This was written by a man who knew that great music wasn't defined by the size of the choir, or how blistering a pace he could put into the music. This was a man who wrote THEMES, a man who was a perfectionist, a pioneer, and a musical genius.
Fun facts: the Klingon Captain here is played by Mark Lenard - who first appeared in Star Trek as the Romulan Commander in _Balance of Terror_ and would later play Spock's father, Sarek, in the original series, Next Generation and mutliple Trek movies. The Klingons voices (muted here) are provided by James Doohan (Scotty) who was an accomplished voice artist
Glad someone appreciates the music. I still believe that the music from "The Doomsday Machine" was spot on with the story. Very rare these days. Kudos to Sol Kaplan, Marc Daniels, and Norman Spinrad.
@@spockvskhan4561 Absolutely my fave episode. (Never did like "The City on the Edge of Forever," which seems to be everyone else's.) "Doomsday" was one of the few episodes that had a score composed specifically for it, which is why the music fits so perfectly. Most of the other episodes simply recycled the music from episode to episode.
An amazing symphonic score which still holds up with any modern comparative. Goldsmith displayed an incredible portfolio of breadth and accoustic diversity that William's scores often seem to lack.... just look at some of Goldsmiths landmark scores- Alien, Star Trek, Boys from Brazil, Outland, Omen, Great Train Robbery,Magic etc A lost genius....
This has Jerry Goldsmith and the National Philharmonic stamp all over...great symphonic sweeps with brass and percussion and majestic atmosphere...these scores are now consigned to the history books and cinema is the poorer for it.....
Great work! Two of the best themes in Star Trek. The brave Klingon warriors of the IKS Amar and the two other K't'inga D7 class battle cruisers fought and died in battle with honour. They have an eternal place in Sto'Vo'kor. Qapla'!
+Joseph Charles Who says they were moving at impulse? Remember that V'ger was moving beyond Warp 9 (and later when the Enterprise is doing evasive maneuvers, they mention going at warp speeds), so chances are the K'tinga''s were moving at maximum velocity but were still being overtaken.
Um, they didn't die, unless you think that anyone who goes through a transporter (and into a pattern buffer) does. They got stored in V'ger's memory, and then went wherever it did at the end. (In an early draft of the script, they were going to get dumped out over Earth so there could be one last fight, but I'm going by what was actually filmed)
Thanks for posting this. I bought this soundtrack back when the movie came out. Used to play this cut over and over again. Loved it! Brilliant score by Jerry Goldsmith.
This scene was the first time Star Trek made me feel fear. Seeing that inescapable white ball of plasma approaching and knowing Klingon ships don't have the shields to resist it...
Just came here to listen to genius-level music, and to say that Goldsmith wrote the single greatest sci-fi theme in movie history. (Sorry, Williams!) "Klingon Battle" is the greatest sci-fi action music ever composed, as well.
The "Klingon Battle" music is terrific, largely because Goldsmith just expanded on the closing bars of the 3rd movement of Mahler's 3rd Symphony. Always steal from the best. BTW, I was a big fan of Goldsmith since the 1960's. He was one of the greatest film score composers.
@@leestamm3187 I just love it when the Next Generation soundtrack composers use phrases from this music whenever something Klingon is happening... And yeah, Jerry Goldsmith was the greatest...
I remember watching this in the theatre. The Klingons approaching Vger was intense. The tension in the theatre was so thick you could cut it with a knife. When you see first Klingon ship get vger-ized there was a nervous giggle and laugh, When the remaining ship is getting attacked the tension when right back up and the realization that the Enterprise was going to have to face this blue monster set in. Its a very good opening to the movie. The rest of the movie was good but the slower pace
@NeroBlack2200 Themes are definitely out of fashion in contemporary movie composition, especially the use of leitmotifs. The emphasis now is on rhythm and energy, and melodies tend to be simpler diatonic rather than chromatic pieces.
@metaeditor R.I.P. Mark Lenard (from TMP) (sorry forgot to include him in the previous post) These entertainment legends are gone now but their work has been preserved for the enjoyment and appreciation of current and future generations.... :)
This film is much derided (I'm looking at you "Big Bang Theory”!) but the Klingon theme alone should put it into the top 5 Star Trek films. This is the best musical representation in the entire Star Trek continuum. Ka'Plah!
@FantasticBob7000 Sadly yes. After the Klingon sequence I was amped to watch the rest of the movie waiting for more scene like this. 2 hours later I awoke to the closing credits...
@@johnbarnes5237 Thank you. Also Mr. John Barnes's who are you voting for the 2020 Presidential Election. My family and I are on the Democrat side and we have already voted for Joe Biden.
My dad is such a Trek fan, I remember when I was a little kid in the late '70s, he bought the vinyl record of this score and used to play it room-shaking LOUD in these refrigerator-sized Klipschorn speakers he had in the living room. Being 6 years old at the time, I was amazed and scared of this darkest Klingon/V'Ger music in equal amounts. So this Star Trek TMP score brings back a lot of room-shaking memories for me.
One of the all-time travesties that Goldsmith didn't get the Best Score Oscar for this movie. One of the greatest scores ever created and he was forced to repeatedly re-record and re-cue several tracks because the movie footage arrived so late. The last track was record LESS THAN A WEEK before the movie was released!
+Mortimer Snerd Keep in mind that this was the FIRST use of the modern Star Trek theme (the original series used a different one). It was pioneering for the show. Also some very good use of the blaster beam (which hasn't really been used in awhile now).
+Akaihiryuu77 Once the critics decided to universally bash the movie, no one associated with it had a chance of winning anything. "Alien" beat ST:TMP out for the Best Effects Oscar and that was almost as big a theft as "A Little Romance" winning out over this. BTW, James Horner used the blaster beam to great effect in ST III in the track "Stealing the Enterprise." Said instrument was created by Star Trek (original series) acting alum Craig Huxley.
So a great symphony, brilliant composer who was also the most hardworking it seems ever (and constantly seeking to be inspired by new instruments and sounds), the first of many ground breaking instruments introduced to cinema. No one had any shame at the Oscars then. -- I LOVE THE Star Tek: FIRST CONTACT soundtrack, and though it just reflects the TMP theme, it is SO GOOOD Jerry Goldsmith and his son Joel in 1996. Such a rich adaption of the ST theme in neo-classical style.
The part starting at 5:49 is awesome. It has an almost "Jaws" like sound to it. A very relentless feeling is what I get from it, like the V'ger torpedo is not going to stop till it finds its target. Very cool. Anybody else feel that?
This music is perfect... great star ships sailing in the vastness of the oceans of space. It communicates perfectly the scenes. Loved the emotionally satisfying hard science fiction of Star Trek as it originally was.
*1M2* _Theme of "Gatchaman"_ Music by: John Williams Produced by: John Williams Executive Produced by: Kevin Munroe Orchestration by: Edward Karam Recording Engineer: Steve Smith Mixing Engineer: William Storkson Assistant to John Williams: *Jean-Claude Madonne* Recorded at: Bastyr University Mixed at: AudioSFX, CA Orchestra: The Northwest Sinfonia Conductor: John Williams 1st Violin: Simon James (Leader), Helen Kim (Principal), Jennifer Bai (Principal), Mariel Bailey (Sub-Principal), Cecilia Poellein Buss, Ayako Gamo, Timothy Garland, Leonid Keylin, Mae Lin, Mikhail Shmidt, Clark Story, John Weller, Jeannie Wells Yablonsky, Arthur Zadinsky 2nd Violin: Elisa Barston (Principal), Michael Miropolsky (Co-Principal), Kathleen Boyer, Gennady Filimonov, Evan Anderson, Natasha Bazhanov, Brittany Boulding, Stephen Bryant, Linda Cole, Xiao-po Fei, Sande Gillette, Artur Girsky Viola: Timothy Betts (Principal), Suejane Bryant (Co-Principal), Steve Creswell (Sub-Principal), Wes Dyring, Joseph Gottesman, Allison Kantor, Sayaka Kokubo, Shari Link, Scott Ligocki, Andrea Schuler Cello: Andrea Chandler (Principal), Roberta Downey (Co-Principal), Virginia Dziekonski (Sub-Principal), Richard Eckert, Eric Gaenslen, Walter Gray, Rowena Hammill, Eric Han, Charles Jacot, Kevin Krentz Double Bass: Todd Larsen (Principal), Jonathan Burnstein (Sub-Principal), Jennifer Godfrey, Maurice Clubb, Travis Gore, Brian Johnson Flute: Robin Carlson Peery (Principal), Erin James, Laura Werner (Piccolo Flute) Oboe: Dan Williams (Principal), Stefan Farkas (Principal - Cor Anglais) Clarinet: Frank Kowalsky (Principal), Denise Lum, Jay Easton (Bass Clarinet) Bassoon: Seth Krimsky (Principal), Mona S. Butler, Mike Gamburg (Contra Bassoon) French Horn: Mark Robbins (Principal), Jeffrey Fair (Asst. Principal), Joseph Berger, Rodger Burnett, Bruce Hudson, Danielle Kuhlmann Trumpet: Allen Vizzutti (Principal), Anthony DiLorenzo (Co-Principal), David Gordon, Alexander White Trombone: Koichiro Yamamoto (Principal), Sam Schlosser, Douglas Nierman, Patrick Herb (Bass Trombone) Tuba: Chris Olka (Principal), Ryan Schultz Timpani: Phil Hanson (Principal) Percussion*: Matthew Kocmieroski (Principal), Gunnar Folsom Harp: Valerie Muzzolini Gordon (Principal), John Carrington Piano: Kimberly Russ (Principal), Christina Siemens P.S. *bold text* indicates death... *Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Cymbal, Vibraphone, Tubular Bells
The model detail on those K'Tinga class battlecruisers still to this day is awesome. That is why I will always and forever say real models > CGI models.
@Dradogs2 V'ger was moving at high warp speeds towards Earth. The Klingon's were likely already at high warp, hence you wouldn't see much of a difference if the Klingons hit the "go real fast" button. V'ger was so vast, and moving at such a high rate of speed, that it's unlikely you could really tell if major speed changes were being made by the Klingons.
Thee aft facing lights behind the rear portion of the "head" reminds me of an McDonnell Dougles MD80 aircraft or Boeing 717 chuckles. love the ktinga class "Space Bright"!also find it very proper for the "Commanding leading vessel" to be entirely to the left just like the capts chair.... it signifies cunning intimidation &with warrior to warrior, intellect between ships.
If this is really the Director's cut, why is the Epsilon IX scene longer. In the DC that scene has been shortened. Ah, I know: You had hybrided some original scenes with the dc ones, because of the music.
Very true, I dont think that any theme captures and so encompuses a people (fictional or otherwise) than this piece, it really sparks the imagionation, If i was attempting to write a star trek novel I would listen to this a few times each week it would be a well of inspiration.
I saw it opening day, as a 14 year old, and for about five minutes thought it was going to be...well, ya know. But the Klingon scene rocked and Kahn kicked azzzzz.....;)
It's specifically stated in the book that the bracket of Klingon Cruiser's were D9's. The Constitution refit was in response to the D7 to D9 upgrade. Kirk was wondering if the Enterprise's upgraded shield's would afford any better protection.
Love the way this evokes the feeling of Mongolian plainsmen or perhaps North African berbers: a tough-living but sophisticated and determined kind of people.
@pbanta62 ...and some of the footage and sets were re-used in Star Trek II. Not to mention the main title theme was used for ST-TNG. I have to say that I was as disappointed with it as most everyone was when it came out though.
@TitanLover8011, it entirely depends upon what you subscribe to. K't'inga is indeed a proper title for these ships, but so is D-7 ... the K't'ingas are a variant of D-7, after all, the M variant, I believe (although it depends upon what technical lists you reference). The D-7 we often see in TOS is generally known as the D-7A, and has a K name of its own (although I can't recall it atm).
Exactly. I plan on doing more from this movie and the others, but some (like The Cloud) might be tricky to edit because they trimmed so much from that scene.
I do know Sarek by name, but not many other people do. I have lived through all these Star Treks since the beginning... there a very few names I do not know from the old series...
6:08 always looked to me like the klingons fired a second torpedo at the last moment that destroyed Vger's energy weapon, but unfortunately destroying it to close to their ship as it was still close enough to engulf the klingons, the captain should have fired 3 torpedo's at it sooner :(
@@Lightray110 prolly... V'gers energy weapon was quite powerful. I'm not currently aware of (meaning I'm to lazy to spend the 7.5 seconds it would take to do a search for it) any video where someone has done a "scientific" breakdown of the dynamics of that exchange of firepower. I mean it's 2020... so it's possible one exists. =P
@warlocalcott respectfully, actually sir the term "Bird of Prey" was used for both. In fact in the TOS storyline the Klingons and Romulans shared designs, like the D7 battle cruiser design, namely the episode "the enterprise incident" look it up!
I really luv this opening scene, I like that it opens with Klingons first instead of human characters. I luv how the Klingons hav2 attack everything they come across first before trying to investigate lol. Then they soon turn tail once they realize oops this things way more powerful than us, maybe we shudnt hav done that lets retreat now!! lol.
"Presenting Persis Khambatta". She was well-known in India and was in fact a former Miss India. Sadly, she died about 10 years ago in obscurity and poverty.
I guess this scene was designed for the best visuals rather than making consistent sense in terms of speed of V'Ger and speed of the Klingon vessels. Also, if you want to see this scene (without ship bridge scenes and the Epsilon 9 insert shots) done with excellent CGI showing the entire battle, there's a video post on TH-cam.
They changed the d7 from the TV show. The torpedoes come from the front of the warp engines and there are no aft torpedoes. Also that hole in the primary hull is a sensor communications dish, not a gun. That is Canon.
I found TMP boring as a kid, but watched it recently (director's cut) and found it very absorbing. If you haven't watched it for years, it's worth giving it another try. I think I have the patience now as an adult that I didn't when I was younger.
I disagree, I like this version better. You can still find that recording on various bootleg soundtracks or "complete score" soundtracks. And you can still get that version of the film on iTunes. Not quite DVD quality, but probably the best quality copy of it out there.
@shafta99 I do not believe it is not warp capable, since as stated in the movie V'Ger was moving at warp speed, so in order to fight him they would have to be at warp, so it would be easy to warp out of his way.
This was written by a man who knew that great music wasn't defined by the size of the choir, or how blistering a pace he could put into the music. This was a man who wrote THEMES, a man who was a perfectionist, a pioneer, and a musical genius.
You know the music is good when you can hum the entire 7 minutes by heart (just like pretty much the entirity of most of Goldsmith's work).
I still miss Jerry.
Fun facts: the Klingon Captain here is played by Mark Lenard - who first appeared in Star Trek as the Romulan Commander in _Balance of Terror_ and would later play Spock's father, Sarek, in the original series, Next Generation and mutliple Trek movies.
The Klingons voices (muted here) are provided by James Doohan (Scotty) who was an accomplished voice artist
Love that clicking sound. Great war music and brilliant integration of synth with orchestra.
Glad someone appreciates the music. I still believe that the music from "The Doomsday Machine" was spot on with the story. Very rare these days. Kudos to Sol Kaplan, Marc Daniels, and Norman Spinrad.
inspired by Gustav Holst
@@spockvskhan4561 Absolutely my fave episode. (Never did like "The City on the Edge of Forever," which seems to be everyone else's.) "Doomsday" was one of the few episodes that had a score composed specifically for it, which is why the music fits so perfectly. Most of the other episodes simply recycled the music from episode to episode.
@@steven20919 uh no. The Klingon music has a bit of VW’s Fourth Symphony in it but The Planets was not an inspiration for this score.
I do so enjoy the Klingon theme music.
It really catches the Klingon's nature.
Same here too. But why didn't the producers of "Star Trek: Discovery" used this epic Klingon music?
Because STD is not Star Trek in any shape or form!.....
@@ivaylomladenov3185 It is, however, an STD. With no S.
@@jamieolberding7731 Yes, a musical tribe.
Not unlike The Village People.
An amazing symphonic score which still holds up with any modern comparative.
Goldsmith displayed an incredible portfolio of breadth and accoustic diversity that William's scores often seem to lack....
just look at some of Goldsmiths landmark scores- Alien, Star Trek, Boys from Brazil, Outland, Omen, Great Train Robbery,Magic etc A lost genius....
This has Jerry Goldsmith and the National Philharmonic stamp all over...great symphonic sweeps with brass and percussion and majestic atmosphere...these scores are now consigned to the history books and cinema is the poorer for it.....
He didn't use the National Philharmonic for STTMP. It was recorded in California.
Always like to see Klingons turned in to jpeg files by vger.
Do I look like I know what a jaypeg is? I just want a picture of a god dang hotdog
"Today is a good day to be absorbed by that alien thing!"
-Klingon General
I know, right? One gets the idea that the V'ger weapon doesn't merely destroy, but absorbs all energy and knowledge.
Good Lord if this is not film music perfection.
And those massive orchestral sweeps at the end - EPIC
Standard Klingon diplomacy: FIRE TORPEDOES!
Of course. Standard greeting too
@@skyeplaysgames6734" The Klingon Hello" !!!!!!
They were exploratory.
Like a rectal probe.
Great work! Two of the best themes in Star Trek. The brave Klingon warriors of the IKS Amar and the two other K't'inga D7 class battle cruisers fought and died in battle with honour. They have an eternal place in Sto'Vo'kor. Qapla'!
+Joseph Charles Who says they were moving at impulse? Remember that V'ger was moving beyond Warp 9 (and later when the Enterprise is doing evasive maneuvers, they mention going at warp speeds), so chances are the K'tinga''s were moving at maximum velocity but were still being overtaken.
Big Steve Well said.
Big Steve impressive
These 'warriors" turned tail and ran out of fear. There is no honor!
Um, they didn't die, unless you think that anyone who goes through a transporter (and into a pattern buffer) does. They got stored in V'ger's memory, and then went wherever it did at the end. (In an early draft of the script, they were going to get dumped out over Earth so there could be one last fight, but I'm going by what was actually filmed)
Gotta love the Klingon K'Tinga class cruisers!
This scene really did establish klingon set design, costume and music for the entire next-gen era.
Thanks for posting this. I bought this soundtrack back when the movie came out. Used to play this cut over and over again. Loved it! Brilliant score by Jerry Goldsmith.
I grew up on this film. I also thought that V'Ger was very scary as a kid. Nothing like a huge cloud that destroys everything in its path.
This scene was the first time Star Trek made me feel fear. Seeing that inescapable white ball of plasma approaching and knowing Klingon ships don't have the shields to resist it...
Just came here to listen to genius-level music, and to say that Goldsmith wrote the single greatest sci-fi theme in movie history. (Sorry, Williams!)
"Klingon Battle" is the greatest sci-fi action music ever composed, as well.
I wholeheartedly agree!, on both counts!
The "Klingon Battle" music is terrific, largely because Goldsmith just expanded on the closing bars of the 3rd movement of Mahler's 3rd Symphony. Always steal from the best. BTW, I was a big fan of Goldsmith since the 1960's. He was one of the greatest film score composers.
@@leestamm3187 I just love it when the Next Generation soundtrack composers use phrases from this music whenever something Klingon is happening... And yeah, Jerry Goldsmith was the greatest...
I remember watching this in the theatre. The Klingons approaching Vger was intense. The tension in the theatre was so thick you could cut it with a knife. When you see first Klingon ship get vger-ized there was a nervous giggle and laugh, When the remaining ship is getting attacked the tension when right back up and the realization that the Enterprise was going to have to face this blue monster set in. Its a very good opening to the movie. The rest of the movie was good but the slower pace
This is from the director's cut. The original version was composed of white lettering on a plain black background.
That theme music was so good it managed to become the theme song for one of the greatest shows in the entire Star Trek franchise
@bluworm Agreed. Goldsmith is FAMOUS for saving mediocre/crappy movies with his MAGNIFICENT scores for them.
The music during the battle between V'ger and the Klingons is great. Love both the Klingon Theme and the Blaster Beam sound effect in the V'ger theme.
@NeroBlack2200
Themes are definitely out of fashion in contemporary movie composition, especially the use of leitmotifs. The emphasis now is on rhythm and energy, and melodies tend to be simpler diatonic rather than chromatic pieces.
Not "definitely." There's still room for themes and leitmotifs. Just look at Michael Giacchino.
I had seen this movie so many times in my youth and it wasn't til yeears later did I notice the last-second, point-blank desperation shot at 6:08 :D
Why not shoot more? I would think that they could have gotten two or three off.
Seeing all the trekkies here on this page, ijsut want to say that I have missed you guys and gals. After allt hese years. I still miss this stuff.
Jerry Goldsmith thank you for this.
Stunning soundtrack. Say no more.
@metaeditor R.I.P. Mark Lenard (from TMP)
(sorry forgot to include him in the previous post)
These entertainment legends are gone now but their work has been preserved for the enjoyment and appreciation of current and future generations.... :)
This film is much derided (I'm looking at you "Big Bang Theory”!) but the Klingon theme alone should put it into the top 5 Star Trek films. This is the best musical representation in the entire Star Trek continuum. Ka'Plah!
Jerry Goldsmith's best compostion yet!
@FantasticBob7000 Sadly yes. After the Klingon sequence I was amped to watch the rest of the movie waiting for more scene like this. 2 hours later I awoke to the closing credits...
This movie is a guilty pleasure despite the reaaaaaaallllly slooooooooooooow pace
Yep. The story really is excellent but it was "dryly" executed and they did seem to obsess on the special effects a bit too much.
It's an okay film to watch but "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was always the best!
@@jamieolberding7731 Always my favorite of the Start Trek series.
@@johnbarnes5237 Thank you. Also Mr. John Barnes's who are you voting for the 2020 Presidential Election. My family and I are on the Democrat side and we have already voted for Joe Biden.
@@jamieolberding7731 Not sure what this has to do with “Star Trek.”
Where would Klingons be without Jerry Goldsmith?
This music is Stravinsky in space!
The Klingon battlecruiser is quite beautiful and aggressive
My dad is such a Trek fan, I remember when I was a little kid in the late '70s, he bought the vinyl record of this score and used to play it room-shaking LOUD in these refrigerator-sized Klipschorn speakers he had in the living room. Being 6 years old at the time, I was amazed and scared of this darkest Klingon/V'Ger music in equal amounts. So this Star Trek TMP score brings back a lot of room-shaking memories for me.
One of the all-time travesties that Goldsmith didn't get the Best Score Oscar for this movie. One of the greatest scores ever created and he was forced to repeatedly re-record and re-cue several tracks because the movie footage arrived so late. The last track was record LESS THAN A WEEK before the movie was released!
+Mortimer Snerd Keep in mind that this was the FIRST use of the modern Star Trek theme (the original series used a different one). It was pioneering for the show. Also some very good use of the blaster beam (which hasn't really been used in awhile now).
+Akaihiryuu77 Once the critics decided to universally bash the movie, no one associated with it had a chance of winning anything. "Alien" beat ST:TMP out for the Best Effects Oscar and that was almost as big a theft as "A Little Romance" winning out over this. BTW, James Horner used the blaster beam to great effect in ST III in the track "Stealing the Enterprise." Said instrument was created by Star Trek (original series) acting alum Craig Huxley.
+Mortimer Snerd Nah, Craig didn't invent it. He just improved it and made a better/more refined version.
+Akaihiryuu77 I stand corrected. I hadn’t realized Jon Lazell was its original creator. Huxley also performed the BB in “2010.”
So a great symphony, brilliant composer who was also the most hardworking it seems ever (and constantly seeking to be inspired by new instruments and sounds), the first of many ground breaking instruments introduced to cinema. No one had any shame at the Oscars then.
-- I LOVE THE Star Tek: FIRST CONTACT soundtrack, and though it just reflects the TMP theme, it is SO GOOOD Jerry Goldsmith and his son Joel in 1996. Such a rich adaption of the ST theme in neo-classical style.
Just can't hear this theme music without a chill going up my spine. Such powerful and uplifting tune.
next gen has goldsmith to thank for thier main title music
Does anyone else think the K't'inga Battlecruiser looks absolutely amazing in this ? WOW... I love the Klingons.... K'pla ...
Gave me chills when I first saw it in '79. I thought the Klingon's idea of First Contact was hilarious. "We shoot first."
this is Jerry Goldsmith at his best
this is also one of my favorite parts
The part starting at 5:49 is awesome. It has an almost "Jaws" like sound to it. A very relentless feeling is what I get from it, like the V'ger torpedo is not going to stop till it finds its target. Very cool. Anybody else feel that?
Music is for a 'warrior race' Goldsmith brilliant
Just speaking here. Why are you going to shoot at something that's 500 times bigger than you?
AWESOME MUSIC!!
Really liked that scene & music.
Wow! That was amazing! The absence of dialogue and sound effects actually made it a better movie, to watch. LOL!
This music is perfect... great star ships sailing in the vastness of the oceans of space. It communicates perfectly the scenes.
Loved the emotionally satisfying hard science fiction of Star Trek as it originally was.
A classic section of music from Jerry Goldsmith -10/10
1:33 is when the truly epic stuff begins. Honestly, it's my favourite part of the entire film.
*1M2*
_Theme of "Gatchaman"_
Music by: John Williams
Produced by: John Williams
Executive Produced by: Kevin Munroe
Orchestration by: Edward Karam
Recording Engineer: Steve Smith
Mixing Engineer: William Storkson
Assistant to John Williams: *Jean-Claude Madonne*
Recorded at: Bastyr University
Mixed at: AudioSFX, CA
Orchestra: The Northwest Sinfonia
Conductor: John Williams
1st Violin: Simon James (Leader), Helen Kim (Principal), Jennifer Bai (Principal), Mariel Bailey (Sub-Principal), Cecilia Poellein Buss, Ayako Gamo, Timothy Garland, Leonid Keylin, Mae Lin, Mikhail Shmidt, Clark Story, John Weller, Jeannie Wells Yablonsky, Arthur Zadinsky
2nd Violin: Elisa Barston (Principal), Michael Miropolsky (Co-Principal), Kathleen Boyer, Gennady Filimonov, Evan Anderson, Natasha Bazhanov, Brittany Boulding, Stephen Bryant, Linda Cole, Xiao-po Fei, Sande Gillette, Artur Girsky
Viola: Timothy Betts (Principal), Suejane Bryant (Co-Principal), Steve Creswell (Sub-Principal), Wes Dyring, Joseph Gottesman, Allison Kantor, Sayaka Kokubo, Shari Link, Scott Ligocki, Andrea Schuler
Cello: Andrea Chandler (Principal), Roberta Downey (Co-Principal), Virginia Dziekonski (Sub-Principal), Richard Eckert, Eric Gaenslen, Walter Gray, Rowena Hammill, Eric Han, Charles Jacot, Kevin Krentz
Double Bass: Todd Larsen (Principal), Jonathan Burnstein (Sub-Principal), Jennifer Godfrey, Maurice Clubb, Travis Gore, Brian Johnson
Flute: Robin Carlson Peery (Principal), Erin James, Laura Werner (Piccolo Flute)
Oboe: Dan Williams (Principal), Stefan Farkas (Principal - Cor Anglais)
Clarinet: Frank Kowalsky (Principal), Denise Lum, Jay Easton (Bass Clarinet)
Bassoon: Seth Krimsky (Principal), Mona S. Butler, Mike Gamburg (Contra Bassoon)
French Horn: Mark Robbins (Principal), Jeffrey Fair (Asst. Principal), Joseph Berger, Rodger Burnett, Bruce Hudson, Danielle Kuhlmann
Trumpet: Allen Vizzutti (Principal), Anthony DiLorenzo (Co-Principal), David Gordon, Alexander White
Trombone: Koichiro Yamamoto (Principal), Sam Schlosser, Douglas Nierman, Patrick Herb (Bass Trombone)
Tuba: Chris Olka (Principal), Ryan Schultz
Timpani: Phil Hanson (Principal)
Percussion*: Matthew Kocmieroski (Principal), Gunnar Folsom
Harp: Valerie Muzzolini Gordon (Principal), John Carrington
Piano: Kimberly Russ (Principal), Christina Siemens
P.S. *bold text* indicates death...
*Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Cymbal, Vibraphone, Tubular Bells
Love this piece. The transition @ 0:35 .... So powerful.
The model detail on those K'Tinga class battlecruisers still to this day is awesome.
That is why I will always and forever say real models > CGI models.
6 people were in V'Ger's direct path.
I hear that "BHUM BHUM" and my heart leaps into my throat.
Jerry Goldsmith was a musical genius, this song is amazing and epic Awesome!!!!!
@Dradogs2 V'ger was moving at high warp speeds towards Earth. The Klingon's were likely already at high warp, hence you wouldn't see much of a difference if the Klingons hit the "go real fast" button. V'ger was so vast, and moving at such a high rate of speed, that it's unlikely you could really tell if major speed changes were being made by the Klingons.
The great Mark Lenard is the Klingon commander here.
K.C. LeJeune no! Really?
@@aarongranda7825 Yes, really. And the Klingon voices are none other than James Doohan (Scotty), who was an accomplished voice artist
i really like the opening to this film, with klingons in the first scene no sign of kirk and crew, the klingons theme music is really cool.
Thee aft facing lights behind the rear portion of the "head" reminds me of an McDonnell Dougles MD80 aircraft or Boeing 717 chuckles. love the ktinga class "Space Bright"!also find it very proper for the "Commanding leading vessel" to be entirely to the left just like the capts chair.... it signifies cunning intimidation &with warrior to warrior, intellect between ships.
If this is really the Director's cut, why is the Epsilon IX scene longer. In the DC that scene has been shortened.
Ah, I know: You had hybrided some original scenes with the dc ones, because of the music.
Very true, I dont think that any theme captures and so encompuses a people (fictional or otherwise) than this piece, it really sparks the imagionation, If i was attempting to write a star trek novel I would listen to this a few times each week it would be a well of inspiration.
"Bird of Prey" was used to indicate Rumulan ships, not Klingon. Those were K't'inga-class battle cruisers. They replaced the older D7 battle cruisers.
I saw it opening day, as a 14 year old, and for about five minutes thought it was going to be...well, ya know. But the Klingon scene rocked and Kahn kicked azzzzz.....;)
It's specifically stated in the book that the bracket of Klingon Cruiser's were D9's. The Constitution refit was in response to the D7 to D9 upgrade. Kirk was wondering if the Enterprise's upgraded shield's would afford any better protection.
God, what a fantastic theme that is!
Love the way this evokes the feeling of Mongolian plainsmen or perhaps North African berbers: a tough-living but sophisticated and determined kind of people.
Great opening scene!
I love it! I hear it about 10 times a day:)
@pbanta62 ...and some of the footage and sets were re-used in Star Trek II. Not to mention the main title theme was used for ST-TNG. I have to say that I was as disappointed with it as most everyone was when it came out though.
I always felt that this scene alone ("Klingon Battle") could stand as a short subject film. Perfectly self contained, and my favorite part of ST:TMP.
The guy at 4:59 was cast to play "Xon," the replacement Vulcan first officer on the Enterprise in the proposed late-70s series "Star Trek Phase II."
Great great music. Thanks. :)
@TitanLover8011, it entirely depends upon what you subscribe to. K't'inga is indeed a proper title for these ships, but so is D-7 ... the K't'ingas are a variant of D-7, after all, the M variant, I believe (although it depends upon what technical lists you reference). The D-7 we often see in TOS is generally known as the D-7A, and has a K name of its own (although I can't recall it atm).
Loved this. Thanks for posting.
WUAOOOOOOOOO....Una de las mejores secuencias de Ciencia ficcion de todos los tiempos.
Although I'm a huge Hans Zimmer fan this music is wonderful film composition at its best!
Exactly. I plan on doing more from this movie and the others, but some (like The Cloud) might be tricky to edit because they trimmed so much from that scene.
I love STAR TREK since I was 9 years old.
The STAR TREK TV series and The Motion - Picture of 1979.
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Yeah this is the Director's Edition DVD, which I think makes the movie much better in overall pacing and quality, especially the sound.
Amazing soundtrack
The Klingon theme was taken from and inspired by the scherzo to the fourth symphony of Ralph Vaughan-Williams.
I do know Sarek by name, but not many other people do. I have lived through all these Star Treks since the beginning... there a very few names I do not know from the old series...
Commander: "Heading?"
Lieutenant: "It's on a precise heading for Earth."
Commander: "Fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-"
6:08 always looked to me like the klingons fired a second torpedo at the last moment that destroyed Vger's energy weapon, but unfortunately destroying it to close to their ship as it was still close enough to engulf the klingons, the captain should have fired 3 torpedo's at it sooner :(
Good theory but sadly I think the 2nd torpedo failed like the first and the V'ger energy weapon just hit them like the other ship.
@@Lightray110 prolly... V'gers energy weapon was quite powerful. I'm not currently aware of (meaning I'm to lazy to spend the 7.5 seconds it would take to do a search for it) any video where someone has done a "scientific" breakdown of the dynamics of that exchange of firepower. I mean it's 2020... so it's possible one exists. =P
Lightray 110 is correct! Klingon weapons were useless.
@warlocalcott
respectfully,
actually sir the term "Bird of Prey" was used for both.
In fact in the TOS storyline the Klingons and Romulans shared designs,
like the D7 battle cruiser design, namely the episode "the enterprise incident"
look it up!
XeroEX haha , they had one romulan ship and it got broken so they used d7s
You should watch Deep Space Nine if you havent. During the Dominion Wars, Klingon ships did a lot of hit and run operations.
im happy to say i have the old version as well but i love this one
I really luv this opening scene, I like that it opens with Klingons first instead of human characters. I luv how the Klingons hav2 attack everything they come across first before trying to investigate lol. Then they soon turn tail once they realize oops this things way more powerful than us, maybe we shudnt hav done that lets retreat now!! lol.
Love the Federation Pajamas in this movie they all wore....very comfortable
Yeah the audience wore them too and took a nap.
@Dradogs2 They were already at warp during the battle. V'ger is moving at warp speed towards Earth.
@WhimsicalXay
Perhabs that "running away" wasn't actually one. Perhabs they were falling back for another attack run.
"Presenting Persis Khambatta". She was well-known in India and was in fact a former Miss India. Sadly, she died about 10 years ago in obscurity and poverty.
I guess this scene was designed for the best visuals rather than making consistent sense in terms of speed of V'Ger and speed of the Klingon vessels. Also, if you want to see this scene (without ship bridge scenes and the Epsilon 9 insert shots) done with excellent CGI showing the entire battle, there's a video post on TH-cam.
Notice that the opening credits theme is the same as the next generation theme music.
The movie was adapted from what would have been the pilot for _Star Trek: Phase Two_, which more or less became TNG.
They changed the d7 from the TV show. The torpedoes come from the front of the warp engines and there are no aft torpedoes. Also that hole in the primary hull is a sensor communications dish, not a gun. That is Canon.
This is my favorite part of the movie.
I found TMP boring as a kid, but watched it recently (director's cut) and found it very absorbing. If you haven't watched it for years, it's worth giving it another try. I think I have the patience now as an adult that I didn't when I was younger.
I disagree, I like this version better. You can still find that recording on various bootleg soundtracks or "complete score" soundtracks. And you can still get that version of the film on iTunes. Not quite DVD quality, but probably the best quality copy of it out there.
@shafta99 I do not believe it is not warp capable, since as stated in the movie V'Ger was moving at warp speed, so in order to fight him they would have to be at warp, so it would be easy to warp out of his way.