Star Trek: Main Title (original TV series)

~ Recording by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Mike Townend

Annotation

This is credited to Mike Townend conducting The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

Sometimes appears on cheap compilations packaged with tracks from The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra where credits sometimes get confused.

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-26 15:03 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.19Star Trek: Theme2:25The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Cult FilesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-09-27
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)FILMXCD 184
1.15Star Trek: Theme2:25Alexander CourageThe Cult FilesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-11-19
Silva AmericaSSD 1066
2.5Star Trek (TV Theme)2:24The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraSpace and BeyondThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)FILMXCD 185
1.19Star Trek (Theme)2:25The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Cult FilesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
VIA (Dutch jazz label)995042.2
2.5Star Trek: TV Theme2:24The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraSpace and BeyondThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-02-18
Silva AmericaSSD 1065
1.10Star Trek (TV theme)2:22The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraX Files: The Ultimate Sci-Fi Themes AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD92
2.7Star Trek2:23Alexander CourageBattlestar Galactica: The A to Z of Fantasy TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Primetime UK (sublabel of Silva Screen)TVPMCD 806
2.5Star Trek: The Original Series2:23Alexander CourageBattlestar Galactica: The A to Z of Fantasy TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-01-25
Silva TreasurySTD 5024
1.19Star Trek: Theme2:25The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Cult Files Big BoxThe City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark AyresAlbum + Compilation
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)FILMXCD 343
4.4Star Trek2:23Alexander Courage100 Greatest TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-04-08
Primetime UK (sublabel of Silva Screen)TVPMCD 807
3.9Star Trek (TV Theme)2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Science Fiction AlbumThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-06-10
  • US2004-10-19
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)FILMXCD 359
1.2Raumschiff Enterprise2:25[unknown]Kabel 1 - Die Originale! Die 50 größten TV-Serien-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2003-11-03
1.1Star Trek: The TV Series: Theme2:24Alexander CourageThe Star Trek AlbumThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)FILMXCD 388
1.1Star Trek2:22Mike Townend, The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraDie größten TV Serien-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Brunswick News06024-9849671-8
2.7Star Trek (original TV Theme)2:26The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraGreatest SCI-FI Film ThemesThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix), Union Square MusicMETRDCD618
2.20Star Trek2:24Alexander CourageCult TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)METRDCD633
2.1Main Title (Star Trek)2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Music of Star TrekThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-08-10
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)SILCD1291
1.12Star Trek: Original TV Version2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Music of Star TrekThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-08-11
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)
1.12Star Trek: TOS2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Music of Star TrekThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
4.10Star Trek2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra100 Greatest American TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-08
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)SILCD1319
4.4Star Trek2:23Alexander Courage100 Greatest TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2011-05-19
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)
3.28Theme (From "Star Trek")2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra100 Greatest Science Fiction ThemesThe City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; London Music WorksAlbum + Compilation
  • -2018-08-31
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)
2.6Star Trek2:24The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraDie Hit-Giganten: Best of TV-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2018-11-02
SME Media (Sony Music)19075894622
2.1Star Trek2:23The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraThe Music of Star TrekThe City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
1.9Star Trek2:24Alexander CourageGwiezdna muzykaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.17Star Trek2:22Alexander CourageCable Guide: TV ThemesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)
1.5Star Trek?:??Mike Townend, The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraDaily Star: Telly TunesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
peoplesound
1.3Star Trek (Original TV Theme)2:24Alexander CourageSci-Fi Saturday: SoundsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs), Deceptive MarketingTS054
2.3Star Trek (Original TV Theme)?:??Alexander CourageSci-Fi Saturday: The Entertainment TrilogyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs), Deceptive MarketingTS053, TS054, TS055
(unknown)
1.20Star Trek2:25The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraDad's Anthems 2008Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
UCJ Music1772169
3.8Star Trek (original Series version)2:22The Royal Philharmonic Concert OrchestraFilm-Musik-Box: Die bekanntesten Film- und TV-Hits aller ZeitenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)886977294327

Relationships

soprano vocals:Jill Washington
orchestra:Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
conductor:Mike Townend
Mike Townsend (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme)

Related works

Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme)

orchestrator:Mike Townend
additional lyricist:Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
composer:Alexander Courage
Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
publisher:Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
referred to in medleys:Medley: Star Trek TV Theme / Star Trek - The Movie / The Wrath of Khan / The Search for Spock (order: 1)
later parody versions:Star Trek
later translated parody versions:Sound Trek
later versions:Incoming Transmission
Life Is a Dream (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, end credits)
Main Theme (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Main Title (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Main Title (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
The Barrier
The Mountain
The Mountain (Main Title)
The Mountain (Main Title) (alternate)
Theme from Star Trek (Discovery Episode 115 End Credits Version)
To Boldly Go
part of:Empath Finale (contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry and "Mr. Spock" by Gerald Fried) (order: 1)
is the basis for:Beyond the Rim of the Starlight
End Credits (Star Trek: First Contact)
Main Title (Star Trek: Discovery)
Main Title Theme (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
Starship Edelweiss (Raumschiff Edelweiss)
The Final Frontier
Theme from Star Trek (first 8-10 tunes only)
arrangements:Kirk's Death
Main Title (Star Trek: Generations)
Past Glory
Space, the Final Frontier
Star Trek Generations Overture
Star Trek Main Theme
The Dreaded Rear Admiral
The Enterprise B
Theme from Star Trek (TV Series) (cello version)
To Live Forever
Two Captains
music quoted in:Ba'Ku Village
End Credits (Star Trek: Insurrection)
End Titles (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Kirk Enterprises
Klingons
Main Theme (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Prologue and Main Title (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Star Trek: First Contact Main Theme
Stealing the Enterprise
Sub Prime Directive