Episode 456 - The Making of STAR WARS Secret Audio Tracks

Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

Tv & Film

4.8 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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We all love J.W. Rinzler’s Making of Star Wars book but did you know that in 2013 there was an enhanced digital edition that contained 17 rare audio tracks? Don’t worry because this week we’re listening to and talking each one of them! From Ralph McQuarrie to Alec Guinness ADR sessions, these tracks have it all! So get that bag of rocks off your back, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! COMMENTARIES FOR EVERY SKELETON CREW EPISODE! NEW EMPIRE STRIKES BACK COMMENTARY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/ BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

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0:00.0	I think that came from seeing Jaws.
0:05.0	I saw Jaws, I was one of the, I guess, again, it was sort of just luck or coincidence or whatever.
0:11.0	I would saw the version of Jaws that they quickly pulled from release that had the incredible massacre in the pond.
0:18.0	The kids are just, because we saw it opening day or whatever,
0:21.9	or second day in L.A., we happened to be there.
0:25.0	And so it was just very impactful.
0:28.9	And so I got the book, The Jawslaw,
0:30.7	because I wanted to know everything about how they made that movie.
0:33.8	And I loved reading it.
0:35.8	And I think I read it a couple, a few times.
0:38.7	And I thought, this is fascinating.
0:41.9	And so when I got to Lucas film,
0:44.3	I pitched Rick McCallum on the idea of doing a book
0:49.3	that really chronicled the production of the film
0:51.8	instead of just talking about the visual effects.
0:56.0	And he said, yeah. And right away, I was, before episode two was even finished,
1:00.0	I was at the first art department meeting for episode three
1:04.0	and got to basically tag along for three years and write the real chronicle of how the movie was made.
1:11.6	So it was more than a dream come true.
1:14.6	It's just amazing. We're, we're, we're, we're, uh, oh, oh. Oh. Oh.
1:45.0	Oh.
1:46.0	Oh.
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