In the third part we voyaged past deep space, went back to the beginning, and then restarted it all over again. In this final part (not the frontier) we will see a new discovery, an old captain and hint at the future with an Enterprise before Kirk. A New Discovery Star Trek is never far from a slot on television. Its music can be heard on radio often. You can’t forget that theme. While the movies were making an impact…
The Music of Star Trek – Part Three In the second part we ventured into the Next Generation of this growing franchise and branches explored. A new voyage Alongside Deep Space Nine, which Next Generation helped introduce, Voyager became the fourth television instalment. It had a helping hand from Deep Space Nine as far as the story went and of course several composers who knew the franchise. In January of 1995, the starship Voyager began its first mission searching for…
The Music of Star Trek – Part One Some music becomes iconic, so much so that the first few bars take a person to a familiar place. Star Trek, for me, is one of those iconic scores. However, there is much more to a score than the opening or closing theme. Television Years The original series introduced us to a very iconic theme which became famous but also had many more pieces which for me had equal delight. A couple…
