From 1966 until 1993, there was one constant in the Star Trek universe: The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), the ship that took Kirk, Spock, Picard, Riker and a myriad of crew through the furthest reaches of space to explore new worlds and seek out new life and new civilization. Nearly three decades later, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine changed the game - and the musical fruits of that endeavor have been newly anthologized by La-La Land Records.

Deep Space Nine took viewers on the decks of the eponymous space station, a vital stop beside the Bajoran wormhole. A crew of Starfleet officers and other colorful characters, including Avery Brooks as Starfleet Commander Benjamin Sisko, Rene Auberjonois' Odo, the shape-shifting head of security for the station; and the unforgettable Ferengi bartender Quark (Armin Shimerman), populated Deep Space Nine. (Later, after the end of sister show Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Klingon Worf (Michael Dorn) transfered from the Enterprise to DS9.) In its seven seasons, the series investigated many of the deeper issues of equality and justice that previous Trek installments weren't afraid to tackle - but it did so with the added benefit of trying longer, multi-episode story arcs more in line with traditional episodic television.

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Like its predecessors, DS9 was graced by some solid television soundtrack work from veterans of both Trek and television. Dennis McCarthy, who scored many episodes of The Next Generation, wrote a gorgeous, stately theme for the series, and shared scoring duties with composers like Jay Chattaway, Richard Bellis and John Debney. A good five hours of that music is presented on a new four-disc set from La-La Land. One disc features compositions by McCarthy, one devoted entirely to Chattaway, another to "the new recruits" and a final disc intriguingly presents an album assembled for release during the program's lifespan that remained unreleased until this set. Jeff Bond again pens liner notes for this Trek title, limited to 3,000 copies.

After the jump, pre-order the Deep Space Nine collection and check out the track list!

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Original Television Soundtrack Collection (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1239, 2013)

Disc 1: Music by Dennis McCarthy

1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Main Title (Seasons 1-3)
   Music from "The Storyteller" (Season 1, Episode #14 - 5/2/1993)
2. Quaker Odo
3. Take It Off!/Que Sirah, Sirah/Blowin' in the Wind
4. The Big Wrap Up
   Music from "Duet" (Season 1, Episode #19 - 6/13/1993)
5. Revelation /Poloiusized (3:32)
   Music from "In the Hands of the Prophets" (Season 1, Episode #20 - 6/20/1993)
6. Sisko Sails/And So Ends Year One
   Music from "The Homecoming" (Season 2, Episode #1 - 9/26/1993)
7. The Great Escape
   Music from "The Circle" (Season 2, Episode #2 - 10/3/1993)
8. Orbosity
9. Kira's Rescue
   Music from "Crossover" (Season 2, Episode #23 - 5/15/1994)
10. Bajoranosity
11. O'Brien Joins In/Escape
    Music from "Life Support" (Season 3, Episode #13 - 1/31/1995)
12. He's Toast
    Music from "The Die is Cast" (Season 3, Episode #21 - 5/1/1995)
13. Torture
14. Sandbagged
15. Demolished/Escape/Hard to Digest
    Music from "Explorers" (Season 3, Episode #22 - 5/8/1995)
16. Home Improvement
17. Sailing
18. Fireworks
    Music from "The Visitor" (Season 4, Episode #3 - 10/9/1995)
19. One Last Visit
    Music from "Shattered Mirror" (Season 4, Episode #20 - 4/22/1996)
20. Charge!
    Music from "Once More Unto the Breach" (Season 7, Episode #7 - 11/11/1998)
21. Volunteer/Die with Honor
    Music from "Far Beyond the Stars" (Season 6, Episode #13 - 2/11/1998)
22. Back to the Future
    Music from "You Are Cordially Invited..." (Season 6, Episode #7 - 11/10/1997)
23. Coming Home
24. Hirsute Pastola/Klingon Wedding Drums/The Ceremony/Bashing
25. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine End Credits (Season 1-3)

Disc 2: Music by Jay Chattaway

1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Main Title (Seasons 4-7) - Dennis McCarthy
   Music from "The Search - Part I" (Season 3, Episode #1 - 9/26/1994)
2. Recap
3. The Adventure Begins/Run Silent, Run Deep
4. Toothless Tiger
   Music from "The Search - Part II" (Season 3, Episode #2 - 10/3/1994)
5. The Ultimate Handjob
6. Destroying the Wormhole/Not Quite Home
   Music from "Broken Link"  (Season 4, Episode #26 - 6/17/1996)
7. Odo Goes Solid
8. What I've Lost/Generous Offer/ See You Next Year
   Music from "By Inferno's Light" (Season 5, Episode #15 - 2/17/1997)
9. Clash of the Titans
10. Heavy Hitters
11. Armageddon Denied
    Music from "Call to Arms" (Season 5, Episode #26 - 6/16/1997)
12. Battle Preparations
13. Garak Returns/First Wave/Abandon Ship
14. I Shall Return
15. Program Sisko/Gotta Job to Do/Message in Horsehide
    Music from "One Little Ship" (Season 6, Episode #14 - 2/18/1998)
16. The First Shall Be the Last
    Music from "Strange Bedfellows" (Season 7, Episode #19 - 4/21/1999)
17. The Red Eye
18. The Dark Side
    Music from "The Changing Face of Evil" (Season 7, Episode #20 - 4/28/1999)
19. Defiant Ending
20. Damar is the Key/Jay Speaks
    Source Cues from "Our Man Bashir" (Season 4, Episode #10 - 11/27/1995)
21. Girls in a Cage (The Fab DS9 Band)
22. Go-Go #2 (Disco Casino)
23. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine End Credits (Season 4-7) - Dennis McCarthy

Disc 3: Music by the New Recruits

1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Main Title (Seasons 4-7, Alternate Mix) - Dennis McCarthy
   Music from "The Nagus" (Season 1, Episode #11 - 3/21/1993) (John Debney)
2. Mysterious Visitor/Nagus Revealed
   Music from "Progress" (Season 1, Episode #15 - 5/9/1993) (John Debney)
3. Yamok Sauce
4. No. 5 Consort
5. Saving a Friend
   Music from "The House of Quark" (Season 3, Episode #3 - 10/10/1994) (Richard Bellis)
6. Quark's Big Gamble/Play It Again, Quark
   Music from "The Sword of Kahless" (Season 4, Episode #9 - 11/20/1995) (David Bell)
7. Worf and Kor Fight/Sword Tumbles Into Space
   Music from "The Ascent" (Season 5, Episode #9 - 11/25/1996) (David Bell)
8. Quark Ties Splint/Trudging Montage
9. Quark Musters and Moves/Beamed to Safety/I Meant Every Word
   Music from "Soldiers of the Empire" (Season 5, Episode #21 - 4/28/1997) (David Bell)
10. Martok and Worf Fight (3:28)
    Music from "Sacrifice of Angels" (Season 6, Episode #6 - 11/3/1997) (David Bell)
11. Teaser Recap
12. Klingon Fleet to the Rescue
13. Dukat Searches for Ziyal/Damar Shoots Ziyal
    Music from "In the Pale Moonlight" (Season 6, Episode #19 - 4/15/1998) (David Bell)
14. Computer, What Day Is It?/It's a Fake
15. Sisko Punches Garak/I Can Live with It
    Music from "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" (Season 7, Episode #4 - 10/21/1998) (David Bell)
16. Solok Watches Batting Practice
    Music from "Covenant" (Season 7, Episode #9 - 11/25/1998) (David Bell)
17. Followers Throw Pills/Makes Him More Dangerous
    Music from "Tacking Into the Wind" (Season 7, Episode #22 - 5/12/1999) (David Bell)
18. Worf Kills Gowron
    Music from "The Assignment" (Season 5, Episode #5 - 10/28/1996) (Gregory Smith)
19. Man on a Mission/An Electrifying Resolution
    Music from "Field of Fire" (Season 7, Episode #13 - 2/10/1999) (Gregory Smith)
20. Joran's Nocturne
21. Ezri Gets Her Man/Joran's Outta Here
    Music from "Little Green Men" (Season 4, Episode #8 - 11/13/1995) (Paul Baillargeon)
22. The Chase/A-Bomb/So Long, Brother
    Music from "Children of Time" (Season 5, Episode #22 - 5/5/1997) (Paul Baillargeon)
23. Feeding the Soil
    Music from "The Siege of AR-558" (Season 7, Episode #8 - 11/18/1998) (Pual Baillargeon)
24. War Adagio
25. Cost of Victory
26. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine End Credits (Seasons 4-7, Alternate Mix) - Dennis McCarthy

Disc 4: The Lost Album

1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Main Title (1:55)
   (Seasons 1-3, without effects)
   (Dennis McCarthy)
   Music from "Our Man Bashir" (Season 4, Episode #10 - 11/27/1995) (Jay Chattaway)
2. Smashing (Bashir Back in Action)/Holosuite Buddies
3. Major Gigabytes
4. Interesting Jewelry/Acme Cigar
5. Diabolical
6. Smooth Talker/Attitude Adjustment *
7. End Game (Julian Bashir Will Return) *
   Music from "Trials and Tribble-ations" (Season 5, Episode #6 - 11/4/1996) (Dennis McCarthy)
8. The Inspectors/Ye Olde Shippe **
9. New Old Dress/The Old Interior **
10. Prelude/Famous Fight
11. Squash
12. Tribbomb
13. Finding the Bomb
14. The Big Goodbye
15. Tribble Infestation **
    Music from "What You Leave Behind" (Season 7, Episodes #25-26 - 6/2/1999) (Dennis McCarthy)
16. Last Frolic/Promises/Moving Out
17. Loop de Loop/Casualities of War/Colm Fesses Up
18. Saved!/Turncoats/Ms. Mojo
19. Revenge/El Mondo Visualo/Damar Buys the Farm/Into the Fray
20. Death/Treaty/Mojo Yojo
21. Final Battle/Trapped
22. Finality/The Way You Look Tonight
23. Goodbyes/Lookin' Good
24. Farewell */Dennis Speaks!
25. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Main Theme for Solo Piano (After 3:00AM at Quark's Mix) - Dennis McCarthy

* contains "Theme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" by Dennis McCarthy
** contains "Theme from Star Trek" by Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry