Do we know if the theme was re-recorded for Picard?
First Contact Theme Question
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Maybe, Don't know probably have to do some searching but maybe maybe not
I don't believe it was. The presence of a crossfade between the FC theme and the Next Gen theme sounds to me like they took the closing credits music from the movie and snipped out a portion in the middle; if it was a new recording I'd expect it to have a new, shorter arrangement.
Interesting
That was my thinking too. One less thing to spend money on.
Do we know why FC was used?
No Idea.
he posted the Titan theme, haven't seen the FC theme
He posted more than one music tease, one of them was part of the FC theme
https://twitter.com/TerryMatalas/status/1595911585209364483
Fairly certain the end of the Season 3 credits is just the final section of the end credits suite from TMP. It’s a weird cut.
Jeff Russo is listed in the credits as doing the theme, which makes it pretty clear this is a new recording of the FC theme they're using. If it were the same recording used in FC, they'd have listed Jerry Goldsmith instead.
Jerry Goldsmith is credited.
"STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT MAIN TITLE I LOCUTUS" AND
"STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT END THEME" BY
JERRY GOLDSMITH
Jeff Russo composed and conducted the original Picard opening theme which pops up in the title card music, so his inclusion is expected...but I'd argue we can't be sure based on that credit whether or not he is being credited for the work he has already done, or for specific new work. Jeff is also listed as "Supervising Composer". I won't pretend to know what that entails. It could be a position of authority, or it could be the musical equivalent of Executive Producer. I'm betting someone who knows the ins-and-outs of these kinds of things will chime in soon.
Jay Chattaway's credit seems to have evaporated, so I guess there's not enough of his Inner Light in that seven second snippet of Russo's theme to justify it.
My ears tell me it's the original theme from First Contact.
The First Contact theme is really beautiful and moving.
I was referring to the "opening credits" (you know what I mean) though after checking YouTube and pausing on Russo's credit I see the exact wording is "Title Card Music Arranged and Conducted by Jeff Russo" which I guess actually refers to that segment at the beginning of the episodes where they have the show's title and then the episode's title.Jerry Goldsmith is credited.
"STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT MAIN TITLE I LOCUTUS" AND
"STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT END THEME" BY
JERRY GOLDSMITH
Jeff Russo composed and conducted the original Picard opening theme which pops up in the title card music, so his inclusion is expected...but I'd argue we can't be sure based on that credit whether or not he is being credited for the work he has already done, or for specific new work. Jeff is also listed as "Supervising Composer". I won't pretend to know what that entails. It could be a position of authority, or it could be the musical equivalent of Executive Producer. I'm betting someone who knows the ins-and-outs of these kinds of things will chime in soon.
Jay Chattaway's credit seems to have evaporated, so I guess there's not enough of his Inner Light in that seven second snippet of Russo's theme to justify it.
