Star Trek: The Motion Picture Anniversary CD
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, 20th Anniversary Edition.
1979, Paramount.
Jerry Goldsmith,
Columbia/Legacy, CD, 1999, 489929 2.
Rating: 
Re-released to mark its 20th anniversary, Jerry Goldsmith’s landmark science fiction score, remains an outstanding achievement, packed full of strong thematic material and atmosphere. Though the first ‘Star Trek’ film was plagued with production problems and criticised for being convoluted and slow, its score suffered no such setbacks with an Academy Award nomination. Hailed as some of Goldsmith’s best work, it is difficult to argue with this sentiment; from the hypnotic ‘Ilia’s Theme’ (see YouTube clip below) that hints at the mystical elements of the score to ‘Klingon Battle’, an energetic action cue and the majestic main theme, used in many of the sequels, Goldsmith manages to touch every base with a huge amount of style. The effective use of synthesizers, particularly as Vigur’s spaceship gets a grip on the Enterprise, still sound interesting twenty years on – no mean feat considering the speedy development of electronic sound effects at the time. This special edition also comes with a second CD featuring an album from 1976 examining Gene Roddenberry’s thinking behind the series and featuring interviews with cast and science fiction master Isaac Asimov; a rather oddball but entertaining addition to this outstanding score.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
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