The Soundtracks!

[2takesfrakes]

After STAR TREK III, I can't listen to the entire soundtrack of any of the movies. Jerry Goldsmith's lost his stuff by STAR TREK V, but it's fitting that it shows on the worst movie in the franchise. Cliff Eidelman's TUC soundtrack is interesting, though only certain parts of it. Mostly, it sounds like he's referencing Danny Elfman, which I find distracting ...

 

[dub]

wha??? Surely 2takesfrakes is a fan of the First Contact soundtrack!? If nothing else, the main theme! It's gorgeous! I mean, that's a film directed by 2 Takes Frakes himself!

 

[Enterpriserules]

My personal list

TUC - I just love this, fits the film so well
TMP - The themes here are timeless
TWOK - James Horner at his best
TFF, FC, TSFS - These are tired here, all of them I enjoy and can pop on anytime
ST09, STID - I think these nail the spirit of trek
STI, STIV - Beautiful themes, LIke the-non eighties parts
STG - not bad, just not the best
STN - Bland

I love having all of the expanded soundtracks these days!

 

[HIjol]

...anyone know if there is one collection with all soundtracks and thematic music for the episodes, themselves...?

Yes, La-La Land Records released this 15-CD box set featuring every score from the original series.

And since this thread is specifically about the movie scores, they also released Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Neil

Much appreciated!...Live Long and Listen!

 

[2takesfrakes]

wha??? Surely 2takesfrakes is a fan of the First Contact soundtrack!? If nothing else, the main theme! It's gorgeous! I mean, that's a film directed by 2 Takes Frakes himself!

Jonathan "Two Takes" Frakes ranks right up there with Gene Roddenberry in importance to the STAR TREK franchise as far as I'm concerned. And every series after TNG relied on him to make at least one guest starring appearance to boost their ratings. So, I do not make criticism of any project of his lightly. But ... the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT is, to my discerning ears, merely "serviceable." There's nothing particularly memorable about it. Jerry Goldsmith was a fine composer with a list of credits as long as your arm, but by this time, he just ran out of gas.

 

[dub]

the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT is, to my discerning ears, merely "serviceable." There's nothing particularly memorable about it. Jerry Goldsmith was a fine composer with a list of credits as long as your arm, but by this time, he just ran out of gas.

I just can't agree with that. At least when it comes to the main theme. I just remember being blown away by its beauty at the theater. I can't speak for the rest of the score because I haven't listened to it in awhile. You know that his son Joel wrote some of that score, right?

I love what they did with the music and the FC scenes in the ENT MU episode!

By the way, I just can't believe Jerry Goldsmith has been gone for ten years. Time is crazy.

 

[Greg Cox]

the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT is, to my discerning ears, merely "serviceable." There's nothing particularly memorable about it. Jerry Goldsmith was a fine composer with a list of credits as long as your arm, but by this time, he just ran out of gas.

I just can't agree with that. At least when it comes to the main theme. I just remember being blown away by its beauty at the theater. I can't speak for the rest of the score because I haven't listened to it in awhile. You know that his son Joel wrote some of that score, right?

Ditto. First Contact is probably my second-favorite Trek soundtrack, after WoK and I particularly love its soaring, inspirational main theme.

Granted, I hastily turn off the soundtrack album when "Magic Carpet Ride" comes on, but that's not Goldsmith's fault.

 

[RyanKCR]

wha??? Surely 2takesfrakes is a fan of the First Contact soundtrack!? If nothing else, the main theme! It's gorgeous! I mean, that's a film directed by 2 Takes Frakes himself!

Jonathan "Two Takes" Frakes ranks right up there with Gene Roddenberry in importance to the STAR TREK franchise as far as I'm concerned. And every series after TNG relied on him to make at least one guest starring appearance to boost their ratings. So, I do not make criticism of any project of his lightly. But ... the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT is, to my discerning ears, merely "serviceable." There's nothing particularly memorable about it. Jerry Goldsmith was a fine composer with a list of credits as long as your arm, but by this time, he just ran out of gas.

What Goldsmith did for Soarin' was amazing:

[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59w-hKJ7Yw4[/yt]

 

[Indysolo]

Granted, I hastily turn off the soundtrack album when "Magic Carpet Ride" comes on, but that's not Goldsmith's fault.

The expanded album doesn't have "Magic Carpet Ride" and it features more music by the Goldsmith's.

Neil

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Horners Avatar score was great.

I haven't heard it yet, but I should.

 

[2takesfrakes]

the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT is, to my discerning ears, merely "serviceable."

I just can't agree with that. At least when it comes to the main theme. I just remember being blown away by its beauty at the theater. I can't speak for the rest of the score because I haven't listened to it in awhile. You know that his son Joel wrote some of that score, right?

Joel's involvement sounds vaguely familiar. But Jerry's having help on the soundtrack for FIRST CONTACT does seem - to me - to support my assumptions. I'm certainly not interested in challenging anyone for liking it. You know, I wonder though, how John Williams would've handled a 10 minute STAR WARS sequence, where Han inspected the Falcon in space, in a pod of some kind ... what that would've sounded like. What Jerry Goldsmith did for Kirk's TMP shuttle ride was truly moving, it's so pretty ... and it's mostly why that particular sequence doesn't get fastforwarded by me. But when he incorporated the TMP soundtrack into his future STAR TREK scores it always sounded cobbled-together to me, with standard, Hollywood music that didn't even go with it, half the time.

 

[Ssosmcin]

Jerry Goldsmith shared composing chores with Joel because Jerry's schedule was screwed up over delays with The Ghost and the Darkness so he didn't have time to do the full score. He wasn't "out of gas" by any stretch. He did the same thing for Air Force One with Joel McNeely. His schedule was crazy then, he always had a full plate.

To me, Goldsmith never ran out of gas. He ran out of time.