The Collection Marks the First Release of the Expanded Album on Vinyl
Tothnotes: It's not highly illogical to expect that Star Trek Darkness would live long and prosper as a 3-LP box set. Michael Giacchino is the film's composer - not a brick-layer - so it makes sense that this soundtrack boldly goes where it hasn't gone before: to vinyl.
More from press release below:
Los Angeles, CA (June 12, 2024) – Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings announce the first-ever vinyl release for Michael Giacchino’s expanded Deluxe Edition score for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. The expanded Deluxe Edition version of composer Michael Giacchino’s score for the film arrives on vinyl as a 3-LP Blue, Red, and Yellow set themed after the iconic Starfleet uniforms. The collection comes housed in a premium slipcase with a Starfleet Insignia-shaped cut-out, allowing fans to pick their own cover image, and includes a 16-page booklet with behind-the-scenes photos from the set and notes from J.J. Abrams and Michael Giacchino. Releasing September 6th, and available for pre-order now, the 3-LP tricolor set (limited to 1,000 copies) will be available at retailers in North America, while a Translucent Clear set will be available for the rest of the world.
Into Darkness is the 12th installment in the Star Trek franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film Star Trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. The returning cast of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Leonard Nimoy reprised their roles from the previous film, joined by Benedict Cumberbatch as the legendary Star Trek villain Khan. Set in the 23rd century, the film follows Captain Kirk and the crew of U.S.S. Enterprise as they are sent to the Klingon home world seeking a former Starfleet member-turned-terrorist, John Harrison.
The film was a financial success and received positive reviews from critics. Its gross earnings of over $467 million worldwide made it the highest-grossing entry in the Star Trek franchise. The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 86th Academy Awards. One of Giacchino's main tasks with the film was to evolve the themes from the previous installment and create new ones to reflect the film's darker tone. A specific example of this was during the composition of the track "London Calling." "[Director J. J. Abrams] just wanted it to feel like we weren't in a Star Trek movie," Giacchino said. "It was a very conscious decision to make that base sound different; then, from there, we were able to evolve to our theme for the character. I remember when J.J. heard it, he said, 'Oh, it sounds English. That's perfect!'" The score is also notable for featuring orchestration that contains piano, the first Star Trek score to do so since Cliff Eidelman’s music for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), as well as a choir singing entirely in the Klingon language (which appears on the track entitled "The Qo'noS Wartet"). The score also contains interpolations of the "Theme from Star Trek," written by Alexander Courage.
Michael Giacchino's (pronounced "Juh-key-no") prolific output features some of the most popular and acclaimed projects in recent history, including The Incredibles, Coco, Jojo Rabbit, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Spider-Man: No Way Home, War for the Planet of the Apes and The Batman. His 2009 score for the Pixar hit Up earned Giacchino an Oscar®, a Golden Globe®, the BAFTA, the Broadcast Film Critics' Choice Award and two GRAMMY® Awards. After almost 20 years of film scoring, Giacchino directed the very first Marvel special presentation, Werewolf by Night, in 2022.
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Tracklist: Star Trek Into Darkness (Deluxe Edition)
SIDE A
Logos / Pranking The Natives
Spock Drops, Kirk Jumps
Undersea Enterprises Inc.
On The Bridge And On The Rocks
Sub Prime Directive
London Calling
Demotion Emotion
London Falling
The Pride Of Iowa
Astronomical Manhunt
SIDE B
Man vs Blaster
Meld-Merized
Admiral Exposition
Personal Space
So Long Scotty
Chief Concern / The Moral Mission
Covert Carol
Galactic Road Trip
Torpedo Diplomacy
Spock And Uhura
Klingon Chase / Meeting
SIDE C
Harrison Attack
Harrison Brought Onboard
Harjugal Visit
Damage Control
Scotty’s Floored
Torpedo Tango
Cryo Your Heart Out
Harrison's Heart / Enter The Vengeance
Mom’s Calling
You’re Not Safe At Warp
Kirk’s Last Stand
Guns Down
SIDE D
Chair Of Command
You Wanna Do What?
Pull The Trigger
Ship To Ship
Hallway Fight
Head Games
I’m Gonna Make This Simple
Human Popsicles
Earthbound And Down
Warp Core Values
SIDE E
Max Thrusters
Buying The Space Farm
Go Get ’Em
The San Fran Hustle
Kirk Enterprises
End Credits
SIDE F
Ode To Harrison
Ode To Vengeance
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