Can't be spoilers as it's only just starting, but I must say

[Stevil2001]

I guess it baffles me that anyone would even hold up a 1990s-2000s American niche sf series as even possibly having similar scores to a 2000s-2010s British popular drama. There are other shows where an overlap of musical style seems much more likely.

Plus, I think that "At least it doesn't sound like ENT!" is the very definition of "damning with faint praise."

 

[Sci]

I guess it baffles me that anyone would even hold up a 1990s-2000s American niche sf series as even possibly having similar scores to a 2000s-2010s British popular drama. There are other shows where an overlap of musical style seems much more likely.

Plus, I think that "At least it doesn't sound like ENT!" is the very definition of "damning with faint praise."

That's sort of my point, though. People bitch and complain, but Gold's music is exactly what I look for in TV scores. It's big, it's out there, and even when he makes choices I don't agree with, they're bold choices. His music makes you pay attention, and it always serves the scenes it's set to -- unlike a lot of TV scores out there, that are designed to keep you from even noticing them.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

Gold's music is exactly what I look for in TV scores. It's big, it's out there, and even when he makes choices I don't agree with, they're bold choices. His music makes you pay attention, and it always serves the scenes it's set to -- unlike a lot of TV scores out there, that are designed to keep you from even noticing them.

I completely agree. The fact that people have turned up to hear Murray Gold's music live is a testimony to its success.

I'd add that as bland as Enterprise's music usually was, it was a step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned. Some mild efforts were made to make the music a little more interesting than in previous Star Trek series.

 

[The Wormhole]

Gold's music is exactly what I look for in TV scores. It's big, it's out there, and even when he makes choices I don't agree with, they're bold choices. His music makes you pay attention, and it always serves the scenes it's set to -- unlike a lot of TV scores out there, that are designed to keep you from even noticing them.

I completely agree. The fact that people have turned up to hear Murray Gold's music live is a testimony to its success.

I'd add that as bland as Enterprise's music usually was, it was a step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned. Some mild efforts were made to make the music a little more interesting than in previous Star Trek series.

Star Trek's music was slowly getting better starting when Voyager ended. During the final couple seasons of Voyager they had music palying through the action scenes which was catchy, though got a bit tiresome hearing it in every action scene in every episode.

Enterprise was doing a fairly decent job with the music, though sadly aside from "Archer's Theme" (the tune from the ending credits) and the opening theme from the MU episodes, nothing was particularly memorable.