Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast

Supplemental 3: The Music of Trek Part 1 (w/ Adam Langston)

In the latest of our occasional bonus episodes, we’re joined by film Composer, Orchestrator and Arranger, Adam Langston, as he guides us through the Star Trek movie scores and discusses how Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner have influenced his own work on Hollywood fare such as The Promise, Alien: Covenant and 10,000 BC.

We also chat Trump’s unsanctioned use of the ‘Air Force One’ theme, how to pronounce Michael Giacchino’s name, Leonard Rosenman’s (possibly) high opinion of himself and of course, the work of Cliff Eidelman and Dennis McCarthy as well.

And this is only Part 1 of our journey into the music of Trek, Adam will return next year to talk the scores of the various television series. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss it.

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:

TWITTER - @spocklightpod

INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod

FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 

You can find more information about Adam Langston and his music here: http://www.adamlangston.com/

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/

Episode 11: Star Trek (w/ Woman Watches Film)

The Spocklight Bridge is a sausage fest no more! Liam, Paul and Matt are joined by our first female guest, Feminist Instagram Film Critic, Woman Watches Film, as the crew go back to the start for Star Trek 2009, but while Paul may congratulate Kirk for using the most blatant cheat in academic history to beat the Kobayashi Maru test, can JJ Abrahams’ reboot pass the Furiosa, Bechdel or Mako Mori tests?! Enlist in Spocklight by downloading now to find out that and much more.

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:

TWITTER - @spocklightpod

INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod

FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

Check out @womanwatchesfilm on Instagram for more awesome film reviews from our Guest.  

 

 

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at - http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

Episode 10: Nemesis (w/ Greg Lock)

The Spocklight Crew meet their nemesis in ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’! It's a rough job but someone's gotta’ do it, so raise a glass of Romulan ale (you’re gonna’ need it) as we tackle a tale of two Picards and explore the phenomenon that is Hardy before Hardy.

 

Liam marks Captain Picard out as a ‘Jealous Lover’ over his Best man speech at Riker and Troi’s Wedding, Paul takes Director, Stuart ‘Asshat’ Baird, to task and Matt recalls watching a particularly not safe for work Tom Hardy short film.

 

We’re also joined this month by returning Guest Star and Director of forthcoming Trek Fan Film, ‘Ambush’, Greg Lock. Will he go against the grain once again and valiantly defend Nemesis as much as he did ‘Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’ or will he 'FIRE' it into the lime green vastness of space? Download now and find out!

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 

You can watch a Trailer for ‘Ambush’ here -

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxSGEKn8ToY

 

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at - http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

 

Episode 9: Insurrection (w/ Ross Okoye)

Freshly shaved and smoother than an android's bottom, It's Star Trek: Insurrection!

 

Liam believes the Prime Directive could do with some more effective advertising, Paul laments the tragic loss of Riker's beard, while Matt tries desperately to explain Data's romp in the hay with a small child.

 

The regular Spocklight crew are joined this month by guest star, Ross Okoye, of hot new clothing company, Ages Apparel (recently featured in GQ magazine) who are sadly yet to produce a ‘Star Trek’ tee.

 

Join the battle for Paradise and download now!

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

 You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

 Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 

More information on Ages Apparel can be found at https://www.agesapparel.com/

 

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at - http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

 

Episode 8: First Contact (w/ Stephen Trumble)

With a four-alarm hangover, Team Spocklight go rogue and say 'to hell with our orders!' It's ‘Star Trek: First Contact’.

Liam praises the film's nightmarish body horror influences whilst wishing Worf had more conviction behind his killer one liner, Paul pitches William Shatner's own Borg-centric, Kirk-resurrecting novel and muses on a spine snapping twist on an iconic ‘Hamlet’ moment, Matt is all for the 'Die Hard in a Spaceship' setup as well as its ‘Demolition Man’ inspired technique to avoiding certain death and returning guest star, Stand up Comedian and official Spocklight Artist, Stephen Trumble, highlights Picard's double standard with sparing Borg life and admires TV Guide's Sexiest Man Alive '92

Perhaps today IS a good day to die... join us in the resistance and download now!

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER @spocklightpod

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 Also, If you’ve been impressed by our wonderful theme music, you can hear more of the Composer, Adam Johnston’s work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 And our beautiful Podcast artwork is provided by, Stephen Trumble. You can enlist his services here - http://www.stephentrumble.com/     

As you can hear in this episode however, Stephen also does Stand Up Comedy, check him out live on stage herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pMIbYggiM  and if you fancy going to see him do stand up yourself, he announces all his gigs via Twitter @StephenTrumble

 

 

 

Supplemental 2: The Comedy of Trek (w/ Stephen Trumble, William Stone)

In our second ‘Spocklight Supplemental’, occasional bonus episodes of the Podcast that fall outside our main mission, we explore Comedy in ‘Star Trek’ with the help of expert Guest Stars: up and coming Stand up Comedians, Stephen Trumble and William Stone.

 

Join us as we go Star Trekkin', across the universe, on the Starship Spocklight in search of the funny.

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER @spocklightpod

 

SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 Also, If you’ve been impressed by our wonderful theme music, you can hear more of the Composer, Adam Johnston’s work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

And our beautiful Podcast artwork is provided by, Stephen Trumble. You can enlist his services here - http://www.stephentrumble.com/     

As you can hear in this episode however, Stephen also does Stand Up Comedy, check him out live on stage here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pMIbYggiM  and if you fancy going to see him do stand up yourself, he announces all his gigs via Twitter @StephenTrumble

 

If you want to see more of William Stone’s brand of stand up comedy, you can find videos at his official website https://www.williamstonecomedy.com/       and he announces all his upcoming gigs via his Facebook fan page  https://www.facebook.com/williamstonecomedian/

Episode 7: Generations

Join us in Phase Two of our Mission to explore every film in the 'Star Trek' movie franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective with a perfect jumping on point for fans of ‘The Next Generation’ and new listeners in general.

The Spocklight crew have an appointment with eternity and they don’t want to be late: it’s Star Trek: Generations!

 Liam ponders the size of the crew’s costume department and questions Picard’s inability to beat up a single normal old coke addict ridden geezer without Kirk’s help. Paul points out Troi’s uselessness as an ‘empathy counsellor’ and recalls his failed attempt to unearth his lost childhood Trek toys. And Matt applauds a great visual gag from the corny holodeck sequence and realises that ooooooh heaven is a place… in space.

Don't get caught between a rock and a hard place like Jean Luc - give in to your temptations and download now!

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

 SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

 You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

 Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 If you’ve been impressed by our wonderful theme music, you can hear more of the Composer, Adam Johnston’s work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at - http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

 

Episode 6: The Undiscovered Country (w/ Tom Stock)

There is an old Vulcan proverb: miss out on the latest episode of 'Spocklight' at your peril! It's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the last proper original crew adventure, and consequently, the end of our first chapter too.

Gene Siskel once called it, “a nice movie” but do the Spocklight crew agree?

Well, Liam is firmly on Team Sulu when it comes to the captains and calls out the Vulcans as the underachievers that they are, while Paul chalks up Captain Kirk's involvement in the final battle to a single fist pump and proves himself to be a tough quizmaster when he puts Matt’s TNG knowledge to the test.

The Crew are also joined by Special Guest star, Tom Stock (Bassist in Itunes top 10 rock album charting band, Brightlight City), who blames the sparse Klingon makeup on their evolution but his love for the Bird of Prey doesn't make it any less flimsy and while Matt’s knowledge of Picard and Co. may be severely lacking, he may just regain credibility by uncovering undeniable proof of a shared universe between Trek and the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.

 You know where to go... Second star to the right and straight on till Spocklight!

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

To hear Tom's great band, Brightlight City, head to https://www.brightlightcityofficial.co.uk/

 Also, If you’ve been impressed by our wonderful theme music, you can hear more of the Composer, Adam Johnston’s work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

And our beautiful Podcast artwork is provided by, Stephen trumble. You can enlist his services here - http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

Supplemental 1: The Morality of Star Trek (w/ David Trumble)

Morality - a particular system of values and principles of conduct.

In the first ever 'Spocklight Supplemental', a new series of Bonus episodes to accompany the main pod, we explore that consistently progressive set of values that Star Trek Creator, Gene Roddenberry instilled in the franchise from the very beginning which, thankfully, continue to resonate to this day.

Regular hosts, Liam and Paul (No Matt this time) are joined for this discussion by Special Guest Star, David Trumble, former Political Cartoonist for 'The Sun' Newspaper (a Job role that we can assure you does not reflect his political beliefs as will become apparent upon listening to this episode) and one of the many Stars of forthcoming Star Trek Fan Film, 'Ambush'.

Please let us know if you enjoy it and if you'd like to hear more 'Supplemental' episodes in the future.

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 

If you’re looking for more information on ‘Ambush’, then head to –

https://www.facebook.com/startrekambush/

 

If you’ve been impressed by our wonderful theme music, you can hear more of the Composer, Adam Johnston’s work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

More information on this week's Guest, David trumble, and plenty of his beautiful artwork can be found at his website - 

http://www.trumbleart.co.uk/

 

 

Episode 5: The Final Frontier (w/ Greg Lock)

Beam in for our latest, positively delicious episode as the Spocklight crew take on God!

Join us as Liam discovers a new bible in the form of William Shatner’s very own, 'Captain's Log’ and laments the loss of a murderous unicorn, Paul argues that the DVD menus have better VFX than the movie and cooks up an old McCoy family recipe - Tennessee smoked baked beans, Matt wishes for a band called 'God and the Rock Men' and finally has a 20-year old grudge exorcised through some Sybok inspired spiritual healing, while special Guest Star and Director of Trek Fan Film, ‘Ambush’, Greg Lock, wonders why Uhura ever agreed to her strip-tease distraction and reveals where the crew go to drop a deuce.

Buckle your cinema mandated seatbelts and prepare to row row row your boat as we journey to ‘The Final Frontier’.

 

As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spocklightpod

 

SPOCKLIGHT on INSTAGRAM –

https://www.instagram.com/spocklightpod/

 

SPOCKLIGHT on FACEBOOK –

https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/

 

You can also drop us a line at – spocklightpod@gmail.com

 

Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.

 

More information on ‘Ambush’, can be found at –

https://www.facebook.com/startrekambush/

 

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

 

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at - http://www.stephentrumble.com/