Table Of ContentMUSIC IN STAR TREK
The tensions between utopian dreams and dystopian anxieties permeate science
fiction as a genre, and nowhere is this tension more evident than in Star Trek.
This book breaks new ground by exploring music and sound within the Star Trek
franchise across decades and media, offering the first sustained look at the role of
music in shaping this influential series. The chapters in this edited collection
consider how the aural, visual, and narrative components of Star Trek combine as
it constructs and deconstructs the utopian and dystopian, shedding new light on
the series’ political, cultural, and aesthetic impact.
Considering how the music of Star Trek defines and interprets religion,
ideology, artificial intelligence, and more, while also considering fan interactions
with the show’s audio, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of
music, media studies, science fiction, and popular culture.
Jessica Getman is an Assistant Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology at
California State University, San Bernardino, and a film musicologist focusing on
music in television and science fiction media.
Brooke McCorkle Okazaki is an Assistant Professor of Music at Carleton
College in Northfield, Minnesota. She specializes in opera of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries, film music, and the music of modern Japan.
Evan Ware is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His scholarship focuses on reinterpretation
and meaning in popular and film/television music.
MUSIC IN STAR TREK
Sound, Utopia, and the Future
Edited by Jessica Getman,
Brooke McCorkle Okazaki, and Evan Ware
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Names: Getman, Jessica, editor. | Okazaki, Brooke McCorkle, 1980-
editor. | Ware, Evan, editor.
Title: Music in Star Trek : sound, utopia, and the future / edited by Jessica
Getman, Brooke McCorkle Okazaki, and Evan Ware.
Description: [1.] | New York : Routledge, 2023. |
Series: Routledge music and screen media series | Includes bibliographical
references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2022029218 (print) | LCCN 2022029219 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781138615243 (hardback) | ISBN 9781138615250 (paperback) |
ISBN 9780429463228 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Star Trek films‐‐History and criticism. | Star Trek
television programs‐‐History and criticism. | Motion picture
music‐‐History and criticism. | Science fiction in music.
Classification: LCC ML2075 .M8759 2023 (print) | LCC ML2075
(ebook) | DDC 781.5/42‐‐dc23/eng/20220622
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029218
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029219
ISBN: 978-1-138-61524-3 (hbk)
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DOI: 10.4324/9780429463228
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CONTENTS
List of Examples viii
List of Figures xii
List of Tables xiv
List of Abbreviations xv
Series Foreword xvi
Preface: Jay Chattaway xviii
1 Introduction: Hearing Utopia in Star Trek 1
Jessica Getman, Brooke McCorkle Okazaki, and Evan Ware
2 Star Trek: The Original Series, Utopian/Dystopian Spaces,
and Music 16
Amanda Keeler
3 The Trouble with Trebles: Orchestration and False
Utopias in Star Trek: The Original Series 28
Reba A. Wissner
4 Tracks for Trek: Music in Network Ads for Star Trek: The
Original Series 41
James Deaville
vi Contents
5 From Spock with Love: Fan Audio, Participatory Media,
and Circulating the Materials of Star Trek Fan Culture 62
Kate Galloway
6 Loving Lwaxana, Trek’s Sonically Disruptive Diva 86
Josh Morrison
7 I, Musician: Humanity, Music, and Artificial Intelligence
in the Star Trek Franchise 108
Jessica Getman
8 Not Logical, but Often True: The Evolving Role of
Religion in Star Trek’s Utopia 134
Naomi Graber
9 Sinatra in Space: Music for Hope and Loss Beyond the
Final Frontier 154
Tim Summers
10 Markers of Utopian Difference: Music in Deep Space Nine
(1993–1999) and Voyager (1995–2001) 177
Paul Sommerfeld
11 No, They’re Not Gonna Change My Mind: Anti-Fandom
and the Enterprise Title Cue 199
Evan Ware
12 Navigating Contrasting Styles in the First Three Star Trek
Film Scores 232
Louis Niebur
13 Songs of the Final Frontier: Listening to Whales in Star
Trek IV: The Voyage Home 246
Sarah Rebecca Kessler
14 Days of Utopia Past: Nostalgia and the Star Trek (2009)
Soundtrack 259
Brooke McCorkle Okazaki
Contents vii
15 Epilogue: The Conflicted Utopias of Star Trek’s
Renaissance (2017–) 280
Jessica Getman, Brooke McCorkle Okazaki, and Evan Ware
Contributors 293
Index 297
EXAMPLES
3.1 Gerald Fried, “Olde English,” mm. 1–6 from “Shore Leave.”
Transcribed by author 33
3.2 Gerald Fried, “Pine Trees,” flute solo, mm. 1–8 from “The
Paradise Syndrome.” Transcribed by author 36
3.3 Gerald Fried, the Tahiti Syndrome theme from “The
Amerinds,” mm. 7–9 from “The Paradise Syndrome.”
Transcribed by author 36
4.1 NBC stock action cue, from “First ever Star Trek Promo
(1966).” Transcribed by Adrian Matte, with thanks 50
4.2 Enterprise theme, from “NBC Previews - 1965–1966 TV
Season.” Transcribed by Adrian Matte 52
4.3 New fanfare music, from “NBC 1966 [sic] Star Trek
Promo - 60 sec.” Transcribed by Adrian Matte 56
7.1a The “Big Ruk” theme by Fred Steiner, from the TOS episode
“What Are Little Girls Made Of?” Transcribed by author 111
7.1b From the cue “Android Kirk” (M22) by Fred Steiner,
demonstrating Steiner’s use of his “Kirk’s Theme,” from
the TOS episode “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”
Transcribed by author 111
7.2a From the cue “Data’s Brother” by Ron Jones, from the TNG
episode “Datalore.” Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 113
7.2b From the cue “Data’s Beginning” by Ron Jones, from the
TNG episode “Datalore.” Transcribed by author, Andrew S.
Kohler, and Evan Ware 113
7.3a From the cue “Yellow Alert” by Ron Jones, from the TNG
episode “Q, Who?” Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 115
Examples ix
7.3b From the cue “Borg Engaged” by Ron Jones, from the TNG
episode “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I.” Transcribed by
author and Evan Ware 115
7.3c From track 13, “Borg Montage,” from the soundtrack to Star
Trek: First Contact, composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Joel
Goldsmith. Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 115
8.1 Gerald Fried, “Fight Music,” block two, from the TOS
episode “Amok Time.” Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 140
8.2 Dennis McCarthy, “Orbosity,” from the DS9 episode “The
Circle.” Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 143
8.3a David Bell, theme from “The Followers Throw the Pills” in
the DS9 episode “Covenant.” Transcribed by author and
Evan Ware 145
8.3b Dennis McCarthy, opening fanfare from the DS9 title cue.
Transcribed by author and Evan Ware 145
10.1 Jay Chattaway, cue M11, mm. 34–37. From the DS9 episode
“The Collaborator” (1:35). Transcribed by author 180
10.2 Jerry Goldsmith, opening of the TNG title theme. Transcribed
by author 181
10.3 Dennis McCarthy, DS9 title theme. Transcribed by author 181
10.4 Dennis McCarthy, from the DS9 episode “Emissary” (5:37).
Transcribed by author 183
10.5 Dennis McCarthy, from the DS9 episode “Emissary”
(1:28:10). Transcribed by author 184
10.6 Jay Chattaway, cue M11, mm. 1–2. From the DS9 episode
“The Adversary” (0:40). Transcribed by author 185
10.7 Dennis McCarthy, from the DS9 episode “What You Leave
Behind” (1:14:52). Transcribed by author 187
10.8 Jay Chattaway, from the VOY episode “Caretaker” (15:30;
1:10:25). Transcribed by author 189
10.9 Jay Chattaway, cue M84Rev2, mm. 46–49. From the VOY
episode “Caretaker” (1:29:20). Transcribed by author 189
10.10 Jay Chattaway, cue M42, mm. 5–8. From the VOY episode
“Tuvix” (28:30). Transcribed by author 191
10.11 Jay Chattaway, cue 54, mm. 34–35. From the VOY episode
“Tuvix” (44:45). Transcribed by author 192
10.12 Jay Chattaway, cue M65, mm. 1–11. From the VOY
episode “Endgame” (1:06:40). Transcribed by author 193
10.13 Jay Chattaway, cue M66Rev, mm. 17–20. From the VOY
episode “Endgame” (1:09:00). Transcribed by author 193
11.1 “Faith of the Heart” (ENT) beginning of the first verse (time
code 0:00:00–0:00:07). Transcribed by author 205
