Star Trek: The Next Generation theme
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The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" theme is an iconic orchestral piece, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith and widely recognized as the stirring main title music for the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental piece
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orchestral composition ⓘ television theme music ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture theme (TV arrangement)
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TNG main title theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInOpeningSequence | Star Trek: The Next Generation opening credits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrangedFor | television opening credits ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Starfleet
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exploration of space ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Jean-Luc Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | science fiction television ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Star Trek: The Motion Picture theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
iconic Star Trek franchise music
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widely recognized science fiction TV theme ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasFandomReception | highly popular among Star Trek fans ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
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full orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasKeyElement |
heroic fanfare motif
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lyrical secondary theme ⓘ |
| includedIn | Star Trek: The Next Generation soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| mood |
heroic
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majestic ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brass fanfare
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sweeping orchestral melody ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures music publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reusedFrom | Star Trek: The Motion Picture main theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | late-20th-century film music ⓘ |
| tempo | moderately fast ⓘ |
| usedAs | main title theme ⓘ |
| usedFor | title sequence narration underscore ⓘ |
| usedIn | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
soundtrack albums
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television ⓘ |
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