Good score, short tracksMay 10, 2010 D. J. Nardi(Washington, DC) I loved the "Best of Both Worlds" episode, and the score is pretty great, but the tracks here are pretty short. They're really just a sampling of the music. It won't play out like a full movie soundtrack. I'd only recommend this for hardcore fans of the episode.
Picard as Locutus-nuff said.November 7, 2009 Daniel Diaz(CA USA) It is simply put, two of the best episodes in Star Trek the Next Generation series. The score is equal to the task. I enjoy scores and this one keeps up the fast-paced action seen on the show. It is highly recommended and extremely great quality recording. I hope others who enjoy scores will purchase this one as well.
Daniel Luke Diaz
Awesome scoreAugust 11, 2004 Eric Williams(Torrance, CA United States) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
They should've gotten Ron Jones to do First Contact instead of Goldsmith. This is the kind of score you need for an epic battle with the Borg. Wonderful action sequences with stirring strings and threatening brass. And the Borg theme is just marvelous. Ron Jones or Dennis McCarthy or even Jay Chattaway should do all future Star Trek motion picture scores.
A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!March 16, 2002 SMOOKLER(MAUI) I LOVE it it is so very relaxing to listen to on occations when you need a dose of Star Trek.
A Great Score For A Television ShowApril 22, 2001 Robert Pollock(Durham, NC USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Without comparing this TV score to that of a film, I would consider this an excellent TV score. Hearing the Alexander Courage's version of Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek theme really opens the album up. It is really a shame that it appears only once or twice in minor situations because then it would mean this score has some trace of thematic development like film scores do. The Borg theme, played by a synthesized chorus, sounds very mysterious yet somewhat hostile and threatening. You have to have seen the show to know what's happening because there's barely any thematic music to base what's happening on. The strings and celeste playing on the tracks before the borg encounter adds the sense of mysterious but foreshadowed danger. The battle tracks between the borg and Enterprise aren't upbeat like scores from John Williams or Horner but sound much more suspenseful and average-paced like on Crimson Tide. Ron Jones seems to back off on fast-paced string and brass parts and prefers edgy brass and percussion coupled with electronics. Away Team Ready is a haunting, military-like cue as some people prepare to board the borg ship. An unused cue for the exploration of the borg ship sounds very far and dissonant like on The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, and Aliens. Both are very original sounding. Let me admit that the music on the second and final fight between the Enterprise and Borg ship heats up but leaves more to be desired. Of course, this is a TV score scored under a period of a week so forget what I just said for any film score fan. After a bittersweet ending stopping with an afterthought, the brilliant Star Theme comes up for the credits and draws this score to a close. I recommend this original score for anyone who has seen the borg episode of TNG but don't expect a Star Wars score here for any film score collectors.
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