Spoilers The theme tune and titles. (Academy)

[Discovery McDiscoveryFace]

I can't find anywhere on YT that has these yet to link to them.

Except some of the visuals where someone has overlaid FOTH
Declaration - I enjoyed both episodes a lot and will stay with the series.

But the titles: visuals are very beautiful, but derivative of Picard.

However, have I got a bad ear for music, or is there no melody until the very end?

You wouldn't be able to hum it. The end part was bothering me and then I realised it was reminiscent of the arrival at Yorktown in Beyond.

 

[NCC-73515]

I've tried to find the same version of the SF song and couldn't find it.
They do say in the credits that there will be a soundtrack release.

 

[Michael]

As much as I like the score for the show, the theme tune (if we want to go so far calling it that) is unfortunately rather forgettable. I think something a little more bold and melodic instead of just grand and majestic would have fit the adventurous vibe of the show really well.

However, the visuals of the title sequence are pretty nice. The concept of rebuilding the world, from the smallest to the largest element, fits perfectly. Although I think it goes on for too long and has too many shots of just random cadets roaming the ship interior. Feels like they needed to stretch it to be able to add all the producer credits.

They do say in the credits that there will be a soundtrack release.

That’s good to know! Fingers crossed for a physical release as well. Need that score on my record player!

 

[Commander Richard]

I liked the opening credits theme when I saw it but now I don't remember it. It's not memorable or hummable.

 

[NCC-73515]

Main title

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THAT SONG

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Season 1 (Original Series Soundtrack)

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[tomalak301]

I'm hearing the theme again, and it will take a while to get use to. There isn't really anything memorable about it and I know after watching the episode I had forgotten it.

 

[NCC-73515]

They should have made SF the main theme

 

[Commander Richard]

^ Not a bad idea.

 

[Mudd]

It has an AI vibe to it.

Seriously, you can produce this kind of imagery, with this degree of consistency, using tools like Sora or Veo right now. Eliminating detailed images of human beings from the sequence cuts the challenge easily down to size.

The theme/score is similarly generic. You can find the generative equivalents on YouTube presented as hours of "science fiction ambience."

I suppose Russo's work on this piece is somewhat more than that, but I doubt the average listener would notice the difference.

By way of contrast, his use of the folk song during the San Francisco landing is pure human inspiration - no music generator would make that choice without being specifically instructed by a human being.

 

[tenmei]

I realised listening to the OST, the main titles sounds like they could have been rejected from The Gilded Age

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Opening riff (which also shows up at the very end) lifted almost verbatim from the "overture" version of Ilia's Theme (TMP). Then it jumps to something that sounds like the up-tempo part of the open from PRO.

 

[Firebird]

I'm hearing the theme again, and it will take a while to get use to. There isn't really anything memorable about it and I know after watching the episode I had forgotten it.

Forgettable is a word I often associate with Jeff Russo's work for the Star Trek franchise. I haven't liked the majority of his scores, save for Discovery's fifth season, which almost felt like someone finally kicked him in the ass and told him you don't have to write sonic wallpaper. The main theme for Starfleet Academy feels like a backslide to boring again. I don't really get a central, hummable melody like the other shows. At times, it doesn't even feel like an opening song.

 

[camdudetenger2018]

there was no speech intro lol

 

[Michael]

Forgettable is a word I often associate with Jeff Russo's work for the Star Trek franchise. I haven't liked the majority of his scores, save for Discovery's fifth season, which almost felt like someone finally kicked him in the ass and told him you don't have to write sonic wallpaper. The main theme for Starfleet Academy feels like a backslide to boring again. I don't really get a central, hummable melody like the other shows. At times, it doesn't even feel like an opening song.

It’s really weird, yeah: His main themes are often so dull, but his scores are rich with melody, themes and style. If you haven’t already I would implore you to listen to the full score for the show, there’s some really interesting, sweeping, emotional and dynamic cues. It’s a joy to listen to on its own.

I can also highly recommend his excellent score for the Netflix show “Ripley”. It’s a gorgeously lush, emotional and dramatic score, very much inspired by old Italian music. It’s full of guitar melodies and pathos.

 

[Tosk]

I have to say, the opening titles are very pretty. And the music is nice enough.
But it might be the most boring opening sequence in all of Trek for me. I don't know why, we're all wired differently.

This will probably be a "skip intro" situation more often than some of the other shows.

 

[Michael]

I have to say, the opening titles are very pretty. And the music is nice enough.
But it might be the most boring opening sequence in all of Trek for me. I don't know why, we're all wired differently.

This will probably be a "skip intro" situation more often than some of the other shows.

Agreed. They look pretty and I like the conceptual idea. But they are boring and go on for way too long.

 

[Tosk]

and go on for way too long

Which is funny because I think they're shorter than '90s Trek credits, but I'm really sick of seeing three dozen producer credits.

 

[Turtletrekker]

There isn't anything memorable or hummable about the Academy theme.

 

[fireproof78]

I don't remember it because I skipped it.