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Hello folks Long time lurker on the site, but just made an account so I could post something which some of you may find fun. This is a rearrangement/reinterpretation of the main theme from Frontier Elite 2 that I recently finished writing. Hope you like it.  [url][/url] Thanks

Hi Jamie, haven't I saw you in the Frontier forum? I know I have visited your page before. Anyways, yes the Frontier Theme, its got Star Wars bits, its got Star Trek bits and of course Frontier bits. Yes I like it! You should post it on the Frontier forum too if you haven't already. Follow up track Portrait Of A Girl was nice too. :girlsmile:

Hello Geraldine Yes! In fact I already did post it in the Frontier forums, and you didn't see it, and that makes me sad. ;( Glad you enjoyed it!Hehe - yeah it inevitably takes some inspiration from the great scores of old, but there are no direct quotes (I hope!!)The only material I directly reference other than the Frontier theme, is a bit of The Blue Danube - did you spot it? Anyway, glad you like it!Feel free to comment on it in the Frontier forum - so as to give it a bit of a bump!  Thanks

Welcome to the forum Jamieboo, nice arrangement I too could hear a bit of Star Trek the motion picture theme but it maybe what the original was based on.

Ah Star Trek The Motion Picture by the great Jerry Goldsmith - one of my faves!I'm making no conscious reference to any of his themes there, but some of the chord progressions are very much the kind of thing Goldsmith used - also ethereal arpeggios with augmented fifths at the top! (eg 'Floating Office' from The Motion Picture). Love it! Thanks for having a listen!

Dont feel bad Jamie, as a mod I have to look at 100s of posts a day over there and sometimes my memory can play tricks. I have since seen your post and indeed the peeps like it over there too. :girlsmile:

Hehe - I don't really feel bad Geraldine, I was just being a silly buffoon! But thank you!Yeah, people do seem to like to over there too, which is lovely.I'm reasonably happy with it myself, though I did find it much less creatively satisfying than composing my own piece from scratch - especially because, apart from it's nostalgic component, I do find the original theme rather bland.But that I suppose was the fun part: writing complex orchestrations and tinkering with the chord progressions in an attempt to give it a more symphonic feel. Blah, I'm rambling. Thanks for listening.