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Star Trek Voyager: Music From The Original Television Soundtrack (Caretaker)

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Jerry Goldsmith helps to define what the music of Voyager is with this soundtrack. Through the use of already pre-defined music Mr. Goldsmith lays down new track for others to follow. The music is somewhat adventurous in its execution in that it breaks from the barriers set by the other shows. The only complaint I have with this soundtrack is that it includes a hoedown, which is funny however misplaced.

All round this is a good CD, with the exception that two very prominent themes in the episode are not featured on the CD. The theme from the introduction of Voyager by the pilot Stadi, and the theme for when the ship disengages from Deep Space Nine and launches are both missing - quite frankly I dont understand why. The ship launching surely is one of the most stand out moments of the series, so don't ask me why its not on the soundtrack.

Jerry Goldsmith's theme is awesome and Jay Chattaway (who I have been a fan of ever since I first heard his score for William Lustig's Maniac) contributes a nice, if fairly routine, sci-fi score. Both fans of the series and of the composers will want to have it. Recommended.

This CD was absolutely wonderful! Jay Chattaway creates music that can be soothing and action packed at the same time. This Voyager soundtrack is unlike the musical scores for TNG and DS9. If you liked Chattaway's "The Inner Light" for TNG, then you'll love this. My personal favorite scores were......Prologue, Beamed to the Farm, Escape from the Ocampa Underground, and Set Course for Home. My overall review : Highly recommended for Voyager, TNG, and DS9 fans alike!

I was very surprised to see Jerry Goldsmith's name attached to "Star Trek: Voyager". Well, there is nothing wrong with that, except that we're talking about a TV show. No matter, Goldsmith's main title is one of the best themes "Star Trek" has ever offered. Goldsmith's signature instrument -the French horn -plays the sweeping notes that cromprise such a wonderful and epic track.
Later we have a treat of one of the Next Generation's composers. Jay Chattaway provides a suspenseful yet interesting composition. 'Prologue' and 'Escape From The Ocampa Underground' are the best action tracks. We are also treated to the banjo at the beginning of 'Lifesigns In The Barn' and 'The Caretaker's Hoedown', such interesting use in a sci-fi show. The only thing that bothers me, however, is that you get to hear so many influences of Dennis McCarthy that you start doubting if this is a true Chattaway original.
In the end, this is one fine album. And the things that keep the spirit of "Star Trek" on foot is Jerry Goldsmith's theme and the aforementioned action music.

A well-done soundtrack, a joy for any Trek fan. If you like the distinct musical scores of Star Trek: Voyager, you'll love this one!

All star trek music is beautiful and this one is no exception! The main theme is brilliant and some of the tracks especially towards the end of the soundtrack give me tingles up my spine. So emotionally played, it is unbelievable that star trek music is not more popular than it is.

I can't take it out from my CD player !!
I keep listen it again and again; not only the overwhelming Main title enchants me all the time, also the other tracks do the same magic.
I play it when I am doing housework, I play it when doing accouting homework, I play it while taking a bath.
It is an timeless masterpiece, with the wonderful scores I voyage to the Delta Q with my beloved crew on Voyager, which is a relief from stressful daily life .
I love it very much and you should have one, too !!

And I am expecting for the DVD to come out !

If you love the music from the t.v. siries, you will flip out with this cd. I play it constantly in my home, car, and work place (when I'm not answering the phone). It's like Mosarts in Star Trek. My friends love it so much, I got more cd's for them. WOW! What music!

There are now a total of five "Star Trek" television themes one may listen to (that's if you include "Star Trek- The Animated Series" which is not available on any recording other than the episodes themselves). The main theme of Voyager has been written by Jerry Goldsmith and is an interesting break away from the action orientated ST-The Next Generation theme, more in sync with the sedate DS9. Voyager Main Theme is bold and flowing. It sets the scene for the greatness that is to come. This is the type of theme that Goldsmith writes so wonderfully and is reflective of Williams Jurassic Park in its magnificence. I am not trying to draw comparisons between ST-VOY and Jurassic Park except in the successful attempt to draw power and elegance from the orchestra. The rest of the soundtrack was written by Jay Chattaway who has written many soundtracks for the Star Trek experience (STTNG, STDS9) but this is the first time one of his Star Trek scores have been released on CD. (The CD sleeve suggests that there will be another Chattaway album released in the future.) The Chattaway score for ST- Voyager is a mixed bag of surging themes and incidental music that makes the overall effect of the CD disappointing. There are some wonderful tracks- or parts of tracks- that are refreshing and uphold the mood of the new Star Trek that we have now taken into our hearts. One thing that I was very disappointed with was the lack of a credit to Alex Courage for the use of the Classic Star Trek theme in the track "Set course for Home". In the pilot episode, Captain Janeway states that, while the Voyager attempts to find her way back to Earth, they shall continue their mission of finding new life and new....well, you know the drill.... During this monologue, there is a soft swelling of the Courage theme that is a blatant reference to the Classic Star Trek mission in both speech and music. The soundtrack has no reference to the use of this theme, nor its composer. There are two tracks on the Cd that I cannot bear but that is reflective of my taste in music. Exploding through the ST-VOY soundtrack are three tracks of Hoedown music. To quote a dear (fictional) medical colleague "Oh...Joy". When those southern tunes come a blastin' oudda them thar speakers, I just wanna sign ma self up for some ol' fashioned line dancin' just like Mom used to do. Seriously, I do understand that there is an audience out there (somewhere) for Hoedown music but, as I'm sure you would have worked out by now, I am certainly not the intended audience. It is, in my opinion, out of place on the soundtrack as the final theme. The Hoedown music is important in story development through the episode but on the CD, following "Star Trek: Voyager- End Credit" is a two minute Hoedown track. I have to ask why? To conclude this review are a few closing comments. The soundtrack for Star Trek: Voyager may be compared to prolonged foreplay that is interrupted by the telephone ringing. Enjoyable, exciting- maybe occasionally thrilling, as it turns out, really doesn't lead anywhere. It is a soundtrack that you would buy to complete your Star Trek collection. However, if you are fussy about the Star Trek music you purchase, listen to a few tracks before you purchase then decide if you really want the disc.