I understand why that song, and I think it does a good job of telling us the whole point of the series. BUT still, I hated it. It was too much un-trek, in the same way not having "Star Trek" in the title. This seems to signal right from the beginning that what came before didn't matter. And the first two season basically rejected alot of what we thought we knew about Trek (note that I said it that way---I can't reject ENT from canon just because I dislike what it did with canon).
Anyhow, so that is how I see the theme song as symbolic of why ENT wasn't very good the first two years.
what is trek music anyway tbh?
I get it its not instrumental but its not like TNG, DS9, and Voy were along the same lines as TOS.
TOS was futuristic and weird with the thereminesque vocals and the funny drums ect
and even with the cheesy horns it was very much a different take on a typical TV theme from the time. Its also very upbeat and exciting, but its not like the orchestrated themes from the 80's-90's
then TNG had the movie theme and was a big switch to more of an orchestra theme but still upbeat, had the same intro and feel, ect...
then DS9 and VOY were more different still, with more laid back (some might say bland or at least distant) themes that were slower. I think they were going for more majestic. I actually had to go to youtube to even remember the DS9 theme (despite it being a fantastic show), pretty much horns and strings (or synth strings i dunno?).
the first two had the signature "notes" at the beginning and a monologue
I just dont see what the big deal is.
to me TOS and ENT were great for two different reasons: They both did a good job telling you what the show was about.
TOS was exciting and it gave an impression of weirdness and an alien feeling
ENT is more about exploration (in theory) ect, and I think the song does a good job of explaining that.
Its also supposed to be a more "human" show, with charactors more like people of today than previously shown so a more traditional song kind of fits there too.
the one thing I noticed as a common thread b/t all the themes thats not in ENT is the SWOOSH of the ships as they fly by.
oh and there is just something "nice" about those intro notes in the first two songs, huh?
i cant believe i just did an analysis of all the star trek themes, I suppose this is why people think star trek fans need to get lives ;-)
for fun
TOS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI
TNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxgcLf0TSY
DS9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORp0T6zYByM
VOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAmEBg7XrEE
ENT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8OpsPok6iQ
ENT 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4nceCmigAM
because im bored
this is how I first heard the song years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXx3hgBvako
I am smart, much smarter than you...Hibbert!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTpUxh8Vxc
now, im going to go get a life, or some sleep...whichever comes first
