Write Long and Prosper!

Once in awhile, I come across articles online that speak to the topic of favorite music by which to write.  Soundtracks are typically mentioned as great sources of inspiration and it's absolutely true.  From rousing tempos to thought-provoking melodies that tug on the heart strings, film soundtracks can accommodate just about any storytelling aspect and appropriately so.  That's where they're born.

In my mailbox today arrived the 2010 releases of the expanded soundtracks for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier .  Each are 2-CD sets containing previously released music on disc one and the original soundtrack release from the 80s on disc two.   

Interestingly, these sets were produced by two different companies.  The Star Trek III set was produced by FilmScore in partnership with Retrograde Records.  They also produced the expanded edition of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 2009 which was only one absolutely fantastic CD.   The Star Trek V set was produced by La La Land Records and is billed as Limited Edition.  As such, prices range from $29.99 to $125.  I purchased both sets from from Screen Archive Entertainment

James Horner and Jerry Goldsmith are among the greatest composers of our time, equal to John Williams in my humble opinion.   I'm looking forward to the listening experience!  I would like to see such treatment to the Star Trek IV and VI soundtracks.  Star Trek: The Motion Picture had its expanded soundtrack released in 1998 which is a fantastic two disc set.  The first disc is the expanded soundtrack while the second contains a series of commentaries and interviews with Gene Roddenberry and the cast.






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Published on July 23, 2011 04:20
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