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 Posted:   May 16, 2020 - 10:46 PM   
 By:   Lukas Kendall   (Member)


Jonathan Frakes gives Jerry Goldsmith an unexpected shout-out during a happy birthday wish to a fan (ordered via Cameo):

https://twitter.com/JustinLBC/status/1261864158120652800

Lukas

 
 
 Posted:   May 16, 2020 - 10:56 PM   
 By:   Graham   (Member)

Nice.

Graham

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2020 - 12:00 AM   
 By:   Wedge   (Member)

Neat! I'm guessing the request was something like, "What was your favorite thing about making STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT?" Although who knows ... perhaps the requester was just a big Goldsmith fan!

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2020 - 1:01 PM   
 By:   johnonymous86   (Member)

Frakes was always very gracious about his work with Goldsmith. I'd like to think Nemesis would have been so much better received if he'd directed. He seems like a genuinely decent chap.

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2020 - 1:41 PM   
 By:   Commodore   (Member)

That's awesome!

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2020 - 6:30 PM   
 By:   JGouse0498   (Member)

Frakes was always very gracious about his work with Goldsmith. I'd like to think Nemesis would have been so much better received if he'd directed. He seems like a genuinely decent chap.

IIRC, I read an interview with Frakes where he explained that his representation at the time told him that it would be a bad career movie for him to direct three Trek movies in succession. What a shame. frown

 
 Posted:   May 18, 2020 - 8:14 AM   
 By:   W. David Lichty [Lorien]   (Member)

He gushed a couple of weeks ago, too, in this Live Commentary Event.

(click this to skip the long intro screen: https://youtu.be/H7lLUCwoev0?t=1622 )

 
 
 Posted:   May 18, 2020 - 10:24 AM   
 By:   John Mullin   (Member)

I got to work with Frakes a year or two ago, and I couldn't resist asking him about Goldsmith. He was really effusive about the experience of hearing his work on both FIRST CONTACT and INSURRECTION, and how transformative the score was in both cases. He seems to be a big film music fan in general, however, as he had a lot of positive things to say about Jeff Russo's work on the new Trek shows as well.

 
 Posted:   May 18, 2020 - 12:02 PM   
 By:   LeHah   (Member)

I got to work with Frakes a year or two ago, and I couldn't resist asking him about Goldsmith. He was really effusive about the experience of hearing his work on both FIRST CONTACT and INSURRECTION, and how transformative the score was in both cases. He seems to be a big film music fan in general, however, as he had a lot of positive things to say about Jeff Russo's work on the new Trek shows as well.

My experience as well. Met him at the Star Trek 50th Convention in NYC a few years back and had Frakes sign my Insurrection album. He perked up a bit when I asked him about Jerry. "I've done everything in this town. I've been a clapper, a runner, everything... worked with the best. I even play a little music myself. And I can't even begin to tell you what Jerry could do. Genius."

(Working on memory from that quote, scribbled it down on my iphone after walking away from his booth. Extremely gregarious and warm person, would have ten, fifteen minute conversations with some fans, which isn't often the case.)

 
 
 Posted:   May 18, 2020 - 2:12 PM   
 By:   John Mullin   (Member)

He's easily the least disappointing celebrity I've ever met!

 
 Posted:   May 18, 2020 - 7:01 PM   
 By:   DavidCoscina   (Member)

What a lovely message and human being. Thanks for sharing!

 
 Posted:   May 19, 2020 - 11:34 AM   
 By:   LeHah   (Member)

He's easily the least disappointing celebrity I've ever met!

Theres less than a handful I'd go back to meet again, but Frakes would be one of them

 
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