"Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan"(1982)-Main Theme

[yourafatboyshadow]

The best of the entire trilogy hands down Kaaaaahn!!!!

[MainHeretic]

They could potentially put Khan in the new Star Trek. Rather than the "Eugenics Wars", make Khan responsible for the Third World War (mentioned in "Star Trek: First Contact") that devastated the Earth before First Contact with the Vulcans.

[localfive0]

This theme made me think of the movie as more of a naval adventure in space wrather than your traditional Star Trek adventure.

[oortichi1]

KHAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[omegaman7769]

Star Trek II was certainly an Epic star trek movie. But I'd hardly call the motion picture a flop. I enjoyed the first one almost as much as any other. Quite frankly, I think Nemesis or Insurrection were more of flops than the motion picture. More like long TNG episodes... THough I enjoyed them too.

This musical composition is one of the more amazing works I've EVER heard :D

[dude75able]

@omegaman7769 Final Frontier and Insurrection were the flops.

All the other TREK films are Superb entertainment!

Even the new one, despite its blasphemy.

[Clonetrooperkev]

@dude75able What about TMP?

[dude75able]

@Clonetrooperkev yes, it sux

[TK42138]

superb intro probably the best in the franchise. Especially when you've seen it on the big screen.

[themoviedudesteam]

Is ST2:TWOK better than SW:TESB? I say yes! but it's very close, depends on if your a Lucus hound or Kirk loving Spock sucker.

[cjcookie]

this guy was truly a genius, goldsmiths' have better melodies, but the way this one has a varying rhythm and how it plays with the main theme just show that Horner is just more of a musical genius.

[scifanuk]

undoubtedly the best of all the trek films in my opinion

[saintswitchblade1]

I've always loved the soundtrack to Wrath of Khan most. It reminds one of a naval theme, but still with that epic Star Trek feel.

[jimbopumbapigsticks]

If they do recast Khan (God forbid) I think it should be Nestor Carbonell. He couldn't replace Ricardo, but that's okay because nobody could.

[dude75able]

@BiWinningAssKicker Ha Ha! I disagree a little bit. Star Trek 6 was no doubt the best Trek film ever. Next Generation expanded the Trek Universe.

True about the franchise though. But, the desire to make money off it started with TMP.

[papabugs71]

@dude75able While I agree TNG expanded the franchise, you have to remember that ST was a dieing franchise with the flop of The Motion Picture. If it wasn't for the success of ST2 TWOK, there wouldn't have been anything further. This film was without a doubt the rebirth of Star Trek as we know it.

[dude75able]

@papabugs71 Of course. And if you notice, all the other films borrow elements from it.

[StephenColbertRulz]

this music....i think its the best opening music of all trek movies, except XI when they had "Enterprising Young Men." That one was sweet, and just barely beat this for me.

[MikeAM78]

Next to Jerry Goldsmith, I think James Horner had the best "Star Trek" theme.

[MirrorUniverseDude11]

"These are pets of course, not quite domesticated!"

[rainer1980]

Someone told me that the theme was trying to give you the sense of the unknown and trying to make space seem like this ocean voyage with how it ebbed and flowed.

[Scifimaster92]

This is without doubt my favourite "Star Trek" theme tune.

[TheDarkPan]

I've been thinking about getting a pet.

[hootie1753]

This Theme moved the "Movie series" from the "Television series"

[thelastholdout]

This movie, made for a fraction of the cost of its predecessor, managed to look, sound, and feel more epic, grand, and intimate than The Motion Picture. The Wrath of Khan is still the absolute best of the series, followed closely by The Voyage Home, and then the new Star Trek.

The soundtrack plays a huge role in this.

[mpc12345678]

Nice! I uploaded the rest of the main themes in a 50 min long video: watch?v=cPmSm_SIlgs

[branie99]

Khaaaannn!

[Ne1s0n64]

DEVY

[23Jarek23]

The Chest of Khan!!!

[RickMHobson]

I think what does it for me, re: this theme, is that there's something epically nautical about it. You can almost see the old ship, wind filling the sails, as it sets off for a voyage of adventure.

[Phoenixsuns2007]

@RickMHobson I thought the exact same thing. Love this soundtrack.

[0079Gundamfan]

Instead of having Khan in Star Trek 2 (2011) they should have Kirk face the Cardassians or maybe the Ferengi (I know they weren't "discovered" till TNG) hell even the Xindi would work. Have the Klingons make a small minor appearance in it.

[JKAFinal]

IF they are still thinking of having Khan in Star Trek 12 (sequel to the 09 remake) they should use this theme again.

[sindobrandnew]

Main theme and the epilogue with spock speak is awesome.

[TheChronicOne]

This shit is awesome.....

[TheBigPicProductions]

What are you talking about? "Star Trek:  The Motion Picture" is one of the greatest science-fiction movies EVER.

[joeylodes]

HORNER!!!!!!!!!  THE SCORE!!!!!!!!!!

[caisediab]

I love Wrath of Khan. Im just scared to death that the new Trek movie producers will do an "alternate time" remake of STII and screw it up

[spoonmonkey14]

@caisediab

I doubt Khan will be in the sequel. The new writers aren't stupid.

[CapyGuy]

@spoonmonkey14 Before writing Star Trek 2009, they worked on the Transformers movies. They're that stupid.

[luigi19987]

@caisediab they wont abrams understands what this film means to the fans besides it is a new timeline and would be silly to have two the same

[FLAME4564]

heheh James Horner youve done it once again 8D heheh epic theme

[mmendel46]

There's something about this that sounds very Star Trek....but also very 80's.

[caisediab]

@mmendel46 doesn't it sound a bit like the opening sequence to dallas, the tv show?

[JackBlair2]

@caisediab A little - The Dallas theme had a very American Copland-esque melody. James Horner seemed to have that Copland influence as well.

[dude75able]

Well done James Horner

[omegaman7769]

♥♥♥ xD

[omegaman7769]

♥♥♥ xD

[SilverFlair]

click the soccer ball

[zallyn1]

Even better with vuvuzela!

[fadsforwhatever]

Beautiful incorporation of the Original Series' theme song. God, I love the score for this movie. It just fills me with excitement and awe of the great unknown, the final frontier -- space.

[GermanChocolateCake]

@fadsforwhatever One of my all time favorite movie scores.

[Zlagie]

@fadsforwhatever I agree, and haha you're acount name describes todays america.

[Morethanbobsonofbob]

Bones "Suppose they went nowhere?"

Kirk  " Then this will be your big chance to get away from it all."

[IHasAFlavorStudios]

Have you noticed that this movie and the new one have basicly the same plot

[startrekwarsmixguy]

@IHasAFlavorStudios Not really!

[dude75able]

@IHasAFlavorStudios Include "Nemesis" as well.

[VigoDoria]

Well, if there is mentioned to marry with this score, i would like to tell that this song is very simmiliar to what feelings i got when i meet with my truly loved girlfriend.

I know this is an action/sci-fi score, but its still awake feelings like when there is suddenly appear my love. Funny.

Oh, and to comment directly this score, it's awesome. If i ever going to marry with my gf, this song will surely used.

[rookitchen]

i love this version of the star trek theme....i may marry it...we are engaged basically

[Defenstrator]

I just rewtched this and the new Trek, and this is still the best film in the series. More depth of characters, a more compelling villain, battles where tension and cunning played a great part. It's a great movie, let alone a great sci-fi movie.

[GermanChocolateCake]

@Defenstrator I feel the same way, while the new film was great fun and I loved their casting choices, ST:WoK was simply one of the most evocative, moving, dramatic sci-fi movies ever made. I think the original cast hit their strongest performances in it, especially Shatner and Nimoy.

[thelastholdout]

This is THE BEST Star Trek theme ever, beating out even the original series. It embodies the excitement, wonder, and eventually the sadness and grief of this movie.

[WhiteArmy1918]

The Wrath of Khan was one of the best Star Trek movies ever made,they should do a remake of it soon,who agrees?

[skinflutey]

if it is allready one of the best why remake it.

[streetcarjay]

We all knew it was the sequel to the TOS episode Space Seed.

[ishtarg8]

@WhiteArmy1918

They won't simply remake it; they will explore similar thematic concerns within a parallell narrative structure - a re-imagining, if you will; honoring the original while simultaneously ... no, I'm sorry, I can't go on: the bullshit, the bullshit is everywhere...

[RasrapSmurf]

This music really had a TOS movie feeling to it. I doubt any new movies will be able to capture its feel.

[SirTransient]

Completely agree with thx. This is different.

[TenUnpublishedNovels]

This sounds like the Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops performance which features on their "Star Tracks II" album. It certainly isn't the recording used for the film and OST.

[thx291]

This isn't the original version.

[cosbine]

It's the original from Wrath of Khan.

This one also happens to be my favorite.

[thx291]

I have the original version and this doesn't sound like it. Unless the sound is really screwed up.

[tonytarheel55]

@thx291 this is the real one

[thx291]

No this isn't the original version.

Do a search on youtube "Star Trek II 01 Main Title" and you'll hear the original James Horner film/lp version.

[tonytarheel55]

@thx291 i will thanks

[Tslotha]

Sometimes the soundtrack version you buy on CD or Tape or whatever medium is slightly different to the version used on the movie.

This may be the "soundtrack" version but thx is right there are some "subtle" differences between this version and the on screen one.

[thx291]

You're right about the subtle differences on soundtrack versions. However the film/soundtrack version of the main title for this film are exactly the same and this version isn't either one of them.

[3LinkTriforce]

I'm trying to play this on piano!!! It's almost impossible!!! XD

[nonamebrand0]

i love the whole soundtrack for st2

[ribbertmaya]

Who let you out from under your rock??? My little 4-year-old cousin knows the Star Wars theme, and you don't? (???)

[Edbrad]

they use this track in almost all the trek trailers for years., seriously check em out

[rurh1981]

god, you must be slow, every trekkie know this....it is like saying that ham tastest like pork. silly ass

[Edbrad]

not everybody is a trekkie.

[SonOfSpork]

Agree 100%, The score is emotionally and awe-inspiring wonderful. I've never come across another score that complemented and reflected the growth of story and character emotion like Horner's.

[m3atpuppet]

Probably the best theme of any sci fi movie to date, hands down. Sry, the Goldsmith theme is nice, but it's not epic in the way that Horner's is.

[SuperSaiyanAl]

Nah, it's epic in a different way. ;)

[clericjack]

Horner's music was a character in this movie. Even in the Mutura Nebula battle, his music was so good, so apt, that when you watch the movie, the music isn't there. It blends in with what is spilling onto the screen; it is supposed to be there. It is a natural part of the film itself. Innate. Now, that is some serious, bad-ass scoring, if you ask me. (And his best, regardless if he thinks he's outgrown Star Trek or not.)

[ATADSP]

next to the actual star trek theme this is my favorite track

[ianwr000]

Best film theme ever composed.

[tim2018]

No, it's not.

[pat1981lux]

Isn't it from Star Trek 3?

[starwarsworld]

@pat1981lux star trek 2 as a matter of fact

[pat1981lux]

it sounds rather like star trek 3

[GIRlovesWaffles]

You're kidding right?

[sfxjames]

EXCELLENT THEME REMAKE!

[Neurotoast]

This song, and the theme from the new move are my favorites.

[dragonfilm]

All of the music from the all of the trek movies are great.  Cept for that crap from the new movie, there is only one good piece of music from the entire thing that even remotely sounds like it belongs in the league of horner or goldsmith.

[greenmachine13]

I find both Goldsmith's and Horner's scores to be quite excellent.

[DetroitLove4U]

Is this Horner?

[brad768284]

yup, some of the more sinister parts sound similar to Aliens if you listen

[VigoDoria]

0:00 --- 0:20

Calm begining.

0:20 --- 0:55

It's out of my scale, this is driving me crazy !!! TOTALLY EPIC

0:55 --- 1:10

Breathing space

1:10 --- 1:40

Another wawe of amazing music.

1:40 --- 2:52

Star Trek style ending

[DestructZero]

The best Star Trek movie ever made!

[mjmorrow76]

Star Trek The Wraith of Khan is less a movie as it is a philosophy.....

[mjmorrow76]

Rest in peace Ricardo.

[Sephirothwolf]

@mjmorrow76

who can forget the animaniacs ultimate line "His amazing fake plastic chest" I get the feeling he laughed at that line. One of the best villains in SF history played to a T by Mr Montalban.

[mjmorrow76]

@Sephirothwolf LOLYou said it. I agree with everything you said about the Motion Picture too.

[escelante]

@Sephirothwolf

The funny thing is, that's his real chest. Ricardo Montalban was a bodybuilder and he kept his physique for quite a while, much like Schwarzenegger.

[jayce79]

@mjmorrow76

And his epic undying chest. Big thumbs up.

[waddleduckie1]

I strongly prefer the Motion Picture theme as done by Jerry Goldsmith. Sorry to disappoint you. To me, it works even better due to the rousing introduction... very much like a fanfare done by John Williams as a prelude to the main theme of Star Wars.

[BloisFulcher]

Not even Jerry Goldsmith could save The Motion Picture from Khan. STI was buried alive by STII...buried alive...

[Neurotoast]

Jerry Goldsmith: KHAAAN! *Zoom out* KHAAAAN! *More zoomout* KHAAAAAAAN!

I had to.

[Stopmotionist]

@BloisFulcher

Also, it was just a bad movie in its own right. Aside from the lame writing (CARRBON UNITZ), it dragged on for far too long and had some really disappointing special effects (from the guy who did 2001 and Blade Runner, no less!). Also, it's probably the brownest sci-fi movie that I've seen since The Black Hole (which was released in the same year, by the way). And why did they replace the bright uniforms from the series with those awful Space: 1999-style gray pajamas?

[BloisFulcher]

@Stopmotionist Heh, yeah, that too. But you can credit STI as being responsible for the great uniforms in STII and beyond, and for STII's greatness in and of itself. They really overhauled it for STII as a result of STI's blandness. Those boring uniforms paved the way for those sharp, squared away, genuine military looking uniforms in STII. If STI had been just O.K., then things may have turned out poorly in the long run, if that makes sense.

[Stopmotionist]

@BloisFulcher

It's funny, because I was saying the exact same thing to a friend today. Small world.

[SuperSaiyanAl]

JERRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

JERRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!­

[Manfrendjinsindjin]

I'm with you. Wrath Of Khan is undoubtedly the better film, but Goldsmith's TMP score is something entirely else. What a magnificent soundtrack!

[carch117]

this is only second place to the motion picture theme, just barely.