That's a cool tune, very demoscene-style. I've got a soft spot for the Thraddash-tune, it's just so in your face (like the aliens themselves). Very simple, but I like it a lot.
Btw, did you know that the developers couldn't afford hiring musicians (in fact, they had to fund a lot of the game out of their own pockets), so they arranged a contest instead. The best tunes were put in the game (and the authors won something, can't quite remember what).
There was a two-part article about the Star Control series in Retro Gamer issue 14 and 15, btw.
http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro14.shtml
http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro15.shtml
