This film didn't have much going for it, other than it was the first one.  After five years of different writers, different venues, and even a brief stint as the flagship TV series for a new network, Star Trek - The Motion Picture tried to be 2001: A Space Odyssey and failed miserably.

The production itself was a mess.  Writer, Harold Livingston, had a falling out with producer Gene Roddenberry, and as a consequence the film went before cameras without a completed script.  This was a complex movie with an enormous amount of pre-production.  Lack of a completed script was a kiss of death.

The special effects ended up being hastily re-done in many cases.  Leonard Nimoy actually passed out while hanging on wires for the "Spock Walk" scene (which was itself a complete re-working of a scene that originally involved Spock and Kirk, but that was impossible to film in time).

In short, this film was a mess.  It has two things going for it:  Jerry Goldsmith's score and Alan Howarth's sound effects.  Unfortunately, very few of the effects are available in collections or in the clear on the soundtrack.  This is a small collection of a few that are.

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects

Sound effect inspired by the Star Trek sonar from the tv show and movies. 
All made in Soundtrack Pro. 

Star Trek Sonar

Doctor Who Theme

Final version of the soundtrack mashup to be used in the NV 2014 Capaldi titles 

According to the Ninth Doctor, "mauve alert" was the universally recognised colour for danger, signifying the highest level of danger, as acknowledged by most species in the universe.

In fact, this is just my attempt to produce a loud, annoying alarm.  I need to be able to wake up to pages, and this is an attempt to create an alarm that will wake me under any conditions.

Mauve Alert

Former real estate billionaire Tim Blixseth tells Sheriff Arpaio and Mike Zullo that Dennis Montgomery claims that he "hacked into all of America" for John Brennan and James Clapper. The data harvesting was allegedly accomplished using 'THE HAMMER' - a computer system designed and built by Montgomery.

Pt 1 Blixseth On Montgomery "I Hacked Into All Of America For Brennan & Clapper" Trump Zillion Times

This film didn't have much going for it, other than it was the first one.  After five years of different writers, different venues, and even a brief stint as a TV series for a new network, Star Trek - The Motion Picture tried to be 2001: A Space Odyssey and failed miserably.

The production itself was a mess.  The writer, Harold Livingston, had a falling out with producer Gene Roddenberry, and as a consequence the film went before cameras without a completed script.  You just didn't do that with a complex movie with an enormous amount of pre-production.  That alone turned the film into a mess.

The special effects ended up being hastily re-done in many cases.  Leonard Nimoy actually passed out while hanging on wires for the "Spock Walk" scene -- which was itself a complete re-working of a scene that originally involved Spock and Kirk, but that was impossible to film as written.

In short, this film was a mess.  It has two things going for it:  Jerry Goldsmith's score and Alan Howarth's sound effects.  Unfortunately, very few of the effects are available in collections or in the clear on the soundtrack.  This is a small collection of a few that are.

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Transporter 01

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Warp Out

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Red Alert Klaxon

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Engines Accelerate and Warp Out 01

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Transporter 02

"No human being has the right -- under ANY circumstances -- to initiate force against another human being, nor to threaten or delegate its initiation."

- The Zero Aggression Principle

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Transporter 01

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