Star Trek: Music From The Original Television Soundtracks, Volumes One, Two And Three

To be honest, I cannot hear this music without thinking about the TV show. But the difference is that I do not think about any particular scenes from the shows when I hear the music -- it has a great quality on its own. Hearing it apart from the show makes me realize just how good the compositions were in evoking mood -- and on the show's tight budget too! Anyway, I highly recommend this to anyone who, like me, was mesmerized by the show when it originally aired on TV in the 1960's.

As an owner of all three volumes purchased separately, I feel that I'm entiltled to express an opinion of this set. Disc 1. The Cage is surprisingly exciting. Where No Man Has Gone Before is very weak. Disc 2. The Doomsday Machine and Amok Time. Both are intense and exciting. My favorite of the set. Disc 3. Shore Leave is somewhat weak. The Naked Time, not as weak as the other entries, but still not as strong as The Cage, Doomsday, or Amok time. Two cues that come to mind (and I'm sure there are a lot more) that are missing is, one: The haunting choral music of the Vulcan mind meld. And two: a piece hard to describe, but is cleary heard in The City On The Edge of Forever. After the 1920s period piece music ends while Captain Kirk and Edith Keeler are out for an evening stroll the music changes to a progressive intensity as we see Spock and his makeshift transistorized crystal ball. Star trek fans know THAT piece very well.

If you are a Star Trek TOS fan like I am, these CD's will be a nice addition to your original series DVD collection.

Though I enjoy watching the other Star Trek series, especially Deep Space Nine, I can't help put feel that the original series is still so much more fun and enjoyable to watch.

On thing that definately sets the original series apart from the spin offs is the wonderful soundtrack music and score. The music really sets the mood and compliments the action in each episode.

When I listen to each CD, I find myself visualizing the episodes that featured each track. I don't think the stories would have been as memorable to me without this wonderful music.

I highly recommend these CD's, but I do hope that they will be remastered soon to improve the overall audio quality.