STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
Music Composed and Conducted by CLIFF EIDELMAN
INTRADA Special Collection MAF 7117From its opening bars, Cliff Eidelmanâs music for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country exhibits marked differences from previous Star Trek scores, known for their emphasis on the romantic voyage of the Enterprise and the heroism of its crew. The focus in this score is on darker music used more sparingly for the filmsâ antagonists. The Klingon music not only pervades the scoreâin a sense, it is the scoreâbut characterizes the alien race quite differently than in previous films. In the opening cueâdeliberately titled “Overture” as opposed to ” Main Title” â the composer intended the rising-and-falling figure for cellos and double basses that opens the filmâinspired by The Firebirdâas the theme for another âbird,â the Klingon bird-of-prey. âThat was there to help us feel the effects of something we canât see, and in this film it really had to do with the Klingon ship that was cloaked,â Eidelman recalls. âIt had to do with the fact that itâs mysterious, itâs dangerous and we canât see it, and that theme kind of represented that.” Later, Eidelman employs a sepulchral menâs chorus, a color absent from any previous Star Trek music. Ultimately, Eidelman establishes a mood in which chaos and havoc appear poised to triumph while heroism and valor struggle to be heard over the forces of darkness.
via TrekMovie.com
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