday Special by the end of the show along with archive footage from A New Hope.
===In video games===
"The Throne Room" is played in the end credits of Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught.
===In audio===
As with the film, the theme was played during medal ceremony sequence in the radio version of the Star Wars story. The theme is also used in the audiobook adaptation of A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy. Additionally, the book's narration seems to imply that the theme itself is in fact being played by musicians at the medal-awarding ceremony.
===In Star Tours===
A version of the theme was composed by John Williams for the Disneyland attraction Star Wars. The track was included on Disney's Legacy Collection release of themes from Disneyland attractions.
===In non-canon===
In the non-canon LEGO Star Wars special The Empire Strikes Out the theme is played at the end when Darth Sidious presents Darth Vader with a medal in front of a group of adoring fangirls. It is also used in the ending of the audiobook version of William Shakespeare's Star Wars (Verily, A New Hope).
==Sources==
*A New Hope soundtrack
Category:Themes and leitmotifs