Varese Treks "Into Darkness" for Latest Expanded Score

Varese Treks “Into Darkness” for Latest Expanded Score

August 4, 2014 By Mike Duquette — No Comments

Last week, Varese Sarabande boldly went with yet another deluxe edition of a Star Trek soundtrack: the most recent film, 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness, featuring music composed by Michael Giacchino.

Following 2009’s astounding film reboot, Into Darkness pits Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the crew of the USS Enterprise against a rogue Federation officer, John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), part of a traitorous plot to engage in a war with the Klingon Empire. We won’t spoil the by-now obvious twist if you’ve not seen it, but Harrison is not who he seems – one of the Federation’s most formidable foes, whose power drives Kirk to his limits as captain.

Like its predecessor, Into Darkness featured a stirring score from Oscar winner Giacchino, featuring a propulsive original theme for the series as well as nods to Alexander Courage’s original series theme tune. Initially released as a brief 44-minute soundtrack, the deluxe edition of the sequel score, limited to 6,000 copies and packaged similarly to the expansion of the 2009 film, expands the offering to two hours!

As always, full specs and a link to order from the label are after the jump.

Star Trek Into Darkness: Music from the Motion Picture – The Deluxe Edition (originally released as Varese Sarabande 302 067 198-2, 2013 – reissued Varese Sarabande VCL 0714 1150, 2014)

Disc 1

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
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
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

Disc 2

Kirk’s Last Stand
Guns Down
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 *
Max Thrusters
Buying the Space Farm *
Go Get ‘Em
The San Fran Hustle *
Kirk Enterprises *
End Credits
Ode to Harrison
Ode to Vengeance

* denotes original album track

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Mike Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he was a teenager. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, having written at and worked for all three major catalogue music labels and contributing to Allmusic, Billboard, Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Classic Rock. He's penned liner notes for Verve, Chess, Mondo and Soul Music Records.

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