Comments on: ‘Star Trek’ Soundtrack Preview http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/04/16/star-trek-soundtrack-preview/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:26:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Thumbsucker http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/04/16/star-trek-soundtrack-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-718945 Thumbsucker Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:45:40 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=18742#comment-718945 This soundtrack represents a massively squandered opportunity to present some new and dynamic themes to reintroduce our established heroes - however Giachinno appears to fixate on his new eight-bar motif and repeat it endlessly, with different permutations to suit the mood required. There doesn't even appear to be any motifs for any other dynamic, including Vulcan, Nero and the Enterprise itself (even Goldsmith knew to acknowledge the ship as a distinct character in the Trek universe). Only the End Credits show signs of other motifs and,(admittedly, even these aren't fully explored and come across as dismissed doodles, stuck in to fill out the credit roll. There isn't even an attempt to reconcile the void between this new motif and the Original Theme (making it's appearance in the End Credits) - they're just lumped together awkwardly, the tones making a jarring mess. Combined with a collection of standard un-original flourishes to signify 'drama', 'suspense', 'romance', etc. you come away undernourished by this slight effort. Subsequently, you return to this soundtrack CD, hoping that perhaps you missed something on first listen, something that would expand on the limited ideas first time round. But, no. It's the same motif, over and over, hammered put to every possible permutation. I would advise avoiding this soundtrack until you've seen the film - I'm hoping that now I've been drawn to the limited boundaries of the score, it won't distact from the film itself. What a shame. This soundtrack represents a massively squandered opportunity to present some new and dynamic themes to reintroduce our established heroes – however Giachinno appears to fixate on his new eight-bar motif and repeat it endlessly, with different permutations to suit the mood required. There doesn’t even appear to be any motifs for any other dynamic, including Vulcan, Nero and the Enterprise itself (even Goldsmith knew to acknowledge the ship as a distinct character in the Trek universe). Only the End Credits show signs of other motifs and,(admittedly, even these aren’t fully explored and come across as dismissed doodles, stuck in to fill out the credit roll.

There isn’t even an attempt to reconcile the void between this new motif and the Original Theme (making it’s appearance in the End Credits) – they’re just lumped together awkwardly, the tones making a jarring mess. Combined with a collection of standard un-original flourishes to signify ‘drama’, ’suspense’, ‘romance’, etc. you come away undernourished by this slight effort.

Subsequently, you return to this soundtrack CD, hoping that perhaps you missed something on first listen, something that would expand on the limited ideas first time round. But, no. It’s the same motif, over and over, hammered put to every possible permutation. I would advise avoiding this soundtrack until you’ve seen the film – I’m hoping that now I’ve been drawn to the limited boundaries of the score, it won’t distact from the film itself. What a shame.

]]> By: Slipstream http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/04/16/star-trek-soundtrack-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-709140 Slipstream Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:59 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=18742#comment-709140 Concerning "Does It Still McFly?", it may be a nod to Back to the Future, dealing with some type of time displacement AND/OR simulataneously have something to do with McCoy. Giacchino often likes to throw in puns into the titles of his tracks for his soundtracks (see LOST soundtracks for seasons 1-3, but only if you are caught up with the series to that particular season, as the titles are spoilers in of themselves). Concerning “Does It Still McFly?”, it may be a nod to Back to the Future, dealing with some type of time displacement AND/OR simulataneously have something to do with McCoy. Giacchino often likes to throw in puns into the titles of his tracks for his soundtracks (see LOST soundtracks for seasons 1-3, but only if you are caught up with the series to that particular season, as the titles are spoilers in of themselves).

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