tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post6253931889417541066..comments2023-10-03T06:18:27.828-05:00Comments on The Aardvark's PLUMBLINE: For you Trekkers: Music from TASThe Aardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-22895012331555291472012-01-21T11:52:51.004-06:002012-01-21T11:52:51.004-06:00Yeah, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"...Yeah, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" was about as subtle as a bowel movement. But I'm a sucker for Frank Gorshin performances so I don't throw it out the window entirely.<br /><br />"The Doomsday Machine" was definitely one of the most dramatic and fast-paced examples of SF for television, and Sol Kaplan's music fitted perfectly. It proves that talent Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-91050210849461314732012-01-21T10:53:39.662-06:002012-01-21T10:53:39.662-06:00Yes. on NBC/U and Hallmark.
The ST: TAS music (th...Yes. on NBC/U and Hallmark.<br /><br />The ST: TAS music (the theme, anyway) was an inversion of the TOS theme, a practise I have always ben fascinated with. I enjoyed their action bits as well, but across the warped palette that was the Filmation CV, there is a lot of neat incidental music, and now it is lost. To quote Scotty "Forever LOST!"<br /><br />Absolutely YES to "The The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-12535871630814353282012-01-21T09:00:45.665-06:002012-01-21T09:00:45.665-06:00NBCUniversal (USA Network, Syfy, etc.) and The Hal...NBCUniversal (USA Network, Syfy, etc.) and The Hallmark Channel have practically destroyed the made-for-television movie subgenre as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />Fortunately I wasn't all that enamored of the music made for ST: TAS. For me, the musical high water mark for the franchise came with the soundtrack for the episode "The Doomsday Machine".Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.com