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EAN: 0074643633420 Format: Soundtrack Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Sony Average Rating:
 Rating: - Jerry Goldsmith--He Lived Long And ProsperedLike his fellow film composer John Williams, the resume of the late Jerry Goldsmith is the kind that any self-respecting film composer would kill to have. That resume spans every Hollywood genre: westerns (HOUR OF THE GUN); horror (THE OMEN); World War II (PATTON); and, of course, science fiction (the original 1968 sci-fi classic PLANET OF THE APES). And one of his greatest scores in the last-mentioned genre is the one he composed for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE in 1979. While STAR ... Read More Rating: - MasterfulThis is arguably the best score of any of the Star Trek movies (I would give it the edge over James Horner's ST II score, as well as the ST VI score, though both of the latter are excellent), and is an amazing work of music taken on its own. The main theme is majestic (when played at the correct tempo, rather than the ridiculous up-tempo version used for STTNG), and the rest of the pieces are evocative and atmospheric. I had this on LP when I was growing up, and somehow wound up playing the B-side ... Read More Rating: - And It Begins...This is the soundtrack that started this fantastic franchise. The incomparable Jerry Goldsmith on this one. Nothing less than perfect. Make sure this one is in your Star Trek collection. |
