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There are a lot of soundtracks that I love \u2013 not only science fiction ones, I might add, and perhaps I will share some of my favorites non-sci-fi film music at some point. But there is a lot of science fiction music that is simply excellent, and which deserves to be better known. If I seem to neglect some obvious choices such as Star Wars, it is not because I love them less, but because I like to champion underdogs.<\/p>\n

The music from Star Trek VI, composed by Cliff Eidelman, is an album I have long enjoyed listening to. Here is a sample:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F99-qQO6eQI\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F99-qQO6eQI<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of soundtracks that I love \u2013 not only science fiction ones, I might add, and perhaps I will share some of my favorites non-sci-fi film music at some point. But there is a lot of science fiction music that is simply excellent, and which deserves to be better known. 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