ck ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁and ▁con cludes ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁IV : ▁The ▁Vo y age ▁Home ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁lack l uster ▁critical ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Gene ▁Rod den berry ▁was ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sequ el ' s ▁production . ▁Executive ▁producer ▁Har ve ▁Ben nett ▁wrote ▁the ▁film ' s ▁original ▁outline , ▁which ▁Jack ▁B . ▁S ow ards ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁full ▁script . ▁Meyer ▁completed ▁its ▁final ▁script ▁in ▁twelve ▁days , ▁without ▁accepting ▁a ▁writing ▁credit . ▁Meyer ' s ▁approach ▁ev oked ▁the ▁sw ash bu ck ling ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁series , ▁a ▁theme ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁James ▁Hor ner ' s ▁musical ▁score . ▁Leonard ▁N imo y ▁had ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁sequ el , ▁but ▁was ▁ent iced ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁promise ▁that ▁his ▁character ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁dram atic ▁death ▁scene . ▁Neg ative ▁test ▁audience ▁reaction ▁to ▁Spo ck ' s ▁death ▁led ▁to ▁significant ▁revis ions ▁of ▁the ▁ending ▁over ▁Meyer ' s ▁ob jections . ▁The ▁production ▁team ▁used ▁various ▁cost - cut ting ▁techniques ▁to ▁keep ▁within ▁budget , ▁including ▁util izing ▁mini ature ▁models ▁from ▁past ▁projects ▁and ▁re using ▁sets , ▁effects ▁foot age , ▁and ▁cost umes ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁film . ▁Among ▁the ▁film ' s ▁technical ▁achiev ements ▁is ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁contain