I need warp speed Mr. Scott!

**biblemonkey** · 5th January 11, 06:31 AM

I was watching my new Star Trek Original Series DVDs last night and got a pleasant surprise; Scotty was wearing a kilt! The episode was in season two and was entitled "Is There In Truth No Beauty" and it is during the formal dinner a quarter of the way in. He was quite well attired in what appeared to be an 8 yarder, dress sporran, oatmeal hose, garter ties, fly plaid, and dress military jacket. I had just asked a few weeks earlier why "Scotty" was never seen in a kilt and there he is!

Hugh

P.S. It appears to be the Scott-Black and White Tartan found here - http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=3691

**Tobus** · 5th January 11, 07:22 AM

Scotty also wears a kilt at Spock's funeral at the end of Star Trek II (or the beginning of Star Trek III?), as I recall.

**biblemonkey** · 5th January 11, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

Scotty also wears a kilt at Spock's funeral at the end of Star Trek II (or the beginning of Star Trek III?), as I recall.

Actually he is wearing the standard uniform pants like the rest of the crew during that scene. He is, however, playing the bagpipes. It's funny that as many times as I have seen that movie I only recently noted that it was he on the pipes. Shatner's acting was so spellbinding during the eulogy that I always find it hard to focus on anything else. People forget How good an actor he can be.

Hugh

**Jay** · 5th January 11, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by biblemonkey

Actually he is wearing the standard uniform pants like the rest of the crew during that scene. He is, however, playing the bagpipes. It's funny that as many times as I have seen that movie I only recently noted that it was he on the pipes. Shatner's acting was so spellbinding during the eulogy that I always find it hard to focus on anything else. People forget How good an actor he can be.

Hugh

was.there.any.doubt.how.good.of.an.actor.he.could. be

**Maclachlan** · 6th January 11, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by Jay

was.there.any.doubt.how.good.of.an.actor.he.could. be

That was funny!

**OC Richard** · 6th January 11, 04:23 AM

A side note to the scene where Scott plays Amazing Grace on the pipes in the movie:

I read an article several years ago about the composer of the film soundtrack which stated that he was dead-set against using bagpipes in his music track.

The director insisted, but to show his displeasure the composer intentionally made the pipes sound as bad as possible, according to that article.

Note that when the orchestra comes in playing its lovely rendition of Amazing Grace it's in a key which clashes with the key the pipes are playing it in. As the pipes fade out and the orchestra fades in there's a moment of horrid dissonance. A composer of his savvy could only have done this on purpose. It would have been child's play to have the orchestra play Amazing Grace in E flat, match the piper's timing, and have a seamless blended transition. (I've played Amazing Grace with orchestras many times and it's easy to do it right.)

Another thing, he used a poor "take" of the piping. The piper used was quite good and it's inexcusable for the movie to use the "take" they did. I wasn't there but I know the piper and it's very unlikely that the "take" heard in the movie was the best "take" they got in the studio that day. I've done a lot of studio work myself and it's common for them to record things you don't want them to record, like when you're tuning up the pipes, etc. Perhaps something like that happened.

**Tobus** · 5th January 11, 08:38 AM

Well crud, that's what I get for trying to go by memory. I'm sure there was a scene in one of the movies where he was wearing a kilt; I just can't place it exactly.

(It's also possible that my memory is failing me.)

**jwlowry** · 5th January 11, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

Well crud, that's what I get for trying to go by memory. I'm sure there was a scene in one of the movies where he was wearing a kilt; I just can't place it exactly.

(It's also possible that my memory is failing me.)

I (almost) recall that as well.

**Lallans** · 5th January 11, 10:17 AM

In the ethnic accoutrements department, and aside from the bagpipes, all I can remember is that Scotty gave up his best bottle of scotch in order to stupify an enemy. I seem to recall it was 200 years old- has it been made yet I wonder?