Description
Music composed and conducted by Ron Jones. Theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation composed by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith.
Bolded items indicate previously unreleased material.
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1.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title | 1:49 |
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2.
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New Providence | 1:22 |
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3.
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Not Ready / Job grabber / Early Worm / No Doubt | 2:08 |
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4.
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Preparations / What Do You Want? / Fatigue / Hansen’s Message | 2:12 |
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5.
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Borg Engaged | 1:13 |
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6.
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First Attach / Looks / Tell It Like It Is | 5:28 |
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7.
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Contemplations | 0:52 |
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8.
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Borg Take Picard / Death Is Irrelevant / His Place | 4:52 |
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9.
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Away Team Ready / On The Borg Ship / Nodes | 5:19 |
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10.
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Captain Borg | 3:55 |
| PART II |
Part I Total Time:
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27:37 |
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11.
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Energy Weapon Fails | 3:16 |
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12.
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Repairs / Humanity Taken | 1:17 |
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13.
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Contact Lost | 0:39 |
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14.
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Repairs Complete / Cemetery Of Dead Ships | 2:06 |
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15.
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Currents | 0:56 |
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16.
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Intervention | 4:26 |
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17.
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Sitting Ducks / Borg Reach Saturn | 1:08 |
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18.
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The Link | 2:58 |
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19.
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Sleep Command / Destruct Mode / Picard Is Back | 6:24 |
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20.
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Picard’s Nightmare | 1:04 |
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Part II Total Time:
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24:31 | |
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21.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation End Title (3rd Season, long version) | 1:04 |
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Total Disc Time:
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55:12 |
Although the complete score is infused with Jones’s customary musical craft, the composer’s chilling theme for the Borg, often voiced by eerie synthesized chorus, dominates “The Best of Both Worlds.” It forms the basis for some of the score’s exciting action-oriented material. In the episodes’ quieter moments, Jones’ scoring is subtle yet melodic, with colors and harmonies chosen to evoke emotion without overpowering the onscreen drama.
Our 1991 soundtrack album from “The Best of Both Worlds,” containing the major cues from both episodes, was enormously popular. This Expanded Collector’s Edition features the complete scores, adding the shorter, transitional moments that contain at least one piece of important thematic material missing from the original album. The 16-page booklet contains notes on both production and music by Lukas Kendall and John Takis—based on interviews with Jones and other primary source material.
“The Best of Both Worlds” is a testament to Jones’s remarkable talent and creative imagination—and to the unconquerable human spirit that is the essence of Star Trek.
