Enterprise Open: Alternate Version

dub · March 3 2013, 12:33 AM

I'm still making my way through Enterprise and I'm liking it. But the opening credits music still hasn't grown on me. I put together a version of the open using existing visuals, a mixture of "Archer's Theme" by Dennis McCarthy, plus additional sfx. Hope you like it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8S0cC4jn-M

ChristopherPike · March 3 2013, 01:28 AM

^ Nice. That end bit with a few bars from Courage's Star Trek theme, always gives me chills.

It's from "These are the Voyages..." isn't it? That last minute being the best part!

Sound effects always tended to slip my mind, when doing an alternative title sequence. It works quite well. The sound of the sea. A plane taking off. Armstrong's "One Small Step..." Cheering in Mission Control. It must've been a pain to try and source suitable foley noises, then blend them in, matching what's happening onscreen.

For future reference, using this code...

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...embeds the video here, in case you ever want to do that way.

Relayer1 · March 3 2013, 01:36 AM

That's nice !

Opus · March 3 2013, 01:50 AM

Well done!

jespah · March 3 2013, 02:18 AM

How fantastic!!

dub · March 3 2013, 02:23 AM

ChristopherPike wrote:

It's from "These are the Voyages..." isn't it? That last minute being the best part!

Yes, sorry I should have mentioned that specifically. The beginning music is "Archer's Theme" (edited) from the "Broken Bow" soundtrack. The last bit is from the end of "These are the Voyages," but I added some more chimes, timpani and cymbals (sorry, I couldn't resist)!

I love that whole piece of music from "These are the Voyages." Very genius the way McCarthy wove all of those themes together! It blows me away.

ChristopherPike wrote:

It must've been a pain to try and source suitable foley noises, then blend them in, matching what's happening onscreen.

It was quite fun for me, believe it or not!

ChristopherPike wrote:

For future reference, using this code...

[ yt ] full web address from the top line of your browser [ /yt ]

...embeds the video here, in case you ever want to do that way.

Ahhh...thank you so much for that! I've been wondering how people in here do that. Thanks for sharing that info!

Tiberius · March 3 2013, 02:49 AM

Very nicely done!

JiNX-01 · March 3 2013, 03:24 AM

Lovely. I always preferred Archer's theme.

Mutai Sho-Rin · March 3 2013, 04:37 AM

I like what you did but I must be one of the three people on earth who really love the Faith of the Heart theme. My wife and I both liked it enough to play it at the conclusion of our 25th anniversary party in 2002. It HAD been a long road getting from there to here.

Thete · March 5 2013, 09:57 AM

Mutai Sho-Rin wrote:

I like what you did but I must be one of the three people on earth who really love the Faith of the Heart theme. My wife and I both liked it enough to play it at the conclusion of our 25th anniversary party in 2002. It HAD been a long road getting from there to here.

My dad and I love the song, too, and I can totally see why they chose it for ENT in all honesty. I prefer the opening posted here but I still love the original.

Squiggy · March 5 2013, 11:35 PM

Sfx are a bit much. There are too many quick cuts to establish any real aural recognition. Just too much going on. Theme, graphic, credit, sfx. Too busy.

Nx-01fan · March 6 2013, 09:45 PM

I'm also a huge fan (and I mean HUGE) fan of the actual theme tune, but I equally love Archer's Theme (so much so, that having bought the album, I use it as my morning alarm tone).

I do like what you've done though

doubleohfive · March 7 2013, 02:09 AM

Squiggy wrote:

Sfx are a bit much. There are too many quick cuts to establish any real aural recognition. Just too much going on. Theme, graphic, credit, sfx. Too busy.

This, and the transition from "Archer's Theme" to the "M12, 13, 14" track from "These Are The Voyages..." is really clumsily pasted together.

The other thing to consider is that "Archer's Theme" doesn't quite match up to the visuals presented in the Enterprise opening. The music is more home-y and hopeful, familiar and comfortable, while the visuals suggest new frontiers and exploration. The juxtaposition of the two is a tough sell, in my opinion, when mashed together this way.

A few years ago, someone re-cut the visuals of the opening and slapped on the theme from Stargate Atlantis. That video had a lot of issues (nothing but visual effects, barely readable (and inconsistent) titles and fonts, and only featured Archer, T'Pol and Trip) but Joel Goldsmith's soaring score for that theme was quite apropos I thought.

ChristopherPike · March 7 2013, 06:01 PM

Sorry... I couldn't find one set to Shatner's cover version!

March 3 2013, 12:33 AM	#1
dub Lieutenant Commander Location: Location? What is this?	Enterprise Open: Alternate Version I'm still making my way through Enterprise and I'm liking it. But the opening credits music still hasn't grown on me. I put together a version of the open using existing visuals, a mixture of "Archer's Theme" by Dennis McCarthy, plus additional sfx. Hope you like it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8S0cC4jn-M

March 3 2013, 01:36 AM	#3
Relayer1 Fleet Captain Location: The Black Country, England	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version That's nice ! __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

March 3 2013, 01:50 AM	#4
Opus Fleet Captain Location: Bloom County	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version Well done! __________________ ----------------------- Opus - Well, I mean... It's a space walrus with photon flippers or something. Portnoy - Let's beam Mr. Spock into a wall.

March 3 2013, 02:18 AM	#5
jespah Commodore Location: Boston, the Gateway to the Galaxy	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version How fantastic!! __________________ Honk if you love silence http://www.jespah.com (includes fanfiction with most ratings). TU Publishing Adult Trek Anthology

March 3 2013, 02:49 AM	#7
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March 3 2013, 03:24 AM	#8
JiNX-01 Asst. Chief Engineer NX01 Location: Under Cmdr. Tucker	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version Lovely. I always preferred Archer's theme. __________________ I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. -- Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 --

March 3 2013, 04:37 AM	#9
Mutai Sho-Rin Moderator Location: Orange, CA USA	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version I like what you did but I must be one of the three people on earth who really love the Faith of the Heart theme. My wife and I both liked it enough to play it at the conclusion of our 25th anniversary party in 2002. It HAD been a long road getting from there to here. __________________ Into the sands of blood comes the Sho-Rin, master of the Mutai. Babylon 5 - TKO

March 5 2013, 11:35 PM	#11
Squiggy Shit Supreme Location: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version Sfx are a bit much. There are too many quick cuts to establish any real aural recognition. Just too much going on. Theme, graphic, credit, sfx. Too busy. __________________ ENOUGH OF THIS TURGID BASH WANKERY!

March 6 2013, 09:45 PM	#12
Nx-01fan Ensign Location: Cmdr Tucker's quarters	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version I'm also a huge fan (and I mean HUGE) fan of the actual theme tune, but I equally love Archer's Theme (so much so, that having bought the album, I use it as my morning alarm tone). I do like what you've done though

March 7 2013, 06:01 PM	#14
ChristopherPike Rear Admiral	Re: Enterprise Open: Alternate Version Sorry... I couldn't find one set to Shatner's cover version! __________________ STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE Tribute ►http://youtu.be/myS87yTTDes