Star Trek end credits and soundtrack discussion thread

[Messianni]

Re: Star Trek end credits 9 minute music clip

It might be better, too, when taken into context with the images on film.

A lot of people seem to love The Dark Knight score, but I didn't like it nearly as much on its own versus integrated into the film. On its own, for the most part, it seemed to just go on and on.

 

[Sector 7]

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Movie scores, unlike regular orchestral pieces, are a collaborative effort in that the director states what he/she wants the music to say about the film. Giacchino is a talented person, but it is also tempered by the requirements given him.

 

[JonnyBoy]

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I have listened to the entire thing a few times now, and I am more impressed than I was initially, and I liked it the first time. The score is actually chock full of thematic material. The main theme is everywhere, the Spock material is exotic and surprisingly lyrical, while still maintaining a restraint and elegance inherent to Vulcan culture. The Nero material is very menacing, and the action cues are fantastic. I agree that the themes don't necessarily stand out as much as you'd expect, but they do their job, and the score does have a unique quality that's hard to define. There are moments that are certainly interesting, and quite different from any of the other scores, and the entire score is much better than the "mediocre", "bland", or "generic" scores that are being churned out for many big tentpole films now.

 

[Data Holmes]

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I have listened to the entire thing a few times now, and I am more impressed than I was initially, and I liked it the first time. The score is actually chock full of thematic material. The main theme is everywhere, the Spock material is exotic and surprisingly lyrical, while still maintaining a restraint and elegance inherent to Vulcan culture. The Nero material is very menacing, and the action cues are fantastic. I agree that the themes don't necessarily stand out as much as you'd expect, but they do their job, and the score does have a unique quality that's hard to define. There are moments that are certainly interesting, and quite different from any of the other scores, and the entire score is much better than the "mediocre", "bland", or "generic" scores that are being churned out for many big tentpole films now.

I agree with what you said. And it still has a bit of that jazzy swing to the brass and the strong use of clarinet that was evident in TOS.

I hear subtle nods to TMP, TWOK, and TUC in there as well. Not direct lifts of their scores but just lyrical nods here and there.

Overall I think this was a strong outing that may have been "held back" to not come off to "standard trek".

 

[Spinstorm]

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I can confirm the trumpet fanfare is in the film soundtrack for those wondering!

I can also tell you that if you know where to look then the soundtrack is now out there and downloadable! But don't ask me where

 

[Data Holmes]

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I think you will find this interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7XZcn_SoM

Does this mean you will be updating your "opening credits, 2009 style" clip?

 

[TK421]

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Well I just listened to the entire soundtrack.

It's freakin' SWEET.

Shades of some previous Trek films in places, and some definite John Williams influences in places.

Overall, I can't wait to see this movie.

 

[StarTrek1701]

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I love it! Brought a tear to my eyes. This is beautiful.

Edit: I found another! To Boldly Go!

 

[Data Holmes]

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So anyone think this leak was intentional?

 

[StarTrek1701]

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So anyone think this leak was intentional?

Heh heh heh.

 

[Cyke101]

Re: Star Trek end credits 9 minute music clip

It might be better, too, when taken into context with the images on film.

A lot of people seem to love The Dark Knight score, but I didn't like it nearly as much on its own versus integrated into the film. On its own, for the most part, it seemed to just go on and on.

I was bored with the Dark Knight score, especially since even after 20 years the Danny Elfman score still rang true in my head. I did begin to warm up after hearing it applied to other franchises on youtube, though, and now one or two selections get repeated play on my iTunes.

Back to this new theme, does anybody get a fantastical, whimsically heroic vibe from the first two minutes?

 

[SalvorHardin]

Re: Star Trek end credits 9 minute music clip

I think you will find this interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7XZcn_SoM

Does this mean you will be updating your "opening credits, 2009 style" clip?

I thought about it, but I think I will wait until I have footage from the movie in my hands.
I would like to add some sweet movie Enterprise shots in there.

 

[cooleddie74]

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This might be THE best Trek soundtrack since TMP! I'm listening to the end credits again...right now!

 

[Classic Fan]

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Duno wether to listen or not, or wait until may 7th...


Shall I? Shant I? Shall I? Shant I...?

All sounds really cool , i heard the previews online afew weeks ago, which included part of the end credits, but thats all i have heard.


Duno, i can wait...












But the pull of the mighty click of the mouse is so alluring.....






Ill get back to you guys, need a cold shower

 

[Mentat Tir]

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I liked the closing credits music on YouTube. Nice that they threw in the theme to the Gauntlet II video game at 7:45.

 

[cooleddie74]

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I'd like to see someone like Giacchino do the soundtrack for, say, the anticipated HALO movie whenever it finally starts filming. The HALO games have an incredible and often-moving, wistful soundtrack that would benefit from a composer like Giacchino.

 

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

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Duno wether to listen or not, or wait until may 7th...


Shall I? Shant I? Shall I? Shant I...?

All sounds really cool , i heard the previews online afew weeks ago, which included part of the end credits, but thats all i have heard.


Duno, i can wait...












But the pull of the mighty click of the mouse is so alluring.....






Ill get back to you guys, need a cold shower

Go for it. it doesn't spoil anything but puts you in an excellent mood to see the film.

 

[btflash]

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Having listened to the score several times now, I'd call it a disappointment and not real interesting.

I'll own up to not being very musically sophisticated - I can't be too specifically analytical. The music on the album, though, seems to me to be pretty repetitious with not a lot of strong motifs, a kind of indistinct blur of horns and percussion simply repeating the brief signature of the movie's theme in one variation after another.

The movie theme itself is derivative of other modern film scores - yeah, "The Dark Knight," even if it's a little "brighter."

The way in which the Courage theme and fanfare are used seem unimaginative to me (with one brief exception at the end of "Nero Death Experience") and rather obligatory - "well, we have to put it somewhere, make it a little lush and stick it in here."

Overall I was hoping for something more from the guy who scored "The Incredibles," which is one of my favorite movie scores of recent years.

Agreed on all counts. It's aggressively generic. A shame too--speaking of The Incredibles, I'd been hoping that Giacchino might go full-out big band '60s with the Trek score just to be really different. Guess not.

im with you 100%! with the exception of the tos music i found this kind of bland . nothing really exciting there. giacchino is no goldsmith! or for that matter ... horner.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

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The one thing I would have liked to have in this closing credits score would have been one straight run through of the Courage theme from fanfare to end. That would have been perfect for the tag end of the credits, where the main theme usually gets restated.

 

[Classic Fan]

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THIS. IS. BRILIANT.



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