"Frontiers", the sci-fi music of Jerry Goldsmith - 2. The Twilight Zone: The Movie

It was producer Robert Townson's idea to approach Jerry Goldsmith about the idea of conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra's performances of the composer's wide variety of science fiction music. The September 1997 recordings offered, at the time, selections from several Goldsmith scores that were unreleased in their original form, and despite their later release on specialty labels (and in the hyperactive bootleg market), the vastly improved sound quality and precision of the recordings continues to impress. Among the ten scores represented over 47 minutes on "Frontiers," three come from the infamous world of Star Trek. Due to the recent success of both the film and its score, Star Trek: First Contact opens the album with its "End Title" arrangement to address both the franchise theme and the eighth film's own, majestic theme. The performance of this suite here seems to offer greater clarity in instrumental enunciation than the original recording... definitely an improvement.