Now That's What I Call Stuart's Favourite Music 36 - James Horner (Battle in the Mutara Nebula)

James Horner wrote and composed a number of movie scores that rank highly as some of the best written (in my opinion), including of course Titanic, Apollo 13, Cocoon and Aliens, but to me, he will always be remembered for writing the music to the best Star Trek film ever...  Star Trek II : The Wrath Of Khan.

Listening to this score always brings back memories of my childhood when me and my friend Steve would pretend to be in command of the Starship Enterprise in his parent's living room, battling Khan in the hijacked USS Reliant whilst pretending his coffee table was the helm of the Enterprise, and Star Trek II playing on the TV...  Hey, we were only 9 years old!  We must have worn out that old VHS video!

I actually think it was his score to this great movie that got me interested in movie soundtracks.

Sadly, James Horner died in a plane crash in 2015.  It's a tragic loss, but he will always be remembered through his wonderful music.

Here's the scene from the movie.  

As an added bonus, James Horner even had a cameo in the film, playing a Starfleet Cadet.