Check out the main title theme from Star Trek: Discovery

By Kevin Fraser

Posted 9 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

The Star Trek TV franchise has a history of beautiful opening credit sequences complete with a rousing score (go sit in the corner, Star Trek: Enterprise), and it's gratifying to know that Star Trek: Discovery will be no different. With less than two weeks to go until the debut of the latest Star Trek series, it seems that we can't go a day without something Star Trek-related, and now CBS has given us the first preview of what will be Star Trek: Discovery's main title theme. The video, which includes an interview with composer Jeff Russo, finds the music beginning with a nod to Alexander Courage’s classic Original Series theme before launching into something new. Check it out.

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Preview #StarTrekDiscovery's main title theme from composer @jeffersonrusso. 🎼 Stream the world premiere Sept 24: https://t.co/o5Trjbp6Mh pic.twitter.com/zHVey12s5S

— Star Trek: Discovery (@startrekcbs) September 12, 2017

The return to the Alexander Courage theme at the end feels slightly forced, but for the most part, I quite like what I'm hearing. In order to be sold entirely, I'll have to see what sort of visuals the theme will be paired up with. Taking place a decade before the events of The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) as Michael Burnham, a brilliant Starfleet first officer, as well as the first human educated on Vulcan, who's forced to make an impossibly difficult decision which impacts the entire Federation. Although I do have concerns about what type of series Star Trek: Discovery will be, I can't help but feel excited at the opportunity to dive into a brand-new Star Trek series. It's been far too long.

What are your thoughts of Discovery's theme, and which Star Trek main title theme is your favourite?

Star Trek: Discovery will debut on CBS on September 24, 2017 before moving to CBS All Access.

Source: CBS

Tags: CBS, music, Star Trek Discovery, TV

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