tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post8764351691592712908..comments2024-01-10T00:07:48.304+00:00Comments on Cathode Ray Tube: STAR TREK - Original Soundtrack: Michael GiacchinoFrank Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-76442597632936899912009-05-22T17:15:02.093+01:002009-05-22T17:15:02.093+01:00I downloaded the soundtrack from iTunes, and I rea...I downloaded the soundtrack from iTunes, and I really enjoyed it. I know a lot of Trekkers from the 60's like me don't like the reboot or the soundtrack, but I do and it's certainly better than letting the franchise die. It would have been great to have one more Jerry Goldsmith score, but he's gone. Besides, there's no guarantee Abrams would have used his services if he were still with us. <br /><br />End of rant. I have a question for anyone who bought the CD. Is there enough information in the liner notes to justify buying the CD since I already have the music? Thanks for your help. Peace and long life.Jim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10881728469307214462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-20609738438654016642009-05-14T00:08:00.000+01:002009-05-14T00:08:00.000+01:00Oh, and you could probably pick up the Two Steps F...Oh, and you could probably pick up the Two Steps From Hell stuff as a nice mp3 from the web somewhere...<br /><br />http://www.imeem.com/people/hhz_iA/music/2KihKMOL/two-steps-from-hell-freedom-fighters/<br /><br />To me, it's a bit too similar to the Zimmer/Howard stuff for The Dark Knight. Good though.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-28789050879236622912009-05-13T23:57:00.000+01:002009-05-13T23:57:00.000+01:00Yes, the Two Steps From Hell trailer music was goo...Yes, the Two Steps From Hell trailer music was good. However, it is very common practice for studios to source music specific to trailers that isn't going to be in the finished film and is not always by the same composer. <br /><br />I think the big choral pieces on the soundtrack are just as good as the Two Steps From Hell stuff IMHO. I saw the film again yesterday and I really do believe that Giacchino's score is perfect for the film. It works beautifully. As a stand alone soundtrack album it may not be to your taste and that's rightly open to debate. It isn't as good as the Goldsmith and Horner Trek scores but it's still damn good. The trailer music did its job, as it was designed to, and it got people in to see the film. Standard Hollywood procedure. The fact that the music wasn't in the film shouldn't really matter because the film and the score itself more than compensates IMHO.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-12313650501409089182009-05-13T18:30:00.000+01:002009-05-13T18:30:00.000+01:00I purchased the soundtrack, excited to hear the on...I purchased the soundtrack, excited to hear the one piece I didn't during the film, or maybe I was to distracted by the movie to notice: the music behind the third trailer. As I discovered after some serious digging, the trailer music wasn't composed by Giacchino, nor is it part of the film or soundtrack. A HUGE oversight as many people I met changed their mind about seeing the film because of that music.<br />As it turns out, it was composed and recorded specifically for the trailer by a company that specializes in music for movie advertising called Two Steps From Hell. You might have heard their work on the second ST trailer, The Mummy, Babel, etc. their pieces, are FAR better IMHO than the entire score by Giacchino.Michael Durwinhttp://www.mdurwin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-55674066672606007912009-05-12T03:09:00.000+01:002009-05-12T03:09:00.000+01:00David, I'm sad at your disappointment. I say keep ...David, I'm sad at your disappointment. I say keep listening to it. It's a real grower of an album and I have to say many of the themes have been going around in my head ever since I heard it so I'd dispute its anonymity.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-83485205136425538282009-05-11T07:49:00.000+01:002009-05-11T07:49:00.000+01:00I must say I was eagerly awaiting, yet manifestly ...I must say I was eagerly awaiting, yet manifestly disappointed in this soundtrack. Perhaps I am too spoiled by the legendary Goldsmith effort (wherein his "The Enterprise" may be one of the most astonishingly beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard), but I expected a far stronger and more memorable base Trek theme to resonate from this soundtrack. <br /><br />what surprised me was, even in varying moods and tempos, a frustrating anonymity in many of the pieces. Clearly, "To Boldly Go" is the highlight of the soundtrack. I was hoping for an equally bold effort from a fresh composer to give this "new generation" of Star Trek an equally memorable theme. Alas, I come away disappointed.David Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-39703654720268026722009-04-30T23:51:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:51:00.000+01:00It's OK but as Cindylover1969 quite rightly says a...It's OK but as Cindylover1969 quite rightly says above it is heavily derivative of his score for <I>The Lord Of The Rings</I>. It is by no means a bad score it just isn't my personal favourite and, yes, I was being a tad harsh in my earlier response. Must have got out of bed the wrong side this morning. I'm such a grump at 8.00am without a good cup of coffee!Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-91236909694636298162009-04-30T23:41:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:41:00.000+01:00I love Rosenman's Star Trek IV main theme. Especia...I love Rosenman's Star Trek IV main theme. Especially at the end credits as we saw scenes from earlier points in the movie..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-41616408484737828802009-04-30T09:22:00.000+01:002009-04-30T09:22:00.000+01:00Not to put too fine a point on it but I think Rose...Not to put too fine a point on it but I think Rosenman's efforts were the worst of the lot. Hence his absence from the roll call of far, far better composers. Sorry, but when it comes to quality I didn't rate his music particularly highly.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-23861677179277563342009-04-30T02:43:00.000+01:002009-04-30T02:43:00.000+01:00No arguments about Michael Giacchino's predecessor...No arguments about Michael Giacchino's predecessors, but it's not fair to leave out the late Leonard Rosenman's effort for <B>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home</B>. Even if his main theme does riff from his own <B>The Lord of the Rings</B>.Cindylover1969https://www.blogger.com/profile/13066290912212354782noreply@blogger.com