A review by brassaf
The Complete Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Radio Dramas by Brian Daley, Brian Daley

5.0

My dad recorded the Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back presentations when they aired on NPR, onto his reel to reel audio tape recording system. Later he copied these to cassette tape, and my brother and sister and I listened to them over, and over, and over.... Even a few years ago I was still playing them in my car on the way to work and back. We didn't manage to capture a recording the Return of the Jedi when it came on NPR many years later, and I felt this was a big hole in my life and hoped that one day it would be joyously plugged. It was--and the CD version of the complete trilogy was the square peg (box) that fit snugly into this hole in my soul. All three dramas are pure brilliance. Daley was at his finest in these shows, turning the cinematic adventures into a visually splendid audio dramatization. Yes, I write 'visually' because through the dialog and masterfully mixed sound effects, I can see the adventure in my mind's eye, and long after the closing credits (complete with John Williams' score) I can hear the characters' voices in my head.