Description

When Horner was assigned to work on the film in mid-January 1982, he sketched basic ideas for the score and developed main themes for each character. He then completed writing the entire score within four-and-a-half weeks. The music was recorded at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank from April 12–15, 1982, and two additional sessions were conducted on April 30, and May 3, respectively at the Record Plant studio in Los Angeles to modify the themes. Horner composed nearly 72 minutes of score, which was then performed by the 91-piece orchestra. He made use of synthesizers for ancillary effects, and Craig Huxley performed the Blaster beam, as well as composing electronic music for the Genesis Project video. When most of the film’s final edit had been locked, before Horner composing the music, he had to change the orchestration process as the integration of special effects caused changes in the scene durations. The score incorporates the Star Trek theme composed by Alexander Courage.