The Price - Ron Jones

"There it is, ladies and gentlemen. The first and only stable wormhole known to exist. It's yours… for the right price."

THE INNER LIGHT: Track Fourteen

Song: The Price
Artist: Ron Jones
Album: Star Trek TNG Season Three OST
Quote: Bahvani/Star Trek TNG: The Price

Well, here we are at the penultimate track. I'm starting to wonder if I should have just named this mix THE INNER RON JONES, since this is the third song of his I put on here. It's a very sad and contemplative piece which plays at the end of the episode THE PRICE from the third season of The Next Generation. More than anything else it focuses on Deanna Troi and the incredibly difficult decision that she is faced with - does she stay with the man she is in love with or does she stand by her principles and let him go? The music perfectly captures this moment and the inner sorrow she feels. The song is structurally very similar to WE ARE FLESH AND BLOOD (track two) and I feel it adds a nice "bookend" to the Mix. There is ALWAYS a price that must be payed for the things we desire the most. Alone, we all must decide if the price is worth it. I'll see you all at the Inner Light.