Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek - Nemesis

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Music Review: Dark and Sentimental
Rating: 5 Stars

Goldsmith sets the audience up for a different listening experience in the first track by cleverly cutting off his familar arrangement of Alexander Courage's fanfare with the heavy "Remus" theme. Many of the tracks contain an almost military pulse to them (Think "Empire Strikes Back"), but there's also plenty of reflective sentiment here. Just listen to the tracks "My Right Arm," "Repairs," "Ideals" or "A New Friend." The classic main theme makes quite a few appearences, always a welcome touch.

A nice highlight of the score is that Goldsmith has at long last managed to combine the orchesteral and electronic elements so that the electronic pulses don't overpower (As in "The Motion Picture") or seem out of place (As in "Insurrection"). Though the earlier tracks make the most use of the electronic instruments, the delicate balance is maintained throughout. Goldsmith seamlessly weaves the different sounds. The real treat of the album is the final track, "A New Ending." Begining with a lovely and simple qoute from Irving Berlin's famous "Blue Skies," a very traditonal orchestration of the main theme then bookends probably the best piece of music on the album. It is a beautiful new piece that closes the album nicely with a great sense of dignity...and perhaps (sadly) finality.

If the album has any weakness it is that, like "Insurrection" before it, it is too brief. Though totally enjoyable as it is, I would have like to hear more of the lighter music. Only "My Right Arm" is a totaly quiet piece, but it's brief and is a reintroduction of a theme first established in "The Final Frontier." Still, if this turns out to be the last journey of the Next Generation crew, then Goldsmith has sent them out in stlye. However, if there are more journies to be had, I hope that Jerry Goldsmith goes along with them.

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