Poster Poster art for 1977's original 'Star Wars'
Poster art for 1977's original 'Star Wars'
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Movies stream to play every Star Wars soundtrack on Dec. 18

To celebrate the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, YourClassical's Movies stream is going to play a 24-hour marathon of John Williams's iconic scores on Friday, Dec. 18.

The music starts at midnight — and if you want to listen to all the scores from beginning to end, tune in at 6:00 a.m. CT as we cue up the soundtrack from Episode I. We'll continue on playing all seven soundtracks in sequence.

Here are the times each soundtrack will begin. The links from each score lead to pages where you can purchase the soundtracks, with a portion of the proceeds going to support Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media: the nonprofit organization that produces YourClassical.

6:00 a.m. CT: Episode I: The Phantom Menace

7:14 a.m. CT: Episode II: Attack of the Clones

8:30 a.m. CT: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

9:40 a.m. CT: Episode IV: A New Hope

11:00 a.m. CT: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

1:05 p.m. CT: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

3:15 p.m. CT: Episode VII: The Force Awakens

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