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The Imperial March

musical theme composed by John Williams for the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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The Imperial March

Summary

The Imperial March is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Imperial March's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Imperial March's composer is recorded as John Williams[4].
  • The Imperial March's genre is march[5].
  • The Imperial March was performed by London Symphony Orchestra[6].
  • The Imperial March is used for theme music[7].
  • The Imperial March's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[8].
  • The Imperial March was released on 1980[9].
  • The Imperial March's tonality is recorded as G minor[10].
  • The Imperial March's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Imperial March'}[11].
  • The Imperial March's form of creative work is recorded as instrumental music[12].
  • The Imperial March's music created for is recorded as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • MusicBrainz ID: c06f8010-b294-3c41-be3e-da4a834668e4[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Imperial March was performed by London Symphony Orchestra[6].

Publication

The Imperial March was released on 1980[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[8]. Its genre is march[5].

Why It Matters

The Imperial March ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

John Williams Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → no linguistic content
    Performer → London Symphony Orchestra
    Form of creative work → instrumental music
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702411424, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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