As you can see in this Variety article, Paramount has a new Music President:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962381.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
The immediate result of this is the release on CD of the original score to the 1980 comedy "Airplane!" This might not seem Trek related on the serfice, but it is. You see, until now, Paramount has had little interest in restoring and releasing film scores from their archives. This included the Trek scores. Now, however, Paramount is working with CD labels and is well aware of the customer base for their music and is willing to start releasing "easy to clear" scores.
This means scores that don't have songs referenced in them or are owned by multiple entities. However, the feeling is that if scores they do put out sell well, they will gradually move toward the tougher scores.
Star Trek movie scores are not part of that "tougher" group and are no longer considered impossible to see released. Yes, my friends, we could very well be seeing remastered and even expanded albums of the Trek scores before too long.
Now, the one catch is that this doesn't really work for the older music and the TV scores. The scores from the Original Series are now owned by CBS and, while CBS and Paramount are the same corporate entity, they are separate in this regard. I'm not sure if this covers the post-TOS shows, but it might. However, it does cover TOS, Hawaii Five-O, Wild Wild West, The Invaders, The Untouchables and so on.
But it's a start! As I said, if Paramount finds success in the initial releases, they might very well take the plunge and work through the red tape and release series scores as well.
For general film score fans (like me) this will also mean eventually the existing Paramount back catalog (which, sadly, is not all that complete anymore) will start coming out. Scores like The Ten Commandments could see legitimate release. Oh dear...
For now, though, I am really looking forward to possible expanded releases of the Horner scores, Generations and Trek V (the only scores not covered by "off market" relases). I wouldn't have a problem with an expanded Trek IV score, but 98% of that was on the album anyway. But jeez, just to have them back out there would be great!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962381.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
The immediate result of this is the release on CD of the original score to the 1980 comedy "Airplane!" This might not seem Trek related on the serfice, but it is. You see, until now, Paramount has had little interest in restoring and releasing film scores from their archives. This included the Trek scores. Now, however, Paramount is working with CD labels and is well aware of the customer base for their music and is willing to start releasing "easy to clear" scores.
This means scores that don't have songs referenced in them or are owned by multiple entities. However, the feeling is that if scores they do put out sell well, they will gradually move toward the tougher scores.
Star Trek movie scores are not part of that "tougher" group and are no longer considered impossible to see released. Yes, my friends, we could very well be seeing remastered and even expanded albums of the Trek scores before too long.
Now, the one catch is that this doesn't really work for the older music and the TV scores. The scores from the Original Series are now owned by CBS and, while CBS and Paramount are the same corporate entity, they are separate in this regard. I'm not sure if this covers the post-TOS shows, but it might. However, it does cover TOS, Hawaii Five-O, Wild Wild West, The Invaders, The Untouchables and so on.
But it's a start! As I said, if Paramount finds success in the initial releases, they might very well take the plunge and work through the red tape and release series scores as well.
For general film score fans (like me) this will also mean eventually the existing Paramount back catalog (which, sadly, is not all that complete anymore) will start coming out. Scores like The Ten Commandments could see legitimate release. Oh dear...
For now, though, I am really looking forward to possible expanded releases of the Horner scores, Generations and Trek V (the only scores not covered by "off market" relases). I wouldn't have a problem with an expanded Trek IV score, but 98% of that was on the album anyway. But jeez, just to have them back out there would be great!
Everything from TMP to NEM!
