What is your favourite version of the intro?

[Drone]

What, you don't have the boxset with all of the answers to your questions?
Neil

As it is ridiculously late here, I will indulge myself by answering your query in this, perhaps cryptic fashion. Boxsets!!! I don't need no stinking boxsets!!!!!

 

[Redfern]

At this point, I'm somewhat partial to the "electric violin" arrangement because it reminds me of the various Theremin assisted scores from 1950s sci-fi movies, the most famous example arguably being "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Though I find the Ondes Martenot has a much richer sound. If you've watched "GhostBusters" or "Heavy Metal", you've heard that distinctive, early electronic keyboard. Okay, that last bit has nothing to do with Trek's opening scores, just a personal aside.

Sincerely,

Bill

 

[Methuselah Flint]

Season Three; it seemed the most 'dramatic' to me, especially the build-up during Nimoy's credit, and the final notes as Kelley's name flys in.

 

[Antonovus]

The soprano in combination with the music in Season Two does it for me. The vocals give it a more spacey feel indicative of the 60s era.

 

[UnknownSample]

Man, do I hate that voice. Nothing against the woman singing, she did what she was paid to. I much prefer season one, with its dry, dignified, unmelodramatic orchestra. At least the voice melded with the instruments originally. In Remastered though , they exaggerated the voice, and put it out front, in all its precious, cheesy (a word I dislike but can't think of better one now) cringe-making glory. I love it about as much as I love unicorns dancing on rainbows.

I have an impression the voice is most popular among non-SF fans, more mainstream TV viewers, who may mistakenly think fun cheesiness is what Trek's all about.

Sorry if you love it.

 

[BeatleJWOL]

Yeah can't really disagree with that. The vocalist just takes the theme into cheese city.

The end title and first season versions just sound much better to me.

 

[Crow T. Robot]

I think the season two version is the best.

Yeah, that's my favorite.