Star Trek: Lower Decks Pays Homage to Jerry Goldsmith
The third season premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks, 'Grounded,' released for streaming on Paramount+ beginning on Thursday, August 25th, 2022, fea...
The third season premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks, 'Grounded,' released for streaming on Paramount+ beginning on Thursday, August 25th, 2022, features plenty of allusions to every corner of the Star Trek universe, as expected. But one of the most exciting references plays an angle you'd never expect: Jerry Goldsmith's work scoring a Disney theme park ride. While the allusion might seem farfetched initially, in the context of the episode, it's crystal California Class clear! Goldsmith was an Academy Award-winning composer whose work over several decades crossed into many genres of movies.