@Carlos Saraiva He was already plagiarizing himself long before this point. Thing is, the stuff of his he would reuse was awesome, so I didn't mind. See bits from Genesis Countdown popping in in Cocoon soundtrack.
It's masterful how Horner held off on utilizing the full statement of the "Enterprise theme" he introduced in Wrath of Khan until the moment she slipped past the space doors and burst into open space at 06:50. It's a callback to the drydock launch from the previous film.
As she cleared the doors leading from her gilded cage, she tossed a wink at her would-be successor who was making haste to follow. The feel of the stars on her hull felt so good she found her self momentarily forgetting the stakes at hand. Spreading her wings and souring under the station in her ocean of stars once again was a moment to good to ignore. A fleeting moment it would be as her young headstrong sister gave chase, growling all the while to stay and accept that her time was over. Despite the risks, the dangers, the unknowns, the weariness in her old bones and the fresh bruises on her skin, she was going to bring her captain home, and no one was going to stop her. She felt a measure of her old youthful bravado returning, "probably because Jim is here" she mused, he always brought this out in her. Casting a glance over her shoulder at her now snarling pursuer she decided that someone needed a lesson in humility. With a dazzling grin she let the Excelsior have it. "The stars belong to me little sister, catch me if you can..."
I am pretty sure Excelsior mellowed out after she got humiliated by Enterprise and in the eyes of the various starships of Starfleet became laughing stock.
Oh, this is DEFINITELY the best scene in this film. Often it's the only part of it that I watch (I do often rewatch favorite scenes.) I have never been in the military, but this sequence makes me feel every bit of the sentiment "Leave no one behind."
4:59 - "Alert, yellow alert. All stations, yellow alert." *(As he cleans the tables and collects dishes, a lone busboy in the Earth Spacedock lounge watches as the Enterprise backs away from its berth, thinking "what the shit...?!")*
6:30 When the Enterprise backed out of those doors to that music, that summed up everything that is James Kirk and his crew, with the Enterprise boldly going where no one has gone before. And in that moment, in movie cinema history, is where Star Trek caught up to it's own legend and became immortal. There was no finer moment than that in the whole series or anything after.
Dead right. Sublime movie making and scene writing, here. Spellbinding, Majestic - but, STEALNG the Enterprise?? Who could've conceived such a ridiculous notion!? : D I remember being utterly transported as a kid, and I watch it again and again now. To those non-enlightened to the original Trek films, THIS is the clip they need to see!
Right on. For me one of Kirk's defining moments in the entire series/film series is during this sequence, when the captain of the Excelsior says to him, "You do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again," and without a blink of an eye, Kirk orders "Warp speed." The crescendo to that moment with the climax when they jump into warp--it's perfect.
When I first saw this, I was thinking something along the line of "Kirk is gonna F this up somehow, right?" Ohhh, I was an unintelligent TNG and VOY fan. The films 2,3,4,6 and 8 are now my fave, and i grew up on TNG!
I see this as an historical allegory with the Enterprise as a fully- rigged sailing ship and the Excelsior as a steam ship with an engine. The Enterprise despite being battered from battle could still make sail, while the Excelsior being sleek and fast was completely useless when it had just a few screws removed. Of course history shows that progress meant that automation allowed us to make great strides in transportation as long as it works and remains profitable, but the art of being under sail is still a thing of beauty to be appreciated.
RIP James Horner, a musical genius if there ever was one. This was his best piece IMO because you could replay every single event when Kirk and company took the Enterprise back on its final mission
This and "Kirk's Explosive Reply" from STII are my all time favorite tracks in terms of telling a story. I don't even have to have the movie on at this point and I know exactly what's happening at every moment.
Don’t forget “The Battle in the Mutara Nebula.” It came on in the car when I was driving my 6 year-old to soccer, and I narrated the entire battle from it.
"...in whatever fleet we end up serving. Best speed to Genesis." It's there that you can feel that the plot has changed for the betterment of Kirk and his four cohorts.
In whatever FATE we end up serving.... Sorry... not trying to be a jerk. But Kirk and crew likely didn't ever expect to serve in any fleets ever again after having stolen a Starship from Spacedock. In Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home they were all expecting to be court martialed for their crimes. And indeed they were court martialed. It's pretty much cause they saved the world upon returning to Earth that they dismissed everyone's charges except the one about Kirk disobeying direct orders of a superior office and demoted him to Captain, and giving him command of Enterprise A, which is where he would really rathar be than flying a desk as an Admiral. But realistically if they hadn't saved the world... after stealing the Enterprise... they likely would never have served in any fleet ever again... at least not as members of Star Fleet.
That part when the enterprise is free from the space dock, and about to go to warp, they're now officially fugitives, it's all real now. This soundtrack reflects that perfectly. The call and response between the french horns and the trumpets, absolute perfection.
"And now Mr. Scott," "Sir?" "The doors, Mr. Scott." "Aye, sir. I'm working on it." Apprehensive stare at looming spacedock doors with computer voice (Majel Barret-Roddenberry's voice) "Warning, space doors are closed!"
And to add insult to injury, Kirk voiced those two words as if he were just saying "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner! This has to be one of my most favorite scenes in the entire series. Vaskurik! (Vulcan for "beautiful")
And to add insult to injury (or is it "in jury to injury?") Kirk voiced those two words as if he were just saying "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner. This has to be one of my most favorite scenes in the whole series---I call it "Grand Larceny Starship" with a smile.
This track easily has one of the most triumphant sounding sections of music ever composed. Starting at about 6:30, with 6:47 being particularly triumphant. Spectacular composer greatly missed.
Let's not forget how cheeky the score gets at 5:29 with that little sting, it just smacks of the intentions of the crew and how they handled the whole situation.
Star Trek II and III are still two of my all-time favourite movies. The great thing about this track is that you can hear each part of the caper take place. I think we all wish we could steal the Enterprise which makes this moment in the film so amazing. It's a real shame that the reboot films fail to capture any of this magic.
Can you imagine the Earth Station Spacedock Masters reaction to this event? It would be the equivalent of someone stealing a US Navy Destroyer today. Not only that, but that Destroyer is part of US history and captained by the most decorated admiral in the fleet.
Admiral Halsey steals USS New York to rescue a family member captured in Japan, and Iowa is ordered to get underway in pursuit. Hehe I can imagine the chaos in the harbour master's office too. In her prime, Enterprise was one of the biggest, meanest things "afloat". This piece of music is a real masterwork though, for setting mood and drama. The score over all is probably the best of the Star movies. A really wonderful blending of the other films before, with new elements mixed in.
When the Enterprise backs out of Spacedock, combined with Mr. Horner's awesome score, a big grin always forms on my face. RIP, sir. You are greatly missed.
The famous stall scene. There's a gag in Star Trek Online where one of the premium ships comes with a unique Transwarp Drive Computer. On very rare occasions it will go "5...4...3...2...1...clunk!" and do the "stall"
I can just picture the growing anger and frustration on the face of that idiot Styles when he realized that his precious Excelsior wasn't going anywhere! And.. I can still see the absolute ecstasy on the face of Sulu. What an incredible scene. Kirk and Company pulled this one off superbly. And he said "Best speed to Genesis."
@@zylowolf7919 Indeed: in discovery i suspect they brought back the terran empire to keep audience engaged while useless "modern storytelling" character-driven drama occurred.
I wonder what "stealing the Enterprise" would look like if it were made in this post-Abrams/ Discovery/Picard era! 300 Enterprises being stolen and pursued by 500 Excelsiors, of course there would be a stand-off and possibly even some obligatory "pew-pew"!
This piece captures the rash boldness of Kirk and his crew, taking the Enterprise out into a real unknown -- revisiting Genesis and saving his friend Spock, even if it means going against Starfleet itself.
Aye Sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Here doctor, a souvenir. From one surgeon to another. I took the Excelsior's main warp drive computer. Classic Scotty
Kirk "Doctor McCoy and I have to do this. The rest of you do not." Chekhov "Admiral... we're losing precious time." Sulu "What course please?" Kirk "Scotty?" Scotty "I'd be greaful, Admiral if you'd give the word." Kirk with a smile "Stations."
Be careful of what you wish for you may just get. She never looked soo sexy in that scene, even though she was older then. Well maybe there were a few times on ST TOS were we got a shot of her panties while hailing all frequences.:-)
Horner's take is more "blunt" than Goldsmith's, which has its pros and cons. One could say that Horner's score highlights the emotional aspects of having an "adventure" in space (take for instance 4:19 onwards), while Goldsmith's is all about the mysteries of space.
I think that’s a great observation and probably the central aspect of Horner’s scoring style in general. He always takes the emotional angle rather than any other perspective a score could offer. Some would argue that’s the only way to do it, but I think as someone else keenly notes, you can have more than one perspective in a score and it doesn’t always have to be the emotional angle of an individual character on screen. Goldsmiths motion picture is a great example with the romanticism present with Illia and Decker’s interaction. But so much of that score highlights the wonder, awe, and mysteries the audience is seeing on screen. Often some of the most effective scores are trying to elicit a response from the viewer rather than underpinning what a character might be thinking or feeling on screen, in my opinion.
7:07 In the midst of the chase, we are reminded of the reason we are in the beauty of space. To explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
The part starting at the 6th minute and going intro the 7th is just sublime! They don't make this kind of orchestras these days. I try to put myself in James Horner's shoes. Having to follow up on thr great Jerry Goldsmith is a daunting task. So a younger composer who has a lot to say will pour his soul and masterpieces will emerge! Rip to his soul. What a brilliant creative person. His work and his genius will be missed on the big screens. His work on Avatar is also mesmerizing. R.I.P. James man you did some great work!
... James Horners musical score adds so much emotional weight in the scenes of Kirk and his crew stealing the USS Enterprise,and it's so damn epic,dynamic and truly magnificent. " Kirk !!! ,you do this you'll never sit in the captain's chair again ".... Scotty ?
XtraonionsonmyPizza It's kind of ironic, actually. In Star Trek 3, the Enterprise was backing out of Spacedock, but in Star Trek 2, it was backing away from the Reliant.
+EpicPigmasks there is an interview with Horner on YT and he talks about how he dovetailed both scores to do exactly what you noticed. You might find it interesting
For all your critiques of Horner, he brought his A game for 3:10-4:20ish of the score. The music and the scene blend perfectly. The mysteriousness of sneaking on board the enterprise, the thrill of powering her up for another adventure and getting going, but most importantly, the part where Kirk says "gentleman, may the wind be at our backs" the music helps create a moment there. By that time, these actors and characters have known eachother for around 20 years. Thats a lot of time, and its like once more into the breach dear friends. Even though this is only the 3rd of 6 movies, this little moment helped reinforce to me how long they had known eachother.
4:59 Love that synth bending the key down. Chills and thrills. Despite the movie being a mixed bag over all - this sequence is incredible. A masterclass in tension building with the score swelling and some of ILMS's best model work pre digital era.
James Horner really nailed it on this score, BIG TIME! I LOVE this score, a lot. The moment when the Enterprise got away from Starfleet's defenses and the Excelsior thinking they can get away with themselves by going after the Enterprise and the Excelsior transwarp drive breaking down on them because of Scotty's genius idea, to me, that was pretty much the biggest fail for the Excelsior. :) Great job on nailing this score, James. You are deeply missed to this day. May your music, including Star Trek II and Star Trek III, continue to live long and prosper.
ZITA CARNO Noooooooo, they abandoned transwarp technology because they couldn't get the science behind it to work at the time, _despite_ Scotty's earlier sabotage which was only meant to temporarily disable the system and not to interfere or disprove the experiment itself (despite his personal feelings on the matter).
I don't think it can truly be considered a fail for Excelsior. Scotty taking parts out her.main transwarp computer core and in effect sabotaging her is not truly a failing in the part of her and her crew. As much as we may like to fantasize that Enterprise would have simply dusted Excelsior in all likelyhood... Excelsior would likely have caught her is Scotty hadn't sabotaged her. Again... not due to any fault on her or her crew.
I used to have the soundtrack for 2 and 3 on cassette tape and would listen to them over and over seeing the scenes of the movies in my head as they played.
This scene serves as such a great example of the fact you don't need layers upon layers of CGI to produce something dramatic. I give so much more credit to what these people produced in the 1980's with models and other types of SFX compared to what you saw in the current Star Trek movies. Of course, another reason why it excels is the score by James Horner. Sadly, between he, John Williams and Hans Zimmer, we'll never have movie composers like them again. It's incredibly rare now where you hear a movie soundtrack cue and you can immediately place it. These composers have/had that ability.
7:24 as the Enterprise swoops in front of Spacedock while Excelsior begins pursuit.....combined with James Horner's score, it makes for cinematic genius.
if i would be in that situation, i would stand up, ask "i will never sit in the captaians chair again?" sit down and say "it looks like i'm sittigin again in this chair, max warp speed engage
And it took just two seconds for Admiral Kirk to say it: "Warp speed"---as casually as he would have said "Please pass the potatoes". And the Enterprise came through.
Brilliant soundtrack for the single largest change in Star Trek history. In this scene, Trek went from being about action, pseudo-philosophy, sci-fi, and the rest - and became about character, character, character! You see each character giving up their future for a single task: bringing their fallen friend's body back to its proper resting place. People forget that up until the very end of the movie, the very idea of bringing Spock back from the dead is never truly discussed. Only Saavik and David know that his body has been regenerated, while only Sarek, Kirk and McCoy know that his personality has survived in another body. Amazing way to bring the character back.
A stellar piece of music by the late and much missed James Horner. Definitely one of the best pieces in any Trek movie. Tense and atmospheric and thrilling, building to an epic conclusion as the Enterprise warps away. Yes I have listened to this backing my car out, it feels just right. ❤
I go back to this track and I am reminded that James made history with this track and defined Kirk and company in what was a group of friends bonding togheter to save a friend.and a dear brother to Kirk.
A superb score, by the truly great, and much missed, James Horner....this sequence he composed for the stealing of the Enterprise is perfection! What a genius he was.....oh, I wish he hadn't left us!
What I think really shows James Horner's (really, any of the big-name movie composers like John Williams to Hans Zimmer) brilliance is his "variations on a theme. I'm hearing variation and leitmotifs and snippets from "Enterprise Clears Moorings" and "Battle In The Mutara Nebula," as well as some from TMP, especially that heavy guitar chord, like when we first see V'Ger. Yet it's not in the least bit derivative; it's evocative of previous challenges and triumphs. Man definitely knew how to score a mood.
I thought when i heard the star trek 2 score nothing could match that,but i was happily proven wrong with the 3 score which was easily alot better.bravo James Horner.RIP one of the greatest composers ever.!!!!
Yup... This is peak James Horner right here... The climax to the movie... Music that made backing up out of a parking garage into an epic riviting theatrical masterpiece...
4:40 "Yellow Alert, Captain to the bridge!" "Bridge, this is the Captain. How can you have a Yellow Alert inside Spacedock?" "Sir, someone is stealing the Enterprise!" "I'm on my way."
A James Horner score can make something like the Enterprise moving slowly out of it's parking garage one of the most thrilling parts of the film.
yes, a great follow-up to the most exciting three-point turn in space ever scored: Ster Trek II's Genesis Countdown!
TOTALY ! I have a 1962 thunderbird. When I back out of the garage this is playing in my head. Sir , we have cleared the outer garage door
@@JohnColtrane2000the countdown is one of his best
@@stankythecat6735 lol That's awesome
@@seanhagstrom3474 seriously , it’s like having a starship. It’s so god damn long
backing a starship out of the garage has never been more exciting!
It was close, but they did it.
How can you have a YELLOW ALERT SPACE DOCK???😂😂😂
@@mr.boxingmoves486 Sir? Somebody's stealing the Enterprise!
😂😂😂😂
@@commandingjudgedredd1841 You just KNOW the commander of Starbase was just going "GodDAMMIT, Jim."
In the theatre when Sulu said his line: 'We have cleared space doors.' 6:49 the cheers and applause from the audience were overwhelming!
Yellow Alert all stations yellow alert ..
@@williamhaggard451 Danger! Space doors are closed!
@@bunnstermi "Now Mr. Scott"
"Sir"
"the doors Mr. Scott"
"Aye sir i'm working on it"
@@jarrodskufcagaming5203 That bit always gets to me... simply brilliant...
@@JulianSirian sure is
This movie taught me what real friends are about. ❤️
As a middle aged Trekkie.....I'm happy to read this. LLAP man.
Same here!!!! That's what I love about this movie the most
as a teen this sentiment resonated with me then and it still does now
@@ura9390 same here!
@@ura9390 same brother!
"And…...... Now!"
"Sir?"
"The doors Mr Scott!"
"Aye sir I'm working on it!"
"The doors Mr. Scott. Aye sir I'm workin on it."
YES
@CaptHawkeye warning secured space doors, warning secured space doors
Priceless!
@@DocMicrowave LOL.
This piece is a classic example of how a film score can build suspense. Starting from the 4 minute mark. Horner was the master at this.
that bit right before the doors open... DANGER SPACEDOORS ARE CLOSED! gives me chills.
yeah about 4:15 its like the theme used in wrath of khan when enterprise is trying to escape the bast radius
@Carlos Saraiva He was already plagiarizing himself long before this point. Thing is, the stuff of his he would reuse was awesome, so I didn't mind. See bits from Genesis Countdown popping in in Cocoon soundtrack.
@Carlos Saraiva Actually I haven't heard Wolfen in a long time, will have to check it out again.
This sounds just like that scene from Krull with the spider, but I don't have a problem with that.
It's masterful how Horner held off on utilizing the full statement of the "Enterprise theme" he introduced in Wrath of Khan until the moment she slipped past the space doors and burst into open space at 06:50. It's a callback to the drydock launch from the previous film.
As she cleared the doors leading from her gilded cage, she tossed a wink at her would-be successor who was making haste to follow. The feel of the stars on her hull felt so good she found her self momentarily forgetting the stakes at hand. Spreading her wings and souring under the station in her ocean of stars once again was a moment to good to ignore. A fleeting moment it would be as her young headstrong sister gave chase, growling all the while to stay and accept that her time was over.
Despite the risks, the dangers, the unknowns, the weariness in her old bones and the fresh bruises on her skin, she was going to bring her captain home, and no one was going to stop her. She felt a measure of her old youthful bravado returning,
"probably because Jim is here" she mused, he always brought this out in her.
Casting a glance over her shoulder at her now snarling pursuer she decided that someone needed a lesson in humility. With a dazzling grin she let the Excelsior have it.
"The stars belong to me little sister, catch me if you can..."
I am pretty sure Excelsior mellowed out after she got humiliated by Enterprise and in the eyes of the various starships of Starfleet became laughing stock.
A poetic description indeed.
You must have read "Wounded Sky".
i love this. "one last run before i have to go"
Is that from the novelization of the movie? This awesome!
The theme that strongly helped make this the greatest sequence in the film.
Not just the film, but perhaps one of the greatest sequences in all of Trek. The Search for Spock is a highly under rated film!
I argue the destruction scene
Possibly the greatest sequence in all of Star Trek in my opinion.
Oh, this is DEFINITELY the best scene in this film. Often it's the only part of it that I watch (I do often rewatch favorite scenes.)
I have never been in the military, but this sequence makes me feel every bit of the sentiment "Leave no one behind."
4:59 - "Alert, yellow alert. All stations, yellow alert." *(As he cleans the tables and collects dishes, a lone busboy in the Earth Spacedock lounge watches as the Enterprise backs away from its berth, thinking "what the shit...?!")*
And may I add oh ffs now I gotta change all the alert bulbs to yellow 🤣
He's thinking "aw, shit, I hope my supervisor doesn't think I had something to do with this. Fuck it, I'm going home."
Stealing the enterprise was really the best part of the whole film for me, the music was so intense i almost chewed off all my fingernails
The Kobayashi Maru has set sail for the Promised Land.
You're taking me to the promised land?
Timothy Dalbeck What are friends for?
Message acknowledged. All units will be informed.
“Don’t call me Tiny”
The shot of the ENTERPRISE flying under the dome of Spacedock set to this music at 7:23 is by far the best shot of all six original crew films.
6:30 When the Enterprise backed out of those doors to that music, that summed up everything that is James Kirk and his crew, with the Enterprise boldly going where no one has gone before. And in that moment, in movie cinema history, is where Star Trek caught up to it's own legend and became immortal. There was no finer moment than that in the whole series or anything after.
Dead right. Sublime movie making and scene writing, here. Spellbinding, Majestic - but, STEALNG the Enterprise?? Who could've conceived such a ridiculous notion!? : D I remember being utterly transported as a kid, and I watch it again and again now. To those non-enlightened to the original Trek films, THIS is the clip they need to see!
Right on. For me one of Kirk's defining moments in the entire series/film series is during this sequence, when the captain of the Excelsior says to him, "You do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again," and without a blink of an eye, Kirk orders "Warp speed." The crescendo to that moment with the climax when they jump into warp--it's perfect.
When I first saw this, I was thinking something along the line of "Kirk is gonna F this up somehow, right?" Ohhh, I was an unintelligent TNG and VOY fan. The films 2,3,4,6 and 8 are now my fave, and i grew up on TNG!
I think you're statement is a tad hyperbolic, but yeah it's up there with the greatest moments of Trek.
A perfect response to a disrespectful idiot.
I see this as an historical allegory with the Enterprise as a fully- rigged sailing ship and the Excelsior as a steam ship with an engine.
The Enterprise despite being battered from battle could still make sail, while the Excelsior being sleek and fast was completely useless when it had just a few screws removed.
Of course history shows that progress meant that automation allowed us to make great strides in transportation as long as it works and remains profitable, but the art of being under sail is still a thing of beauty to be appreciated.
Yes this comment right here officer...
Its underrated and I loved every word thanks man this made my day
The 41 dislikes are from the crew of the Excelsior!
“Stalling Engine sound” was the absolute best! 🤣
womp womp!
haha
HOW CAN YOU HAVE A YELLOW ALERT IN SPACEDOCK!
James Horner is by far my favorite movie composer. Gone too soon.
RIP James Horner, a musical genius if there ever was one. This was his best piece IMO because you could replay every single event when Kirk and company took the Enterprise back on its final mission
This and "Kirk's Explosive Reply" from STII are my all time favorite tracks in terms of telling a story. I don't even have to have the movie on at this point and I know exactly what's happening at every moment.
Don’t forget “The Battle in the Mutara Nebula.” It came on in the car when I was driving my 6 year-old to soccer, and I narrated the entire battle from it.
"...in whatever fleet we end up serving. Best speed to Genesis." It's there that you can feel that the plot has changed for the betterment of Kirk and his four cohorts.
And you can be sure that "best speed" was Warp 8---and maybe a bit more...
In whatever FATE we end up serving....
Sorry... not trying to be a jerk. But Kirk and crew likely didn't ever expect to serve in any fleets ever again after having stolen a Starship from Spacedock. In Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home they were all expecting to be court martialed for their crimes. And indeed they were court martialed. It's pretty much cause they saved the world upon returning to Earth that they dismissed everyone's charges except the one about Kirk disobeying direct orders of a superior office and demoted him to Captain, and giving him command of Enterprise A, which is where he would really rathar be than flying a desk as an Admiral. But realistically if they hadn't saved the world... after stealing the Enterprise... they likely would never have served in any fleet ever again... at least not as members of Star Fleet.
@@corymccarty8603
"... recommend you all for promotion in whatever "fate" we end up serving"?
That doesn't sound right, it's Fleet!
"I'd be grateful, Admiral, if you'd give the word"
+Gary Eakin The word...is given.
Stations, please :)
"Gentleman, May the wind be in our backs. Stations please. Engage auto of systems."
"Aye, engaged."
"Clear all moorings."
McCoy: 'Are you just going to walk through?'
Kirk: 'Calm yourself Doctor! '
Star Trek at its best :-)
-Kirk. You do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again.
-...warp speed.
That part when the enterprise is free from the space dock, and about to go to warp, they're now officially fugitives, it's all real now. This soundtrack reflects that perfectly. The call and response between the french horns and the trumpets, absolute perfection.
That's what I was telling my son, once they cleared space doors.
"Now, it's officially stolen. They just have to keep it that way."
Let us all admit, this was one of my best moments.
Are you really James T. Kirk?
The Kobayashi Maru is set sail for the promised Land. Great line...
"You're taking *me* to the promised land?"
Does anyone else have the script and character dialog going through their head when they hear this?
"And now Mr. Scott,"
"Sir?"
"The doors, Mr. Scott."
"Aye, sir. I'm working on it."
Apprehensive stare at looming spacedock doors with computer voice (Majel Barret-Roddenberry's voice) "Warning, space doors are closed!"
+Gwen King "Are you just going to walk through them?!"
"Calm yourself, Doctor."
It wasn't Majel Barrett that did the computer voice for ESD. It was Judi Durand...who, oddly enough, eventually voiced the computer on Deep Space 9.
7:25 Captain Styles: "Kirk, you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again."
Warp Speed.
VRmission38 Yeah...that's cause I go blow this shit up!
And to add insult to injury, Kirk voiced those two words as if he were just saying "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner! This has to be one of my most favorite scenes in the entire series. Vaskurik! (Vulcan for "beautiful")
And to add insult to injury (or is it "in jury to injury?") Kirk voiced those two words as if he were just saying "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner. This has to be one of my most favorite scenes in the whole series---I call it "Grand Larceny Starship" with a smile.
the doors, scotty!
This track easily has one of the most triumphant sounding sections of music ever composed. Starting at about 6:30, with 6:47 being particularly triumphant. Spectacular composer greatly missed.
I would add 5:00
Let's not forget how cheeky the score gets at 5:29 with that little sting, it just smacks of the intentions of the crew and how they handled the whole situation.
One of the top 10 film scores of the last 50 years. Powerfully heroic, triumphant, and poignant.
''Gentlemen, may the wind be at our backs. Stations please!''
Star Trek II and III are still two of my all-time favourite movies. The great thing about this track is that you can hear each part of the caper take place. I think we all wish we could steal the Enterprise which makes this moment in the film so amazing. It's a real shame that the reboot films fail to capture any of this magic.
Can you imagine the Earth Station Spacedock Masters reaction to this event? It would be the equivalent of someone stealing a US Navy Destroyer today. Not only that, but that Destroyer is part of US history and captained by the most decorated admiral in the fleet.
Admiral Halsey steals USS New York to rescue a family member captured in Japan, and Iowa is ordered to get underway in pursuit. Hehe I can imagine the chaos in the harbour master's office too. In her prime, Enterprise was one of the biggest, meanest things "afloat".
This piece of music is a real masterwork though, for setting mood and drama. The score over all is probably the best of the Star movies. A really wonderful blending of the other films before, with new elements mixed in.
When the Enterprise backs out of Spacedock, combined with Mr. Horner's awesome score, a big grin always forms on my face. RIP, sir. You are greatly missed.
I love that I can hear the "One quarter impulse power" line in my head while listening to this :D
Notice the guy at the helm on the Excelsior? That was "Bob Morton" from OCP. Robocop (Original)
Transwarp, it's fantastic.
No, it wasn't. It was James Sikking. Ronny Cox didn't appear on Star Trek until TNG.
@@kevinoconnell5170 Ronny Cox played Dick Jones, DICK JONES!
SHIT. I am sorry. I saw helm and mis-thought command. "Dammit Jim, I'm an idiot, not a Doctor!"
@@sheriff0017 I understood that reference.
Greatest score for one of the greatest scenes in Star Trek history
The famous stall scene. There's a gag in Star Trek Online where one of the premium ships comes with a unique Transwarp Drive Computer. On very rare occasions it will go "5...4...3...2...1...clunk!" and do the "stall"
I can just picture the growing anger and frustration on the face of that idiot Styles when he realized that his precious Excelsior wasn't going anywhere! And.. I can still see the absolute ecstasy on the face of Sulu. What an incredible scene. Kirk and Company pulled this one off superbly. And he said "Best speed to Genesis."
And let me add: it was probably Warp 8.
And yes, it's the Excelsior-class.
yeah got that one...made it a skittleship after that! with Style(s)!
Love that gag
I love the little TOS stinger at 3:53, just such a good moment that's there precisely long enough to be memorable.
Lol but he also does 5 in quick succession right after this. Are you including those?
RIP James. You are one of the best!
inspired music to make us go through this difficult day. Leonard Nimoy will be deeply missed.
So will James Horner.
MAnuscript421 True words
"The doors Mister Scott!" "Aye Sir, I'm workin on it"
6:15 A sequence everyone should play as they back out of their garage
"Kids we have cleared space doors I mean garage doors!"
I shall do that from now on.
DANGER Spacedoors Are Closed, DANGER Spacedoors Are Closed
Are you just gonna WALK THROUGH THEM?
Calm yourself, doctor.
How can you have a yellow alert in spacedock?
And James Horner was doing the music.
DANGER! YOU NOW HAVE 15 MINUTES TO REACH MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE!
@@darksim1930 SIR, SOMEONE IS STEALING THE ENTERPRISE!
The doors Mr Scott , I sir am working on it
Back when Star Trek had the PERFECT BLEND of human condition themes and sociologies along with comedy and sci-fi adventures. Those were the days.
Back when Star Trek was made by critical thinking, intelligent human beings. Now it's written by a group of triggered chimpanzees.
@@zylowolf7919 Indeed.
@@zylowolf7919 Indeed: in discovery i suspect they brought back the terran empire to keep audience engaged while useless "modern storytelling" character-driven drama occurred.
You all need to check CBS's all access new shows Discovery first two seasons upcoming Strange new worlds ....
I wonder what "stealing the Enterprise" would look like if it were made in this post-Abrams/ Discovery/Picard era!
300 Enterprises being stolen and pursued by 500 Excelsiors, of course there would be a stand-off and possibly even some obligatory "pew-pew"!
This piece captures the rash boldness of Kirk and his crew, taking the Enterprise out into a real unknown -- revisiting Genesis and saving his friend Spock, even if it means going against Starfleet itself.
"Gentleman your work today has been outstanding! I intend on recommending you all for promotion.......in whatever fleet we end up serving?"
"Best possible speed to Genesis!"
*Big eared Alien from the bar scene sticks his head out from behind Kirk's chair*
"GENESIS??!!!"
“Kirk…you do this, you’ll never sit in the captain’s chair again.”
“Warp speed.”
Nice of you to tell me in advance
That's what you get for missing staff meetings doctor
Classic Kirk
Aye Sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Here doctor, a souvenir. From one surgeon to another. I took the Excelsior's main warp drive computer.
Classic Scotty
Kirk "Doctor McCoy and I have to do this. The rest of you do not."
Chekhov "Admiral... we're losing precious time."
Sulu "What course please?"
Kirk "Scotty?"
Scotty "I'd be greaful, Admiral if you'd give the word."
Kirk with a smile "Stations."
Oh and Admiral.......All my hopes.
Commander Uhura said it all.
Man she was older in that movie but in that scene she never looked better. The look she gave that rookie kid. "Be careful of what you wish for....."
Mason Moyer "...you may *get* *it* !"
Be careful of what you wish for you may just get. She never looked soo sexy in that scene, even though she was older then. Well maybe there were a few times on ST TOS were we got a shot of her panties while hailing all frequences.:-)
Mason Moyer or that ass whenever she sat 😉
Horner's take is more "blunt" than Goldsmith's, which has its pros and cons. One could say that Horner's score highlights the emotional aspects of having an "adventure" in space (take for instance 4:19 onwards), while Goldsmith's is all about the mysteries of space.
You can have it both ways. Together they form a complete picture.
For Star Trek 2, Nick Meyer wanted nautical themes, inspired by Horatio Hornblower and sea adventures etc.
I think that’s a great observation and probably the central aspect of Horner’s scoring style in general. He always takes the emotional angle rather than any other perspective a score could offer. Some would argue that’s the only way to do it, but I think as someone else keenly notes, you can have more than one perspective in a score and it doesn’t always have to be the emotional angle of an individual character on screen. Goldsmiths motion picture is a great example with the romanticism present with Illia and Decker’s interaction. But so much of that score highlights the wonder, awe, and mysteries the audience is seeing on screen. Often some of the most effective scores are trying to elicit a response from the viewer rather than underpinning what a character might be thinking or feeling on screen, in my opinion.
8:00 the old girl had a few light years left in her.
4:19 stayed with me for years, and I'm a emotionally driven person, so this all makes sense.
Starfleet knew what happening and helped behind the scenes
Now this is Star Trek,no bloody Kelvin,and no f**king Discovery!
Get over it, at least Simon Pegg and co care about Trek.
@@Jokie155 I'm over it. I just don't watch the new crap. The writers have spat on Roddenberry's vision and turned star trek into something pathetic
Or Picard
@@jerp1367
For your consideration- and I'm not throwing acusations around when I ask this- have you seen _Star Trek Beyond_ (2016)?
@@EVAUnit4A Yea, and it had no soul
7:07 In the midst of the chase, we are reminded of the reason we are in the beauty of space. To explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Don't call me tiny
Sulu had the last word!
Yessssss
Keeping you busy?
@@blammers Don't get smart! Tiny!
“Oh my.....!”
I like how Kirk was encouraging Scotty to open the doors in the most dramatic way possible, not realizing he wasn't doing it for dramatic effect 😂
3:10-4:20 Brings a tear to my eye. Makes me wish I had those kind of friends today again.
We'll always have them, on DVD and such, to enjoy and treasure for all time.
ZITA CARNO yeah, but it just reminds me a little of the friends I had outside of Star Trek.
Geoff, you have them all, in and out of Trek. With such a compilation you should feel lucky indeed.
I have watched the whole scene at least once a year ever since I saw it in the theaters. vhs, dvd, blu-ray, digital
I drive down the M5 over 100 miles late at night listening to this on repeat. It's amazing.
"One quarter impluse", helmsman drops a quarter in the slot.
4:19 One-quarter impulse power.
Atrox151 5:37 excelsior captain styles: helm.... one quarter impulse power
And that was all he got.
GOING TO TRANSWARP IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, CRUNCHHHHH. yup, stick to the stuff that works!
but standard procedure when leaving a federation dock is maneuvering thrusters only
Jean-Luc Martel [Excelsior Computer]{Transwarp Drive Maximum velocity in 5 4 3 2 1}(STALL)
13 year old me listened to this on a Walkman every day!
The part starting at the 6th minute and going intro the 7th is just sublime! They don't make this kind of orchestras these days. I try to put myself in James Horner's shoes. Having to follow up on thr great Jerry Goldsmith is a daunting task. So a younger composer who has a lot to say will pour his soul and masterpieces will emerge! Rip to his soul. What a brilliant creative person. His work and his genius will be missed on the big screens. His work on Avatar is also mesmerizing. R.I.P. James man you did some great work!
IMO, one of the greatest moments with with one of the greatest scores in cinematic history.
"Prepare for Warp Speed, standby Transwarp Drive!"
Famous last words.
hehe with the huge pixel computer graphics. Good morning Captain.
Take a good look at the face of Captain Stupid.
Looks like Captain Styles has been back here 14 times to downvote this...
Actually 35 times from different time lines as well
Good morning Captain.
Incredible machine
... James Horners musical score adds so much emotional weight in the scenes of Kirk and his crew stealing the USS Enterprise,and it's so damn epic,dynamic and truly magnificent.
" Kirk !!! ,you do this you'll never sit in the captain's chair again ".... Scotty ?
I often rock this music when backing out of my driveway.
The bracketed 8:8:8:4:[decent] running from from 7:34 to 7:57 is sublime - James Horner, we miss you.
I was so little when I saw this in theaters. By far, my favorite Star Trek movie. The music gives it so much soul.
4:18 I love that part. Mainly because it sounds so similar to a part from Star Trek II, but it's still amazing.
me too! one quarter impulse !!!! the enterprise only moves backwards slowly, but with the music i get goosebumps!!!
XtraonionsonmyPizza It's kind of ironic, actually. In Star Trek 3, the Enterprise was backing out of Spacedock, but in Star Trek 2, it was backing away from the Reliant.
EpicPigmasks It's a re-stating of "Genesis Countdown."
+EpicPigmasks there is an interview with Horner on YT and he talks about how he dovetailed both scores to do exactly what you noticed. You might find it interesting
@@XtraonionsonmyPizza It's the reverse gear theme XD
4:18 came here for those horns! Kick as Star Trek moment!
I play this tune when I'm late for work and backing out of my garage.
Fun fact: I watched this movie before I ever saw, "Let this be your last battlefield."
Same here!
James Horner, was one of kind, thank.
For all your critiques of Horner, he brought his A game for 3:10-4:20ish of the score. The music and the scene blend perfectly. The mysteriousness of sneaking on board the enterprise, the thrill of powering her up for another adventure and getting going, but most importantly, the part where Kirk says "gentleman, may the wind be at our backs" the music helps create a moment there. By that time, these actors and characters have known eachother for around 20 years. Thats a lot of time, and its like once more into the breach dear friends. Even though this is only the 3rd of 6 movies, this little moment helped reinforce to me how long they had known eachother.
This isn't fantasy this is reality
Great piece. Acually the whole soundtrack is great. So is Star Trek 2 and especially Star Trek TMP, Jerrys' Masterpiece.
Star Trek films have had amazing scores every time. Eidelmans Undiscovered Country score for example is very underrated.
4:59 Love that synth bending the key down. Chills and thrills. Despite the movie being a mixed bag over all - this sequence is incredible. A masterclass in tension building with the score swelling and some of ILMS's best model work pre digital era.
Hearing a lot of my childhood in this. Thank you Mr. Horner
James Horner really nailed it on this score, BIG TIME! I LOVE this score, a lot. The moment when the Enterprise got away from Starfleet's defenses and the Excelsior thinking they can get away with themselves by going after the Enterprise and the Excelsior transwarp drive breaking down on them because of Scotty's genius idea, to me, that was pretty much the biggest fail for the Excelsior. :) Great job on nailing this score, James. You are deeply missed to this day. May your music, including Star Trek II and Star Trek III, continue to live long and prosper.
After that happened, they abandoned the The Great Experiment Aka. Excelsior transwarp drive
Served them right.
ZITA CARNO
Noooooooo, they abandoned transwarp technology because they couldn't get the science behind it to work at the time, _despite_ Scotty's earlier sabotage which was only meant to temporarily disable the system and not to interfere or disprove the experiment itself (despite his personal feelings on the matter).
I don't think it can truly be considered a fail for Excelsior. Scotty taking parts out her.main transwarp computer core and in effect sabotaging her is not truly a failing in the part of her and her crew. As much as we may like to fantasize that Enterprise would have simply dusted Excelsior in all likelyhood... Excelsior would likely have caught her is Scotty hadn't sabotaged her. Again... not due to any fault on her or her crew.
I used to have the soundtrack for 2 and 3 on cassette tape and would listen to them over and over seeing the scenes of the movies in my head as they played.
This scene serves as such a great example of the fact you don't need layers upon layers of CGI to produce something dramatic. I give so much more credit to what these people produced in the 1980's with models and other types of SFX compared to what you saw in the current Star Trek movies.
Of course, another reason why it excels is the score by James Horner. Sadly, between he, John Williams and Hans Zimmer, we'll never have movie composers like them again. It's incredibly rare now where you hear a movie soundtrack cue and you can immediately place it. These composers have/had that ability.
ILM...Industrial Light & Magic. Thank George Lucas
7:24 as the Enterprise swoops in front of Spacedock while Excelsior begins pursuit.....combined with James Horner's score, it makes for cinematic genius.
Kirk you do this you'll never sit in the captains chair again!
Galactica-Actual What Kirk should have said: "As far as I'm concerned Captain, I've already gotten away."
if i would be in that situation, i would stand up, ask "i will never sit in the captaians chair again?" sit down and say "it looks like i'm sittigin again in this chair, max warp speed engage
And it took just two seconds for Admiral Kirk to say it: "Warp speed"---as casually as he would have said "Please pass the potatoes". And the Enterprise came through.
Brilliant soundtrack for the single largest change in Star Trek history. In this scene, Trek went from being about action, pseudo-philosophy, sci-fi, and the rest - and became about character, character, character! You see each character giving up their future for a single task: bringing their fallen friend's body back to its proper resting place. People forget that up until the very end of the movie, the very idea of bringing Spock back from the dead is never truly discussed. Only Saavik and David know that his body has been regenerated, while only Sarek, Kirk and McCoy know that his personality has survived in another body. Amazing way to bring the character back.
A stellar piece of music by the late and much missed James Horner. Definitely one of the best pieces in any Trek movie. Tense and atmospheric and thrilling, building to an epic conclusion as the Enterprise warps away. Yes I have listened to this backing my car out, it feels just right. ❤
I go back to this track and I am reminded that James made history with this track and defined Kirk and company in what was a group of friends bonding togheter to save a friend.and a dear brother to Kirk.
this is seriously my favourite romantic movie
A superb score, by the truly great, and much missed, James Horner....this sequence he composed for the stealing of the Enterprise is perfection! What a genius he was.....oh, I wish he hadn't left us!
What I think really shows James Horner's (really, any of the big-name movie composers like John Williams to Hans Zimmer) brilliance is his "variations on a theme. I'm hearing variation and leitmotifs and snippets from "Enterprise Clears Moorings" and "Battle In The Mutara Nebula," as well as some from TMP, especially that heavy guitar chord, like when we first see V'Ger. Yet it's not in the least bit derivative; it's evocative of previous challenges and triumphs. Man definitely knew how to score a mood.
I thought when i heard the star trek 2 score nothing could match that,but i was happily proven wrong with the 3 score which was easily alot better.bravo James Horner.RIP one of the greatest composers ever.!!!!
Yup... This is peak James Horner right here... The climax to the movie...
Music that made backing up out of a parking garage into an epic riviting theatrical masterpiece...
0:57 - "Level please?"
"Transporter room!"
"Thank you. (ding!)"
"Up your shaft..."
J.J. Gillmen Loved that bit. You can tell Scotty is not impressed with the modern Excelsior.
And what Scotty thought of that hidebound, stick-in-the-mud, arrogant Styles---you name it.
8:01 this part of the theme 'IS' the excelsior theme. they should have used that every time there was one on screen!!!
4:40
"Yellow Alert, Captain to the bridge!"
"Bridge, this is the Captain. How can you have a Yellow Alert inside Spacedock?"
"Sir, someone is stealing the Enterprise!"
"I'm on my way."
"Are you just gonna walk through them?"
"... Calm yourself, Doctor".
''Kirk, if you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again''
says Captain Whose Name We Don't Remember
The music crescendos in PIECE Sublimely INCREDIBLE & AMAZING
Probably the most fun part of the movie (which on the whole is a severely underrated film).
This might not have been the best movie of the 6 originals…..but this was my favorite piece of music in any of the movies…..it’s THAT good