STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
Music Composed and Conducted by CLIFF EIDELMAN
INTRADA Special Collection MAF 7117From its opening bars, Cliff Eidelmanās 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 filmsā antagonists. The Klingon music not only pervades the scoreāin a sense, it is the scoreābut characterizes the alien race quite differently than in previous films. In the opening cueādeliberately titled “Overture” as opposed to ” Main Title” ā the composer intended the rising-and-falling figure for cellos and double basses that opens the filmāinspired by The Firebirdāas the theme for another ābird,ā the Klingon bird-of-prey. āThat was there to help us feel the effects of something we canāt see, and in this film it really had to do with the Klingon ship that was cloaked,ā Eidelman recalls. āIt had to do with the fact that itās mysterious, itās dangerous and we canāt see it, and that theme kind of represented that.” Later, Eidelman employs a sepulchral menās 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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