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Agreed, ST 2 w/out voiceover.
One day I'll nab that other LLL Trek release just for that....
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Agreed, ST 2 w/out voiceover.
One day I'll nab that other LLL Trek release just for that....
Then consider the wonderful Star Trek: The Animated Series a delightful bonus!
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Ummmm...this is SO MUCH A "no-brainer"! Get the LLL 3-disc set! Thank you!
It boggles the mind that anyone would even have to ask this...
I didn't know. I'm new at this . But thanks for the input. I guess.
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WA, I can assure you Christian meant no offense. He is one of my oldest and dearest film music friends; a really great guy. Just a case of tone being hard to read on a message board, methinks.
Yavar
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If you've never heard the score before, and aren't sure if you'd like it, the 20th anniversary disc is a viable alternative. It's incredibly cheap right now, and includes a transfer of the old "Inside Star Trek" talkie vinyl as a bonus. I'd argue that it's by far the best single-disc presentation of the score, and a very good listening experience in and of itself.
The LLL set is a little expensive, and is sequenced for completeness, so it may be a bit of a gamble if you're not sure if you'll like the music. If you ARE sure, and you want as much of it as possible, maybe with an eye toward assembling your own preferred playlist or version, it's unbeatable.
I would advise against the CD transfer of the original 1979 LP though, unless you owned the LP and are nostalgic for that program (which is perfectly valid!).
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Yes, I'm afraid that I simply take for granted that there are certain facts that people simply know a priori, even when new to the art form. I guess I had it easy because ST-TMP was the score that opened my eyes (ears?) to the glories of film music.
Aw heck, we're all just people who love movie music! I learned a ton from all of you, in fact I was lucky all of you have helped guide me along. I caught myself yesterday spending more time listening to scores than composing lol!
Btw it was How the West Was One (Rhino). Ben Hur (Tadlow), Conan the B. (Intrada), and How Green Was My Valley (Kritzerland) that occupied a lot of my time 
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If you've never heard the score before, and aren't sure if you'd like it, the 20th anniversary disc is a viable alternative. It's incredibly cheap right now, and includes a transfer of the old "Inside Star Trek" talkie vinyl as a bonus. I'd argue that it's by far the best single-disc presentation of the score, and a very good listening experience in and of itself.
The LLL set is a little expensive, and is sequenced for completeness, so it may be a bit of a gamble if you're not sure if you'll like the music. If you ARE sure, and you want as much of it as possible, maybe with an eye toward assembling your own preferred playlist or version, it's unbeatable.
I would advise against the CD transfer of the original 1979 LP though, unless you owned the LP and are nostalgic for that program (which is perfectly valid!).
Absolutely sure on the music, I loved it back in the 70s. I only put off getting it because I just fell so hard for my Trinity (Rozsa, Herrmann, Alfred Newman) that Maestro Jerry was put on the back burner. But hey, The Omen and Boys from Brazil were my first ever scores in the 70s, so I consider myself a long time adherer to the Goldsmith legend. I think if he were still alive it would be him and not Williams that would be considered the greatest composer living (and that's the opinion of a fan of both).
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Hope you're well, Yavar...whereabouts are you these days? Still in TX?
Nope, I've been in Santa Fe, NM for the past five plus years! My wife Francesca and I graduated over a year ago from St. John's College (which is why we moved here). That was tough especially as older (and married) students -- it was declared the most rigorous undergraduate program in America. If you're curious:
https://qz.com/994810/the-most-forward-thinking-future-proof-college-in-america-teaches-every-student-the-exact-same-things/
I miss managing Joel's Classically Shop, but was fortunate my first summer here to find a job as store manager and music buyer at the Santa Fe Opera, which has been pretty wonderful ever since. (I never expected to find such a large prestigious arts organization in such a small city. It's almost like when I worked for the LA Phil, but kinda nicer as it's helped me deepen my appreciation for opera).
Now we are getting ready for something new...in less than half a year I will most likely be teaching English to kids in Kosovo. A bit worried about jinxing it (we've gotten our invitations -- which was the hard part -- and now just need to get all the red tape of medical and legal clearances done) but it feels like it's coming up so fast so it's kinda hard to keep quiet about it at this point.
Anyways, to get this semi-back-on-topic, I'm stressing out about leaving my music collection behind and scrambling to import the important stuff to iTunes before I go (iTunes Match should allow me to access my iTunes library though my phone overseas.)
And what's new with you, old buddy?
Yavar
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ST-TMP, II, & III are the rare LP album programs I almost prefer over the C&C albums.
You can whet your appetite for these scores by getting the LP transfers of TMP & II on CD for a few dollars, then later upgrade to the C&C box sets of all three.
The TMP & III box sets contain the LP presentations, so don't worry about that LP transfer of III for sampling purposes here.
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Then we have "A Star Beyond Time". RIP David Cassidy.
... Except he didn't perform that song. That was Shaun Cassidy.
Hey, Mike M., I ask this same question whenever the topic of "A Star Beyond Time" comes up. You mentioned once that you happened to play Shaun's single for his mom when she happened to be visiting the studio. Is there much more to that story?
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