Generations Expanded Soundtrack! (2025)

The time has finally arrived. GNP has officially announced the Expanded Edition Soundtrack to Star Trek: Generations!

Star Trek: Generations Expanded Collector's Edition 2CD

GNP Crescendo Records continues its commitment to Star TrekTM fans with the first-ever release of Dennis McCarthy/’s complete score for Star Trek Generations (1994). This 2 CD collector/’s edition features the complete film score on disc one (including music for one scene deleted from the finished film), and a remastered version of the 1994 GNP soundtrack album (and its innovative sound effects library) on disc two.

Star Trek Generations was the first feature film starring the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a /“passing the baton/” story in which Star Trek: The Original Series character James T. Kirk (William Shatner) teams up with Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) via a mysterious space/time phenomenon called the Nexus to battle an obsessed alien scientist, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell).

Generations/’ atypical (for Star Trek) mood of melancholy, contemplation and—ultimately—uplift was captured by the composer who has scored more hours of the modern-day Star Trek television series than any other, Dennis McCarthy. Relishing the opportunity to work with a large orchestra and a more cinematic vocabulary, McCarthy used a broader, more melodic palette befitting the big-screen presentation.

From its innovatively gentle main title music to its traditionally heroic themes, from its haunting choir-infused music for the Nexus to its strategically spotted quotes of Alexander Courage/’s Star Trek fanfare, McCarthy’s score both honors tradition and brings a fresh new voice to the Star Trek universe.

GNP Crescendo released the original soundtrack album to Star Trek Generations in 1994, featuring 45 minutes of score highlights. This expanded release includes not only the full score (nearly 76 minutes) and remastered album, but also 3 bonus tracks—including the motion picture dialogue “Lifeforms” performed and somewhat improvised by Brent Spiner (as Data).

The accompanying 16-page booklet includes informative notes by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall and is lavishly illustrated with film stills. A track-by-track commentary for both discs by John Takis is available online at gnpcrescendo.com/generations. STAR TREK GENERATIONS—2 CD Collector’s Edition (GNPD 8080) is a limited edition of 10,000 units, and is available solely as a physical CD from GNP Crescendo Records, www.gnpcrescendo.com.

Star Trek: Generations 2CD Expanded Collector's Edition

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Here are the track listings.

Disc One
1.Main Title2:54
2.Past Glory1:19
3.The Enterprise B0:42
4.Distress Call / Harriman and the Ribbon4:27
5.Kirk Saves the Day / Deck 15 / HMS Enterprise4:50
6.Picard's Message / Raid Post Mortem4:43
7.Data and the Emotions0:54
8.Time is Running Out1:11
9.Data Malfunctions2:29
10Soran Kidnaps Geordi2:44
11.Guinan and the Nexus2:47
12.Torture1:37
13.Soran's Plan Revealed1:49
14.Prisoner Exchange2:59
15.Outgunned3:22
16.The Gap / Coolant Leak / Appointment with Eternity / Out of Control / Blasted / The Crash5:43
17.Coming to Rest1:00
18.The Nexus1:32
19.A Chrismtas Hug / The Kitchen Debate8:03
20.Coming to Rest1:38
21.Two Captains / Crash Recap2:04
22.The Final Fight6:15
23.The Captain of the Enterprise (Kirk's Death)2:45
24.To Live Forever2:40
25.Star Trek: Generations Overture4:13
Total Disc Time75:39

Disc Two: Remastered Soundtrack Album
1.Star Trek: Generations Overture4:13
2.Main Title2:54
3.The Enterprise B / Kirk Saves the Day3:13
4.Deck 151:41
5.Time is Running Out1:11
6.Prisoner Exchange2:58
7.Outgunned3:22
8.Out of Control / The Crash2:05
9.Coming to Rest1:00
10The Nexus / A Christmas Hug7:07
11.Jumping the Ravine1:38
12.Two Captains1:34
13.The Final Fight6:15
14.Kirk's Death2:45
15.To Live Forever2:40
Star Trek: Generations Sound Effects
16.Enterprise B Bridge3:13
17.Enterprise B Doors Open0:13
18.Distress Call Alert0:10
19.Enterprise B Helm Controls0:16
20.Nexus Energy Ribbon1:38
21.Enterprise B Deflector Beam0:08
22.Enterprise B Warp Pass-by0:14
23.Enterprise B Transporter0:12
24.Tricorder0:30
25.Hypo Injector0:03
26.Communicator Chirp0:06
27.Door Chime0:07
28.Enterprise D Warp Out #10:22
29.Bird of Prey Bridge / Explosion2:51
30.Klingon Sensor Alert0:08
31.Bird of Prey Cloaks0:04
32.Bird of Prey De-cloaks);10
33.Klingon Transporter0:12
34.Soran's Gun0:11
35.Soran's Rocket De-cloaks0:05
36.Shuttlecraft Pass-by0:21
37.Enterprise D Bridge / Crash Sequence3:21
38.Enterprise D Warp-Out #20:09
Bonus Tracks
39.Prisoner Exchange (film version)2:59
40.A Christmas Hug (choir only)1:22
41.Lifeforms (Vocal: Brent Spiner_0:17
Total Disc Time66:11

Such a great, underrated score! I am hoping this one gets a reevaluation like Star Trek III's score did. Really good stuff, I've wanted the full presentation since the film came out.

Buying it.

Ordered when I was the notification on FSM.

Looking forward to it.

Christopher said:

Hmm... I wonder if there will be a (legal) way to get just the first disc. The second doesn't have anything I feel I need, and I'm spending so much on the TOS box set that it would make it difficult to splurge on this as well.

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Itunes or Amazon MP3?

RyanKCR said:

Christopher said:

Hmm... I wonder if there will be a (legal) way to get just the first disc. The second doesn't have anything I feel I need, and I'm spending so much on the TOS box set that it would make it difficult to splurge on this as well.

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Itunes or Amazon MP3?

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That would be nice, but I haven't noticed the other expanded albums getting digital releases so far (though the giant Ron Jones box set did).

With few exceptions, the labels putting out these complete scores on CD don't have the digital rights.

Also, for the GNP Crescendo expansions (Generations and First Contact), they are limited to 10,000 copies to save money on union reuse fees (at 10,000 units or lower, the AFM allows for a much cheaper, "archival" rate, making some of these titles financially feasible for the niche market who collects them).

I'm guessing the Trek II thru VI releases may be limited to 10,000 copies, but it isn't stated openly (perhaps studio wishes).

Either that, or the labels (FSM/Retrograde and Intrada) are hoping to keep the titles in print for a long enough time to make their money back.

Either way, unless Paramount wants to release the scores for digital download, it is unlikely we'll see them released that way.

The Ron Jones set eventually made its way to digital download, didn't it?

I'd recommend selling the old CD on the secondary market, but a perusal of Amazon reveals that good copies are going for less than fifty cents.

That was an exception to the general rule, Harvey.

Lukas Kendall shelled out for the download rights for the Ron Jones Project as well as the album rights.

doubleohAHHHHHH!!!!! said:

Thrilled for this release. I don't mind having an extra disc either.

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Agreed. Same here.

Excellent! I've been waiting for this one to come out. Buying it!

Now I can't wait for Nemesis' ST.

ETA: Ordered!

It's here!

The original Generations soundtrack was the first CD I ever purchased - I was 11 and it went perfectly with the new CD player my parents gave me for Chanukah that year. So upgrading that CD with this one has a bit of sentimental meaning for me.

Sound quality is light-years better than the original album and the new music is a nice treat, especially the action material.

doubleohAHHHHHH!!!!! said:

Finally got around to ordering mine just now. Very much looking forward to listening to it!

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I ordered mine on Monday, and got the shipping email yesterday. This is my first order direct from the GNP Cresendo site, so I have no idea how much longer my wait for it will be. The shipping email didn't say, unlike Amazon.

But, at least I know it's on it's way. Between this, and next months' 15 disk TOS soundtrack, I'm looking forward to many hours of Star Trek music.

How weird. I placed my order, and within 30 minutes got an email saying the CD had shipped.

I know that it can vary in terms of time reply with these things, but I also live in California (I know for a fact that I live less than ten minutes from La-La Land, for example) so its likely I'm not too far from where GNP is based also.

Hopefully though we will both be surprised with the soonish delivery of our coveted discs!

doubleohAHHHHHH!!!!! said:

...so its likely I'm not too far from where GNP is based also.

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You're not.

Neil