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Alexander Courage may have given the sprawling Star Trek franchise its signature musical fanfare, but for two decades it's been composer Jerry Goldsmith who's periodically infused the film and TV cycles with their crucial musical heart and soul or, as in the case of this rousing masterwork, their fire and fury. Giving nearly free reign to his notably modernist muse, the veteran has turned in a dark and driving orchestral maelstrom that's relieved only by its edgy, occasionally synth-burnished passages of alien intrigue and mounting suspense. Underpinned by bracing blasts of massive brass worthy of Bernard Herrmann and powered by Goldsmith's passionate sense of drama and mastery of orchestral color and dynamics, it's a score that not only ranks among the best of the imposing Trek musical catalog, but certainly one of the composer's most accomplished sci-fi scores of the last 20 years. --Jerry McCulley

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Star Trek Score By Far, Jun 3 2004

By	malevolentmuse (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

Jerry Goldsmith is a master composer. There are few people who will disagree with that assessment, but something about the tenth (and final?) "Star Trek" movie has inspired him to new heights. From the opening moments of the spectacularly pulse-pounding "Remus" -- one of the best pieces of music written for a "Star Trek" movie -- to the awesome "Engage" and finally "A New Ending," the grand conclusion to a terrific soundtrack. There isn't one misstep in this collection. If accompanied by a better movie this score gets an Oscar nomination hands down.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable... sort of a 2.5, April 13 2004

By	JJ "garak84" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

From the moment Nemesis started, I felt like something was wrong. What was it? The music, I realized, after the movie had gone on. The soundtrack for this film just seemed wrong from moment one to me. Rather than the usual, sweeping, mood-setting pieces that start most of the Trek films, the Nemesis score has a brief little fizzling piece that goes nowhere, starting the whole movie off with an incoherent lurch. The rest of the music was similarly unmemorable to me, until it ended with the predictable rehash the Motion Picture theme. (It's been 20-some years now, can't Mr. Goldsmith be bothered to come up with a new ending theme? It just doesn't fit the Next Gen movies at all.) The soundtrack is always one of the things I really look forward to in any movie, and Star Trek movies usually have some of the best out there. This score, though, left me feeling cold. His previous two Trek pieces, First Contact and Insurrection, are far superior in comparison (I especially still love the First Contact score, even if the end theme doesn't go well with the rest of the music. It still fits better than it does in Nemesis.) The movie doesn't really end on a very happy note, so it seems very odd that this triumphant, sweeping music should suddenly start playing like everything is just fine with everyone. I sincerely hope the people at the studio bring back Cliff Eidelman(Star Trek VI) or Dennis McCarthy(Generations) for the next movie, who both put a lot more originality into their Trek outings.

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1.0 out of 5 stars What a complete load of junk, Jan 29 2004

By	rfjason - See all my reviews

Once again, Mr. Goldsmith turns in a by-the-numbers, take-no-chances, Trek score. Parts of the score sound like they were ripped directly from ST5. There's no hint of originality, since the one pervasive theme is repeated 10x over in these tracks. Finally, Goldsmith has a genius moment and decides to drop in -- YOU GUESSED IT -- MIDI sounds into the tracks.

Why don't the producers understand that variety is the spice of life? Look at Cliff Eidelmann's score for ST6, or Leonard Rosenthal's score for ST4, or Dennis McCarthy's score for ST7? Those were unique, contextually appropriate, and ultimately quite spectacular pieces.

Goldsmith's only noteworthy contribution was ST:TMP. After that, he should have been shot.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek Nemesis CD
I Loved The Movie! And I love the soundtrack. The CD Starts Out With "Remus" Wich In the beginning "sounds" about Data's death. Read more

Published on Jan 28 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best in a Long Time
This is one of the best Star Trek soundtracks to be written - Although Goldsmith did well on the First Contact and Insurrection, I found them to be a bit... Read more

Published on Sep 3 2003 by Marcus J. Harbaugh

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, inspiring music.
The music that Jerry Goldsmith composed for the tenth Star Trek film is my favourite among all the others. Read more

Published on Jul 4 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars This Rocks :)
I love it. This CD is by far one of Jerry Goldsmith's best directed albums in history.