Pellaeon 593 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BRFRXQ7 Coming April 6. It will include the new recording of the TOS closing theme, played by a 74-piece orchestra (unlike Courage’s original 29-piece ensemble). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 The most boring main theme of any series in the franchise. And that's a surprise, given how boring the DS9 main theme is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, Bryant Burnette said: The most boring main theme of any series in the franchise. And that's a surprise, given how boring the DS9 main theme is. Yeah fuck you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 TREK THEMES TOS TNG DS9 VOY DSC ENT* TREK OPENING SEQUENCE VOY ENT DS9 TOS TNG DS9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Bryant Burnette said: The most boring main theme of any series in the franchise. And that's a surprise, given how boring the DS9 main theme is. It’s obviously trying to be Game of Thrones. But unfortunately it comes off more like “Lothar of the Hill People.” Bryant Burnette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 324 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I heard some interesting background score here and there but I already forgot most of it outside of that Torchbringer theme from chapter 1 release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wrong 2017 science fiction TV show score!!! Give us The Orville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 18 hours ago, Stefancos said: Yeah fuck you! Fuck you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Bring it, bitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 22 hours ago, Bryant Burnette said: given how boring the DS9 main theme is. Uh, laddie, don'tcha think ya should rephrase that? Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Why would I? It's an incredibly boring theme. Not even vaguely appropriate for the series. But it's better than the Discovery theme, which may as well not even exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 It's very appropriate for the series actually. especially the Season 1-3 one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I disagree. The series is a frontier-set adventure where everyone is just hanging on by the skin of their teeth all the time, so the music sounds like ... a graduation ceremony? And not even for a notable school? Everyone knew it sucked, which is why they tried to spice it up in season four by adding drums to it. It didn't work; it just made it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 30 minutes ago, Bryant Burnette said: Everyone knew it sucked, which is why they tried to spice it up in season four by adding drums to it. It didn't work; it just made it worse. 7 hours ago, Woj said: Uh, laddie, don'tcha think ya should rephrase that? Seconded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The question is not whether it sucked, Bryant. The question is, what can you do about it twenty years later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 It bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The Discovery main theme sounds like three different ideas cut together. It starts out with a statement of the new theme which I think is quite nice, then it turns into something that doesn't sound like 'Trek' at all, finally ending with an awkward statement of the TOS theme. I think the series needed the punch that Giacchino brought with his scores, it needed to be loud enough to hear and with propulsive music for the action scenes. Who did CBS turn down for this? Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, Arpy said: Who did CBS turn down for this? Cliff Eidelman, amongst others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Austin Wintory is the other big one we know of. I like his stuff better than Eidelman's demos, personally (it sounded like Eidelman had actually been given similar instructions to Russo...nowhere near as good music as the samples of his new symphony he's let out from the LSO sessions): https://medium.com/@awintory/star-trek-discovery-in-a-parallel-universe-94695577457a Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 It's sad CBS turned down veteran composers like Cliff Eidelman. They would have done a much better job in my opinion. The score for this series is largely unforgettable. Yavar Moradi and Bryant Burnette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Part of the appeal and charm of Trek is the romanticism of space and this profound sense of adventure and going into the unknown. Courage, Goldsmith, Horner et al. brought lyricism to the music that gave The Enterprise and her crew a soul, something Discovery lacks. For that I think Giacchino's Yorktown Theme from Beyond could've been a compelling main theme for a tv series, it's majestic, stoic, lyrical, and conveys that sense of wonder and idealism of what humans can accomplish. John and Bryant Burnette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 18 hours ago, Woj said: The question is not whether it sucked, Bryant. The question is, what can you do about it twenty years later? Point it out whenever I feel like pointing it out? Beyond that, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Trent B said: The score for this series is largely unforgettable. I think you mean 'forgettable'. I made the same mistake the other day much to the amusement of my asshole family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 It's not just the score that's forgettable, either -- the series is mediocre at best, and rarely at its best. Whichever of the previous Treks is my least favorite (there are a few candidates, though I like them all), it's dynamite compared to the hogwash that is Discovery. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 On 03/04/2018 at 12:22 PM, Pellaeon said: It’s obviously trying to be Game of Thrones. The one thing Game of Thrones has is a catchy theme arranged in a straightforward way that means it's still catchy after 100 plays even though it's really nothing but the theme on repeat with barely a variation. STD doesn't even have a memorable melody, and what theme is there is arranged in such a meandering fashion that it's forgotten before the Courage fanfare has stopped playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 To me, the Discovery theme could have been developed into something good; it is okay at the beginning, and then builds, and then ... nothing. I'm reminded less of Game of Thrones than I am of Westworld, which also kind of seems pointless at first but then builds and finally actually DOES go someplace. It threatens not to, but then does. It's like Russo listened to that and said, "Hmm, how could I take that approach but then FAIL to resolve it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Takis 206 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Anyone break down what tracks belong to what episodes (and a chronological order within those episodes) yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 That would require rewatching the episodes. Are the episodes rewatchable? They seem to rely on “shock” value (though you can see all the “surprises” coming after the first few episodes). Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 324 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 12 hours ago, John Takis said: Anyone break down what tracks belong to what episodes (and a chronological order within those episodes) yet? I think this soundtrack, unlike the first one, is chronological It would be divided across the 6 episodes like: 1-2, 3-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15, 16-22 (give or take) (and I'd say the mirror dimension episodes are at least watchable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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