This week on Film Score Friday we take a listen to the 1996's Star Trek: First Contact.
Star Trek movies had a stigma for many years of only being good if it was even numbered in terms of release order. Even some of the odd numbered lower quality films have had great scores. Star Trek: First Contact has the good fortune of being even-numbered as well as having a great score.
Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score with assistance from his son Joel. Goldsmith brought back and expanded his signature theme from the original Star Trek film. He goes beyond that though and created some great new material for this score that blends with the movie extremely well. Our favorite part is the sweeping lyrical theme that gives the horns a chance to shine.
Tell us in the comments which parts you think came Jerry or Joel.
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