TFM (Trek.fm & The 602 Club)

Comparing Film Scores.

When fans of Star Trek are asked what their favorite films are, an overwhelming majority will give you an odd numbered entry. These are the stories that seem to resonate the most with fans, except for one. The tenth Star Trek film, and the fourth in The Next Generation series of movies, generally doesn't make the list. The plot has many holes, and there are several story cliches that make this one of the weaker entries in the franchise. However, when looking beyond the story, how do fans feel some of the other elements of the film hold up?

In this episode of Melodic Treks, host Brandon-Shea Mutala discovered in a recent Facebook exchange that most people feel that the score to Star Trek: First Contact is considered by many to be the best of The Next Generation film scores. In an effort to plead his case that Star Trek: Nemesis is in fact the superior, he invited Erik Woods of Cinematic Sound Radio to put their top five tracks from each of these movies head to head.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00) 
Contest Reminder and Feedback (00:01:22) 
"Ooby Dooby" (performed by Roy Orbison) (00:05:39) 
Erik Woods, Cinematic Sounds, and Sound Cast Stereo (00:06:33) 
The Concept (00:15:17) 
Initial Impressions on the Films (00:17:06) 
"Red Alert" (from Star Trek: First Contact, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:23:09) 
"The Mirror" (from Star Trek: Nemesis, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:26:36) 
"Welcome Aboard" (from Star Trek: First Contact, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:32:53) 
"Ideals" (from Star Trek: Nemesis, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:36:10) 
"Magic Carpet Ride" (performed by Steppenwolf) (00:41:32) 
"Flight of the Phoenix" (from Star Trek: First Contact, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:42:02) 
"The Scorpion" (from Star Trek: Nemesis, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:48:20) 
"First Contact" (from Star Trek: First Contact, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:54:03) 
"Remus" (from Star Trek: Nemesis, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:58:24) 
A Detour Through Indiana (01:00:58) 
"End Titles" (from Star Trek: First Contact, composed by J. Goldsmith) (01:06:52) 
"Battle Stations" (from Star Trek: Nemesis, composed by J. Goldsmith) (01:10:53) 

Host
Brandon-Shea Mutala

Guest
Erik Woods

Production
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Bobby Tucker (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)

Standard Orbit 152: With Rolling Action

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

“It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.” These words are the first thing that anyone ever saw of Star Wars as the film opened in 1977 and now director Gareth Edwards has brought them to life.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by former Rebels John Mills, Bruce Gibson and Brandon-Shea Mutala to talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We discuss our preparation for the movie, first impression, comparisons, character, the Rebellion, Vader, some surprises, music and so much more!

Chapters
Coming in and First Impressions (00:03:59)
Comparisons (00:20:31)
Characters (00:34:16)
Mon Mothama, Bail and the Rebellion (01:21:32)
Vader (01:27:01)
Leia and Tarkin (01:35:10)
Weaving the Tapestry (01:44:46)
The Power of Hope and Sacrifice (01:56:44)
Faith in the Force (02:01:30)
The Music (02:06:14)
New Stuff (02:10:42)
Ratings (02:18:12)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guests
John Mills
Bruce Gibson
Brandon-Shea Mutala

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Neil S. Bulk and Mike Matessino La-La Land Records have done what many thought was impossible, they have brought us the soundtrack to Star Trek The Animated series. 

The music, created by jazz composer and conductor who worked with the likes of Billie Holiday, Barbara Streisand and Buddy Holly, can have an ear worm effect when watching consecutive episodes because only 30 minutes of music was created for 9 hours worth of episodes.

But why was this a seemingly impossible task? All the master music tracks are missing and presumed destroyed. Tune in and learn about how this impossible feat of rebuilding the soundtrack was accomplished.

Chapters
Intro  (00:01:03)  
Bio of Ray Ellisl (00:02:00)  
About LaLaLand Records & Star Trek (00:02:51)
Stems and Cels (00:06:45)
Live Action re-use (00:13:45)
Paris recording (00:19:50)
Josie and the Pussycats In Outer Space - theme - (00:24:12)
Recreating the Soundtrack (00:28:36)
The Animated Series Theme  (00:37:55)
Closing (00:45:46)

Hosts
Aaron Harvey

Guests
Neil S. Bulk 
Mike Matessino

Production
Aaron Harvey (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Eric Extreme (Associate Producer) Mike Bovia (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

VOY 6x26 / 7x1.

Go to Borg Virtual Reality and face off with the Borg Queen in this installment of From There to Here: The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Rewatch from Trek.fm.

Chapters
Unimatrix Zero, Part 1 (00:01:08)
Unimatrix Zero, Part 2 (00:09:53)

Hosts
Caitlin Walsh and Lee Hutchison

Production
Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)