Discuss Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Love the score by James Horner
posted by tmdb82469342STAFFMOD on July 4, 2021 at 5:58 AM
I know Jerry Goldsmith is the composer most associated with Star Trek and did some excellent stuff but I think this is the best!
Reply by sukhisoo
on December 8, 2022 at 9:45 PM
Agreed. The bombastic warlike score definitely added to the tension when the two ships were fighting.
Reply by rooprect
on December 10, 2022 at 7:21 AM
Hard to believe this was one of his first major gigs when he was only 28 years old. But I think it's his best, the best of the Star Trek films, and one of the best scifi soundtracks ever. The clashing and interweaving of "Khan's theme" (with a savage middle eastern flair) and "the Enterprise theme" (in a major key, tranquil and majestic) is brilliantly done especially in the tense battle scenes. This is one of the few films where the soundtrack really adds a whole new dimension to what we see on the screen. All the first 6 star trek films all had great music, but Khan had the most dramatic & memorable score of the bunch.