Star Trek: Astral Symphony

THE ASTRAL SYMPHONY is a worthy sampler of cues from the first five STAR TREK films, scored by Goldsmith, Horner, Horner, Rosenman and Goldsmith. There are three selections from each one of those films on this disc. All are very good, substantial selections - no trivial filler. The recordings are original soundtrack recordings - the real thing. When I got this CD a decade ago, I had only one other Trek disc (STAR TREK V), so this one got a lot of play, and I mean a lot. It never disappointed then and still doesn't, even though I've collected many more Trek albums.

The two composers who impress the most here are Jerry Goldsmith, who defined the STAR TREK sound in film, and James Horner. Both wrote music which is (fittingly) massively expansive and open. One can hear "into distance" in their writing. Amazing. I don't know much film music from any time or place which could be said to be better than Goldsmith's STAR TREK music, especially that for the first film,...Read more

Historic compilation of memorable music from the original soundtracks of all five Star trek movies to charge the senses and expand your listening pleasure.