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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As someone who knows almost nothing about Star Trek, you finally made a meme that I cannot comprehend on any level. Well done.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Star trek opening credits were always these expansive, gorgeous classical pieces. Highly aspirational, with intense, driving music but very grandiose. Much like the show itself, with its themes of exploration, discovery and compassion.

This was the case for the first 4 star trek shows, but when the 5th show Enterprise premiered, a show about the federation leading up to the original series timeline, its intro was a country pop power ballad. Think "I love my blue jeans, I love my truck, l love my beer and America" style.

Its still inspirational and driving, but it was a wild departure from the more cerebral intros that came before it.

People have...feelings about it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Think “I love my blue jeans, I love my truck, l love my beer and America” style.

My wife dun died and my dog dun divorced me.

Still, there should be emphasis on the power in power ballad. I hate that song a lot, but at the same time it's such a powerful earworm that I love it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, the TOS and TNG theme songs were different from the DS9 and Voyager themes. The former being more powerful, driving themes. The latter being more somber, contemplative themes.

It makes sense to change it up every once in a while. And honestly the more grounded, hopeful theme of Enterprise felt right for the theme of the show, setting up the eventual foundation of the United Federation of Planets at the end (spoilers, sorry).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The horn work in the DS9 theme is awesome. Just tossing that out there.

[–] MajorHavoc 7 points 1 year ago

True. But I do wish they would have had Avery Brooks talk over the music, to honor tradition.

"Space: The final frontier. These aren't voyages at all, and - I don't understand why Admiral Jellico insists on a log recorded in this format. I have important work that can't wait. Computer, erase this log and send my regrets to Admiral Jellico."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They were different, but they were all still instrumental. When most people think of Star Trek music, they think of horn and violin music. Enterprise had none of that and was heavily lyrical.

[–] ummthatguy 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's about time they worked some bongos back into a theme.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Fuck yes. Star Trek needs its own Cantina song!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TOS and TNG also had the voice over stating the Starfleet modus operandi.

Sometimes things are just different.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Voiceover =/= lyrics.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's a better version of the Armageddon movie song.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The quotes are parts of the theme song to Enterprise.

It was the only Star Trek show that didn't use a variant of the Trek theme song.

The show also had a rough start. But got good.

[–] cogman 5 points 1 year ago

That's because ♫I've got faith of the heart, I'm going where my heart will take me♫

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MajorHavoc 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Request denied. All command functions have been routed to Broccoli.

[–] ummthatguy 3 points 1 year ago

Not because he dislikes it. He simply believes that his own rendition is superior. Let's hear it, shall we?...

[–] Psaldorn 13 points 1 year ago

NO THEY'RE NOT GONNA HOLD ME DOWN

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. It's terrible and it will always be terrible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Terribly awesome, and feeling that way makes you terrible too.

That song is schadenfreude in musical form.

[–] EmpathicVagrant 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sing along with it once ironically and you know it’ll own you soon. It’s a curse; a plague.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Resistance is futile.

[–] bagele 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fun fact: The song is a Rod Stewart song written for the movie Patch Adams.

[–] ummthatguy 8 points 1 year ago

His rejecting the song is our gain.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Day 50: red bloodshot eyes trickling tears ... snaps flute in half .... someone hands him another flute

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You're right, and everybody who hates it is right.

It's cheap, hokey, sentimental, and goddamnit it fucking works on me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, but the utter inanity of "faith of the heart" as a lyric kills any possible enjoyment of the song for me. The bland but overwrought vocals don't help, but if the lyrics were good enough, I could look past that.

I've said it before, I didn't mind a lyrical theme song, I minded that song. It was just so damn empty and cookie cutter. Like, the frakking Dr Pol theme song is better because it's at least not pretending to be something it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can't just refer to it as "faith of the heart", it's "faith of the heaarrr-arrr-arr-arr-arrrt".

[–] ClarkDoom 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thrn they drop the season 3 version...

[–] ummthatguy 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, need to add a panel of grumpy old pissed-off Picard lambasting the horror that is the remix.