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DENNIS MCCARTHY

General Discussions » DENNIS MCCARTHY (Posts 1 to 18 of 18)

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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008
    Composer of Star Trek: Generations, as well as The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise.
  2. Don't you mean, the "ORiginal Motion Picture Soundtracks" to? tongue


    What about him? You pretty much just summed up his Trek credits.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008 edited
    justin boggan wrote
    Don't you mean, the "ORiginal Motion Picture Soundtracks" to? tongue


    What about him? You pretty much just summed up his Trek credits.


    LOL, you really love bugging me with that, don't you? tongue Um, I just started this thread as a place for discussion about his works...
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008
    Does anyone have the Star Trek: Generations OST? I'm contemplating purchasing it tonight, and was wondering what you all think of it. Just finished seeing the movie for the first time this morning.
  5. I think -- and this is my opinion -- it's a very strong score and one of the best in the franchise, though more modern (especially in orchestration). Also one of his best scores.

    Here is some of the end of the "Main Title":
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpy3zn3okd0
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008
    justin boggan wrote
    I think -- and this is my opinion -- it's a very strong score and one of the best in the franchise, though more modern (especially in orchestration). Also one of his best scores.

    Here is some of the end of the "Main Title":
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpy3zn3okd0


    Thanks for the link! beer
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008 edited
    Well, I just bought the soundtrack to Star Trek: Generations, and so far am very impressed with it! punk
  8. I like it. There is some very impressive work on the famous Trek TV theme in it, and it has some very nice action tracks. Compared to Goldsmith and Horner, it´s not standing a chance, of course, but I prefer it far above Rosenman´s effort, and parts of it are on par with Eidelman´s.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    I like it. There is some very impressive work on the famous Trek TV theme in it, and it has some very nice action tracks. Compared to Goldsmith and Horner, it´s not standing a chance, of course, but I prefer it far above Rosenman´s effort, and parts of it are on par with Eidelman´s.


    Yes, I noticed the main Star Trek theme in it while listening last night! At the end of Star Trek Generations Overture there is a very cool intertwinement of the main Star trek: Generations theme and the original Star Trek TV theme! Brilliant! punk
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008
    Coincidentally, I just listened to the GENERATIONS score for the first time in several years. I've always found this to be one of the weakest of the series (kind of non-descript TV music blown up to the big screen), but now I found myself liking it more. It has themes and things going on that I hadn't discovered before. Of course, I could be without the sound effects at the end, which are mostly geared towards Trekkies (which I am not). I think this was a 90's phenomenon.

    Other than that, I think some of the work he did on MACGYVER was pretty good. Not always (and I actually prefer Ken Harrison's work on the series), but the occasional gem now and then. We need a MACGYVER CD in any case!
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008
    Thor wrote
    Of course, I could be without the sound effects at the end, which are mostly geared towards Trekkies (which I am not).


    Yeah, I find those to be kind of stupid; I rated them all one star on iTunes. smile
  12. It is more of a Trekkie thing; listen once in a blue moon, because they are done quite well and some have a certain "flow" to them.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
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      CommentAuthorRalph Kruhm
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008 edited
    Since the score is quite long, I don´t feel being cheated of plaiyng time. And there are / were a lot of fans out there making their own fan movies who surely were quite thankful for those sound files.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeFeb 15th 2009
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    Since the score is quite long, I don´t feel being cheated of plaiyng time.


    Good point. I'm listening to The Nexus / A Christmas Hug right now; it's absolutely gorgeous! cool
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2009
    William wrote
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    Since the score is quite long, I don´t feel being cheated of plaiyng time.


    Good point. I'm listening to The Nexus / A Christmas Hug right now; it's absolutely gorgeous! cool


    It's a fabulous track, easily the best on the album. Apart from that one track I don't warm much to the rest of it.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2009
    Timmer wrote
    William wrote
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    Since the score is quite long, I don´t feel being cheated of plaiyng time.


    Good point. I'm listening to The Nexus / A Christmas Hug right now; it's absolutely gorgeous! cool


    It's a fabulous track, easily the best on the album. Apart from that one track I don't warm much to the rest of it.


    I also like the opening track, Star Trek Generations Overture. It's a nice arrangement of the main theme and the Nexus theme.
  17. I also like the action tracks. They are certainly not the best stuff out there, but for McCarthy, they truly WERE an accomplishment. I guess he was just extremely happy to finally being allowed to run amok with an orchestra.
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      CommentAuthorWilliam
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2009
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    I also like the action tracks. They are certainly not the best stuff out there, but for McCarthy, they truly WERE an accomplishment. I guess he was just extremely happy to finally being allowed to run amok with an orchestra.


    I agree. I've actually never been too fond of the action tracks, but they certainly aren't anything particularly bad.

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