Posted on Dec 27, 2016
Star Trek: The Original Series 1966 - 1969 Opening and Closing Theme
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Fifty years ago today the words from the theme song for "Star Trek", were copyright registered December 27, 1966. Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry.
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great series and great Innovation in thought and electronics... and social Progression...
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Always loved the theme and musical scores of the series.
Trek trivia...The singing with the music is Nichelle Nichols (LT Uhura). Her singing wasn't used during the original run. It was added to the recently re-mastered episodes.
Roddenberry wrote unused lyrics (considered really horrible..lol) to Alexander Courage's music to get 50% royalty fee for each episode or any other time the main theme was used.
Okay, i know...Trek geek, they have an awesome Wiki..lol
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Courage
Trek trivia...The singing with the music is Nichelle Nichols (LT Uhura). Her singing wasn't used during the original run. It was added to the recently re-mastered episodes.
Roddenberry wrote unused lyrics (considered really horrible..lol) to Alexander Courage's music to get 50% royalty fee for each episode or any other time the main theme was used.
Okay, i know...Trek geek, they have an awesome Wiki..lol
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Courage
Alexander "Sandy" Mair Courage, Jr. (10 December 1919 – 15 May 2008; age 88) was an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, and orchestrator who wrote several scores for Star Trek: The Original Series, among them the main title theme. He even made the "whoosh" sound heard as the USS Enterprise flies past the screen during the music. (Music Takes Courage documentary) This theme was adapted and used in all of...
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