Favorite Star Trek Movie Score...track?

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^I always think of that as the Klingon Calvary music. I loved hearing it in subsequent movies too though I can't remember how many it was used in.

IIRC, Jerry Goldsmith liked to drop that in whenever a scene heavily involved Klingons. You can hear it in ST:FC, for example, when Worf arrives on the bridge of the Enterprise-E after being rescued from the Defiant.

 

[Chrisisall]

I can't imagine Goldsmith improving upon Williams' Superman score, for example.

You can get a sort of taste of what he'd have done by listening to his score for Supergirl, although that theme was a little girly for the Man Of Steel....

 

[NCC-1701-B]

First contact theme, and TWOK Theme are amazing, but yeah there are way too many to mention.

 

[Mojochi]

Pretty much anything into which Horner would incorporate the Spock theme most associated with his death, throughout ST:2 & 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGqxiuYfZ8&list=PL8AEFC2014CC99863

@ about :41 It just chills your spine

 

[bbailey861]

That one's easy for me:

"A Busy Man" - Jerry Goldsmith, Star Trek V Soundtrack.

Klingon Battle from TMP

Beating me to the punch, these two pieces have to be my favourites depending on the mood I'm in.

 

[trekkier]

My single, top favorite track would have to be "Battle in the Mutara Nebula" from TWOK. But I have a lot of favorites.

Completely agree, ive listened to that track so many times now, it's insane. That and Genesis Countdown are probably my 2 favorites.

 

[Stardate]

Labour of Love in ST09 and main theme for ST09 are one of my favs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxjI9CArS0Y

 

[ZapBrannigan]

My single, top favorite track would have to be "Battle in the Mutara Nebula" from TWOK. But I have a lot of favorites.

Completely agree, I've listened to that track so many times now, it's insane. That and Genesis Countdown are probably my 2 favorites.

Yes! They make up a one-two punch of suspense and action that's just about as good as film music gets.

Labour of Love in ST09 and main theme for ST09 are one of my favs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxjI9CArS0Y

For me, those are the best two things to come out of the JJverse.

 

[mos6507]

Lastly, I'd like to mention James Horner's weaving of the TOS theme into his work. I think he melded the TOS theme with his own cues perhaps better than anyone else. In particular, I always love the first minute or so of the end titles cue from TSFS where he not only quotes the TOS fanfare, but actually the TOS theme itself before going in to his own theme. Very well done.

We all know that Horner is a mashup artist who appropriates music in his scores, not always Trek, and more often than not his own past work. This is a point of criticism to music snobs but in TSFS it worked beautifully, both the bits from TOS, as well as the pieces from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXAH5fri_a0

It's not a 1:1 copy, in fact I prefer Horner's straighter, sweeter harmony. Horner's rhythmic approach and dynamics also makes it sound more like a gasp or inhale followed by a scream or cry whereas Prokofiev is more staccato.

 

[Opus]

One track?

I have to choose "Stealing the Enterprise" from TSFS, with "The Mountain" from TFF as a runner-up.

 

[Danger Ace]

Favorite movie score?

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" by Jerry Goldsmith.

Part of the reason was the emotion of waiting so long for the film to come out. The highs and lows of the preceeding decade. And then to find yourself finally in the theater to enjoy it, well, the music supported it all wonderfully. It was truly a magical night.

Favorite track?

I'll go with track #3 "Klingon Battle." I would hum it every now and again when I was running late and racing somewhere.

Then again, Star Trek II's "Amazing Grace" always gets me verklempt.