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Reviewed by Chris McEneany, 9th May 2009
Well, I like this score quite a lot. It is fast, dynamic and forceful when necessary, yet its calmer side is poignant, dignified and character-led. Sadly, there is not enough of Giacchinos music on this disc. Varese Sarabande have simply put out the bare minimum on a mass-marketed, play-it-safe release. Although Giacchinos work has been extremely well served on disc with extensive tracks and indulgent running times in the past, Star Trek, which is, inarguably the biggest project he has been associated with, fares the least well. At this moment in time, I simply cannot say whether a fuller, more comprehensive album will be released, but the enormous success of the new movie will surely bode well for fan-clamouring to be taken seriously by the label. They do, indeed, have a trend of releasing excellent expanded albums further down the line and we can only hope that the new Star Trek score receives such treatment.
But be that as it may, as far as this rebooted, overhauled and streamlined score goes, it definitely grows on you the more you listen to it, folks. And it suits the movie perfectly.
Exciting and catchy, the main theme for Kirk and Spock certainly gets inside your head like a Vulcan mind-meld. Darker themes for Nero provide some swirling glimmers of time-shifting menace. But, despite the meagre assortment of tracks presented here, Star Trek Giacchino-style packs a punch that definitely deserves further spinning. Certainly as engaging and as pulse-pounding as David Arnolds Bond reboot, Casino Royale, and considerably better than his Quantum Of Solace follow-on, there's every hope that Giacchino is able to build upon his work here for the next instalment of the New Federation franchise and keep his Trek on track.
Short, sharp and supremely Star Trek. Not to get this would be illogical, Captain.
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Well, I like this score quite a lot. It is fast, dynamic and forceful when necessary, yet its calmer side is poignant, dignified and character-led. Sadly, there is not enough of Giacchinos music on this disc. Varese Sarabande have simply put out the bare minimum on a mass-marketed, play-it-safe release. Although Giacchinos work has been extremely well served on disc with extensive tracks and indulgent running times in the past, Star Trek, which is, inarguably the biggest project he has been associated with, fares the least well. At this moment in time, I simply cannot say whether a fuller, more comprehensive album will be released, but the enormous success of the new movie will surely bode well for fan-clamouring to be taken seriously by the label. They do, indeed, have a trend of releasing excellent expanded albums further down the line and we can only hope that the new Star Trek score receives such treatment.
But be that as it may, as far as this rebooted, overhauled and streamlined score goes, it definitely grows on you the more you listen to it, folks. And it suits the movie perfectly.
Exciting and catchy, the main theme for Kirk and Spock certainly gets inside your head like a Vulcan mind-meld. Darker themes for Nero provide some swirling glimmers of time-shifting menace. But, despite the meagre assortment of tracks presented here, Star Trek Giacchino-style packs a punch that definitely deserves further spinning. Certainly as engaging and as pulse-pounding as David Arnolds Bond reboot, Casino Royale, and considerably better than his Quantum Of Solace follow-on, there's every hope that Giacchino is able to build upon his work here for the next instalment of the New Federation franchise and keep his Trek on track.
Short, sharp and supremely Star Trek. Not to get this would be illogical, Captain.
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