Three of the 12 "Star Trek" shows to date begin with the same familiar narration, which was originally spoken by Captain Kirk (William Shatner) in 1966:
"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."
For "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (2022), "no man" was changed to "no one." "Next Generation" was also a "continuing mission" and not a "five-year mission." That narration has come to represent the ethos of the entire "Star Trek" franchise, highlighting that the various shows and movies are about exploration, new life, and going boldly. Unlike the title crawl of "Star Wars," there is no talk of conflict, conquering enemies, or asserting dominance. In the original series, the narration played over a gentle...
"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."
For "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (2022), "no man" was changed to "no one." "Next Generation" was also a "continuing mission" and not a "five-year mission." That narration has come to represent the ethos of the entire "Star Trek" franchise, highlighting that the various shows and movies are about exploration, new life, and going boldly. Unlike the title crawl of "Star Wars," there is no talk of conflict, conquering enemies, or asserting dominance. In the original series, the narration played over a gentle...
- 3/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A fun piece of trivia: the theme music to "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is actually a wholly unoriginal piece of music. It is a combination of the opening strains of the original "Star Trek" theme song composed by Alexander Courage, and the main theme for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The "Next Generation" theme merely re-orchestrated the "Tos" and "Tmp" scores a little bit. This wasn't always the plan, however. Dennis McCarthy, frequent composer for "Next Generation" (he worked on 88 episodes), wrote an alternate theme that was replaced at the last minute.
McCarthy also composed the score for "Encounter at Farpoint," the show's pilot episode. McCarthy's sound would come to define "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and dictate how other composers would move forward with the Paramount orchestra. Every Trekkie likely has, in their very DNA, the tense moment of suspense music that McCarthy so...
McCarthy also composed the score for "Encounter at Farpoint," the show's pilot episode. McCarthy's sound would come to define "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and dictate how other composers would move forward with the Paramount orchestra. Every Trekkie likely has, in their very DNA, the tense moment of suspense music that McCarthy so...
- 9/10/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek article contains spoilers.
Everyone remembers the famous words to the theme from Star Trek, right? You know, those immortal lyrics: “Beyond the rim of the star-light, my love is wand’ring in star-flight!” Okay, to be clear, these are not lyrics sung in the history-making Strange New Worlds musical episode, “Subspace Rhapsody.” Rather, these are song lyrics that Gene Roddenberry wrote for the theme for Star Trek: The Original Series, which was composed by Alexander Courage. So, in a way, the very first seed of a Star Trek musical was planted almost 60 years ago.
In our universe, the songs in “Subspace Rhapsody” were written by veteran songwriters Tom Polce and Kay Hanley, both best known as members of the ‘90s rock band Letters to Cleo. But, within the canon of Star Trek, the songs in “Subspace Rhapsody,” are seemingly composed by a combination of strong emotions and...
Everyone remembers the famous words to the theme from Star Trek, right? You know, those immortal lyrics: “Beyond the rim of the star-light, my love is wand’ring in star-flight!” Okay, to be clear, these are not lyrics sung in the history-making Strange New Worlds musical episode, “Subspace Rhapsody.” Rather, these are song lyrics that Gene Roddenberry wrote for the theme for Star Trek: The Original Series, which was composed by Alexander Courage. So, in a way, the very first seed of a Star Trek musical was planted almost 60 years ago.
In our universe, the songs in “Subspace Rhapsody” were written by veteran songwriters Tom Polce and Kay Hanley, both best known as members of the ‘90s rock band Letters to Cleo. But, within the canon of Star Trek, the songs in “Subspace Rhapsody,” are seemingly composed by a combination of strong emotions and...
- 8/7/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
In the rarely-used lyrics for Alexander Courage's original "Star Trek" theme song — lyrics which were written by Gene Roddenberry so he could say he co-wrote the song and leech off half the royalties — a plaintive lover coos, "Beyond the rim of the star-light, my love is wand'ring in star-flight."
Frankly, the lyrics to the "Star Trek" theme song are extremely corny and have little, if anything, to do with "Star Trek," unless the show was secretly being told from the perspective of Captain Kirk's girlfriend, who he left behind in Iowa. But in their schmaltziness there lies a glimmer of something real, the start of a discussion about the way those old scientists were on an emotional as well as literal journey. Surrounded by stars, nevertheless in a void.
Highlighting the personal feelings of the characters in "Star Trek" requires more than good acting and writing, it also requires a lot of actual,...
Frankly, the lyrics to the "Star Trek" theme song are extremely corny and have little, if anything, to do with "Star Trek," unless the show was secretly being told from the perspective of Captain Kirk's girlfriend, who he left behind in Iowa. But in their schmaltziness there lies a glimmer of something real, the start of a discussion about the way those old scientists were on an emotional as well as literal journey. Surrounded by stars, nevertheless in a void.
Highlighting the personal feelings of the characters in "Star Trek" requires more than good acting and writing, it also requires a lot of actual,...
- 8/7/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard not only reunited all of the Next Generation crew, but also gave them a fitting sendoff for which fans have been waiting since the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis. It wasn’t easy for anyone, including composer Stephen Barton.
Barton admits, however, that he painted himself, or composed himself rather, into a corner.
“We decided we were going to try to score all of it which meant writing seven hours of music,” Barton said during a panel for the CBS/Paramount+ series at Deadline’s Sound & Screen event. “I think about four hours in I was literally dead, absolutely. I was doing seven days weeks, 16-hour days, I hadn’t seen my family. It was absolutely brutal.”
Normally TV shows can reuse pre-existing tracks. Barton’s goal to compose an all-new score for Season 3 wore him down. He credits showrunner Terry Malalas with suggesting they...
Barton admits, however, that he painted himself, or composed himself rather, into a corner.
“We decided we were going to try to score all of it which meant writing seven hours of music,” Barton said during a panel for the CBS/Paramount+ series at Deadline’s Sound & Screen event. “I think about four hours in I was literally dead, absolutely. I was doing seven days weeks, 16-hour days, I hadn’t seen my family. It was absolutely brutal.”
Normally TV shows can reuse pre-existing tracks. Barton’s goal to compose an all-new score for Season 3 wore him down. He credits showrunner Terry Malalas with suggesting they...
- 5/11/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s fair to think that movie music is usually at its best when you don’t notice it playing in the background. The better composers know they shouldn’t overpower a scene; they enhance it. Yet there are times when the music should catch enough of our notice that it gives us hints about what’s going on, or what’s to come, mixing with the movie to turn a big moment into something even more memorable. This often overlaps with the use of leitmotif, a signature theme that associates itself with an individual or a recurrent situation, like the way John Williams’ “Imperial March” tells us Darth Vader is here, or that the Empire is up to something dreadful.
Music is too important a tool for filmmakers to ignore, even if the audience can. The right score can make a movie iconic, and the right leitmotif will make a character immortal.
Music is too important a tool for filmmakers to ignore, even if the audience can. The right score can make a movie iconic, and the right leitmotif will make a character immortal.
- 3/24/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The ships in "Star Trek" don't merely go. They go boldly.
"Star Trek" has long been suffused with an old world spirit of frontiersmanship. The various Trek shows are, overall, about delving deep into the cosmos, straying further and further from Earth, all in an unending quest to expose ourselves to new cultures and new philosophies. "Star Trek," at its best, implies that humanity is constantly engaged in an ongoing peaceful exchange of ideas. Thanks to the Prime Directive -- the Starfleet rule that dictates a strict policy of noninterference in the natural evolution of a planet -- said frontiersmanship is actively separated from any notions of colonialism. "Star Trek" is bold for the sake of boldness, exploring the galaxy not for reasons of conquest, but humility. The ideal Trek philosophy is to constantly prove, time and again, how small we really are ... and be exhilarated by it.
Of course,...
"Star Trek" has long been suffused with an old world spirit of frontiersmanship. The various Trek shows are, overall, about delving deep into the cosmos, straying further and further from Earth, all in an unending quest to expose ourselves to new cultures and new philosophies. "Star Trek," at its best, implies that humanity is constantly engaged in an ongoing peaceful exchange of ideas. Thanks to the Prime Directive -- the Starfleet rule that dictates a strict policy of noninterference in the natural evolution of a planet -- said frontiersmanship is actively separated from any notions of colonialism. "Star Trek" is bold for the sake of boldness, exploring the galaxy not for reasons of conquest, but humility. The ideal Trek philosophy is to constantly prove, time and again, how small we really are ... and be exhilarated by it.
Of course,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“Star Trek” has always been known for its progressive casting on screen. But over seven live-action series and 13 movies dating back more than half a century, the science-fiction franchise has never had a woman composer – until now.
Nami Melumad, who has been scoring the animated “Star Trek: Prodigy,” has stepped up a notch and is scoring weekly episodes of “Strange New Worlds,” the new Paramount Plus series that chronicles the voyages of the pre-Captain Kirk Enterprise.
“It’s been a very busy few months,” says the Israeli-born composer, who has been writing an average of 45 minutes of music per episode of “Strange New Worlds” and is now on her 14th episode of “Prodigy” for Nickelodeon.
Melumad’s “Star Trek” adventures actually began on “Short Treks,” the 10-part series of shorts exploring various aspects of the “Trek” universe. She scored “Q&a,” the 2019 episode that featured Anson Mount as Christopher Pike,...
Nami Melumad, who has been scoring the animated “Star Trek: Prodigy,” has stepped up a notch and is scoring weekly episodes of “Strange New Worlds,” the new Paramount Plus series that chronicles the voyages of the pre-Captain Kirk Enterprise.
“It’s been a very busy few months,” says the Israeli-born composer, who has been writing an average of 45 minutes of music per episode of “Strange New Worlds” and is now on her 14th episode of “Prodigy” for Nickelodeon.
Melumad’s “Star Trek” adventures actually began on “Short Treks,” the 10-part series of shorts exploring various aspects of the “Trek” universe. She scored “Q&a,” the 2019 episode that featured Anson Mount as Christopher Pike,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation features an episode called “Lower Decks,” told from the point of view of a group of junior officers on the Enterprise who see our heroes as their demanding and at times unfair bosses. It offered a fresh perspective on a show that could often feel quite tired in its last year, and cast the Enterprise bridge crew in an entirely new light without making Picard and the others seem out of character.
Two and a half decades later, the name and...
Two and a half decades later, the name and...
- 8/6/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
How does Hollywood sell a gritty, realistic western? With a sexy shot of star Tina Louise! Viewers will be surprised: this fine western is a showcase for the elemental ruthlessness we associate with director André de Toth — its convincing snowbound setting is so intense, we can almost feel the cold. Slick writer Philip Yordan sets up an impossible conflict as a blizzard moves in on a tiny town… Robert Ryan must sort out his feelings for the town beauty Tina Louise, as he negotiates with the he-boss of the killer crooks, Burl Ives. It looks as if Ryan has no choice but to volunteer for a suicide journey — but nature has the last word.
Day of the Outlaw
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 92 min. / Street Date August 27, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, Venetia Stevenson, David Nelson, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Lambert,...
Day of the Outlaw
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 92 min. / Street Date August 27, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, Venetia Stevenson, David Nelson, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Lambert,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Season 2 of “Star Trek: Discovery” ambitiously played with the franchise’s multiverse through a series of dramatic interactions between the crews of the Discovery and Enterprise as they solved the mystery of The Red Angel threat from the future. And the centerpiece was the re-appearance of Anson Mount as original Enterprise captain Christopher Pike and Ethan Peck as a troubled young Spock dealing with his Vulcan/human identity crisis.
The highlight, though, was the surprising callback to the original series pilot, “The Cage,” in the form of a recap to the opening of the episode “If Memory Serves,” a semi-sequel in which they returned to Talos IV to heal fugitive Spock from his memory block. However, utilizing footage from the original series (Tos) provided additional editorial and visual effects challenges.
After editor Scott Gamzon cut the episode, he was approached by executive producer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi about utilizing Tos footage for...
The highlight, though, was the surprising callback to the original series pilot, “The Cage,” in the form of a recap to the opening of the episode “If Memory Serves,” a semi-sequel in which they returned to Talos IV to heal fugitive Spock from his memory block. However, utilizing footage from the original series (Tos) provided additional editorial and visual effects challenges.
After editor Scott Gamzon cut the episode, he was approached by executive producer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi about utilizing Tos footage for...
- 5/20/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Film-score buffs had a bonanza of riches to choose from in 2018 — notwithstanding the fact that the soundtrack business is almost unrecognizable from what it was even a decade ago. Instead of farming out their new scores to the traditional soundtrack labels, most studios now retain them for their own in-house labels and generally release them digitally. Meanwhile, the labels that once relied on current films for their bread-and-butter releases are focusing more on the niche market for classic film scores: re-releasing old ones with new material, finding worthy titles that somehow never got released, and in some cases even re-recording classic scores.
It’s a complicated business, label executives say. Not only must they track down the best available audio (studios and production companies don’t always retain the elements or sometimes can’t find them), they have to clear the rights (and sometimes the music publishing details have changed). And,...
It’s a complicated business, label executives say. Not only must they track down the best available audio (studios and production companies don’t always retain the elements or sometimes can’t find them), they have to clear the rights (and sometimes the music publishing details have changed). And,...
- 12/30/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Emotion and melody propel the “Star Trek Discovery” and “Lost in Space” scores from Jeff Russo and Christopher Lennertz. (The soundtracks are available from Lakeshore Records.) Of course, they’re nostalgic in paying homage to their predecessors, but they offer their own sense of grandeur and distinctive grace notes in underscoring topical adventures about inclusion and diversity.
In “Discovery,” Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Science Specialist Michael Burnham, a human raised by Vulcans, who provides a complex dynamic with superiors and subordinates. And, in “Lost in Space,” the new twist of a bi-racial Judy (Taylor Russell), empathetic Robot, and female Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) make the series more topical, compelling, and unpredictable.
Discovering Compassion in “Star Trek”
Emmy winner Russo (“Fargo”) was fascinated by the emphasis on compassion in exploring the various inter-relationships. “Discovery” takes place a decade before the original series and focuses on the Federation-Klingon war. However, unlike its predecessors,...
In “Discovery,” Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Science Specialist Michael Burnham, a human raised by Vulcans, who provides a complex dynamic with superiors and subordinates. And, in “Lost in Space,” the new twist of a bi-racial Judy (Taylor Russell), empathetic Robot, and female Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) make the series more topical, compelling, and unpredictable.
Discovering Compassion in “Star Trek”
Emmy winner Russo (“Fargo”) was fascinated by the emphasis on compassion in exploring the various inter-relationships. “Discovery” takes place a decade before the original series and focuses on the Federation-Klingon war. However, unlike its predecessors,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Some of the most compelling music for television these days is being written for science-fiction and fantasy shows, where the sound palette ranges from orchestral arrangements to eerie vocals and synthesizers, and reflects a wide spectrums of styles.
Christopher Lennertz, who recorded a 53-piece orchestra in London’s Abbey Road for the Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space,” says the music he produced is “testosterone-driven when it needs to be, but it’s very poignant when it comes to the kids and the family.
I didn’t want to hold back on the emotion, the heroism, the sadness, romance or hope.”
Lennertz incorporated a snippet of John Williams’ theme from the original ‘60s series, a nice tip of the hat to today’s most respected film composer back when he was still toiling in TV.
Similarly, Jeff Russo found that he could not launch CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Discovery...
Christopher Lennertz, who recorded a 53-piece orchestra in London’s Abbey Road for the Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space,” says the music he produced is “testosterone-driven when it needs to be, but it’s very poignant when it comes to the kids and the family.
I didn’t want to hold back on the emotion, the heroism, the sadness, romance or hope.”
Lennertz incorporated a snippet of John Williams’ theme from the original ‘60s series, a nice tip of the hat to today’s most respected film composer back when he was still toiling in TV.
Similarly, Jeff Russo found that he could not launch CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Discovery...
- 6/4/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The curtain is falling on the MGM musical, and Gene Kelly’s final song and dance at the studio is for a Paris-set show biz tale about a dancing star and his trio of showgirls. Actually, the comedy and the actresses get more attention than does Kelly. The gimmick is a Rashomon– like clash of conflicting testimony, but we prefer to concentrate on the sexy dancing and Kay Kendall’s hilarious drunk act. Who thought a boozy beauty wailing opera songs would be funny?
Les Girls
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Cole Porter’s Les Girls / Street Date April 17, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.9
Starring: Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips, Henry Daniell, Patrick Macnee.
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Film Editor: Ferris Webster
Costumes: Orry-Kelly
Choreography: Jack Cole
Original Music: Cole Porter, arranged and orchestrated by Alexander Courage, Adolph Deutsch, Skip Martin
Written...
Les Girls
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Cole Porter’s Les Girls / Street Date April 17, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.9
Starring: Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips, Henry Daniell, Patrick Macnee.
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Film Editor: Ferris Webster
Costumes: Orry-Kelly
Choreography: Jack Cole
Original Music: Cole Porter, arranged and orchestrated by Alexander Courage, Adolph Deutsch, Skip Martin
Written...
- 4/14/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 1 Episode 15, “Will You Take My Hand?”]
“That never gets old…ever!”
Jeff Russo said that on a sound stage in Burbank last month, in between takes of a full orchestra playing Alexander Courage’s end credits theme from the original “Star Trek.” This slightly refined version, which Russo explains (and as fans with an ear for detail will recognize) is from “Tos” Season 2, brought back for “Star Trek: Discovery” just in time for a momentous first season finale. As the closing seconds show the USS Enterprise make its initial, grand appearance in the timeline of the CBS All Access show, the time was perfect to bring in a slice of TV history for the moments immediately after.
This new recording of Courage’s original theme plays over the end credits for “Discovery” Episode 15, “Will You Take My Hand?” The idea for bringing this music into the...
“That never gets old…ever!”
Jeff Russo said that on a sound stage in Burbank last month, in between takes of a full orchestra playing Alexander Courage’s end credits theme from the original “Star Trek.” This slightly refined version, which Russo explains (and as fans with an ear for detail will recognize) is from “Tos” Season 2, brought back for “Star Trek: Discovery” just in time for a momentous first season finale. As the closing seconds show the USS Enterprise make its initial, grand appearance in the timeline of the CBS All Access show, the time was perfect to bring in a slice of TV history for the moments immediately after.
This new recording of Courage’s original theme plays over the end credits for “Discovery” Episode 15, “Will You Take My Hand?” The idea for bringing this music into the...
- 2/12/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
By Darren Allison
Before inheriting the title "Master of Disaster", a perfectly justified honour for his reputation of creating some of the greatest disaster movies of the 1970s, Irwin Allen was also the man responsible for some of the classic TV shows to emerge in the 1960’s. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants have all survived the test of time and become immortalised among the best in terms of cultural importance. However, above all others, Lost in Space (1965-1968) is arguably the series that endured. Very loosely inspired by Johan David Wyss's classic 1812 adventure novel “Swiss Family Robinson”, the premise for the show was fairly uncomplicated and followed the adventures of the Robinson family, a crew of space colonists who encounter a number of strange and otherworldly situations after their ship is sabotaged and thrown off its original course. A great...
Before inheriting the title "Master of Disaster", a perfectly justified honour for his reputation of creating some of the greatest disaster movies of the 1970s, Irwin Allen was also the man responsible for some of the classic TV shows to emerge in the 1960’s. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants have all survived the test of time and become immortalised among the best in terms of cultural importance. However, above all others, Lost in Space (1965-1968) is arguably the series that endured. Very loosely inspired by Johan David Wyss's classic 1812 adventure novel “Swiss Family Robinson”, the premise for the show was fairly uncomplicated and followed the adventures of the Robinson family, a crew of space colonists who encounter a number of strange and otherworldly situations after their ship is sabotaged and thrown off its original course. A great...
- 12/18/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
For “Trek” fans who have been waiting eagerly to get a sense of how “Star Trek: Discovery” will emulate the series that have come before, the below behind-the-scenes clip should make it clear that the past is very much a part of the present.
As composer Jeff Russo explains, the original theme for the series is incorporated into the new music at both the beginning and end, a tribute to Alexander Courage’s iconic work. “It’s built into the DNA of the show,” as executive producer Alex Kurtzman explains. Russo conducts a 60-piece orchestra in the below video, in an era when live performers for a soundtrack are considered a bit of a luxury.
Read More:‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Everything You Need To Know About the Upcoming CBS All Access Series
“Star Trek: Discovery” is set ten years before “Star Trek: The Original Series,” and tracks the adventures of Lt.
As composer Jeff Russo explains, the original theme for the series is incorporated into the new music at both the beginning and end, a tribute to Alexander Courage’s iconic work. “It’s built into the DNA of the show,” as executive producer Alex Kurtzman explains. Russo conducts a 60-piece orchestra in the below video, in an era when live performers for a soundtrack are considered a bit of a luxury.
Read More:‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Everything You Need To Know About the Upcoming CBS All Access Series
“Star Trek: Discovery” is set ten years before “Star Trek: The Original Series,” and tracks the adventures of Lt.
- 9/12/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Shows have staying power in part because of their fantastic opening theme songs. A really great opening theme can stay in your head long after the episode is over and can even become an oddly welcome earworm. Shows of the past have proved this with Seinfeld’s memorable guitar licks, Cheers “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” and of course the original Star Trek outer space orchestral adventure theme, a classic composed by Alexander Courage. Today’s TV shows have followed that time-honored tradition, with a few standouts that will live on in memory long after the show runs its course. Below are
Five Current TV Shows With the Best Intro Theme Songs...
Five Current TV Shows With the Best Intro Theme Songs...
- 5/15/2017
- by Virginia Repka-Franco
- TVovermind.com
Star Trek: The Original Series aired 50 years ago, Thursday. (Actually, that's a bit of a cheat: The series originally aired Sept. 6, 1966 … in Canada, so you know, it doesn't count.)
The show never achieved high ratings during its original run of three seasons, but as it went into syndication throughout the 1970s, it became the cult classic it is today, with 13 feature films and five additional television series following. In honor of its 50th anniversary, we're rounding up some facts you might not have known about the series that boldly went where no other show had gone before.
1. Some of the...
The show never achieved high ratings during its original run of three seasons, but as it went into syndication throughout the 1970s, it became the cult classic it is today, with 13 feature films and five additional television series following. In honor of its 50th anniversary, we're rounding up some facts you might not have known about the series that boldly went where no other show had gone before.
1. Some of the...
- 9/8/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
Star Trek: The Original Series aired 50 years ago, Thursday. (Actually, that's a bit of a cheat: The series originally aired Sept. 6, 1966 … in Canada, so you know, it doesn't count.) The show never achieved high ratings during its original run of three seasons, but as it went into syndication throughout the 1970s, it became the cult classic it is today, with 13 feature films and five additional television series following. In honor of its 50th anniversary, we're rounding up some facts you might not have known about the series that boldly went where no other show had gone before. 1. Some of the...
- 9/8/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Star Trek: The Original Series aired 50 years ago, Thursday. (Actually, that's a bit of a cheat: The series originally aired Sept. 6, 1966 … in Canada, so you know, it doesn't count.) The show never achieved high ratings during its original run of three seasons, but as it went into syndication throughout the 1970s, it became the cult classic it is today, with 13 feature films and five additional television series following. In honor of its 50th anniversary, we're rounding up some facts you might not have known about the series that boldly went where no other show had gone before. 1. Some of the...
- 9/8/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Kirk: We make a good team
Spock: Yes, we do.
Bones: We could be mauled to death by an interstellar monster!
Kirk: That’s the spirit, Bones.
Considering today is Monday the 25th and Star Trek: Beyond came out only three days ago, how much can I tell you about it without doing the dreaded Here There Be Spoilers dance? Hmmm…let’s see….
Did I like it?
Yes.
Did I luvvvvvvvv it?
Well, that’s hard to say. If you had asked me that last night as I was walking out of the theatre, I would have said, “No, I didn’t luvvvvvvvv it.”
Meaning that I didn’t want to turn around and immediately buy another ticket, ‘cause I’m too honest to just stay in my seat and wait for the next show, and besides, with my luck, I would have gotten caught by that one...
Spock: Yes, we do.
Bones: We could be mauled to death by an interstellar monster!
Kirk: That’s the spirit, Bones.
Considering today is Monday the 25th and Star Trek: Beyond came out only three days ago, how much can I tell you about it without doing the dreaded Here There Be Spoilers dance? Hmmm…let’s see….
Did I like it?
Yes.
Did I luvvvvvvvv it?
Well, that’s hard to say. If you had asked me that last night as I was walking out of the theatre, I would have said, “No, I didn’t luvvvvvvvv it.”
Meaning that I didn’t want to turn around and immediately buy another ticket, ‘cause I’m too honest to just stay in my seat and wait for the next show, and besides, with my luck, I would have gotten caught by that one...
- 7/25/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
The last several weeks have been busy for Nicholas Meyer.The two-time Star Trek movie director first joined the writing staff of the new Star Trek series for CBS All Access. He sold his Palisades-based home for $5.4 million.And he accused the late composer Alexander Courage of possibly lifting his famous "Star Trek" theme fanfare from a 1951 movie."There can be no doubt that much original music has been composed for the series and its various spinoffs and feature film descendants," Meyer wrote in a letter to the Los Angeles Times on April 3. "But it is questionable whether Alexander Courage's familiar fanfare is among them."Meyer pointed to the theme to the 1951 film "Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N." from composer Robert Farnon, which he says "eerily resembles Courage's 'Star Trek' motif."Read ...
- 4/17/2016
- GeekNation.com
Hollywood, Calif. – Paramount Home Media Distribution announced today that director J.J. Abrams’ global blockbusters Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness will be the studio’s first two titles released on the new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format. The releases coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise in 2016. 4K Uhd represents the next evolution in home entertainment, offering four times the resolution and more than double the number of colors available with full HD. In addition, these spectacular 4K Uhd releases deliver exceptional vibrancy and contrast through High Dynamic Range technology, which reveals hidden details and shades of color that more closely mimic real life. Both Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness have been digitally remastered with new 4K Uhd transfers for exceptionally brilliant picture quality and feature Dolby Atmos® soundtracks* remixed specifically for the home theater environment. Dolby Atmos delivers captivating sound that places...
- 4/6/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
As the new media format comes into its own, movie studios are starting to adopt the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Rays. As others have announced their initial titles, Paramount has revealed their first films coming to the new format will be the Star Trek reboot and it's sequel, Into Darkness.
If you're looking to expand your Ultra HD Blu-Ray collection (granted there aren't many ways to do so at the moment), and looking to celebrate Star Trek this year, you're in luck. Jj Abrams' Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness are Paramount's first films coming to the new format coming June 14th. Of course, they'll be coming with a slew of special features as well, which you can get all the details on below:
Paramount Home Media Distribution announced today that director J.J. Abrams’ global blockbusters Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness will be the studio...
If you're looking to expand your Ultra HD Blu-Ray collection (granted there aren't many ways to do so at the moment), and looking to celebrate Star Trek this year, you're in luck. Jj Abrams' Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness are Paramount's first films coming to the new format coming June 14th. Of course, they'll be coming with a slew of special features as well, which you can get all the details on below:
Paramount Home Media Distribution announced today that director J.J. Abrams’ global blockbusters Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness will be the studio...
- 4/6/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Even though police procedurals are all the rage on TV right now, I’ve always preferred detective shows and Film Noir movies. This week, let’s take a walk down some mean streets as I tell you about an outstanding Film Noir thriller. You’ll have to listen closely, as there’s no film at all.
Broadway Is My Beat is a crime drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Originally broadcast in the late 40’s and early 50’s, this show follows the homicide caseload of Lt. Danny Clover, a cop assigned to the “Broadway Precinct” of New York City.
Each week Lt. Clover must solve a murder. And it’s all done Ellery Queen/“fair play” style, so the listener can figure out whodunit as well. These stories are pretty clever. It’s always a race for the listener to keep up with the police lieutenant and discover what...
Broadway Is My Beat is a crime drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Originally broadcast in the late 40’s and early 50’s, this show follows the homicide caseload of Lt. Danny Clover, a cop assigned to the “Broadway Precinct” of New York City.
Each week Lt. Clover must solve a murder. And it’s all done Ellery Queen/“fair play” style, so the listener can figure out whodunit as well. These stories are pretty clever. It’s always a race for the listener to keep up with the police lieutenant and discover what...
- 11/23/2015
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
The gaudy MGM musical bio gets one last go-round, gathering an all-star cast to illustrate the songbook of composer Sigmund Romberg. Gene Kelly dances with his brother Fred, and Cyd Charisse does a hot number with James Mitchell, while star José Ferrer goes on stage to perform with his wife Rosemary Clooney. Deep in My Heart Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1954 / Color / 1:37 flat Academy / 132 min. / Street Date November 10, 2015 / available through the WBshop / 17.95 Starring José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon, Walter Pidgeon, Jim Backus, Rosemary Clooney, Gene Kelly, Fred Kelly, Jane Powell, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse, Howard Keel, Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Joan Weldon, Fred Kelly, Russ Tamblyn. Susan Luckey, Robert Easton, Barrie Chase, Douglas Fowley. Cinematography George J. Folsey Film Editor Adrienne Fazan Original Music Alexander Courage, Adolph Deutsch Written by Leonard Spigelgass from a book by Elliott Arnold Produced by Roger Edens Directed by Stanley Donen
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- 11/3/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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To mark Pixar's Ratatouille being scored by a live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, we chat to film composer Michael Giacchino...
Ratatouille returns to the big screen this Wednesday - with an orchestra in tow. Brad Bird's 2007 Pixar animation is showing at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by a full orchestra.
If you're one of the 12 people who haven't seen it, the film follows food-loving rat Remy as he secretly teams up with a hapless kitchen boy in Paris to create beautiful dishes. But that alchemy of ingredients takes place place off-screen too: between the visuals and Michael Giacchino's Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated score.
As life-long fans of his work, from Jurassic World and Mission: Impossible to Inside Out and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, we dropped him a note to quiz him on how he composes, why he names his tracks with such bad puns - and,...
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To mark Pixar's Ratatouille being scored by a live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, we chat to film composer Michael Giacchino...
Ratatouille returns to the big screen this Wednesday - with an orchestra in tow. Brad Bird's 2007 Pixar animation is showing at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by a full orchestra.
If you're one of the 12 people who haven't seen it, the film follows food-loving rat Remy as he secretly teams up with a hapless kitchen boy in Paris to create beautiful dishes. But that alchemy of ingredients takes place place off-screen too: between the visuals and Michael Giacchino's Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated score.
As life-long fans of his work, from Jurassic World and Mission: Impossible to Inside Out and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, we dropped him a note to quiz him on how he composes, why he names his tracks with such bad puns - and,...
- 10/26/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
“Don’t screw this up.”
Admiral Maxwell Forrest, Starfleet Command, to Captain Jonathan Archer • “Broken Bow” • Episode 1, Season 1, Enterprise
As I mentioned in last week’s column (Oh Boy), Scott Bakula also starred as Captain Jonathan Archer on Enterprise, which ran on the Upn network from September 2001 to May 2005, a total of four years. That’s one more year than Tos’s run, but three years shorter than its successful progenitors, Next Gen, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager.
Upn claimed that poor ratings caused Enterprise’s downfall; according to Wikipedia, it never rose above the Top 100 rank in the Neilson ratings system, debuting at #115, and continuing to sink until its final season, where it landed at #148. It’s generally perceived as a failure, and has been blamed for the lack of any Star Trek on either television or movie screens until J.J. Abrams’s 2009 film reboot of the franchise.
Set...
Admiral Maxwell Forrest, Starfleet Command, to Captain Jonathan Archer • “Broken Bow” • Episode 1, Season 1, Enterprise
As I mentioned in last week’s column (Oh Boy), Scott Bakula also starred as Captain Jonathan Archer on Enterprise, which ran on the Upn network from September 2001 to May 2005, a total of four years. That’s one more year than Tos’s run, but three years shorter than its successful progenitors, Next Gen, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager.
Upn claimed that poor ratings caused Enterprise’s downfall; according to Wikipedia, it never rose above the Top 100 rank in the Neilson ratings system, debuting at #115, and continuing to sink until its final season, where it landed at #148. It’s generally perceived as a failure, and has been blamed for the lack of any Star Trek on either television or movie screens until J.J. Abrams’s 2009 film reboot of the franchise.
Set...
- 6/16/2015
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Film scores aren't just for playing in the background any more. Ivan looks at how they're taking centre stage...
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Film soundtracks have always been a strange medium. The music relies on movies for their full meaning. They're so integral to a film and its mood that to listen to them away from the big screen can seem strange to many. Others, meanwhile, take the chance outside of the cinema to pore over them in detail, or use them for background music while running or working (How to Train Your Dragon's on now, if you're wondering). It's only in recent years that another way of listening to them has become popular again: with your eyes.
Do a quick Google for "film with live score" and you'll discover a whole heap of events currently happening around the UK in which orchestras accompany a screening. Why the sudden trend? Is it...
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Film soundtracks have always been a strange medium. The music relies on movies for their full meaning. They're so integral to a film and its mood that to listen to them away from the big screen can seem strange to many. Others, meanwhile, take the chance outside of the cinema to pore over them in detail, or use them for background music while running or working (How to Train Your Dragon's on now, if you're wondering). It's only in recent years that another way of listening to them has become popular again: with your eyes.
Do a quick Google for "film with live score" and you'll discover a whole heap of events currently happening around the UK in which orchestras accompany a screening. Why the sudden trend? Is it...
- 6/25/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ivan Radford 7 Jan 2014 - 06:37
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
- 1/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The theme song from Star Trek (originally scored under the title “Where No Man Has Gone Before”) is wihtout a doubt, one of the greatest themes ever composed. The instrumental musical piece written by Alexander Courage has been reinvented a fair number of times throughout the years. Now, identical Twins Camille and Kennerly have created a video, in which they compose their own unique take on the song: an electric duet harp arrangement of the theme from the original series along with the version of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Camille and Kennerly have also covered themes for such classics as AMC’s The Walking Dead, BBC’s long running Doctor Who and HBO’s Game of Thrones.
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Camille and Kennerly have also covered themes for such classics as AMC’s The Walking Dead, BBC’s long running Doctor Who and HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Enjoy!
- 5/21/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Fresh fanfare surrounding the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness is revving up renewed interest in the original Star Trek TV series. One key component of what makes Star Trek great is the incredible symphonic soundtrack that accompanied every episode, and now La-la Land Records has released Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection, a limited-edition, must-have box set for true fans of the series – and the perfect gift for the Trekkies and Trekkers in your galaxy.
Pics: 'Star Trek' Movies -- The Best and Worst Moments
According to the set's incredibly detailed and thorough liner notes, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry looked to veteran composer and arranger Alexander Courage to use a nautical approach to the show's soundtrack, hoping to keep the mid-'60s space series that was originally pitched as "A Wagon Train to the Stars" grounded.
"My feeling was this," said Roddenberry in a 1982 interview, "that for the first time on television I was going...
Pics: 'Star Trek' Movies -- The Best and Worst Moments
According to the set's incredibly detailed and thorough liner notes, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry looked to veteran composer and arranger Alexander Courage to use a nautical approach to the show's soundtrack, hoping to keep the mid-'60s space series that was originally pitched as "A Wagon Train to the Stars" grounded.
"My feeling was this," said Roddenberry in a 1982 interview, "that for the first time on television I was going...
- 12/14/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
It's going to take more than a little wind to rattle Uhura. Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols gave space/aviation/history geeks a major thrill at the landing ceremony for the retired space shuttle Endeavour, which made its way to Los Angeles International Airport today on the back of a Boeing 747. After a gust of wind blew her speech notes right off podium, Nichols, the event's host, grabbed at the pages and burst into an impromptu rendition of the famed Star Trek theme while she collected herself. You can imagine how that went over. "Thank you!" she said, smiling, as the crowd cheered. But while Uhura herself belting out the Alexander Courage-penned...
- 9/22/2012
- E! Online
Set your phasers to stun: Did you know that the complete soundtrack for the original Star Trek TV series has never been released, separate from the episodes? That iconic music from your childhood and beyond is now soon to be released in its entirety, including music that was recorded but never actually used onscreen.
Don’t worry, Trekkies and Trekkers, they understand that some of us are obsessed and they fear our wrath, so when they say complete, they mean complete. 15 discs worth of complete. What they need to know now is how many sets to press. First, here’s a featurette about the project:
Featurette: Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection- Behind the Score
Click here to view the embedded video.
And here’s the press release with all the details, including their request for info on how many they should be pressing:
Coming Soon From La-la Land Records...
Don’t worry, Trekkies and Trekkers, they understand that some of us are obsessed and they fear our wrath, so when they say complete, they mean complete. 15 discs worth of complete. What they need to know now is how many sets to press. First, here’s a featurette about the project:
Featurette: Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack Collection- Behind the Score
Click here to view the embedded video.
And here’s the press release with all the details, including their request for info on how many they should be pressing:
Coming Soon From La-la Land Records...
- 8/13/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Composer Michael Giacchino may have gone back to Alexander Courage’s iconic 1966 theme for his score to the 2009 reboot Star Trek, but Trek fans remain loyal to virtually all iterations of the franchise’s music. And with good reason: When creator Gene Roddenberry rebooted the show with Star Trek: The Next Generation, he combined Courage’s work with that of Jerry Goldsmith, who composed the score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, melding two eras of Trek mythology as he created a third. Photos: Comic-Con 2012: 12 Great Geek Memorabilia Treasures up for Auction As director J.J. Abrams gears
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- 7/26/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Intrada Records has announced a new edition of the soundtrack for Joe Dante’s 1985 fantasy movie Explorers. The album marks the world premiere release of the film’s score composed by Jerry Goldsmith and includes more than half an hour of previously unreleased music. Also included on the soundtack is the track Space Movie by Alexander Courage. The album is available to order on Intrada’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips from the release. Explorers stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix as misfit best friends whose dreams of space travel become a reality when they create an interplanetary spacecraft in their homemade laboratory.
The label has also announced the world premiere release of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures 1953 adventure classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The album features 78 minutes of the score by Paul J. Smith. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store.
The label has also announced the world premiere release of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures 1953 adventure classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The album features 78 minutes of the score by Paul J. Smith. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store.
- 9/6/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack set for the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 3Cd-set features more than three hours of previously unreleased music from the show by composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney and Fred Steiner. The Volume One set is limited to 3000 copies. To order the album and to listen to lengthy audio clips from the release, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry and starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby and Wil Wheaton aired from 1987 to 1994 and was the longest-running Star Trek series.
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
- 8/8/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Yesterday we reported on how William Shatner surprised the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery with a Star Trek inspired wake up call. Now you can listen to the actual audio that was recorded. Here's a description of what went down from Nasa:
William Shatner, the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a special message to the crew of space shuttle Discovery during the 3:23 a.m. Est wakeup call on Mon., Mar. 7. As Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme song played underneath, Shatner replaced the original television introduction with, "Space, the final frontier. These have been the voyages of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Her 30 year mission: To seek out new science. To build new outposts. To bring nations together on the final frontier. To boldly go, and do, what no spacecraft has done before." The "Theme from Star Trek" received...
William Shatner, the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a special message to the crew of space shuttle Discovery during the 3:23 a.m. Est wakeup call on Mon., Mar. 7. As Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme song played underneath, Shatner replaced the original television introduction with, "Space, the final frontier. These have been the voyages of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Her 30 year mission: To seek out new science. To build new outposts. To bring nations together on the final frontier. To boldly go, and do, what no spacecraft has done before." The "Theme from Star Trek" received...
- 3/8/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Space Shuttle Discovery is finishing up its final mission, a 13-day visit to the International Space Station. The ship will make its final landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday after which it will be retired. For those of us who have grown up with Discovery, it’s a little sad to see it retire.
Each morning, a special song usually picked by their families awakens the astronauts on board. For this last mission Nasa decided to hold an online contest to allow fans to pick the songs. Nearly 2.5 million votes were cast between August 20, 2010 and November 1, 2010 Alexander Courage's theme song to the original Star Trek television series was the second most popular song of the ones available getting 671,133 votes or 27.2% of the total votes [...]...
Each morning, a special song usually picked by their families awakens the astronauts on board. For this last mission Nasa decided to hold an online contest to allow fans to pick the songs. Nearly 2.5 million votes were cast between August 20, 2010 and November 1, 2010 Alexander Courage's theme song to the original Star Trek television series was the second most popular song of the ones available getting 671,133 votes or 27.2% of the total votes [...]...
- 3/8/2011
- by Culturesmash
- Geeks of Doom
Did you know that there were lyrics actually written for the opening theme song to the original Star Trek series!? You've never heard them becuse they were never recored, but Gene Roddenberry wrote them! According to snopes here's the story behind why Roddenberry wrote the lyrics... it was all about money.
The score was written by Alexander Courage and when the show was picked up he would receive royalties every time the episode aired whether it was a first run or a re-run. This only lasted about a year for him, after that Roddenberry laid claim to half of the royalties for the opening theme song. How? A couple years prior Courage made a handshake agreement with Roddenberry that gave him the option of composing lyrics to the score. Roddenberry eventually exercised that option and wrote lyrics giving him half the rights to the performance royalties even thought they were never recorded.
The score was written by Alexander Courage and when the show was picked up he would receive royalties every time the episode aired whether it was a first run or a re-run. This only lasted about a year for him, after that Roddenberry laid claim to half of the royalties for the opening theme song. How? A couple years prior Courage made a handshake agreement with Roddenberry that gave him the option of composing lyrics to the score. Roddenberry eventually exercised that option and wrote lyrics giving him half the rights to the performance royalties even thought they were never recorded.
- 9/27/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We're not entirely sure if this new poster for Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is trying to scream that Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan has courage, that the music is by Star Trek theme man Alexander Courage (doubt it, he's dead) or if he's sponsored by Courage Best Bitter.It's probably option A), since anyone who's seen the trailer for Mike Newell's game adaptation can tell you that Dastan is all about being courageous. That, and leaping about in the desert. But while there are some film images that go for subtlety, it looks like the Persia team are all about big, bold statements that leave you in no doubt about our hero and his 'tache. Planet Disney got the new image, which you can see below.Click the image above for a larger version on PlanetadisneyPrince Of Persia arrives in cinemas on 28 May next year.
- 12/2/2009
- EmpireOnline
As many of you may already know, Jj Abrams' Star Trek movie arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on November 17. Today Paramount has released the final box art for the three sets, which you can check out below.
You can also watch a fantastic behind-the-scenes teaser trailer for the release by clicking on the player at the bottom of this article.
The film is coming out in three versions: a three-disk Blu-ray, plus single and double-disk DVD sets. Each set is now available for pre-order at Amazon.
Three Disc Blu-ray Set
The Star Trek three-disc Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, English Sdh, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.
The film features a movie commentary by director Jj Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk.
As you might expect, tons...
You can also watch a fantastic behind-the-scenes teaser trailer for the release by clicking on the player at the bottom of this article.
The film is coming out in three versions: a three-disk Blu-ray, plus single and double-disk DVD sets. Each set is now available for pre-order at Amazon.
Three Disc Blu-ray Set
The Star Trek three-disc Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, English Sdh, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.
The film features a movie commentary by director Jj Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk.
As you might expect, tons...
- 9/4/2009
- CinemaSpy
Film and TV is a unique medium in that it is usually comprised of a combination of disciplines: Literature, photography, design, theater and music, just to name a few. All these aspects work in tandem in service to the larger picture to provide an all-encompassing artistic experience.
Music, like any other artform has a tendency from time to time re-invent itself. Constantly challenging what has come before, and discovering new means of expression. Often, we can tell the period from which a piece has been composed simply by its stylistic choices: the jazzy '60s, the disco '70s, the techno '80s... and so on.
Film music has always had an important part in the overall emotional impact of a movie. Whether it takes the back seat in providing an aural landscape, or front and centre with sweeping musical themes. Some may argue that music, when it services the film correctly,...
Music, like any other artform has a tendency from time to time re-invent itself. Constantly challenging what has come before, and discovering new means of expression. Often, we can tell the period from which a piece has been composed simply by its stylistic choices: the jazzy '60s, the disco '70s, the techno '80s... and so on.
Film music has always had an important part in the overall emotional impact of a movie. Whether it takes the back seat in providing an aural landscape, or front and centre with sweeping musical themes. Some may argue that music, when it services the film correctly,...
- 9/2/2009
- CinemaSpy
Paramount Home Entertainment will release J.J. Abrams' Star Trek on November 17th, and today Starlog has details on both the 2-disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-Ray releases.
Both the Special Edition DVD and the Ultimate Edition Blu-ray feature an incredible amount of bonus features. Check out the specs below:
Special Edition DVD Specs:
Disc 1:
Commentary—By director J.J. Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk. A New Vision— J.J. Abrams’ vision was not only to create a Star Trek that was a bigger, more action-packed spectacle but also to make the spectacle feel real. Every aspect of production—from unique locations to the use of classic Hollywood camera tricks—was guided by this overall objective. Gag Reel—Bloopers featuring the entire principal cast. Disc 2:
Digital Copy Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary, including: Spock Birth Klingons Take Over Narada Young Kirk,...
Both the Special Edition DVD and the Ultimate Edition Blu-ray feature an incredible amount of bonus features. Check out the specs below:
Special Edition DVD Specs:
Disc 1:
Commentary—By director J.J. Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk. A New Vision— J.J. Abrams’ vision was not only to create a Star Trek that was a bigger, more action-packed spectacle but also to make the spectacle feel real. Every aspect of production—from unique locations to the use of classic Hollywood camera tricks—was guided by this overall objective. Gag Reel—Bloopers featuring the entire principal cast. Disc 2:
Digital Copy Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary, including: Spock Birth Klingons Take Over Narada Young Kirk,...
- 7/28/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (James Zahn)
- Starlog
It’s hard to believe that J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek was only two months ago, but since then, we have had transforming robots, teenage wizards, and hangovers to keep our summer busy. Now that most of the dust has settled, there is finally some more goodies to look forward to in the world of Star Trek as the details for the 3-disc Blu Ray and 2-disc Special Edition DVD (both out November 17) have been announced, and they look like the wait may be worth it.
Disc 1:
- Commentary—By director J.J. Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk.
- Nasa News— This Bd-Live feature gives viewers access to the latest Nasa news about real space exploration. Learn about new mission developments and check out featured imagery from around the universe.
Disc 2:
To Boldly Go—Taking on the world’s most...
Disc 1:
- Commentary—By director J.J. Abrams, writers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Bryan Burk.
- Nasa News— This Bd-Live feature gives viewers access to the latest Nasa news about real space exploration. Learn about new mission developments and check out featured imagery from around the universe.
Disc 2:
To Boldly Go—Taking on the world’s most...
- 7/17/2009
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
It's all but officially stamped by Paramount Home Video that the newly reimagined Star Trek will arrive on home video come November 17. The movie will be available as a three-disc Blu-ray, a two-disc DVD with loads of extra features and a single-disc film that will include a director's commentary track by J.J. Abrams.
There will also be a gimmicky feature on the cover for the disc. Called "augmented reality," when you hold up the cover to the Star Trek DVD in front of your computer's webcam you will be treated to an interactive hologram-like image on your screen. By turning your hand you will be able to move the image and tour five different rooms onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, as well as engage enemies in a space battle.
While the arrival date is known, it's less clear what kind of extra material will be on the two-disc and three-disc sets.
There will also be a gimmicky feature on the cover for the disc. Called "augmented reality," when you hold up the cover to the Star Trek DVD in front of your computer's webcam you will be treated to an interactive hologram-like image on your screen. By turning your hand you will be able to move the image and tour five different rooms onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, as well as engage enemies in a space battle.
While the arrival date is known, it's less clear what kind of extra material will be on the two-disc and three-disc sets.
- 7/17/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
May 8 is coming up fast...and news about all things Star Trek is breaking with equal alacrity. Below is a selection of the latest news about the film to keep you up-to-date:
Quinto Talks Trek Sequels
Canada's Tribute magazine recently interviewed Zachary Quinto, who talked about playing the new Spock, and about his role as the nasty villain in NBC's Heroes. In the interview, Quinto confirms that he is contracted for the Star Trek sequel:
Tribute: While playing Spock did you ever any similarities between him and Sylar?
Quinto: I think the only similarity that can really be drawn is the fact that both of these characters are really dealing with and working with deep-rooted internal conflicts and dualities within themselves but they come from very different points of view and they process those dualities very differently, so I think the similarities sort of ends there, but for different reasons...
Quinto Talks Trek Sequels
Canada's Tribute magazine recently interviewed Zachary Quinto, who talked about playing the new Spock, and about his role as the nasty villain in NBC's Heroes. In the interview, Quinto confirms that he is contracted for the Star Trek sequel:
Tribute: While playing Spock did you ever any similarities between him and Sylar?
Quinto: I think the only similarity that can really be drawn is the fact that both of these characters are really dealing with and working with deep-rooted internal conflicts and dualities within themselves but they come from very different points of view and they process those dualities very differently, so I think the similarities sort of ends there, but for different reasons...
- 4/1/2009
- CinemaSpy
Upcoming Film Scores lists the ten most exciting, promising and anticipated film scores of 2009, according to its editor Mikael Carlsson who can't wait to hear what will come out musically of these projects:
1. Avatar (James Horner)
Director James Cameron and composer James Horner are of course best known for the multi-zillion-whatever-megahit Titanic, but they also gave us Aliens in 1986 which stands out as one of the most exciting nailbiter scores in sci-fi history. On that film, Cameron gave Horner a pretty hard time as judging from the composer interview on the special edition DVD, and basically what you hear in the film is the result of a composer writing under enormous pressure. On Avatar, the situation is the complete opposite. A luxury in film scoring today, the total time given to the scoring process on this film will probably exceed one year! Horner is currently working exclusively on this film,...
1. Avatar (James Horner)
Director James Cameron and composer James Horner are of course best known for the multi-zillion-whatever-megahit Titanic, but they also gave us Aliens in 1986 which stands out as one of the most exciting nailbiter scores in sci-fi history. On that film, Cameron gave Horner a pretty hard time as judging from the composer interview on the special edition DVD, and basically what you hear in the film is the result of a composer writing under enormous pressure. On Avatar, the situation is the complete opposite. A luxury in film scoring today, the total time given to the scoring process on this film will probably exceed one year! Horner is currently working exclusively on this film,...
- 1/3/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
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