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Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume Two is a collection of episode scores from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Produced by La-La Land Records, the three-disc release – which was released in January 2016 and limited to 3,000 units – contains both complete episode scores and selected cues from twenty-six episodes.
The release includes a 32-page booklet featuring commentary from Jeff Bond.
The collection was announced on 5 January 2016. [1]
Summary[]
- Blurb
- La-La Land Records and CBS Consumer Products proudly present Star Trek: The Next Generation – Collection Volume Two: Limited Edition, a 3-CD limited edition soundtrack release featuring more than 3 and a half hours of previously unreleased music from the beloved TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. Exciting original episode scores from renowned composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, and George Romanis are presented here (Romanis for the first time on a TREK soundtrack album) on this limited edition set of 3000 units, which includes musical selections from such episodes as "The Last Outpost", "Cause And Effect", CHAIN OF COMMAND PARTS I & II, "Too Short A Season", and many more. Produced by Ford A. Thaxton, James Nelson, Mark Banning and Lukas Kendall, and mastered by James Nelson, this release includes a 32-Page booklet featuring exclusive, in-depth liner notes from film/TV music writer Jeff Bond and stellar art design by Mark Banning. This knockout set is the perfect way to ring in the 50th year anniversary of the legendary universe that is Star Trek!
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Track listing[]
Disc One – Music by Dennis McCarthy[]
| # | Title/Runtime |
|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (2nd Season)†(1:39) |
| 2 | "The Last Outpost" – Ferengi Chase* / Technology (2:49) |
| 3 | "The Last Outpost" – 300 Mil / Futile Move / Assessment (3:21) |
| 4 | "The Last Outpost" – On Visual / Firing Range (2:23) |
| 5 | "The Last Outpost" – Yo, Worf! / Chilling / Who Goes Tubre (1:51) |
| 6 | "The Last Outpost" – Challenge / Life Begins* / Up to the Ship* / Blast Off* (3:19) |
| 7 | "Home Soil" – Killer Laser / Laserama (1:53) |
| 8 | "Home Soil" – Life (1:08) |
| 9 | "Home Soil" – Falling Apart (0:57) |
| 10 | "Home Soil" – Lights Out* (5:27) |
| 11 | "Pen Pals" – Sarjenka's Pad / To the Stars (1:46) |
| 12 | "Pen Pals" – Success / Unspoken Farewell / Redeposited* (4:51) |
| 13 | "Peak Performance" – Decoyed (3:56) |
| 14 | "Peak Performance" – Surprised* / Stalemate / Warping Off* (3:36) |
| 15 | "Family" – Out of Control / Don't Drink Alone / Aspiring Spaceman* (3:01) |
| 16 | "The Wounded" – Tandem / Boy‡ / Going Home / Watching (2:08) |
| 17 | "Cause And Effect" – First Crash (0:51) |
| 18 | "Cause And Effect" – Back to Square One / Crash Two (2:36) |
| 19 | "Cause And Effect" – Square Two / No Bluff / Old Symptoms / Broken Glass / Crash Three (5:43) |
| 20 | "Cause And Effect" – Bev Calls 'Em / Figuring It Out / Crash Four (3:10) |
| 21 | "Cause And Effect" – Clues Reappear / Get It Right! / Reset Your Calendars* (6:38) |
| 22 | "Schisms" – Smurfs on Steroids / Riker and Rager / Who Was They? (6:38) |
| 23 | "Lessons" – It Was a Dark and Stormy Night / She's Back! / Goodbye Girl (6:29) |
| Total running time: 77:19 | |
- * Contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage.
- †Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, arr. Dennis McCarthy.
- ‡ Contains "The Minstrel Boy" (trad.)
Disc Two – Music by Jay Chattaway[]
| # | Title/Runtime |
|---|---|
| 1 | "In Theory" – In Theory / Pop the Question (0:58) |
| 2 | "In Theory" – Girlfriend / Try / I'm Confused / Is This Love / Simple (4:10) |
| 3 | "The Game" – Deception (3:42) |
| 4 | "Power Play" – Crash Landing / Lunch Time (3:49) |
| 5 | "Power Play" – Time to Wake Up / Impatient Takeover (4:01) |
| 6 | "Power Play" – Two Steps Behind / Hostage on My Own Ship (2:50) |
| 7 | "Power Play" – Sneaky Plan / Failed Rescue (4:09) |
| 8 | "Power Play" – The Opportunity / Don't Mess With Me (6:24) |
| 9 | "True Q" – Hide and Seek (1:56) |
| 10 | "Chain Of Command, Part I" – It's a Trap (2:59) |
| 11 | "Chain Of Command, Part II" – One Tough Captain (3:48) |
| 12 | "Lessons" – Theme From "The Inner Light" (Duet for Pennywhistle and Piano) (1:20) |
| 13 | "Frame of Mind" – Shattered Reality / Now I Can Sleep (4:44) |
| 14 | "Gambit, Part I" – Hidden Meanings (3:59) |
| 15 | "Gambit, Part II" – Cat's Out of the Bag (4:18) |
| 16 | "Emergence" – Visit to Keystone City (5:48) |
| 17 | "Emergence" – Birth to a New Life Form* (3:29) |
| 18 | "Preemptive Strike" – Surprise Attack (3:29) |
| 19 | "Preemptive Strike" – Benedict Ro / Too Pissed for Words (3:55) |
| 20 | "Gambit, Part I" – Hey, Good Lookin' (source; not used) (5:44) |
| Total running time: 75:34 | |
- * Contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage.
- †Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, arr. Dennis McCarthy.
Disc Three – Unfinished Business[]
| # | Title/Runtime |
|---|---|
| Music by George Romanis | |
| 1 | "Too Short A Season" – Open Exposition* / ICU Jameson (3:42) |
| 2 | "Too Short A Season" – Playon / Med Exam / First Attack / Act Out (4:29) |
| 3 | "Too Short A Season" – Mirror Image / Second Attack / Explain / Call Karnas / Lock Horns (5:33) |
| 4 | "Too Short A Season" – Hard Nosed / Women / History / Act Out (4:58) |
| 5 | "Too Short A Season" – Away Team / Sick Bay / Tunnels (5:38) |
| 6 | "Too Short A Season" – Bev Tends / Jameson Proves / Pain / Close* (5:06) |
| Music by Dennis McCarthy | |
| 7 | "Hide And Q" – Mission Interrupt / Admiral Q / Game Plan / Powerless / Napoleonic (6:14) |
| 8 | "Hide And Q" – El Griddo / Penalty Box / Pig Lips / He's Good (3:50) |
| 9 | "Hide And Q" – Power Up* / Back Again / Pigmalion / Resurrected (2:40) |
| 10 | "Hide And Q" – Zombie / Beaming Down / Powerless / Gathering Storm / Father Q (3:48) |
| 11 | "Conspiracy" – Comedy Store* / Code 47 / Course Changed / Cavernous / Unconvinced (7:45) |
| 12 | "Conspiracy" – Orbiting* / Debris (1:50) |
| 13 | "Conspiracy" – Old Friend / Return to Earth / House Pet (2:50) |
| 14 | "Conspiracy" – Quinn In / Suspicious / Vitamized / Door Toss (5:27) |
| 15 | "The Survivors" – Music Box / Symphonic (2:13) |
| 16 | "The Survivors" – La Grange Point (3:01) |
| 17 | "The Survivors" – One Entity / Conscience (1:59) |
| 18 | "The Child" – Ian's Death / Requiem / Finito* (3:05) |
| 19 | Star Trek: the Next Generation End Title (3rd Season, Short Version)†(0:48) |
| Total running time: 75:48 | |
- * Contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage.
- †Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, arr. Dennis McCarthy.
See also[]
External link[]
- Announcement at TrekCore
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume Two at LaLaLandRecords.com
| Previous soundtrack release: | Series | Next soundtrack release: |
| Encounter at Farpoint/The Arsenal of Freedom (expanded soundtrack) | Star Trek: The Next Generation Soundtrack | Not yet announced |