▁together ▁closely , ▁becoming ▁friends ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁As ▁a ▁classical ▁music ▁fan , ▁Meyer ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁effects ▁and ▁sounds ▁he ▁wanted ▁in ▁the ▁music . ▁While ▁Hor ner ' s ▁style ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" echo ing ▁both ▁the ▁bomb astic ▁and ▁eleg iac ▁elements ▁of ▁John ▁Williams ' ▁Star ▁Wars ▁and ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁original ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁( The ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ) ▁scores ," ▁Hor ner ▁was ▁express ly ▁told ▁to ▁not ▁use ▁any ▁of ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁score . ▁Instead ▁Hor ner ▁adapted ▁the ▁opening ▁fan fare ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Cou rage ' s ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁television ▁theme . ▁" The ▁fan fare ▁draw s ▁you ▁in ▁immediately ▁— ▁you ▁know ▁you ' re ▁going ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁good ▁movie ," ▁Hor ner ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁flow ing ▁main ▁theme , ▁Khan ' s ▁le it mot if ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁per cuss ive ▁texture ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁over la id ▁with ▁other ▁music ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁character ' s ▁ins an ity . ▁The ▁seven - note ▁br ass ▁theme ▁was ▁e ch ople x ed ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁character ' s ▁r umin ations ▁about ▁the ▁past ▁while ▁on ▁Cet i ▁Al pha ▁V , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁play ▁fully ▁until ▁R eli ants ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Enter prise . ▁Many ▁elements ▁drew ▁from ▁Hor ner ' s ▁previous ▁work ▁( a ▁rh ythm ▁that ▁accompan ies ▁Khan '