Engineer Eric Tomlinson, music editor Kenneth Wannberg, and record supervisor Lionel Newman again reprised their respective duties.

Return of the Jedi, which is the original trilogy's shortest score, was only released on a single-LP instead of a double-set like the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back soundtracks before it.

In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a four-CD box set containing music from the original Star Wars trilogy.

In commemoration for the franchise's 20th anniversary in 1997, RCA Victor released 2-disc limited edition soundtracks for each film in the original trilogy.

Many of these master tapes could not be located in time for the score's Special Edition release and are presumed lost.