The Story Behind The Star Trek Franchise's Most Controversial Theme Song - /Film
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The infamous pop song theme for Star Trek: Enterprise was derided then and remains derided now. Here's the story of how it got from there to here.

Working from the oral history in The Five Year Mission: The next 25 years, this is a fascinating deep dive that answers the question “How did a recycled cover of a 1998 song written for Rod Stewart, ‘Where My Heart Will Take Me’ aka ‘Faith of the Heart’ become the title music for Enterprise?”

Also, after resisting melodic scoring in all the 90s shows, it turns out this was the music Rick Berman liked?!!

“…I, for one, can tell you that I thought it was a great opening and I’m not alone in that. I don’t think I’m in the majority, but I’m not alone."

And it seems the song does have its own subniche of supporters who share Berman’s view. (But not I.)

  • metaStatic@kbin.social
    53·
    1 year ago

    I love that my love of Enterprise alienates me from the majority of the fan base.

    Season 4 is objectively the best season of any Trek.

    • sanmarzano@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      1 year ago

      I’ll back you up, brother. Season 4 had some of the highest highs.

      The Archer-Shran arc not only started to culminate (a 5th season would have fucking rocked) but was one of the best ways of telling the story of the early federation. The personal arc from enemies to allies demonstrated humanity forming alliances better than any other arc in Star Trek.