pat@pyuxqq.UUCP (Pat M. Iurilli) (02/26/84)
Does anyone out there in startrek netland know what music piece is being
played in the following episodes? It is a flute piece that was played in
at least 2 spots, in the one about the Amusement Planet each time Kirk met
Ruth, and also in the one with the spores that took over all colonists on
a planet led by a guy named Sandaval (sp?) as well as the whole Enterprise
crew, and was played when Spock was frolicing with Lelani (sp?).
I'd like to know the name of the piece and its composer, if possible. Thanks
in advance.
Pat Iurilli Bell Communications Research Piscataway, NJ
{ihnp4,harpo}!pyuxqq!patbarmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (02/27/84)
I doubt that this music is anything but incidental music written for the show. You're probably not going to find it. By the way, that has always been my favorite incidental music, too. -- Barry Margolin ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar
rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (02/27/84)
The piece asked for is a theme that found its way into many Star Trek TV episodes. As best I can determine, it was composed by Gerald Fried for the "Shore Leave" episode and has been called by various names, including "Kirk's Romance Theme" or "Star Trek Love Theme" or "The Ruth Motif", etc. Like almost all program music for TV shows, it is probably untitled. The titles above are mostly inaccurate, because the music was later incorporated into many ST episodes, including "This Side of Paradise" for the Spock and Leila Kalomi affair. So it has nothing specifically to do with either Kirk or Ruth, it was just (apparently) created for the "Shore Leave" episode. Neither can we properly call it "Star Trek Love Theme" because that describes the Star Trek Theme written by Alexander Courage (who also composed the music for "This Side of Paradise", among other episodes). Mostly I just call it The Star Trek Flute Solo. By the way, Music Consultant and Music Coordinator for Star Trek's first season (in which "Shore Leave" and "This Side of Paradise" appeared) were Wilbur Hatch and Julian Davidson, respectively. -- Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe
decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Gircam the Adventurous) (02/28/84)
Roger Noe (ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe):
The piece asked for is a theme that found its way into many
Star Trek TV episodes.
...the music was later incorporated into many ST episodes, including
"This Side of Paradise" for the Spock and Leila Kalomi affair.
...it was just (apparently) created for the "Shore Leave" episode.
I can't remember ANY of the "many" episodes in which this theme was used
except these two. Can anybody?
Dave Decot "Vulcans are people, too."
decvax!cwruecmp!decot (Decot.Case@rand-relay)rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (02/29/84)
I believe that theme was used in "Who Mourns for Adonais?", "The Apple", "The Paradise Syndrome" and a few others. So maybe it's not "many" episodes, but it's a lot! >-| It's easy to miss the incidental music if you're not listening for it. I knew someone who was doing a thesis (in music) on Star Trek's program music a few years back. I'll try to contact them and see if they have some more answers on this topic. Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe
brad@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Brad Spear) (03/01/84)
I haven't seen the show for some time (no stations in L.A. seem to be playing reruns currently), so I'm not sure if the music you are thinking about is the same stuff. Anyway, back when Startrek was running original episodes, Leonard Nimoy cut an album as Mr. Spock. This album included many songs that are recognizable as 'fuller' versions of much of the music heard on the show. If I recall the song's name correctly, 'Beyond Antares' is the name of the piece that is often heard during peaceful or romantic interludes on the show. Sorry I don't have the name of the album, but when I moved away from home many years ago, it stayed with my folks. I'm sure if you go to a fairly complete library and look for an album by Nimoy or Spock, you can find it. If you really must have the name, send me mail, and I can contact my parents. Brad Spear sdcrdcf!brad
barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (03/06/84)
-------------------- If I recall the song's name correctly, 'Beyond Antares' is the name of the piece that is often heard during peaceful or romantic interludes on the show. -------------------- There is a song "Beyond Antares". However, I don't think it was ever used as incidental music. It was sung by Nichelle Nichols in one episode, though; I think it was what she was singing when Nomad decided to drain her brain to find out about music. I think she was humming it in another episode. -- Barry Margolin ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar
decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot) (03/06/84)
OK, I can't let this go on any longer.
I) "Beyond Antares" was hummed by Lt. Uhura on the bridge when she got
brain-drained by Nomad [a.k.a. V'ger :)] ("The Changeling"), and it
was *sung* by her on "Conscience of the King" to entertain Lt. Riley
who was lonely down in Engineering.
II) "Beyond Antares" is NOT the name of the flute music heard in (*only*)
"Shore Leave" and "This Side of Paradise".
I don't know the name of the flute music.
Dave Decot "Fictional Characters are people, too."
decvax!cwruecmp!decot (Decot.Case@rand-relay)woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) (03/09/84)
I don't know about that. I seem to remember having heard that flute
piece somewhere else. I think it's part of some larger work (of course).
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