xty - second ▁sequence , ▁the ▁graphics ▁team ▁also ▁paid ▁great ▁attention ▁to ▁detail ▁such ▁as ▁ens uring ▁that ▁the ▁stars ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁matched ▁those ▁visible ▁from ▁a ▁real ▁star ▁light - year s ▁from ▁Earth . ▁The ▁anim ators ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁" com mer cial " ▁for ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁tal ents . ▁The ▁studio ▁would ▁later ▁branch ▁off ▁from ▁Lucas film ▁to ▁form ▁P ix ar . ▁The ▁sequence ▁would ▁be ▁re used ▁in ▁two ▁sequ els , ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁III : ▁The ▁Search ▁for ▁Spo ck ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁IV : ▁The ▁Vo y age ▁Home , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁un related ▁Las er Dis c - based ▁stand - up ▁video ▁ar cade ▁game ▁A str on ▁B elt . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Jerry ▁G olds m ith ▁had ▁composed ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Picture , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan ▁given ▁the ▁reduced ▁budget ; ▁Meyer ' s ▁composer ▁for ▁Time ▁After ▁Time , ▁Mik l ós ▁R ó z sa , ▁was ▁like wise ▁prohib it ively ▁expensive . ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁Meyer ▁wanted ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁direction , ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁decided ▁on ▁a ▁composer ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁film ing ▁began . ▁Meyer ▁initially ▁hoped ▁to ▁h ire ▁an ▁associate ▁named ▁John ▁Morgan , ▁but ▁Morgan ▁lack ed ▁film ▁experience , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁trouble d ▁the ▁studio .