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Has a couple of tracks that don't appear on other Star Trek music CDs. I'm not sure this is the "Ultimate" compilation but it is a great addition to your Star Trek theme music collection.
Particularly rough in this recording is the Scottish orchestra, whose principal trombone player sounds like he's out to draw blood, though the Seattle and Royal performances are also lackluster. This CD was a good idea, poorly executed. Spare yourself this mess and go for the best. There is a much better compilation by the City of Prague Philharmonic with Nic Raine conducting. The problem is the performances themselves. We have the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, and the Seattle Symphony, all with varying results.
Noticeable flubbed notes in particular are on trumpet melodies in Star Trek IV, Star Trek VI, and Deep Space Nine, where the trumpet audibly cracks and falls off the note. And almost all times, the trumpet is responsible for playing it).
It comes off more like my high school band concerts, sadly.Save your money and get the originals. Very surprising for what supposedly is a professional level recording.
I bought this album via iTunes primarily because it has the overtures for the post-numbered Star Trek movies (First Contact in particular). For Star Trek, in which the trumpet carries a lot of melody (think about it for a moment - how many times is the famous eleven note opening riff played in some variation in a Trek soundtrack.
The selection of songs is good, which is what saves my review rating.Sadly, the recordings are not good, and most of my negative reviewing lands firmly on the lead trumpet, who plays with poor tone control throughout the entire album.
The rest of the time, the trumpet blatts most notes, just off key or just off pace.
His ability to interweave the star trek theme towards the end of the piece was also expertly handled. #9 by Frederic Talgorn is probably the most unique of all the arrangements on the theme and I happened to like his the best. Very nice chord progressions with the high woodwinds and lower strings providing a good pulse to the piece. Very good performances by various orchestras. The speed and general pacing of this piece is much faster than the original recording that is played in the end credits of "Generations." I happen to like this version much better. Tracks #2, #9, and #11 are my favorite. There are A LOT of star trek themes in this CD so it may be a little overwhelming to play this CD from start to finish. Jerry Goldsmith just does a fantastic job on Star Trek arrangements in general.
Overall a great cd I really like this cd, it has many of the tracks you've heard from all of the classics. They all sound good and are very well made.
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