GNP Crescendo releases the first-ever CD of Alexander Courage’s music from the original Star Trek television series, presenting selections from the two pilot episodes, The Cage and Where No Man Has Gone Before. This is the first time that music from the original series has been presented, other than countless recordings and remakes of the main title theme. 
I really wish Crescendo would go back, remaster this album and re-release it up to the standards of the more recent releases. The excellent music from the first two produced examples of 1960s Star Trek, as reproduced here, comes across as heavy on the treble frequencies and rather shrill. With some equalization, it makes good speaker listening, but it’s not headphone material. Still, the mysterious music from The Cage and the rather more typical action music for William Shatner’s debut as Kirk in Where No Man Has Gone Before survives the test of time well. It just needs a little remastering.
The Cage
- Star Trek theme (0:50)
- Doctor Bartender (1:16)
- Survivors (1:37)
- Prime Specimen (3:08)
- Bottled (1:46)
- Probed (0:45)
- Monster Illusion (1:13)
- Monster Fight (1:37)
- The Kibitzers (0:36)
- Vena’s Punishment (1:44)
- Pike’s Punishment (0:33)
- Picnic (2:09)
- True Love (1:17)
- Vena’s Dance (1:49)
- Torchy Girl (0:12)
- Under the Spell (0:26)
- Primitive Thoughts (0:24)
- Wrong Think (0:40)
- To Catch a T. (1:19)
- Going Up (1:06)
- Max’s Factor (2:04)
- Star Trek end title (1:29)
Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Main Title (0:14)
- Star Date (0:34)
- Episode Titles (1:18)
- Force Field (2:17)
- Silvery Orbs (1:49)
- Crippled Ship (0:53)
- Speedy Reader (0:50)
- Hit the Button (0:03)
- On Delta-Vega (0:37)
- When Your Eyes Have Turned To Silver (0:58)
- Instant Paradise (2:50)
- End title and credits (0:21)
- Additional credits (0:20)
Released by: GNP Crescendo
Release date: 1986
Total running time: 41:04
Music review by Earl Green