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Jerry Goldsmith is certainly no stranger to the world of STAR TREK. Back in 1979 when the first STAR TREK feature film was being developed, Goldsmith was approached to write the score. The result was a booming, grandiose fanfare which now ranks next to Alexander Courages's theme for the classic series as the most identified signature for STAR TREK, having been used for two features and as the theme for the long-running series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Now, with the main theme to the new STAR TREK series VOYAGER, Jerry once more ascends the podium at Paramount Studios Scoring Stage "M" to conduct a regal, sweeping signature for a lost Federation starship.
Jerry Goldsmith's reputation certainly stretches far beyond STAR TREK. His science fiction and horror genre scores have included PLANET OF THE APES, ALIEN, TOTAL RECALL, THE OMEN TRILOGY, POLTERGEIST, RUNAWAY, LOGAN'S RUN, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE and GREMLINS I & II as well as OUTLAND and CAPRICORN ONE (available on GNPD 8035). His earlier television work has included THRILLER, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, THE MAN FROM UNCLE and GUNSMOKE.
He has been nominated sixteen times for the Academy Award, winning for his haunting choral and orchestral score to THE OMEN. The Academy of Science Fiction recognized him with nominations for THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL, MAGIC, STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, LINK and POLTERGEIST II. He received their Saturn Award for GREMLINS. His more recent films have included THE RIVER WILD, THE SHADOW, I.Q. and CONGO. In addition to his composing career Goldsmith teaches a graduate course in music composition for films at the USC School of Music.
For this single edition of the theme from STAR TREK: VOYAGER, his equally talented son, Joel Goldsmith takes the helm with two beautifully rendered versions assisted by the talents of Rick Chadwick, Kevin Dukes and Gene Sipriano. Joel has himself scored many feature films such as MOON 44, MAN's BEST FRIEND, JOBMAN, WATCHERS, THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS and many others. His television credits include THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE WATCHER, HAWKEYE, HOLLISTER, SUPERFORCE, THIS ISLAND EARTH and O'HARA.
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