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November 26, 2002

Via Music From The Movies:
Special thanks to Shaun for the tip!

Music From The Movies has reviewed Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack for Nemesis. Below is a snippet of the review:

Surely one of the most eagerly anticipated scores of the year, Star Trek: Nemesis by Jerry Goldsmith, has a lot of expectations to fulfil.

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Star Trek: Nemesis is a good score but in no way a masterpiece. But you have to give the album about twenty minutes before you begin to understand what Mr Townson had in mind in the text quoted above. The first part of Nemesis is eerie, atmospheric and pretty understated. It actually made me pretty sceptical as this music sounded so familiar. The electronic bass throbbing together with the pounding timpani and low piano, the usual odd rhythm meters; isn't this Goldsmith writing music in his sleep?

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A couple of beautiful, Powder-like low-key pieces are also included on the album, with the reflective and emotionally understated 'A New Friend' being a highlight. The final cue, 'A New Ending', includes a big surprise before the Star Trek march kicks in: a brief quotation from Irving Berlin's song 'Blue Skies'.

To read more, click on the link below:

http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/pages/reviews/star_trek_nemesis.html

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