Which film had the best ''opening'' music?

[zephramc]

TMP is the best, but FC is a very close second.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I adore FC.

 

[Basill]

I voted TMP since it was the first movie, but I could never truly decide between it and TWOK. They must co-mingle for top spot in my mind. FC comes in a very close 2nd. (or 3rd? )

 

[sbk1234]

It was a toss up between First Contact and TMP. In the end, I voted First Contact. It does speak volumes (no pun intended) that both of these themes were composed by the late, great Jerry Goldsmith.

 

[Trekker4747]

First Contact. I love that score. For me the runners up would easily be TVH and TUC in that order.

Ditto'd.

There's just something beautifuly romantic about FC's opening score.

 

[Kelso]

Re: Which film had the best opening music?

TMP had the best music.

And why quotes around ''opening'' (I corrected this in my reply)? What are you quoting?

miraclefan's quotation mark usage always fascinates me.

 

[Sovereign_One]

FC, then it's a toss-up between TMP and TUC.

*calls up FC playlist on iTunes*

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

TWOK for me, followed closely by GEN and then FC.

 

[Klingon Empire]

The Voyage Home

 

[Praetor]

I'd say TMP and TUC, followed closely by FC.

 

[Too Much Fun]

The Voyage Home

Not my favourite or what I'd call the best, but after watching the movie again, I definitely think it's way underrated. Very rousing and uplifting theme that nicely hints at how light-hearted, fun, and whimsical the movie will be.

 

[MyCylon]

TUC - which is also my favorite score as a whole.

 

[dave_R_treker]

It was a tossup between First Contact and The Undiscovered Country, but I ultimitly choose First Contact.

 

[cooleddie74]

FC's music would have made for an awesome alternate theme to ENTERPRISE.

 

[CoveTom]

TMP for me. I always have preferred the more 'militaristic' scores that Meyer and others later rejected.

 

[Emher]

First Contact. Without a doubt.

Runner is The Final Frontier though. Not the best movie, but great score.

And third place is Generations.

 

[JRS]

First Contact gets my vote
One of the most beautiful soundtracks in a Trek movie, ever
TMP comes seconds..iconic piece of music.

 

[Solomon Grace]

FC's music would have made for an awesome alternate theme to ENTERPRISE.

I agree, it would have been a great opening theme for a series.

So would the Generations Overture from ST: Generations which I think has the second best score.

 

[CoveTom]

^ I agree. I think McCarthy's Generations score is highly underrated. It seems that Berman took the reins off him when scoring the film and it really shows.

 

[cooleddie74]

I loved the Nexus/"Christmas reality" music from GENERATIONS. It's always been a moving bit of composition for me. I still listen to it sometimes on my GEN soundtrack from GNP Crescendo.