The music on Star Trek Discovery

[Refuge]

It sounded like background music and a touch generic. Probably just 'mood' music, I would expect the theme to have more life in it.

 

[Spider]

I'll check the Nexus, you try the Genesis planet.

The Genesis planet is horribly unstable with steamy jungles and bugs and stuff. I'll pass. LOL

 

[Mudd]

I'll be mildly disappointed if it's a traditional Star Warsy orchestral theme like Goldsmith's. NuBSG, GoT, Westworld, even Farscape were more interesting and novel.

 

[Zonker]

It seemed very generic and trailery. I'm pretty sure it's not the main theme, but it's also obvious it's cut from something larger. That doesn't necessarily mean anything though.

 

[Kor]

I want the main theme to be gangsta rap.

Kor

 

[KirkusOveractus]

I want the main theme to be gangsta rap.

Kor

"Sail Away" by Styx or I'm out.

 

[CorporalClegg]

2112 in its entirety.

 

[Spider]

"Sail Away" by Styx or I'm out.

Sympathy for the Devil by the Stones. Or I'm out.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

Sympathy for the Devil by the Stones. Or I'm out.

All. Four. Sides. Of. The. White. Album.

Or I'm not only unsubscribing, but will recruit Bjo Trimble to head the letter writing campaign to make it the music of DSC.

 

[starmike]

Pfft....I want a 30-minute rendition of "Let It Be" across all time zones of the US, and the UK.

 

[cultcross]

Sneakbo - The Wave, over shots of Sarek break dancing. It'll be the best title sequence ever.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

Sneakbo - The Wave, over shots of Sarek break dancing. It'll be the best title sequence ever.

That is now the image I will not be able to get out of my head!

 

[MCKurland]

Welp, I'm reading rec.arts.startrek right now and the usual complaints about the bland music are still there. Remember, these were complaints from when the series was new. People didn't like the music then.



As for people complaining here:

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/why-did-the-music-change-so-much.151239/

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/which-background-music-synthesiser-or-full-orchestra.35021/
"I've personally always hated the incidental music from the first couple of seasons."

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/datalore-music.109410/
"I hate the 'sonic wallpaper' sound. It's so damn boring, especially in VOY when they used it over the actors talking. It's very cheesy."

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/berman-really-had-a-stupid-idea-on-music.63835/

I'll just leave that there.

Don't forget that Rick Berman was the one who vouched for Jerry Goldsmith's theme from TMP to be the theme for Next Gen.

 

[Noname Given]

Don't forget that Rick Berman was the one who vouched for Jerry Goldsmith's theme from TMP to be the theme for Next Gen.

^^^
Yes, because using an existing theme was cheaper (cost wise) because they just needed to license it from Goldsmith for TNG.

 

[Tosk]

^^^
Yes, because using an existing theme was cheaper (cost wise) because they just needed to license it from Goldsmith for TNG.

There was a theme composed for TNG though, before the Goldsmith cue was used. And it was shit.

 

[Woulfe]

There was a theme composed for TNG though, before the Goldsmith cue was used. And it was shit.

I do believe it's on the "Encounter At Farpoint" Soundtrack CD, if so, yes it's really bad indeed...

 

[Tosk]

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It's not quite as bad as I remember (as music in general that is, it's still very bad for a TNG theme), but it sounds more like it would suit a The Last Starfighter TV series. You'd expect the opening credits to have the cast superimposed over space shots, turning to camera with cheesy smiles.

 

[cultcross]

Yeah it's very Buck Rogers, original BSG. It would have dated the show badly.

 

[Galaxy]

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Interesting. I had not heard that. While I prefer the TMP inspired song that was eventually chosen, I don't think this version is that bad. It is essentially the same style of music as what was used in the end.

 

[JD]

I've never heard that before either, and I definitely prefer the TMP one we ended up with. It's not bad, but like you guys said, it just feels to much like a cheesy '70s or '80s theme song.