Melodic Treks: A Star Trek Music Podcast

Jeff Bond Interview and Five Favorites. Jeff Bond is one of the foremost authors on the subject of film and television scoring. Having written books, articles, and countless liner notes on the subject, he is also one of the producers of the massive 15-disc Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection from La-La Land Records. He has even tried his hand at acting in the independent production "Mind Sifter" by Star Trek New Voyages. In this episode of Melodic Treks, Jeff joins host Brandon-Shea Mutala to talk about Jerry Goldsmith, Vangelis, Planet of the Apes, eight-track players, his book The Music of Star Trek, the demographic of collectors, and Jeff's five favorite tracks from Star Trek. Chapters "Klingon Battle" (excerpt composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:02:25) Meeting Jeff Bond (00:03:22) Sound Effects Inseparable from the Music (00:05:40) The Score for Planet of the Apes (00:07:48) The First Scores Jeff Bought Were On Eight-Track (00:10:00) Blade Runner (00:12:47) Writing Liner Notes and Books About M