Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi Radio Drama - Nigel's Edit

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI - The Original 1996 Radio Drama.

I have combined all episodes of the original radio drama using excerpts from John Williams' original soundtrack and Ben Burt's sound effects for a more seamless blending from one episode to the next. This is how I want to experience this fantastic piece of work.

I hold no right to the material nor claim any credit for the final product. All content ownership remains with the proprietor of the original works. No breach or infringement of rights intended.

Return of the Jedi is a six-part radio adaptation of the original film, made by HighBridge Audio, produced in 1996 and broadcast on National Public Radio in the US.

A reoccurring question is about the running time of the radio drama. "What has been cut to reduce the original running time? I have removed the narrated intros, outros and end credits from each episode to created the seamless story. This has reduced the over all running time for each complete drama.

Written by Brian Daley
Directed by John Madden
Produced by Tom Voegeli
Exec. Producer Jon Bos
Narrated by Ken Hiller

Episodes
1. Tatooine Haunts
2. Fast Friends
3. Prophecies and Destinies
4. Pattern and Web
5. So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel
6. Blood of a Jedi

Cast

Joshua Fardon (Luke Skywalker)
Perry King (Han Solo)
Ann Sachs (Princess Leia Organa)
Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
Bernard Behrens (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Arye Gross (Lando Calrissian)
Edward Asner (Jabba The Hutt)
Paul Hecht (The Emperor)
John Lithgow (Yoda)
Brock Peters (Lord Darth Vader)
Ed Begley, Jr. (Boba Fett)
Samantha Bennett (Arica)
David Birney (Anakin Skywalker)
Peter Dennis (Moff Jerjerrod)
David Dukes (Bib Fortuna)
Peter Michael Goetz (General Madine)
Ian Gomez (Salacious Crumb)
Martin Jarvis (Barada)
Jon Matthews (Wedge)
Natalija Nogulich (Mon Mothma)
Mark Adair Rios (Admiral Gial Ackbar)
Yeardley Smith (9D9)
Tom Virtue (Major Derlin)

Supporting cast includes Rick Hall, Andrew Hawkes, Sherman Howard, Karl Johnson, John Kapelos, Ron Le Paz, Joe Liss, Paul Mercier, Steven Petrarca, Jonathan Penner, Gil Segel, Nia Vardalos and Ron West.


Tags
Star Wars Empire Jedi Original Trilogy HighBridge Audio Radio Drama George Lucas Skywalker Episode 6 Episode VI Radio Broadcast A New Hope The Empire Strikes Back Return Of The Jedi Brian Daley John Madden Ken Hiller

Here is a list of the additions / edits I incorporated to create Nigel's Edit of the Original 1996 Radio Drama.

Time: 0:25:36 / Blended the sound of Salacious B. Crumb laughing.

Time: 0:25:44 / Ep 1 / Ep 2 Transition

Time: 0:45:33 / Blended the sound of The Sarlacc Pit burping.

Time: 0:47:45 – 0:48:11 / Ep 2 / Ep 3 Transition

Time: 0:47:58 – 0:48:00 / Blended the sound of Blaster Fire.

Time: 1:13:01 – 1:13:19 / Ep 3 / Ep 4 Transition

Time: 1:32:29 / Ep 4 / Ep 5 Transition

Time: 1:58:30 – 1:58:47 / Ep 5 / Ep 6 Transition

Time: 1:58:42 – 1:58:47 / Blended sounds of Blaster Fire

Time: 2:20:22 – 2:20:30/ Blended sounds of Death Star Explosion

Time: 2:20:30 – 2:20:39/ Blended sounds of Ewok Cheering

Please see the following links for details and history of the trilogy of recordings:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wa...)
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star...