"Without Help" by Jerry Goldsmith
One of the things I love about leitmotif-based film scores is that they can perfectly illustrate a scene just through music. Turn off the picture or simply listen to the cue, and you can get a good sense of exactly what is happening.
In this sequence in STAR TREK V, Sybok has just taken Captain Kirk and company hostage and are taking a shuttle up to Enterprise. Meanwhile, a rogue Klingon Bird-of-Prey is lurking, waiting to attack.
Goldsmith starts off the cue with a rousing statement of Sybok's theme as his followers cheer his declaration that they will take Enterprise without Spock's help. What follows is a back-and-forth playing of themes—the TMP Theme representing Enterprise, the Klingon theme, and a new four-note theme representing Sybok and his quest (which would later be used frequently in Goldsmith's TNG scores).
Our crew has a dilemma: they need to lower shields for the shuttle to dock, but that would open themselves up to attack from the Klingons. This is where Kirk comes up with "Emergency Landing Plan...B" as a solution. One of my favorite bits of the cue is the long dramatic pause as Chekov and Scotty realize what Kirk is proposing, which is then suddenly broken by a strong statement of the TMP theme.
STAR TREK V is certainly not a favorite among fans, but one of the great moments in the TOS film series occurs at the end of this scene. Kirk and company have successfully crash-landed into the shuttle bay and the Klingons are moving in to attack. Chekov orders a jump to warp at the last possible moment, and they just avoid the oncoming torpedo.
The cue rounds out with a final statement of the Klingon theme, as Klaa is left with his failure and a thought about Kirk that we have known for a long time now: "He is good."
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