Jerry Goldsmith was born on this day in 1929. He composed some incredible scores, Chinatown, Poltergeist, Alien, Planet of the Apes, and more. One of his most famous pieces is the Dry Dock sequence in Star Trek: The Motion Picture: a six minute sequence as Scotty and Kirk fly around the USS Enterprise. Slow, yes—but vital. Star Trek had been off the air for a decade, and fans knew the ship mostly from grainy TVs. This is not only Kirk’s reunion, but ours too. Goldsmith’s soaring music turns it from a technical showcase into an anthem—the return of a cultural icon.