Star Trek V expanded score 11/30!!

[Kett1701]

Hi - I'm Nichelle's Asst and I was the one that was with her in Macy's.
To answer your question - that is NOT Nichelle singing in ST:V. She was never asked to record anything for the films so there is not a Hiroshima version and a Nichelle version -there is only the Hiroshima version. Nichelle did acknowledge after the film was out that this was upsetting to her to not even be asked to record the song. I'm sure that her version would have been beautiful.

 

[KirkPicard]

Received my copy last week! By far among the best Trek movie scores. Life is a Dream is a superior rendition of the classic TMP theme. Very pleased to hear "Cosmic Thoughts" unhindered by sound effects and dialogue. 2010 has been an excellent year for Trek soundtrack enthusiasts indeed. Ron Jones set, complete scores for III, V, and Trek '09! Hope there are more TOS episodic scores released in 2011 or even a complete TMP score including all the alternate cues.

 

[Ryann866]

Hi - I'm Nichelle's Asst and I was the one that was with her in Macy's.
To answer your question - that is NOT Nichelle singing in ST:V. She was never asked to record anything for the films so there is not a Hiroshima version and a Nichelle version -there is only the Hiroshima version. Nichelle did acknowledge after the film was out that this was upsetting to her to not even be asked to record the song. I'm sure that her version would have been beautiful.

Hi --

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond and to clear this up! And thanks to Nichelle for being so kind and pleasant - amid the craziness of LA Christmas shopping!

It's dissapointing that the producers of Trek V chose to use someone with a similar sounding voice to sing the song for the film. It would have been a treat to hear Nichelle sing in one of the features... as well as to have that track on CD be released some twenty-plus years later.

Thanks!

 

[Therin of Andor]

Yeeha! My copy arrived today!

 

[LOKAI of CHERON]

I'm sure that her version would have been beautiful.

Agreed! Thanks so much for confirming the facts, Kett1701.

 

[Harvey]

Speaking of the liner notes, they indicate that Mark Lenard provided the voice of Sarek in the flashback to Spock's birth in the movie. Is this true?

 

[Christopher]

Speaking of the liner notes, they indicate that Mark Lenard provided the voice of Sarek in the flashback to Spock's birth in the movie. Is this true?

That's what I've always understood was the case, although IMDb contains no mention of it. It was only two words, though, so not enough for screen credit.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Speaking of the liner notes, they indicate that Mark Lenard provided the voice of Sarek in the flashback to Spock's birth in the movie. Is this true?

Yep. They brought him in to overdub after filming.

 

[Harvey]

That's pretty cool. Somebody should go put that in at Memory Alpha.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I got my copy a few days ago and have listened to it a half dozen times already...just a beautiful score for a disappointing movie. Jerry Goldsmith was a true master of his craft.

 

[JarodRussell]

It's true that the movie you can imagine while listening to the soundtrack is better than the actual one.

 

[DonIago]

I wish I could get into the idea of buying this one, but I feel as though I've been so exposed to the Goldman themes (TMP, TFF, TNG, TNG movies) and own enough of them (First Contact, the Astral Symphony CD) that I just can't justify buying more of his Trek music to myself. I'd be more likely to pick up the TMP score.

Actually, when TFF started I was sorely disappointed to hear the TMP music, and moreso when TNG opened the same way (so you can imagine how I felt when a lot of the music also showed up for the movies). I kept wishing they'd come up with something else instead of "reusing" the same themes.

Oversaturation, I guess.

 

[LOKAI of CHERON]

I wish I could get into the idea of buying this one, but I feel as though I've been so exposed to the Goldman themes (TMP, TFF, TNG, TNG movies) and own enough of them (First Contact, the Astral Symphony CD) that I just can't justify buying more of his Trek music to myself. I'd be more likely to pick up the TMP score.

Actually, when TFF started I was sorely disappointed to hear the TMP music, and moreso when TNG opened the same way (so you can imagine how I felt when a lot of the music also showed up for the movies). I kept wishing they'd come up with something else instead of "reusing" the same themes.

Oversaturation, I guess.

I think "Daaa Da Da Daaa Da Da Daaa" is almost as musically iconic and identifiable with Star Trek as "Daaa Da Daaa Da Da Da Da Daaa" now!

 

[DonIago]

What's "iconic" for one is "overexposed" for another.

I do like listening to the fanfare and other assorted music, just not enough that I feel I can justify buying more of it.

 

[TV's Frank]

I wish I could get into the idea of buying this one, but I feel as though I've been so exposed to the Goldman themes (TMP, TFF, TNG, TNG movies) and own enough of them (First Contact, the Astral Symphony CD) that I just can't justify buying more of his Trek music to myself. I'd be more likely to pick up the TMP score.

Actually, when TFF started I was sorely disappointed to hear the TMP music, and moreso when TNG opened the same way (so you can imagine how I felt when a lot of the music also showed up for the movies). I kept wishing they'd come up with something else instead of "reusing" the same themes.

Oversaturation, I guess.

Well, to give credit where credit is due, Goldsmith's main theme IS a pretty great theme, worthy of revisiting! But seriously, I can understand if you feel you might already have enough Goldsmith Trek scores on disc, however, I think that this plus his TMP score are must haves, for fans of both the composer and those who just like the Trek scores.

Beyond the familiar Main Title and Klingon themes, there is a wealth of new thematic material, including the new "Mountain" theme, essaying the Kirk/Spock/McCoy friendship, as well as distinct new themes for Sybok, his quest and Shakaree itself and bold, energetic action music. True, if you own the old Astral Symphony compilation you heard samplings of these, such as in "A Busy Man", but I find a lot of reward in listening to all the new and familiar themes develop and intermingle across the 70 minute run time. Plus, the sound quality is even improved!

 

[Brikar99]

Got this for Christmas. Been listening to it all weekend. There are a ton of great new moments I'm hearing, with the score separated from the dialogue and sound effects of the film. And of course the fact that there's like twice as much music on here as the original album. Loving it.

 

[Therin of Andor]

That's pretty cool. Somebody should go put that in at Memory Alpha.

I'm pretty sure it was there years ago. Someone might have removed the info because no one had a recognized text-based reference for it.

 

[Christopher]

Finally got around to listening to Disc 1 of this (had to finish the Ron Jones box set first). It was amazing -- an almost completely new listening experience. Nearly three times as many cues as on the original soundtrack, and many of the cues that were on the original are different in the film versions (or the originally recorded versions before they were cut for the film). I never realized just what a limited selection of the score the original album was.

And the liner notes were very enlightening too, giving me more context even for the cues I knew and letting me listen to them in a new way. It was interesting to learn that the brief superposition of the Klingon motif over the Sha Ka Ree theme in "A Busy Man" was basically an ad-lib by Goldsmith to emphasize the appearance of the Bird of Prey on the overlooked bridge monitor. It explains why that bit is missing from alternate performances of "A Busy Man" I've heard elsewhere.

I've always liked this score before (much better than I liked the film), but now I think it's close to tying TMP for my favorite Trek film score.

 

[Maurice]

I was listening to this in the car the other day and it struck me how marvelous it would have been to have had Goldsmith score TWOK, as his music for TFF shows how deftly he could handle adventure scores.

 

[Brikar99]

And the liner notes were very enlightening too, giving me more context even for the cues I knew and letting me listen to them in a new way. It was interesting to learn that the brief superposition of the Klingon motif over the Sha Ka Ree theme in "A Busy Man" was basically an ad-lib by Goldsmith to emphasize the appearance of the Bird of Prey on the overlooked bridge monitor. It explains why that bit is missing from alternate performances of "A Busy Man" I've heard elsewhere.

I love that little bit. It's one of my favorite moments.

How's the Ron Jones box? It looks pretty epic.