Series: Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2, Episode 7
Original Air Date: October 9, 1995
 |
| via Memory Alpha |
There's trouble between Neelix and Tom Paris. It turns out, Neelix's insecurities are not entirely unfounded. Tom truly is in love with Kes (or thinks he is). The two boys come to fisticuffs in the mess hall, with Neelix throwing a plate of pasta onto Paris. Kes is understandably annoyed with both of them.
The captain sends the two combatants on an away mission to forage for food on a planet seemingly devoid of intelligent life. It's Star Trek so obviously they run into trouble. Not only do they resolve their differences but the adventure brings out the best in each.
Apparently, they needed one more episode to resolve the Neelix jealousy matter and thank goodness it's all over. Fortunately, this episode is a lot more satisfying than the last overall. All three of the story's lead characters - Neelix, Paris and Kes - have meaningful growth. It's the first time in quite a while that the writers pushed on the nobody-trusts-Tom element and it is to good effect. Plus, the Doctor gets some genuinely funny banter with Kes about autopsies.
Music Notes
Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) is a convincing clarinetist, at least visually. The actor doesn't really play but he fastidiously learned the proper fingering for the music he was pretending to play (Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 in this episode). Wang had advocated for playing the saxophone instead, feeling the clarinet fit Asian stereotypes too easily.
*****
 |
| via Wikipedia |
Jerry Goldsmith is the most important composer in Star Trek's history. While the original theme was written by Alexander Courage (see here), most of the other music closely associated with the franchise was generated by Goldsmith, including the scores for five movies and the title theme for both The Next Generation and Voyager.
Goldsmith was born in Los Angeles, February 10, 1929. He attended USC so he could study with legendary film composer Miklos Rozsa but eventually left for Los Angeles City College for a more practical music education.
In the industry, Goldsmith started at the bottom and worked his way up. His first job at CBS was as clerk typist in the music department. He climbed the ladder from radio to television and ultimately to movies.
Goldsmith had 18 Academy Award nominations. He only won once, for The Omen. Both Chinatown and Planet of the Apes made AFI's list of 25 greatest film scores. Others nominated for the list were Alien, Patton and, of course, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He also won five Emmys, including one for the Voyager theme.
Goldsmith passed away from colon cancer, July 21, 2004.
No comments:
Post a Comment