Varese Sarabande releases the second volume of re-recorded orchestral suites recreating the music from the 1960s TV series Star Trek, arranged and conducted by original series composer Fred Steiner and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 
It took me years to find this second volume, and though after a while a lot of Classic Trek music starts to sound the same, the music from Mirror, Mirror was an eye-opener for me – I had never realized how frequently the “Black Ship Theme” (for the evil Enterprise) was used from then on in the series, nor where it had originated. Now I know. The cues from Mirror, Mirror and The Empath alone make this a worthwhile purchase for any Trek musicologists out there, and again the sound quality – since it’s a digital re-recording – is exceptional.
- Star Trek main title & closing theme (1:19)
Suite from By Any Other Name
- Neutralizer, Kelvan theme, More Neutralizer, Broken (3:42)
- Rojan’s Revenge, Rojan’s Blocks, Pretty Words, Victory (5:32)
Suite from The Trouble With Tribbles
- A Matter of Pride, No Tribble At All, Big Fight (4:19)
Suite from Mirror, Mirror
- Mirror Mirror, Black Ship Theme, Agonizer, Meet Marlena (4:38)
- Black Ship Tension, Goodbye Marlena, Short Curtain (3:51)
Suite from The Empath
- Enter Gem, Kirk Healed (2:07)
- Vian Lab, The Subjects, Cave Exit, Star Trek Chase (3:37)
- Help Him, Spock Stuck, McCoy Tortured (5:17)
- Time Grows Short (5:06)
- Vian’s Farewell, Empath Finale (2:20)
Released by: Varese Sarabande
Release date: 1986
Total running time: 41:57
1998 music review by Earl Green