Referencing the La-la Land Booklets for their Star Trek - it doesn't mention Tuba, but it does list 3 Trombone players (for Friday's Child) - is it possible the Tuba part was likely played on a Bass Trombone in lieu of Tuba. Great job transcribing!
About five years ago had a chance to peruse one of Fried's Mission: Impossible (MI) scores "Trek" (scored about a month after this episode and at Desilu F) at the American Heritage Center. Was amazed by the sheer amount of music Fried composed/orchestrated for the episode (recall over 150 sheets of score paper being used) knowing he had a week, maybe ten days to write it all. Check it out as the music is stylistically similar (especially for the desert scenes). Wanted to add that really clean, precise wind playing you hear in S2 shows (especially this episode, Amok Time and Mirror Mirror) is because Julian Davidson, the Desilu contractor, as David speculated earlier, often employed LA Phil players in the ST/MI orchestras (for these episodes, Bob Divall and Irving Bush, principal, 2nd trumpet, Sinclair Lott, principal horn, Bob Marsteller on trombone). Many of the Hollywood brass players prevalent at the time were former big band or radio program performers who could adapt quite well to the more symphonic-type score usually in support of the leaders from either the LA Phil or from former studio contract orchestras (players such as John Clyman, the fantastic first trumpet for Fox movie/TV productions from the early fifties to the early seventies, The Robe, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Batman, Planet of the Apes, Fantastic Voyage, Patton, Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, etc.)
So glad to see an update, was just thinking about your channel. What a great cue. I have a request if you take those: The singing blue plants of Talos IV... I have gone so far down the rabbit hole over the years trying to figure-out what made that sound. The sound was used a few times throughout the TOS series as an "alien planet background sound." There are some notes out there that say this sound was mixed with more stuff to later create the transporter effect. There are two modern recreations of the plant sound... one for an episode of Star Trek Discovery and another for Star Trek Into Darkness during the Kronos sequence. I am thinking Discovery may have cheated and sampled the original sound. For STID the sound guy did an interview where he said he thinks he figured it out and got pretty close with his recreation but he doesn't exactly say what he did. From what I have been able to piece together it is probably a combination of several different ethereal sounds... maybe an old organ oscillator mixed with chimes? Anyway, I had wondered if your Sleuthing ever ventured down the path to this mystery... love the channel, take care.
Oh yeah I've pondered that great sound but never attempted to figure it out. Amazing what they could do in 1964-65! The Theremin was around in those days but it hardly sounded like one, at least not the common samples I know of (Good Vibrations primarily). But it does hint that other electronic synthesis technology was around at the time. Maybe someone out there knows!
I don't like the episode, "Friday's Child" much, but boy did it have some great music to enhance other episodes I did like! Makes you wonder if this episode was never written how much of the score would have been the same for its replacement?
It looks the original special effects are on display. It’s nice to see them.
Referencing the La-la Land Booklets for their Star Trek - it doesn't mention Tuba, but it does list 3 Trombone players (for Friday's Child) - is it possible the Tuba part was likely played on a Bass Trombone in lieu of Tuba. Great job transcribing!
That may be correct. I did this one before I had the LaLa Land reference. Such great information there. It's my go-to from now on!
That was James Doohan
Awesome!
That is a great cue. I’m gonna assume it was used in a bunch of episodes
For sure. I can name one - "Assignment: Earth". It was used TWICE! I haven't done a complete search yet, but I bet you'll find more.
About five years ago had a chance to peruse one of Fried's Mission: Impossible (MI) scores "Trek" (scored about a month after this episode and at Desilu F) at the American Heritage Center. Was amazed by the sheer amount of music Fried composed/orchestrated for the episode (recall over 150 sheets of score paper being used) knowing he had a week, maybe ten days to write it all. Check it out as the music is stylistically similar (especially for the desert scenes). Wanted to add that really clean, precise wind playing you hear in S2 shows (especially this episode, Amok Time and Mirror Mirror) is because Julian Davidson, the Desilu contractor, as David speculated earlier, often employed LA Phil players in the ST/MI orchestras (for these episodes, Bob Divall and Irving Bush, principal, 2nd trumpet, Sinclair Lott, principal horn, Bob Marsteller on trombone). Many of the Hollywood brass players prevalent at the time were former big band or radio program performers who could adapt quite well to the more symphonic-type score usually in support of the leaders from either the LA Phil or from former studio contract orchestras (players such as John Clyman, the fantastic first trumpet for Fox movie/TV productions from the early fifties to the early seventies, The Robe, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Batman, Planet of the Apes, Fantastic Voyage, Patton, Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, etc.)
All around great score but yes, such intensity. Well done.
So glad to see an update, was just thinking about your channel. What a great cue. I have a request if you take those: The singing blue plants of Talos IV... I have gone so far down the rabbit hole over the years trying to figure-out what made that sound. The sound was used a few times throughout the TOS series as an "alien planet background sound." There are some notes out there that say this sound was mixed with more stuff to later create the transporter effect. There are two modern recreations of the plant sound... one for an episode of Star Trek Discovery and another for Star Trek Into Darkness during the Kronos sequence. I am thinking Discovery may have cheated and sampled the original sound. For STID the sound guy did an interview where he said he thinks he figured it out and got pretty close with his recreation but he doesn't exactly say what he did. From what I have been able to piece together it is probably a combination of several different ethereal sounds... maybe an old organ oscillator mixed with chimes? Anyway, I had wondered if your Sleuthing ever ventured down the path to this mystery... love the channel, take care.
Oh yeah I've pondered that great sound but never attempted to figure it out. Amazing what they could do in 1964-65! The Theremin was around in those days but it hardly sounded like one, at least not the common samples I know of (Good Vibrations primarily). But it does hint that other electronic synthesis technology was around at the time. Maybe someone out there knows!
I don't like the episode, "Friday's Child" much, but boy did it have some great music to enhance other episodes I did like! Makes you wonder if this episode was never written how much of the score would have been the same for its replacement?