German-language original audio dramas
There have been several exclusive Star Wars audio drama adaptations produced in the German language. While Star Wars literature is translated into many languages worldwide, and standard audiobooks in which a narrator reads the complete or abridged text of a novel exist in many of those languages, the German licensees have created several full-cast dramatizations along the lines of the English-language radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy. These unique adaptations, known as Hörspiele in German, form an extensive body of audio media with no direct English-language equivalent.
In total, eleven theatrical films, five novels, one animated television movie, and 76 animated television episodes have been adapted into German-language audio dramas, across 71 total compact discs.
WortArt adaptations
The WortArt label created adaptations of the original and prequel trilogies and two Legends novels between 2004 and 2008:
- Krieg der Sterne - Eine Neue Hoffnung[1] (2004) (adapts Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope)
- Das Imperium Schlägt Zurück[2] (2004) (adapts Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back)
- Die Rückkehr Der Jedi-Ritter[3] (2004) (adapts Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
- Die Dunkle Bedrohung[4] (2005) (adapts Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
- Angriff der Klonkrieger[5] (2005) (adapts Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones)
- Die Rache der Sith[6] (2005) (adapts Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith)
- 6-CD Hörspielbox: Episoden I-VI[7] (2006) (collects the above six dramas)
- Labyrinth des Bösen[8] (2006) (adapts Labyrinth of Evil)
- Dark Lord[9] (2008) (adapts Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader)
- Star Wars - Special Fan Edition[10] (2008) (collects the six film adaptations and the two novel adaptations)
IMAGA adaptations
IMAGA adapted Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy between 2012 and 2014:
- Erben des Imperiums[11] (2012) (adapts Heir to the Empire)
- Die Dunkle Seite Der Macht[12] (2013) (adapts Dark Force Rising)
- Das letzte Kommando[13] (2014) (adapts The Last Command)
- Die Thrawn-Trilogie[14] (2014) (collects the above three dramas)
Universal Music adaptations
Universal Music's German division adapted the sequel trilogy, the two Star Wars Story films, the first two seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the premiere movie for Star Wars Rebels, and the first two seasons of Rebels with the exception of the second-season finale, between 2011 and 2020.
- German Clone Wars audio dramas[15] (22 albums, 2011-2014) (adapts Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- The Clone Wars: 3-CD Box[16] (2013) (collects the first three albums of the Clone Wars dramas)
- German Rebels audio dramas[17] (17 albums, 2014-2017) (adapts Star Wars Rebels)
- Das Erwachen der Macht[18] (2018) (adapts Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story[19] (2018) (adapts Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
- Die Letzten Jedi[20] (2018) (adapts Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story[21] (2018) (adapts Solo: A Star Wars Story)
- Der Aufstieg Skywalkers[22] (2020) (adapts Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker)
Notes and references
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Various-Krieg-Der-Sterne-Episode-IV-Neue-Hoffnung/release/11703389 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-Krieg-Der-Sterne-Episode-V-Das-Imperium-Schl%C3%A4gt-Zur%C3%BCck-Original-H%C3%B6rspiel-Zum-Film/master/1507601 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-Star-Wars-Die-R%C3%BCckkehr-Der-Jedi-Ritter-Das-Original-H%C3%B6rspiel-Zum-Kinofilm/release/15293549 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://archive.is/SjLTL on archive.is (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-Star-Wars-Episode-Il-Angriff-Der-Klonkrieger/release/6449182 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-Star-Wars-Episode-3-Die-Rache-Der-Sith/release/4411321 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Hoerspiel-Box-Episode-Star-Wars/dp/B000KJTE3U on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-James-Luceno-Star-Wars-Labyrinth-Des-B%C3%B6sen/release/14010312 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-D%C3%B6ring-James-Luceno-Star-Wars-Dark-Lord/release/13918984 on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B001EGQOL8 on amazon.de (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Box-Erben-Imperiums/dp/3837308197 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Box-dunkle-Seite/dp/3837308200 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Box-letzte-Kommando/dp/3837308375 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Die-Thrawn-Trilogie/dp/3941082795 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/label/1646939-Star-Wars-The-Clone-Wars on discogs.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.de/Clone-Wars-3-CD-H%C3%B6rspielbox-Vol-1/dp/B00DT6JF6C on amazon.de (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://jedi-bibliothek.de/datenbank/reihen/star-wars-rebels-hoerspiele on jedi-bibliothek.de (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.universal-music.de/star-wars/musik/star-wars-das-erwachen-der-macht-434033 on universal-music.de (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BX51QH9 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JVF7M3Q on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J35GD97 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081JRNPY8 on amazon.com (backup link not verified!)