STAR TREK: The Soundtrack Collection

Jeyl

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La-La Land. I thought with your amazing 3-Disc release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture that you couldn't possibly do another release that would match my joy and excitement that I had when you announced that set back in March. Now you do this....

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For Immediate Release

August 8, 2012
COMING SOON FROM LA-LA LAND RECORDS
STAR TREK®: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION

Burbank, CA -- La-La Land Records proudly announces its forthcoming release of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION, a limited edition 15-CD box set, showcasing all episode scores as heard in all three original seasons of the landmark sci-fi television series STAR TREK (1966-1969). This special collection of ground-breaking, iconic music, from one of television’s most acclaimed and beloved series, has been newly remastered from studio elements and features hours of stellar material previously unreleased in any format.

Original series composers Alexander Courage, George Duning, Jerry Fielding, Gerald Fried, Sol Kaplan, Samuel Matlovsky, Joseph Mullendore and Fred Steiner are all represented in this deluxe collection, their historic work meticulously assembled, restored and remastered to ensure the finest presentation and sound quality possible. A 100-Page CD Booklet, featuring exclusive, in-depth liner notes from film music writer and Star Trek historian Jeff Bond, complements this attractive set, which is housed in a hardcover slipcase.

The collection is expected to be released in late fall 2012. It will be a limited pressing, but the total number of units to be manufactured has yet to be determined. You can help the label decide how many units will ultimately be pressed by visiting LA LA LAND RECORDS, Film Scores, Music Scores, Film Music,Film Composers,MovieMusic, Composers, Film Composers, Movie Composers, Soundtrack Composers now and signing up for the STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION MAILING LIST.

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION is licensed by CBS Consumer Products and produced in cooperation with GNP Crescendo Records, the longtime home of pioneering classic Star Trek television and film soundtracks. GNP Crescendo’s Neil Norman has allowed for episode scores previously and exclusively released by Crescendo to be newly expanded and remastered for this box set, in order to make the collection as comprehensive as possible.

This release marks the kind of authoritative collection of original Trek series music that fans have desired for decades. “For 45 years, those like me who love this music could only dream about having it all,” remarks album producer Lukas Kendall. “This is themajor, historical piece of sci-fi music, television music and pop culture music that we have always wanted to release in a definitive form for the collector.”

“A majority of the music featured in this set has never been released,” adds Executive Album Producer and La-La Land Records President MV Gerhard. “Of that unreleased music, there is a fairly large percentage that no one has ever heard because it was written and recorded for the show, but never featured in the episodes.” Regarding some of these previously unreleased tracks, Album Music Editor Neil S. Bulk comments, “No original music from season three, apart from the main title, has ever been released. It’s really distinct and definitely Star Trek… It’s what people have always wanted.”

“The original show was very theatrical,” says Trek historian and liner notes writer Jeff Bond. “So the music reflected that. It was huge and very expressive and thematic. And that makes it very exciting to listen to apart from the show.”

The original Trek series scores team with action, adventure and drama, but they are also infused with deep emotion and the greatness of the human spirit. Such characteristics have kept these richly orchestrated tracks vital and relevant decades beyond their original recording. “Trek was always about the human condition,” remarks Co-Executive Album Producer and La-La Land Records VP, Matt Verboys. “And the scores have that in it and I think that’s what has made both the show and its music timeless.”

For more about STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION, visit LA LA LAND RECORDS, Film Scores, Music Scores, Film Music,Film Composers,MovieMusic, Composers, Film Composers, Movie Composers, Soundtrack Composers now and join the STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK MAILING LIST to receive important forthcoming information and announcements regarding the release, such as the official release date, the number of units pressed, pricing and much more!

® & © 2012 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Let me emphasize something.

EVERY

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RECORDED

MUSIC

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SERIES!
 
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Just noticed that price speculation on FSM. That's not too bad, I was expecting it to be $300 and above.
 
I've been waiting for this my whole life. Can't wait!!!!! The best part is its going to contain music that was record but then never used.
 
Oh wow. This is wonderful. Thank you for the heads-up. Fully 80% of my 50+ Gigabyte music collection is scores of varying types of film and television over the past several decades. This will make a nice crown jewel of the Trek collection!
 
Noteworthy posts from the filmscoremonthly forums by the geniuses behind this release.

MV
"The cost will be $200.00 to $225.00...the final price to be determined in the coming months. We are aiming for a late November release date. This will be a limited edition, but we do not know yet how many we will be pressing up. You guys will determine that in the coming months, but judging from the initial response I am guessing at least 3000 to 5000 units."

Jeff Bond
"And yes, this is every note of music heard in the series--plus music recorded for the show and never used, so not only is nothing missing, but there's stuff no fan has ever heard before--rather a lot actually."

"All the library cues will be included--believe me, some of my favorite cues are library cues (especially from season two) and it was paramount (no pun intended) that they all be included in this set. Mark my words--if you heard the music in the series, it is on this set, every variation, every library cue, every source cue I can think of. That, plus stuff you've never heard before--and it all sounds pretty stupendous."

"There is some material in stereo--I don't think anyone is going to be disappointed by the sound of this set though. For instance, if you recall the sound of the GNP release of The Cage and Where No Man Has Gone Before, it's pretty shrill and in fact I found myself rarely going back to listen to that stuff and having sort of a dim view of the music over the years because of that. Now that stuff almost sounds audiophile quality to me, and it's really made me completely reappraise Alexander Courage's music. The Enterprise Incident is another score I never really liked, and now I love it. Also Mullendore's Conscience of the King, which I always found too far outside the style of the rest of the series music, stands out as a real achievement and an absolutely fascinating score. And those are the scores I was NOT all that into previously...to not only get new appreciation for those, but to hear the scores I've always loved for years--Who Mourns For Adonais?, Friday's Child, Metamorphosis, Return to Tomorrow—finally in great sound has been revelatory."

"Don't sweat it--they will make enough for everyone who wants this set to get it."

"The label X rerecordings are just that--rerecordings and thus not part of the recorded music for TOS. The only rerecording included on the set is the new recording of the TOS main title done for the Trek Remastered series. If you enjoy the Label X interpretations (as well as the Fred Steiner rerecordings done for Varese), hold onto them as they are often quite different (listening to the original Spectre of the Gun, for example, you really notice how close it is to The Wild Bunch--the tempi are vastly different on the rerecording and the score is really played much more slowly than it is in the episode)."

"In some cases shows would do token rerecordings just to say they did but then they'd still use the original takes they liked. And Star Trek did break the rules from time to time--music from Where No Man Has Gone Before and What Are Little Girls Made Of? did show up in season three and they are the original first season recordings (I remember asking Fred Steiner about that and him registering some real displeasure about that). From what Fred said the production was actually obligated to DESTROY tapes of recorded music at the end of each season so they could not be used--so thank God they didn't follow that rule!"


Neil S. Bulk
"It sounds better and it's complete! We finally have the vocal cue from that scene. Also, Monster Fight was re-recorded every season as library music, so you'll hear that cue quite a bit."

"One of the things we learned on this set was that Courage wrote a bunch of library cues for the second season (including the fight music heard in Mirror, Mirror). These were recorded in June of 1967, and I think the orchestral track for the main title was recorded that day, too."


Lukas Kendall
"No, we are NOT including the ghastly replacement music from City of on the Edge of Forever's early video release, before they cleared up their synch license for "Goodnight, Sweetheart." Incidentally would you believe these low-budget redos were by...J. Peter Robinson? They were!"

"Yes, we have all AFM session player lists (except Tribbles—that one could not be found) and will run the player names in the booklet."
 
Huh. Now here is something I didn't know. It appears that the previous DVD and BluRay releases of the original Star Trek series had sound issues. This caused some concern over at the forums because fans we fearful that the team was using the DVD/BluRay as a source to get the music right. Well, Neil responded with...

"You'll be happy to know then that we used the laserdiscs for reference throughout this project and not the DVDs."

Spared no expense!
 
From the Film Score Monthly boards.

We are now able to officially announce that this 15-CD box set will be released as a limited edition of 6000 units.

The retail price will be $224.98

We are still aiming for a late November 2012 release date and are currently on track to achieve that. You will be receiving further updates soon regarding the release date, content specifics and more!
 
For Mac users (like myself) or anyone who uses iTunes' track database who cannot retrieve the track name information when you insert the discs.

"Many of our CDs released these days incorporate CD-Text. While you don't normally see this data, it is there, encoded onto the disc. Unfortunately iTunes doesn't automatically read this info. But as I was working on Trek I found this great script for reading the text and importing it into iTunes. You'll do a lot less typing."

LINK
 
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