Best Of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special
Various Artists
The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special (also released as The Best of Star Trek, Volume One) is a soundtrack compilation album released in 1996 by GNP Crescendo Records (catalog number GNPD 8053) to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise. Running just over 63 minutes across 19 tracks, it gathers music from all four Star Trek television series then in existence — the original Star Trek (1966), The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager — and was released simultaneously with the Star Trek: First Contact film soundtrack. The composers represented include Alexander Courage, Jerry Fielding, Ron Jones, Jay Chattaway, Jerry Goldsmith, and Dennis McCarthy, offering a broad cross-section of the franchise's musical identity. The CD was also released as an Enhanced CD, containing bonus CD-ROM content including a trailer for Star Trek: First Contact, a teaser for its online game adaptation, and a digital brochure for other GNP Crescendo Star Trek releases.
The track selection spans some of the most beloved music in Star Trek history. The original series is represented by Alexander Courage's iconic main title, beautifully remastered, along with Jerry Fielding's lively cue suite from "The Trouble with Tribbles." The Next Generation contributes Ron Jones's kinetic action cues from "Heart of Glory" alongside Jay Chattaway's deeply moving orchestral suite from "The Inner Light," an emotional high point of the album. Dennis McCarthy provides the bulk of the Deep Space Nine material, including the fourth-season version of that show's main title and music from the acclaimed episode "The Visitor," while Jerry Goldsmith's extended edit of the Voyager main title closes out the series coverage. As theLogBook.com notes, the compilation offers "at least one piece of music to love" for fans of any era of the franchise, making it an effective sampler of Star Trek's rich orchestral tradition.
Best Of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special
Various Artists
The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special (also released as The Best of Star Trek, Volume One) is a soundtrack compilation album released in 1996 by GNP Crescendo Records (catalog number GNPD 8053) to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise. Running just over 63 minutes across 19 tracks, it gathers music from all four Star Trek television series then in existence — the original Star Trek (1966), The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager — and was released simultaneously with the Star Trek: First Contact film soundtrack. The composers represented include Alexander Courage, Jerry Fielding, Ron Jones, Jay Chattaway, Jerry Goldsmith, and Dennis McCarthy, offering a broad cross-section of the franchise's musical identity. The CD was also released as an Enhanced CD, containing bonus CD-ROM content including a trailer for Star Trek: First Contact, a teaser for its online game adaptation, and a digital brochure for other GNP Crescendo Star Trek releases.
The track selection spans some of the most beloved music in Star Trek history. The original series is represented by Alexander Courage's iconic main title, beautifully remastered, along with Jerry Fielding's lively cue suite from "The Trouble with Tribbles." The Next Generation contributes Ron Jones's kinetic action cues from "Heart of Glory" alongside Jay Chattaway's deeply moving orchestral suite from "The Inner Light," an emotional high point of the album. Dennis McCarthy provides the bulk of the Deep Space Nine material, including the fourth-season version of that show's main title and music from the acclaimed episode "The Visitor," while Jerry Goldsmith's extended edit of the Voyager main title closes out the series coverage. As theLogBook.com notes, the compilation offers "at least one piece of music to love" for fans of any era of the franchise, making it an effective sampler of Star Trek's rich orchestral tradition.