Star Trek Nemesis

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 4005939641221 Format: Soundtrack Label: Unknown Label Manufacturer: Unknown Label Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Unknown Label Release Date: 2002-12-02 Studio: Unknown Label
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Editorial Reviews: Alexander Courage may have given the sprawling Star Trek franchise its signature musical fanfare, but for two decades it's been composer Jerry Goldsmith who's periodically infused the film and TV cycles with their crucial musical heart and soul or, as in the case of this rousing masterwork, their fire and fury. Giving nearly free reign to his notably modernist muse, the veteran has turned in a dark and driving orchestral maelstrom that's relieved only by its edgy, occasionally synth-burnished passages of alien intrigue and mounting suspense. Underpinned by bracing blasts of massive brass worthy of Bernard Herrmann and powered by Goldsmith's passionate sense of drama and mastery of orchestral colour and dynamics, it's a score that not only ranks amongst the best of the imposing Star Trek musical catalogue, but certainly one of the composer's most accomplished sci-fi scores of the last 20 years. --Jerry McCulley
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A Generation Goes Out In Style Comment: After seeing Nemesis at the cinema, and deciding that it was absolutely fantastic, I ordered the CD soundtract straight away. The opening music is great giving that sense that your in interstellar space, then it jumps straight into a war feel as it approaches Romulus. Track 3 'My Right Arm', was also well done, particularly keeping in sync with the chase sequence. 9. The Scorpion - fave track in the whole CD, wonderfully done and work so well with the sequence in the movie. The last track, lived up to its purpose, giving the idea that the Next Generation crew (and Data) live on. I would give the CD 5.5 stars if i could, not only for the fact that it was wholley fantastic, but also that it didnt include Data's little song in the film (which i cringed at), that was my main worry for it, which proved to be unfounded. A fitting tribute to a departing Generation. Customer Rating: Summary: A Generation Goes Out In Style Comment: After seeing Nemesis at the cinema, and deciding that it was absolutely fantastic, I ordered the CD soundtrack straight away. The opening music is great giving that sense that your in interstellar space, then it jumps straight into a war feel as it approaches Romulus. Track 3 'My Right Arm', was also well done, particularly keeping in sync with the chase sequence. 9. The Scorpion - fave track in the whole CD, wonderfully done and work so well with the sequence in the movie. The last track, lived up to its purpose, giving the idea that the Next Generation crew (and Data) live on. I would give the CD 5.5 stars if i could, not only for the fact that it was wholly fantastic, but also that it didnt include Data's little song in the film (which i cringed at), that was my main worry for it, which proved to be unfounded. A fitting tribute to a departing Generation. Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely BRILLIANT Comment: There is no doubt that this soundtrack is the best of them all!! Goldsmith has done a fantastic job in creating and mixing new themes with the well established fanfares we're all so familiar with. He combines the orchestra with electronic sounds and textures, which enhance the pieces even further. Most definately, my favourite ones are the last 4. Their repetitive rhythmic motifs (of course, similar to those used so magnificently by Holst in Mars of his Planets Suite) give such a dramatic war-like effect to the sound of the music that one is just blown away by their raw and brutal-sounding texture. This is one movie soundtrack which no movie enthusiast nor any fan of the greatest show in television history should be without!!!!! All in all, this soundtrack compliments the film wonderfully, which in my opinion is a superb and utterly brilliant film! Customer Rating: Summary: The best soundtrack so far Comment: i personally think that this is the best trek soundtrack so far for a film feature. I've been a fan of star trek for over 10 years and have heard a lot of music for it in my time, and i would say that this soundtrack is a must buy for any fan! Track 9 'Scorpion' is one of the best action pieces Goldsmith has ever composed. If you're a fan of star trek and are looking forward to watching Nemesis in the cinema, i'd recommend you buying the soundtrack, it makes you want to watch the film even more! Customer Rating: Summary: Stirring Stuff Comment: This is a magnificent score from Jerry Goldsmith. One previous reviewer mentioned it being similar to previous scores, and re-using many previous themes. I think he must have listened to a different CD altogether. This score is a bit of a departure from Goldsmith, who can usually be relied upon to include his Motion Picture theme at every opportunity as well as the excellent Klingon motif. There's nothing wrong with this, of course - they're not memorable for nothing. However, here we have an unusual restraint from the composer, who brings us a very much darker and more dynamic score than the somewhat wet "Insurrection" (which entirely fitted that less than exciting movie). The opening theme is a surprise, breaking out of the usual Fanfare into a war-like march. Where the Motion Picture theme has been used, as in the obligatory end credits theme, it is slower and more sedate, and there is an intriguing use of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" in the final track "A New Ending". It's always interesting to listen to a new score to get the measure of what the next movie might be like - this paints a picture of a very good Trek adventure indeed. Buy it!!! More Reviews