Am I the only one who kinda hates it? Maybe it is that it was made for cinema, where this kind of loud, somewhat obnoxious epic-like theme is expected, but the way how it’s trying to scream “Hey look, this guy is watching Star Trek!” while I’m just trying to chill at night, is pretty annoying.
It’s like when flicking through random TV channels and a loud sex scene comes up.
It’s certainly bombastic. I think after the disco TOS theme, they really wanted to point out how different and grand TNG will be. Even the words, changing from “its five year mission” to “it’s continuing mission” are meant to impress the viewer with the sense of scale.
Ha … yea there is some bombast for sure. In fact I think if it didn’t have the sonic qualities that I think I’m picking up on I wouldn’t like at as much for this reason.
If you compare the TNG theme to the theme in TMP, (youtube, TMP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9YYe-jgHI, youtube TNG: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kcBxL7-qI), I feel like I can hear a difference and I think it’s that difference that makes me like the TNG theme … that it has a sound (not the music so much) that feels like TNG to me.
Now that you mention it, I like the TMP more. Maybe it’s just because I’ve heard the TNG theme a trillion times, but compared to TMP… I don’t know, I guess it’s like hearing a 1-minute disco remix of a song you like. The gist of it is there, but it’s not the same and kinda spoils the whole thing.