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Mar 7, 2013 - 4:22 PM
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Michael24
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I have some money coming my way soon and will be catching up with some soundtracks, and I was thinking it's time I get Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It's part of the "Original Six" film scores that got me into film music in the first place as a kid, and I've actually never had it on CD, just my dad's vinyl LP (which I still have).
I know LLL released a 3-disc set last year and I'm sure it's splendid, but I really don't want to drop $35+ on one album, and I don't need all the rejected/alternate cues and such. The film is not one burned into my memory (I think I've only ever seen it once), so I don't feel like I need every last note. I just want a good representation of the score, so that's why I was eyeing the 1999 Columbia Records release over the CD version of the LP, since I believe that featured different performances of cues from the film versions. It also adds a good deal more material and looks to have the bulk of the score. (By my estimate, the LLL release only adds about an extra 17-18 minutes, whereas the Columbia CD is already about 65 minutes.)
I remember a lot of fans complaining about this release when it came out, but I was just curious what people think about it and if it would be worth purchasing based on what I'm looking for. Thanks.
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If you are interested in the columbia release I have one. Its opened but in almost mint condition (used long enough to make a copy for listening)
Make me an offer.
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I'd take RickO's recommendation seriously, especially if you agree with those who consider ST-TMP Jerry G.'s score of scores. For me, the original "Enterprise" alone is worth the price of admission.
I'm glad, mind you, that I got the Columbia expansion, and have no intention of discarding it. It is indeed a fine, concise overview of this great score.
I also have the CD replicating the original LP, which I picked up for $7.95 one night at a Hollywood Boulevard thrift/souvenir shop. I opened it up when I walked out of the store and discovered -- as apparently the folks who ran the store had not -- that the booklet had been signed (to someone named Jeff) by Robert Wise, Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and a couple of others whose signatures I wish I could decipher...
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I'd take RickO's recommendation seriously, especially if you agree with those who consider ST-TMP Jerry G.'s score of scores. For me, the original "Enterprise" alone is worth the price of admission.
I'm glad, mind you, that I got the Columbia expansion, and have no intention of discarding it. It is indeed a fine, concise overview of this great score.
I also have the CD replicating the original LP, which I picked up for $7.95 one night at a Hollywood Boulevard thrift/souvenir shop. I opened it up when I walked out of the store and discovered -- as apparently the folks who ran the store had not -- that the booklet had been signed (to someone named Jeff) by Robert Wise, Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and a couple of others whose signatures I wish I could decipher...
If you post a clear scan of the cover, I'm sure several of us here could tell you who the mystery signatures are. Soooo jealous!
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I remember a lot of fans complaining about this release when it came out, but I was just curious what people think about it and if it would be worth purchasing based on what I'm looking for. Thanks.
My take: if you're a STAR TREK completist, or a serious fan of the TMP score, or a hard-to-please audiophile, then get the LLL box set. Otherwise, the 20th Anniversary CD will do fine.
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I've got insufficient patience to sit through the whole 3 CDs of ST: TMP in one sitting.
However, my philosophy is I'd prefer to have the 3 CDs and have the choice to play whatever playlist I feel like (in top quality) rather than be restricted to the shorter program of someone else's design.
Sometimes, I go back to the album program. It was a great program.
Sometimes, I play favourite cues only, generally a mix of what was on the album plus the best of the not-on-album cues.
Sometimes, I play the complete and chronoligical program.
Rarely do I play some of the curios, but sometimes I fancy that for a change.
Point is, you have maximum flexibility and best sound with the 3 CD set. And in a way, the improved sound quality seals it for me almost more than the fact it's so comprehensively complete.
If I'm honest, I'm a bit surprised that this is such a landmark score for you and yet you're only just getting round to buying a version. That's unusual!
The 20th anniversary CD didn't sound as good, it has to be said.
Cheers
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Dear Accidental --
Thanks for the kind offer. I wish I knew HOW to scan something. That's the difference, I guess, between an accidental genius and a Luddite Cyberpunk (as I sometimes refer to myself). I'll make a few inquiries to see if I'm equipped for that procedure...
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I say avoid the 1999 Sony CD. It has poor sound - some of the additional cues sound like they were mastered from a cassette tape, and the whole thing is mastered strangely and frankly hurts my ears. One cue ("Inner Workings') is even faded out before it ends! In contrast the LaLa Land release is a paragon of how to produce a CD, and trumps the Sony in every area. Worth the extra money.
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