(NBC Primetime, 1966 - 1969; Syndicated) [others in the ensemble cast included Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nichols; A number of "Star Trek" motion pictures were produced beginning in 1979; The "Star Trek" franchise refused to die, and eventually several sequel TV series with various other casts included: "Star Trek" (animated cartoon) (NBC Saturdays, 1973 - 1975), "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (Syndicated, 1987 - 1994) "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (Syndicated, 1992), and "Star Trek: Voyager (Syndicated, 1995) "Enterprise" (Syndicated, 2001)]
[this is the famous introductory cue used behind the "billboard" sequence -- featuring the "Captain's Log" narration; and the Enterprise space ship flyby. The cue seques into two of the Main Title THEMEs below. This cue was adapted and arranged by Joseph Mullendore using 3 notes from the first 8-note phrase in Alexander Courage's Main THEME, and supplying the rest of it himself. Mullendore also supplied the sparkling obligato background.] Composer: Alexander M. ("Sandy") Courage (ASCAP/BMI), and Joseph ("Joe") Mullendore (ASCAP/BMI) 1978 Publisher: [unknown] [listed without publisher in the BMI repertoire database... but it is probably]: 2000 Publisher: Addax Music Company (ASCAP) c/o Famous Music Corporation of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[aka: "Star Trek Theme"] Composer: music by Alexander M. ("Sandy") Courage (ASCAP/BMI), with lyrics added by Gene Roddenberry (not affiliated) [producer of the series] 1978 Publisher: [unknown] 2000 Publisher: Bruin Music Company (BMI), c/o Ensign Music of New York, NY Copyright Date: Dec. 27, 1966; Eu 974 447. Recordings:
[this was a secondary theme which originated as an opening cue for an Episode, but was not spotted in that way afterwards, but showed up tracked in the series a few more times.] Composer: Gerald Fried (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: [unknown] 2000 Publisher: Addax Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Famous Music Corporation of Los Angeles, CA [as "Star Trek Cues"]: Date of Creation: 1967 [as "Star Trek Cues"]: Copyright Date: July 13, 1995; PA-771-002. Renewal Date: Recordings:
Composers: Yvette H. Blais (ASCAP), and Norman ("Norm") Prescott (ASCAP) [also producer of the series] 1978 Publisher: Shermley Music Co. (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: RHI Television Music Co. (ASCAP) c/o WB Music Corp., a div. of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[aka: "Main Title from 'Star Trek--The Motion Picture'"; aka: "Main Theme from 'Star Trek--The Motion Picture'"; This was the Main Title originally composed for the first movie version of "Star Trek" in 1979; preceded by the introductory "Spaceship Titles" described above -- which was a cue adapted and arranged by Joseph Mullendore from a phrase in Alexander Courage's THEME for the original TV series. Mullendore used 3 of Courage's 8 melody notes from the first phrase of the TV THEME melody. The rest of "Spaceship Titles" and its sparkling obligato background appears to be original with Mullendore. But over time, credit has shifted to give Alexander Courage full credit for this famous cue. Mullendore's name is not credited for this Main Title, as it is on the original "Spaceship Titles" cue. Yet Mullendore apparently had more to do with it than Alexander Courage...] Composers: Alexander M. ("Sandy") Courage (ASCAP/BMI), and Jerry Goldsmith (ASCAP/BMI) [professional name of Jerrald King Goldsmith] 1978 Publisher: [unknown] 2000 Publisher: Bruin Music Company (BMI), c/o Ensign Music of New York, NY; Ensign Music Corporation (BMI), of New York, NY [as "Theme from 'Star Trek--the Motion Picture'"]: Copyright Date: Nov. 30, 1979; PAu 157-145. Recordings:
[above is title as filed for copyright; aka ASCAP title: "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Theme" aka ASCAP title: "Deep Space Nine Theme"] Composer: Dennis McCarthy (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: Addax Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Famous Music Corporation of Los Angeles, CA Date of Creation: 1992. Copyright Date: April 5, 1993; PA-609-790. Renewal Date: Recordings:
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith (ASCAP/BMI) [professional name of Jerrald King Goldsmith] 2000 Publisher: Bruin Music Company (BMI), c/o Ensign Music of New York, NY Creation Date: 1994 Copyright Date: March 6, 1995; PAu-1-952-211. Renewal Date: Recordings:
[ASCAP title variations... aka: "Theme from 'Enterprise'"; aka: "Enterprise Theme"; aka: "Enterprise (Theme)"] Composer: Diane Eve Warren (ASCAP) 2000 Publishers: Addax Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Famous Music Corporation of Los Angeles, CA; and Universal-MCA Music Publishing (ASCAP) a div. of Universal Studios, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA Creation Date: 2001 Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
Many veteran Hollywood Film/TV composers worked on the original series -- providing custom scores for specific episodes, and the cues from these episodes, which ended up in the library used to "track" some epsiodes. (A certain percentage of episodes could be "tracked" according to musician union contract with Desilu in the 1960s.) More details about the music for this legendary series and several sequel series and films can be found in Jeff Bond's 1999 book, "The Music Of Star Trek -- Profiles In Style", published by Lone Eagle Publishing Co., of Los Angeles, CA. Listed in Alphabetical order, the cue composers who scored the first "Star Trek" TV series were: Courage, Alexander M. ("Sandy") Ditmars, Ivan Duning, George Fielding, Jerry Fried, Gerald ("Gerry") Goldsmith, Jerrald K. ("Jerry") Kaplan, Sol Matlovsky, Samuel Mullendore, Joseph Steiner, Frederick ("Fred")