To clarify, when I referred to the library cues, I meant the ones Mullendore wrote based on thr main title theme. These were recorded separately from the Conscience score.
You may still be right, though -- I don't have the music with me.
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To clarify, when I referred to the library cues, I meant the ones Mullendore wrote based on thr main title theme. These were recorded separately from the Conscience score.
You may still be right, though -- I don't have the music with me.
I know what you mean. All of the cues that I mentioned are all on disk 4 in the "The Conscience of the King" section. You're talking about the library music on Disc 5 right after City on the Edge of Forever:
Impension
Lonely to Dramatic
Romantic Scene
Pensive Mood
Play-Off (with button)
Play-Off (with sustain)
ALL of those are based on the Courage title theme. None of them are based on the fanfare.
But he included the theme in a lot of his episode score as well.
One library cue is included in the main "Conscience of the King" score on disc 4: "Quasi-Sex" (slated "LM5").
Mullendore does use the main title in the score proper in "Kirk and Lenore", for instance.
Neil
"The Conscience of the King" is one of my favorite scores. It was frustrating that so much was left out of the Label X recording, but that makes the box set all the sweeter.
Right, those library cues with the theme were recorded separately. The comic one used in City on the Edge..., and the action one they use after Kirk hears Sulu's gun shots in Shore Leave, and there's that kind of romantic/dramatic one. I don't know any of the cue titles. The cue sheets were probably prepared by the music editor or some assistant. Most composers will just name the cues in the order they appear like: M1, M2, M3, and so on. Most of you probably already know that anyway. When I do a film or TV episode I will usually subtitle the cue with a name.
BTW, I really like most of the Mullendore score. Sure, some of it is sorta film noire, but I dig it. I especially dig the action cue with the phaser on overload. I think they tracked that into Return of the Archons for the opening teaser scene if I remember it properly.
Also, the "Lenore" cue is really a very well crafted song. Can be played like a jazz standard.
Totally believable, but do you have a source? With some exception (Roddenberry didn't like the scores to 'The Man Trap' or 'I, Mudd,' and liked Mullendore's library arrangements of the theme music), there's precious little information about how the front office felt about the music or what instructions they gave composers.
EDIT: Nevermind, I see it on p.13 of Jeff Bond's liner notes, quoting music editor Jack Hunsaker.
First Season Library Music
Music Composed by Joseph Mullendore
Impension* LM1 1:10
Lonely to Dramatic* LM3 1:27
Romantic Scene* LM6 0:46
Pensive Mood* 13LM2 2:09
Play-Off (with button)* 13LM5 0:15
Play-Off (with sustain)* 13LM5A 0:18
Music Composed by Wilbur Hatch
Love Scene* 13LHM3 1:29
Humoresque* 13LHM7 0:43
Humoresque (tag)* 13LHM7A 0:13
Copied and pasted from the product page for the Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection from La-La Land Records. Titles all came from the manuscripts.
Neil
Yes I mentioned that in post 63. It's also stated (although not as overtly in the liner notes).
Another bit of trivia about "Conscience of the King". One of the woodwind players was Wilbur Schwartz. His son is Doug Schwartz, who was the mastering engineer on the box set. I told Gerald Fried this, and his face lit up. He called him "Willy Schwartz".
Neil
How cool! I love trivia bits like this. Thanks for sharing, Neil!
Very cool story about Schwartz.
Your post was the only reason I knew it was considered a library cue. I'm not good at reading the IDs.
We're all sounding a little like Chekov in TVH: "Alameda. I just said that!"
I agree. Easily the best soundtrack collection I've ever listened to.
For those curious, I believe our very own IndySolo is featured in this promotional video for the set, back when it was still being promoted prior to its auspicious release in 2012:
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA34dfODi4M[/yt]
I got it the minute it came out. I've been wishing for that collection for over 30 years.
Right, that was where I read it. I also think there may have been a mention of that in a Bob Justman interview.
That's interesting. Duning quotes Gerald Fried for a Vulcan motif a couple times, too. That's very – I dunno, respectful or something.
Are there any other composers who quoted?
(other than everyone quoting Courage's fanfare for the flyby's)
You are absolutely right. I am watching The Twilight Zone, week-by-week for http://galacticjourney.org and the music is VERY reminscent of Trek.
I can't wait to get to 1966!
George Duning's "Trek" scores are my favorites. Very melodramatic and unique like "Return to Tomorrow"...very moving and engaging like "The Empath".....or "Metamorphosis"...
He is one of those unsung heroes who continues to keep "Star Trek" relevant with music that
is so extraordinary it brings in new fans when they hear it. ....and well he had 5 Oscar nominations long before he started scoring TV shows so..he was an old pro.
I can hear him on a few "Partridge Family" episodes in the early 70's...although he's only credited as doing one...but he had quite a career.
He is one of those unsung heroes who continues to keep "Star Trek" relevant with music that
is so extraordinary it brings in new fans when they hear it. ....and well he had 5 Oscar nominations long before he started scoring TV shows so..he was an old pro.
I can hear him on a few "Partridge Family" episodes in the early 70's...although he's only credited as doing one...but he had quite a career.
