That alternate theme is on YouTube, or at least it used to be. It’s a meandering, somewhat irresolute melody; it shares more with his score for In Harm’s Way than what would become the stately TMP theme.It's a powerful piece of music. I prefer the later versions to the version used on TMP itself (the later versions, even those by Goldsmith himself, incorporate a bridge from the TOS theme at the start). My favorite is the one used on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
I'm of the undetstanding that Goldsmith's original take on TMP's score was much more 18th century naval ships in space, more self consciously like something heard in a Horatio Hornblower movie. He thought it was somewhat weak in execution though, it made an already slow paced movie feel even slower, and decided to up the tempo a little and make it more rousing in a style somewhat like John Philip Sousa. The end result is the theme we're familiar with
It's very Galaxy Quest.And while we're considering alternative themes, it's worth remembering McCarthy's original take for TNG was this. The decision to re-use Goldsmith instead was a wise one.
And while we're considering alternative themes, it's worth remembering McCarthy's original take for TNG was this. The decision to re-use Goldsmith instead was a wise one.
This sounds too much like “Superman: The Movie”And while we're considering alternative themes, it's worth remembering McCarthy's original take for TNG was this. The decision to re-use Goldsmith instead was a wise one.
And while we're considering alternative themes, it's worth remembering McCarthy's original take for TNG was this. The decision to re-use Goldsmith instead was a wise one.
Indeed. It sounds better suited to a superhero movie.
IIRC, the version used in First Contact (as well as Insurrection and Nemesis) is just the arrangement Goldsmith created for The Final Frontier.
And while we're considering alternative themes, it's worth remembering McCarthy's original take for TNG was this. The decision to re-use Goldsmith instead was a wise one.
