Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan | ||
 | Composer: James Horner Label: Retrograde/FSM Records Release Date: 2009-07-20 Producer: Lukas Kendall Conductor: James Horner Buy this soundtrack:   | 5 Ratings   |
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| 01 Main Title (3:08) 02 Surprise on Ceti Alpha V (0:46) 03 Khan's Pets (4:20) 04 The Eels of Ceti Alpha V / Kirk in Space Shuttle (3:54) 05 Enterprise Clears Moorings (3:34) 06 Chekov Lies (0:42) 07 Spock (1:13) 08 Kirk Takes Command / He Tasks Me (2:08) 09 Genesis Project (3:17) 10 Surprise Attack (5:08) 11 Kirk's Explosive Reply (4:03) 12 Inside Regula I (1:37) 13 Brainwashed (1:25) 14 Captain Terrell's Death (2:00) 15 Buried Alive (0:58) 16 The Genesis Cave (1:11) 17 Battle In The Mutara Nebula (8:09) 18 Enterprise Attacks Reliant (1:30) 19 Genesis Countdown (6:35) 21 Spock (Dies) (1:55) 21 Amazing Grace (1:27) 22 Epilogue/End Title (8:47) 23 Epilogue (original version) / End Title (7:29) Total Length: 1:15:16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Reviewed by James - Grade: A One of Star Trek and Horner's finest. Brilliance. What can I say about "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" that has not already been said? If you are one of the few who dontt know this monumental piece of Awesome, then you don't necessarily need to read any further. Just go buy it! You will not be disappointed. But if you are being polite and still reading this review - well, thank you. I appreciate it. When "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" underperformed at the box office, the sequel was greenlit under the strict condition that the budget be kept as low as possible. That pretty much excluded the possibility of hiring back the first film's superstar composer Jerry Goldsmith. The eventual choice fell on a relative newcomer James Horner, only 28-years old and cranking out music for low budget Roger Corman movies. Some may have thought this choice was risky. Others, who may have been familiar with his work on the silly but entertaining "Battle Beyond the Stars," may have thought he was an acceptable if not a fantastic replacement. I don't think anyone expected what was going to hit them. Leaping on Director Nicholas Meyer's notion of Star Trek being a nautical adventure, Horner came out, swinging with his sea-faring best. The Main Title is appropriate for a pirate movie but just as perfect for Trek's adventurous and bold world. The entire score lives and breathes with adventure and excitement and contains some of Horner's greatest action compositions and some of his most soaring dramatic work (damn, musically the last ten minutes of this movie have always packed an emotional wallop for me!). Recently, Film Score Monthly's Retrograde label released an expanded CD of the score that contains most of the music from the movie. Is it worth the upgrade from the original GNP CD? Well, the sound quality is certainly better and Film Score Monthly did a bangup job with the packaging. But to be honest, the original CD does contain most of the highlights - "Spock," "Enterprise Clears the Moorings," "Surprise Attack," "Kirk's Explosive Reply," and the thrilling and climatic "Battle at the Mutara Nebula" and "Genesis Countdown." The new music, while much of it awesome, might not be ESSENTIAL unless you are a big fan (though I am a big fan, so I guess it's essential to me). But if you are in money saving mode with this bad economy, then the simple answer is No. You don't NEED to upgrade this. But having said that - as soon as you get a little extra cash, you better add this CD to your collection! Is this the best Star Trek score? It's a tough question. As I mentioned in my review for "Star Trek III," Horner is what I grew up with. When I think of Star Trek, it is Horner's musical universe that I think of. But objectively, I don't think it is as innovative nor as brilliant as "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." I hate to compare two masterpieces because I hate to have to pick a loser. But "Motion Picture" just takes everything to another level. "Khan" is right behind it in the rankings, and they both are miles ahead of ANY of the later scores in the franchise. It is not even close. More Movie Soundtracks
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