The soundtrack for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, crafted by John Williams who served as both composer and conductor, and performed by the London Voices alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, was made available through Sony Classical on April 23, 2002.
At the time of release, there were four distinct soundtrack covers offered for sale individually, showcasing Yoda, Anakin and Padmé, Jango Fett, and the film's official poster art.
A special edition CD, exclusive to WAL-MART for a limited duration, included enhanced multimedia CD-ROM content, accessible on computers, featuring a link to a unique PC screensaver. Target's exclusive version contained an extra track titled "On The Conveyor Belt," while Best Buy editions featured a limited-edition Episode II Trading Card.
On May 4, 2018, Walt Disney Records issued a remastered version of the soundtrack, supervised by Shawn Murphy and Skywalker Sound, which was transferred to a new hi-resolution format (24/192). This remastered edition was created using the highest-quality tapes available, rather than the original 2002 album masters.
Due to editing choices within the film, various sound effects were employed to smooth transitions between edited musical cues. For instance, a chime sound is used in several instances, such as transitioning from the Obi-Wan scenes on Kamino to the Anakin/Padmé scenes on Naboo. The Arena sequence, as another example, is almost completely tracked out and instead is replaced with "source" crowd sounds such as drums.
Once the Battle of Geonosis commences, the editing becomes more extensive, incorporating music from both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, utilizing a variety of editing techniques and supplementing transitions with timpani rolls. This approach was jointly conceived by John Williams and George Lucas.
In the US release, early prints of the album listed track 2 simply as "Love Theme from Attack of the Clones" on the back cover and insert. Later releases changed the track's name to "Across the Stars (Love Theme from Attack of the Clones)". This renaming did not occur in international versions.
The Target-exclusive bonus track, "On the Conveyor Belt", is absent from the 2018 release by Walt Disney Records.
Information about the score itself is scarce. The decision was made against releasing a more comprehensive version of the score, partly due to the lackluster reception of the two-disc Phantom Menace Ultimate Edition.
The CD track "Zam The Assassin And The Chase Through Coruscant" marks the sole instance of an electric guitar appearing in a Star Wars film soundtrack. However, the director was not fond of the guitar's inclusion and opted to exclude it from the film itself.
- 1M1 Main Title
- 1M2 The Arrival at Coruscant
- 1M3 Thwarted Attempt
- 1M4 The Meeting of Anakin and Padme
- 1M5 She Hardly Recognized Me
- 1M6 Zam's Dirty Trick
- 1M7A Zam's Chase Pt. 1
- 1M7B Zam in Pursuit
- 2M1 Zam is Eliminated
- 2M2 Palpatine's Plotting
- 2M3 Departure
- 2M4 [UNTITLED - Dex's Diner Source]
- 2M5 The Library Scene
- 2M6 Lunch and the Younglings
- 2M7 Approaching Naboo Palace
- 3M1 Finding Kamino
- 3M1Insert [Untitled]
- 3M2 Visiting the Prime Minister
- 3M3 The First Kiss
- 3M4 Interior Tipoca City
- 3M5 The Meadow Scene
- 3M5R The Meadow Scene (Revised)
- 3M6 The Meeting With Fett
- 3M7 The Dinner Scene
- 3M8 Rainy Ramp and Anakin's Nightmare
- 3M9 Anakin Thinks of His Mother [PRE-PLANNED TRACKED MUSIC]
- 4M1 The Jango Fett Fight
- 4M2 Watto Describes Mothers Fate
- 4M3 The Spare Canister Caper
- 4M4 The Arrival at Tatooine
- 4M5 Obi-Wan Eavesdropping
- 4M6 Rescuing Mother
- 4M7 Exacting Revenge
- 5M1A Carrying Mother Home
- 5M1B Anakin Changes
- 5M2 Smee's Funeral
- 5M3 The Commerce Guild Prepares For War
- 5M4 Going to Rescue Obi-Wan [PRE-PLANNED TRACKED MUSIC]
- 5M5 Finding the Conveyor Belt
- 5M6 The Conveyor Belt
- 5M6Insert
- 5M7 The Senate Scene
- 6M1 Love Pledge
- 6M2 Entrance of the Monsters
- 6M2 Sweetner
- 6M3 [UNTITLED - ARENA BATTLE - PRE-PLANNED TRACKED MUSIC]
- 6M4 [UNTITLED - CLONE BATTLE - PRE-PLANNED TRACKED MUSIC]
- 6M5 Padme Falls
- 6M5Insert [UNTITLED - FORCE THEME]
- 7M1 Dooku Versus Obi-Wan
- 7M2 Yoda Strikes Back
- 7M3 Finale
- 7M3Insert [UNTITLED - IMPERIAL MARCH]
- End Credits
- EC "Updated Gelb Version"
- Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones soundtrack on Wikipedia
- Attack of The Clones Soundtrack in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Official Site on Sony Classical (content now obsolete; archived from the original on November 24, 2006) (Flash required)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at AllMusic
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones soundtrack at Discogs
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Soundtrack on Amazon.com (backup link)