About this episode
This episode explores the cultural impact and history of Star Wars, particularly focusing on its 1977 release and the accompanying LP.
Well, unless you’re in an ice cave on Hoth, you probably recognize this one. It’s “The Story of Star Wars” and… You’re on the Sound Beat. Fall in love with a movie nowadays, you can watch it pretty much whenever you want; ask any parent of a Frozen fan. WHEN-EV-ER. But for a rabid Star Wars fan in 1977, your options were limited. You went to the movies, or you bought this, a 20 th Century Fox LP. It featured dialogue and sound effects from the film, and was narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne. The record would go as gold as C-3PO. Image created by Andrew Forgrave , used under Creative Commons license.
Topics covered
- Star Wars
- film history
- sound effects
- narration
- 1970s culture
Keywords
- Star Wars
- 1977
- Roscoe Lee Browne
- 20th Century Fox
- LP
- sound effects
- film history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: 20 th Century Fox
Books & works: STAR WARS
Places: Hoth
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