Top 10 Best Star Wars Songs

Classic piece! The prequel trilogy as a whole had a better soundtrack than the original trilogy and the sequel trilogy. Although I ranked this single piece #1, the entire soundtrack from Revenge of the Sith is epic and is easily the best of the saga.

John Williams at his best. Both prequel and original trilogy soundtracks are great. Sequel trilogy, not so much.

This song is why Star Wars is the best thing created by man in terms of entertainment. Literal adrenaline rush and dopamine start going to one's head. It feels as if we are just about to get into a lightsaber duel ourselves.

The scene for this song is probably one of the best scenes of the saga. There are no blasters or fighting. It's a real breathtaking moment of Luke looking into the sunset, and you can see the ambition that is truly within him.

This is truly an amazing song and an amazing scene.

I love this song! It is so emotional and sad and shows you that there is more to Star Wars than blasters, fighting, and war. It reminds us that we all have dreams, and if we believe in them, they will come true.

My god. This one just hits you with all of Luke's longing and the desire to be more than what you are. It really reminds you of how you felt when you were a kid and just reminds you of your dreams.

From Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. No doubt this music is fantastic for the Galactic Empire, especially Darth Vader's theme. It's so classic and is always going to be loved by me.

An ultimate evil anthem that should be played when the Galactic Empire wishes to conquer the galaxy. Fire up the Death Star!

The Imperial March has so much tension in it, considering Darth Vader's messed up body in Episode III. This is coming from a Star Wars expert!

Wow. John Williams put everything he could into this. It's brilliant, like this is the true battle of the ages, the one that shifted the galaxy into turmoil. Anakin became Vader, and Obi-Wan became Ben.

Nothing was the same after this, and it truly feels like it with this score. Only Imperial March and Duel of the Fates beat this for me.

This song was a great way to close out the Star Wars prequels and really helped set the atmosphere during Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel on Mustafar. It's very effective at making the scene feel emotional and gives viewers the sense that there truly is no turning back for Anakin.

I really don't know why this song gets so overlooked.

John Williams is a genius. Imperial March, Binary Sunset, Duel of the Fates, Main Theme, and many others are masterpieces, but Across the Stars is so good that I want this played at my wedding.

This song suffers from Anakin and Padmé's mediocre romance. It should be higher on the list.

This was introduced in Attack of the Clones, and I feel that it's very underrated. If it wasn't for such a storyline to accompany it, Across the Stars would be remembered by all as one of the best love themes in all of cinema.

Incredibly complex and emotionally resonant. Those who grew up playing the Galactic Conquest mode on the original Star Wars Battlefront II will recognize this track as the heightened political piece that it is.

From Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. This music is the best classic piece in the Star Wars saga. This theme represents all of Star Wars more than any other theme. You know it's Star Wars no matter what.

It's so nice to hear, lovely, gorgeous, and so creative!

This is the obvious choice. It is the first thing you hear in the entire Star Wars franchise. I always get chills when this song plays.

I agree, this is STAR WARS! As soon as you hear the song start, you can visualize the movie.

The one good change Lucas ever made to the original trilogy. An absolutely gorgeous song: triumphant, emotional, and mournful all at once, and absolutely the perfect way to end the greatest trilogy ever put to film.

From Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. This theme was created in 2004 with the appearance of the great Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker! So much better than Yub Nub.

It's mourning and also victory-sounding too!

I could not agree more with the earlier comments. How can a song sound both happy and sad at the same time?! John Williams definitely knows what he's doing!

Iconic. Maybe not the most regal piece, but a good laugh and memorable nonetheless.

Cantina Band is always the best song.

Great little tune, and it always reminds me of the who shot first scene.

This tune was actually from Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. However, most of it was taken out for some reason. It can be heard when Anakin finally tames the Reek. It is more recognizable during the Intro to Kashyyyk and is at its most recognizable at the March on the Jedi Temple and the Battle of Utapau.

It works perfectly in any shot of a big army and is a worthy successor to "The Imperial March."

From Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. This is such a great-sounding tune. It gave emotional effects and also had a great tune relating to the scene of declaring Order 66. It is really great!

From Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. This music is so classic! It's so happy-sounding, it gets you interested, and it is so Star Wars-sounding. It feels like you're supported, laugh out loud.

This is my favorite track from The Empire Strikes Back, and it is also one of my favorites out of the entire franchise. The song itself is like a roller-coaster ride with the theme of traveling through an asteroid field with asteroids flying everywhere.

The Millennium Falcon is trying to find a way out while evading the Empire's fighter ships.

Grand and expansive, this track keeps you on your toes but also lets you experience the majesty of space.

This gets bonus points for having the Imperial March and Han and Leia in it.

A pure underrated instant classic. Perfectly encapsulates the pompous and arrogant ethos of the Empire.

Such an underrated song! Very powerful!

Nothing hypes me up for an underwhelming CGI Windows XP battle more than this amazing track. It really captures the brutal and corporate nature of the Trade Federation.

I remember being awestruck by the emotion and intensity of this piece and scene when I first watched Return of the Jedi. Even as a child, it made me realize how essential the music is in movies.

The other soundtracks by John Williams are truly phenomenal, but in my humble opinion, A Jedi's Fury is by far the most astounding (and underrated) composition in the Star Wars franchise.

How is this lower in the list than something like Rey's Theme? Maybe the best and most iconic scene in the movie universe, and the theme is perhaps the best composition in all of Star Wars.

The scene and the music brought me to tears the first time I heard it, and it made me do so again many years later. This is pure art at its finest.

Seriously? This song IS Star Wars. It's possibly the most recognizable song in cinematic history. I get chills every time I hear it.

This song represents everything and anything Star Wars has stood for and perfectly captures the triumph, beauty, loss, and tragedy of the Skywalker Saga. It plays during some of the most important scenes and honestly holds significant meaning in Star Wars.

Come on guys! This theme is probably the most common theme throughout the entire Star Wars series. I'm pretty sure it appears at least 20 times in each of the movies in the trilogy.

From Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Wow, the music fits so well the moment General Grievous steps out of the escape shuttle. Millions of Grievous's Bodyguards, Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, and Destroyer Droids look at him as he walks by.

The scene is great! My favorite song in the movie!

While the actual character may not live up to this theme (outside of the 2003 cartoon appearance), nothing establishes a new villain as solidly as a menacing and epic soundtrack. This is both of those things.

From 4:55 to 5:35, we are finally rewarded for watching the original saga. It's the scene we've all been waiting for, the climax of the series. It's the final duel between father and son, and Luke uses his pure emotion to win the fight.

That is why this is the best song in all of Star Wars.

This theme is perfection. Period.