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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Subspace Rhapsody” Soundtrack and Musical Influences

Here's a list of every song in Star Trek: Strange New World's musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody" and what influenced the soundtrack!

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This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers.

Star Trek has always had a habit of taking unlikely detours into other genres, whether it was Kirk and Spock dressing like gangsters in the TOS episode “A Piece of the Action” or the powerful Deep Spine Nine period piece “Far Beyond the Stars.” But with its most recent episode, Strange New Worlds takes the franchise in the most unexpected direction.

Directed by Dermott Downs, “ Subspace Rhapsody ” finds the Enterprise crew breaking into song after discovering an anomaly at the edge of the Alpha Quadrant. The episode gives Uhura actor Celia Rose Gooding a chance to show off the pipes that landed them a role in Jagged Little Pill: The Musical on Broadway , and also featured a Klingon hip-hop number that recalls Han Solo’s lowest moment .

As shocking as the episode was for Trekkies, “Subspace Rhapsody” benefited from a steady hand at the helm, thanks to Downs’ previous experience working with musicals. The mind behind the “ Duet ” episode of The Flash , which saw Supergirl and Flash forced to sing to battle the Music Meister, Downs knows how to make normally straight-laced heroes burst into song.

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Although he knew the risks of such a stylistic divergence for Strange New Worlds , Downs told Comicbook.com that he drew from familiar influences. For Pike’s argument with Captain Batel, Downs designed “kind of [a] country duet that goes sideways in front of the whole crew.” The Klingon hip-hop moment came about after shooting a version without dancing but Downs decided that it didn’t work. “You want it to be something outrageous,” he explained, arguing that only an act that filled Klingons with dishonor would “help us propel to this final conquering of the anomaly.”

The most complex of the numbers involved Nurse Chapel’s excitement over a career opportunity, even at the cost of her relationship with Spock, which overtakes her in a crowded mess hall. “There were so many elements and interactive elements to that, that that probably had the most full-blown rehearsals, just so everybody would be prepared on the day and you’re not trusting someone’s going to catch you, and on the day they don’t,” said Downs.

But the most interesting of the numbers featured La’an ‘s heartbreak at seeing Kirk , who does not know about the romance the two shared in an alternate reality. After watching Kirk and Una perform a playful duet, La’an retreats to her room for an intimate song, one that includes insert shots of the life she and Kirk could have had. “I know it probably has a music video feel, but I was going for something much more like Terrence Malick and emotional,” contended Downs, referencing the vulnerability in movies such as Tree of Life and Days of Heaven .

Initially, however, Downs planned to take a bigger approach. “Originally, that breakout moment, we were talking about doing something like  The Sound of Music ,” he revealed. “[B]ut it just became too huge and out of step with the episode and it would’ve been fun to go completely opposite of outer space.”

Of course, “Subspace Rhapsody” ends up delivering much more than a worthwhile musical. It pushes the story forward for several characters, while revealing some interesting backstory for Kirk by bringing back Carol Marcus , who you might know best from The Wrath of Khan . It’s an impressive amount of ground to cover for the Star Trek series, especially when doing it in song and dance!

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Subspace Rhapsody” Soundtrack

As space-bound as “Subspace Rhapsody” is, you can enjoy the music here on Earth. On Aug. 4, the “Subspace Rhapsody” official cast recording will be available to purchase, which includes the following tracks:

• Star Trek Strange New Worlds Main Title (Subspace Rhapsody Version)
• Status Report
• Connect to Your Truth
• How Would That Feel
• Private Conversation
• Keeping Secrets
• Keep Us Connected
• Subspace Rhapsody End Credit Medley

You can listen to the full soundtrack of the episode below:

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The full announcement from Lakeshore Records, which includes commentary from primary series composer Nami Melumad as well as main title theme composer Jeff Russo.

Lakeshore Records is set to release Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1—Original Series Soundtrack digitally on April 28 with original music by award-winning composer Nami Melumad –she recently won the David Raskin Award for Emerging Talent at this year’s SCL Awards for this score. Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Jeff Russo, known for his definitive scores to several Star Trek series in including Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery, created the main title and end credits themes.   Notes Melumad: “Creating the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ score has been one of the biggest honors of my life. A captain is nothing without her crew and I’d like to thank the artists, musicians, and friends that made this Season 1 score album possible: Matt Decker, Jeff Kryka, Tracie Turnbull, Natalia Goldstein, Dennis Sands, Brian Vibberts, Vincent Cirlli, Jamie Olivera, Tom Hardisty, Rich Wheeler, Whitney Martin, Gina Zimmeti, Nick Cazares, Lisa Janacu, Booker White and our wonderful orchestra musicians. Also, many thanks to Alex Kurtzman and the Secret Hideout, Paramount+ and Lakeshore records! Happy listening!“   Adds Russo: “Being asked to write the theme for the show that was going to directly precede the original series was such an honor. Tying into the sound of the iconic theme while creating something unique for our new adventure was such a fantastic artistic experience.”

We’ve got an exclusive preview of the soundtrack to share with you today, bringing you “Home is Where the Helm Is” from the closing moments of Strange New Worlds’  premiere episode.

Here’s the full track listing for the digital release:

1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Main Title Theme) – Jeff Russo (1:51) 2. Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pike (3:50) 3. Put a T’Pring On It (2:56) 4. Eyes on the Enterprise (4:42) 5. Home is Where the Helm Is (4:16) 6. Space Cadet (1:01) 7. Comet Away With Me (2:36) 8. Romancing the Comet (3:23) 9. M’hanit and Greet (7:00) 10. Since I First Saw the Stars (3:54) 11. A Holding Pattern (4:44) 12. Gorn With the Wind (5:29) 13. The Pike Maneuver (2:03) 14. Gorn But Not Forgotten (3:24) 15. Are You a Vulcan or a Vulcan’t? (2:59) 16. Spock Too Soon (2:03) 17. Chris Crossed (3:43) 18. Looking For Ascension in All the Wrong Places (3:04) 19. Ascent-ial Questions (2:01) 20. T’Pring It On (1:42) 21. Pirates in the Sky (2:54) 22. Will You Be My Vulcantine? (2:45) 23. Won’t You Be My Pirate? (3:38) 24. You’re My Mercury Stone (2:04) 25. Don’t Leave in Uhurry (2:54) 26. When the Hemmer Falls (4:09) 27. No One’s Ever Neutral About Spaghetti (2:53) 28. Throw Plasma from the Train (5:28) 29. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (End Credits) – Jeff Russo (0:57)

Lakeshore Records’  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 soundtrack can be purchased for streaming through Apple Music, Spotify, and Deezer through this link.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Musical Episode Songs, Ranked

Star trek: strange new worlds ' musical episode songs, ranked, strange new worlds ' "subspace rhapsody" delivered the star trek , but how did its musical numbers fare here's our definitive ranking..

Strange New Worlds ’ musical episode dropped this week , giving us a wonderful, all-singing all-dancing hour of Star Trek . But now that we’ve had a chance to give the Enterprise crew’s showtunes a few repeat listens , we’re ready to declare which hit the high notes and which should’ve been left on the cutting room floor.

Of course, as we’re going to discuss the songs and their context in the episode, if you’ve not yet seen “Subspace Rhapsody” consider this your final curtain call...

10) “Connect to Your Truth”

Una and Lieutenant Kirk are a fascinating pairing for a musical number, but this song is maybe the only real duff note in the whole episode, unfortunately. It’s just a bit too... twee, which is awkward for two characters who are anything but twee. Oddly, it’s a song that feels more about being in a musical in a fake way, rather than the actual songs in the soundtrack about being in a musical.

9) “Keeping Secrets”

Giving La’an and Una a song together makes a ton of sense—they’re consistently one of the more explored relationships on the show, and putting it through Una’s perspective lets her reflect on her own journey this season that puts a warm lens on her connection to La’an. It’s just a little sedate for a song that’s meant to be imploring people to trust each other and not be so guarded, never quite getting to the moment it wants to build to as an emotional release.

8) “Private Conversation”

The real shame here is that this doesn’t go on longer—there’s a great little tit-for-tat in the vibe here between Anson Mount and Melanie Scrofano. It just gets cut off as it’s getting really good, and it’s such a shame... even though Captain Pike appreciates the save.

7) “ Strange New Worlds Main Theme (Subspace Rhapsody Version) ”

Maybe it’s cheating to put the title theme on here, but hey, they did a special a capella version, so it is technically it’s a new song for the episode! And it’s very good, mostly because the Strange New Worlds theme is already very good.

6) “I’m the X”

Giving Spock a reserved, almost mournful rumination on his relationship with Chapel falling apart is a great idea, especially as this is arguably the turning point in the character’s arc towards the one we know in the original Trek . But it’s also a very Spock song—starting off almost clipped and reserved before he gets to really ba re his heart and sing, no longer able to hold his emotions in. The few equation puns in the lyrics are just icing on the cake.

5) “Keep Us Connected”

Celia Rose Gooding is a remarkable vocalist, and they get to really belt out some notes in Uhura’s reflective solo piece about her role as the glue that keeps the Enterprise crew together being their comms officer. Also maybe the first and only time someone in Star Trek is going to sing about their entire family violently exploding in a shuttlecraft accident, and that’s kind of amazing.

4) “I’m Ready”

I would say most of the songs in “Subspace Rhapsody” are great, but Nurse Chapel’s lounge number about realizing she’s willing to put aside her feelings for Spock to pursue her career dreams is where the episode really clicked into place for me. Some great choreography, a great performance by Jess Bush—the moment she sings “If I need to leave you/I won’t fight it” and realizes what she’s just said to Spock is a great little character beat. This one’s got the drama in ways few of the other tracks do.

3) “How Would That Feel”

Christina Chong alongside Gooding is the other really strong vocalist of the cast, and that’s on full display here in this power ballad/I want song. It’s perfect for La’an, this steady build up as she breaks her own walls down to yearn for what she could be if she opened herself to others. And how much she wants to sleep with Jim Kirk, of course.

2) “Status Report”

The first proper song of the episode is one of its best because it’s the only song that actually plays with Star Trek logic and language on the whole soundtrack—pretty much all of the other tracks are emotional, character-driven songs. It’s such a clever way of watching the premise of the episode wrap itself around the characters, as they try to do what any good Star Trek character would do in this situation: investigate and analyz e.

And those harmonies at the end? Mwah . Wonderful.

1) “We Are One”

It’s almost unfair to put anything else—the triumphant ensemble piece is the joyous climax of “Subspace Rhapsody” and everyone gets a little moment to shine, as Uhura guides her chorus to freedom. It’s got a little bit of everything, some nice harmonies, a good chance for everyone to get a moment of their own, and some great jokes, especially for Spock getting increasingly grumpy.

Plus, I’m sorry: if you don’t like the boy band Klingon interlude, I don’t know what to tell you. I was right there with Sam Kirk bobbing my head.

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• "Subspace Rhapsody" is Star Trek's first-ever musical episode, featuring nine original songs performed by the talented cast.
• The musical episode showcases the best singers of the cast, with standout performances from Celia Rose Gooding and Christina Chong.
• The episode explores character development and reveals truths through song, delivering huge musical setpieces and phenomenal performances.

WARNING: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody." Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody" has nine original songs performed by various members of the cast. Strange New Worlds season 2 has incorporated many different genres into its storytelling, so a musical episode feels like a logical next step. As Star Trek's first-ever musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody" truly delivers, with huge musical setpieces and phenomenal performances from everyone involved. Most of the characters get a chance to shine, as they reveal truths via song they would never have said out loud.

Star Trek is, of course, not the first franchise to do a musical episode. Strange New Worlds ' musical episode feels most reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 's iconic "Once More, With Feeling." That episode also had the characters confess their truth in song, leading to character development and big reveals. "Subspace Rhapsody" showcases the best singers of the cast of Strange New Worlds , giving them big solo numbers to confess their innermost feelings. Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura and Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh are particular standouts. Here are all 9 songs from "Subspace Rhapsody" ranked from worst to best.

9 Connect to Your Truth

"Connect to Your Truth" is not a bad song, but after the phenomenal opening number, it feels like a bit of a letdown. Rebecca Romijn has a solid voice and Paul Wesley sounds good, too, but the song pales in comparison to some of the ones that come later. "Connect to Your Truth" has a good message, though, that La'an overhears and takes to heart, helping her to eventually confess her feelings for Lt. Kirk. The song also does a lot to further the plot, since thanks to it and her subsequent solo number, La'an learns that the music makes the crew confess their innermost thoughts.

Related: Dermott Downs On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Musical & Outer Space Whimsy

8 Private Conversation

While "Private Conversation" is an incredibly fun song for Captains Pike and Batel (Melanie Scrofano), it's also the shortest song in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode and doesn't quite stand up to some of the later numbers. Still, Anson Mount delivers a wonderful performance, as he looks clearly horrified that he's confessing his secrets via song not only to his girlfriend but also to his entire bridge crew. This song delivers one of the funniest moments in the entire episode as Pike gets down on his knees to profess his feelings only for La'an to abruptly cut off the connection.

7 Keeping Secrets

In a heartfelt moment between Una and La'an, Una sings about her tendency to keep herself closed off and removed from the people around her. She impresses upon La'an that while this approach worked for Una when she was younger, she regrets not opening up and letting people in sooner. "Keeping Secrets" helps push La'an to open up and talk with Lt. Kirk about her experience with his alter ego in "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow." Rebecca Romijn's vocals are lovely and the song is quieter and more contemplative than many of the others.

6 I'm Ready

Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) gets her big moment in the lounge as she celebrates her recent acceptance into Dr. Roger Korby's fellowship . "I'm Ready" gets everyone involved in the episode's biggest dance number, as Chapel reveals that she's willing to place her career over her relationship with Spock. Spock spends the song standing awkwardly by the door as everyone dances around him, but aside from that, Chapel's big number might be the episode's most fun. Jess Bush seems like she's having a blast, as do most of the others dancing around her, including Uhura, Ortegas (Melissa Navia), and Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte).

5 How Would That Feel

La'an's big solo number not only shows off Christina Chong's wonderful voice but also offers more insight into her character. La'an's journey in "Subspace Rhapsody," acts as a perfect coda to "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," as she finally works up the courage to tell Lt. Kirk the truth about her feelings. "How Would That Feel" offers a rare glimpse into La'an's head and proves to be deeply cathartic for her. Throughout different parts of the song, La'an looks angry and heartbroken and struggles to compose herself after the song ends. Christina Chong clearly puts her entire heart into this performance and truly belts out La'an's feelings.

4 I'm the X

Ethan Peck might be the biggest surprise of "Subspace Rhapsody", as he has a genuinely great singing voice. Spock's answering song to Chapel's celebration is a quieter moment where he shares his feelings with Uhura. Star Trek's Ethan Peck plays this performance wonderfully. Despite the song being an emotional one, he feels more like classic Spock, keeping his facial expressions and movements stoic and composed. It's a truly heartbreaking song that sees Spock begin the journey to fully embracing his Vulcan side, as he sings: "Unending reason must be my true north." Also, the play on "X" and "ex" with the title is a clever addition that feels very Spock.

3 Status Report

The opening number of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode is something to behold. Crewmembers at each station deliver their status reports in rhyming musical lines, to hilarious and entertaining effect. The song is improved by the baffled expressions everyone makes as they burst into the song. Anson Mount, in particular, has hilarious facial expressions throughout. "Status Report" is a great first song and does a wonderful job setting up the episode and establishing the tone. Captain Pike's final "But why are we singing?" before the cut to the opening credits (now with choral accompaniment), ends the song on the perfect note.

2 We Are One

"We Are One" delivers on the promise of a grand finale, as everyone gets involved to close out the show. Uhura's clear excitement leading up to this song is infectious, as she leads the crew in the rousing final number to save the day. This song is a celebration of the Enterprise and her crew and underlines one of the foundational themes of Star Trek : "We work better all together. We overcome our obstacles as one." The message may be a bit cheesy, but it doesn't make it any less true. Also, the Dancing Klingon interlude proves to be one of the other most hilarious moments of the episodes as the Klingons joyfully sing: "Your eternal torture is every Klingon's dream."

1 Keep Us Connected

Celia Rose Gooding's Ensign Uhura truly steals the show in "Subspace Rhapsody." Not only does Gooding have an amazing voice, but it's Uhura's intellect, perceptiveness, and ability to connect that help save the day. Uhura's solo number showcases Gooding's powerhouse voice and celebrates an iconic and sometimes underused Star Trek character. The refrain is particularly powerful as Uhura goes from lamenting her time spent alone to reveling in it. "Keep Us Connected" offers a perfect definition for the character of Nyoto Uhura : "My whole life has been 'fix this' and 'save you;' that's what I do. I keep us connected."

With its alternately fun and heartbreaking songs and surprising insightfulness, "Subspace Rhapsody" will undoubtedly go down as an iconic episode not just of Strange New Worlds , but of all of Star Trek. So far in its first two seasons, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has more than succeeded in its mission to boldly go where no one has gone before. The final lines sung in the episode underline this point and serve as a wonderful shout-out to every ship named Enterprise, as the entire crew belts out: "We're boldly explorational; the crew of the Enterprise!"

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Ahh….museum grade!

I’m going to wait for the 78 RPM release, because I want the most primitive version of musical recording possible. That will have a little more background hiss to it which I will claim to my friends brings added “richness” to the audio…lol

Finally, the SNW soundtrack!

I have always enjoyed Russo’s title themes for SH Trek but not so much his music for the episodes.

Nami Melamud’s scoring for the episodes was marvellous though. Together this makes for an excellent album.

Picard season three provides an excellent overture and medley of classic movie themes. I can’t see myself listening to it on its own though.

I’d rather have the Stewart Memoir audiobook version read by Brent Spiner as Patrick Stewart.

Hey Super7, Reginald Barclay when. Also DS9 when.

The Picard Season 3 soundtrack is excellent, except it doesn’t include the End Credits used throughout the season (only the End Credits for the finale.) The Leaving Spacedock track is terrific.

Just now got the long-delayed Strange New Worlds soundtrack.

I think the End Credits wasn’t included because it was just an edited version of the end credits from First Contact. It wasn’t a new or re-scored piece of music. There might be royalty issues or something

Ah, that’s what I had guessed as well. Too bad it’s not included! 🙁

why is everything for free on YouTube? what’s the economy of that?

I doubt the sound quality is equivalent.

It’s nice for poor Trek fans though

That figure is a pretty poor Worf sculpt. It’s a good Klingon, but it doesn’t look like Michael Dorn.

Surprised that TrekMovie isn’t reporting on all the Star Trek Christmas ornaments coming from Hallmark this year!

I posted a bunch of links in the “Chat” thread the other day, but the post was flagged… 🫲😕🫱

I’m in no way associated with the company, but I thought that folks here might appreciate to learn that there’s gonna be a “Badgey” 2-pack for Lower Decks, a Picard & Scotty ornament for TNG’s Relics episode, a Data with Spot ornament, and more! 🖖😊

Off-topic (apologies), but that poster with Vadic had me thinking:

Was it ever explained just why Vadic had all those scars on her cheeks? Or was this another one of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” points of the plot?

I don’t think so. She was subjected to testing and torture and then assumed the image of her torturer but with those scars. I thought it is a remnant of the experimentation, although she assumed other forms flawlessly. It ultimately seems like a “choice” of hers to reflect her past.

@Mods, the link to the PICARD soundtrack doesn’t work. It leads to a site called “linkfire” for artist promotion, but nothing about PICARD specifically.

That Picard season 3 score is a masterpiece. All timer.

Somebody needs to listen to more, and better, music.

IV drips of Goldsmith, circa 1966-1990, John Williams 66-1975, John Barry 64-85 and 66-80 Lalo Schifrin can help with that.

Why oh why are you stopping Williams at 1975? You’re missing Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back (best score ever), Superman, Raiders, Close Encounters… So let’s make that 1983 so we include E.T. and Return of the Jedi for good measure.

EMPIRE has some great stuff, and I also like his JFK, ACCIDENTAL TOURIST and PRESUMED INNOCENT scores, but I really think his tv work and and early 70s disaster scores were tops for him.

Picard album is on Spotify!

Picard album. Does he sing Mr. Tambourine Man, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins? If so, I am in!

Who decided the creepy anime bishoju statue was a good addition to the Star Trek universe?

Right?!! And they prioritize reporting on THAT item over the new ornaments… 🫲🥴🫱

The ‘new’ ornaments aren’t really new, with the exception of Bagley.

Wanna bet? 🤨 Most of them, such as Picard & Scotty from “Relics,” Data with Spot, and “The Hand of Apollo” with the Enterprise are brand spankin’ new this year.

Check Memory Alpha’s Hallmark page for verification, or Hallmark’s site for official first release dates!

Ok, let me rephrase that.

I may have watched Trek since 1966, but I am so over any more Constitution 1701 Christmas ornaments however tweaked to be ‘new.’

Ditto yet another Data something – although the Spot tie-in is a nice touch if we didn’t have a long line of Data already.

How about more Voyager? Our kids might have actually cared about those when they were in that phase.

How about at least half from the new shows? Badgely is a great choice but where’s Murf!

With all the show development Paramount has done for Trek why can’t they do a decent job of merchandising? Playmates has done a very poor job. They would really make fans happy landing Lego and another toy company.

I agree. A line like black series or marvel legends with Trek would be good. Also Trek LEGO sets should exist already.

I agre. Has there ever been a (worthwhile) Lego Ideas petition that fans could vote for? Lots of actual sets have come of those!

Not that I’ve seen. But to make it they’d have to get the license.

A company called Bluebrixx has the license to do Trek sets, and they have already released quite a few. Bluebrixx has basically the same kind of bricks as Lego.

I know that. Can you even get those sets anywhere though. which is what the original comment was about. Sets would be much easier to find and get if they were LEGO and not some wannabe brand that you can’t even find.

My interest in reading a memoir by Stewart has not been improved by the three most recent seasons of his Trek work.

I’m going to be snarky here but there’s something about him that makes me feel he’s overestimating how interesting he is. I love the guy, but not so much to even consider reading his memoir.

As one of the people who’s been negative on his influence on the character since before the movies, I steer clear of hearing Sir Stewart’s takes.

Perhaps it has a market…just not with us two.

Interesting. For me it’s just a gut feeling. Not really based on tangible evidence. Ever since I saw Picard S1. I didn’t even see S2. I know the show is called Picard but it just seemed to be all about him. Less so with S3 but you still have the story about his son… But I never had such feelings prior to Picard (except maybe that idiotic dune buggy scene in Nemesis where he just wanted to be an action hero). I would be interested to know why you were negative about him even before the movies… If you want to share of course.

From about the middle of TNG’s run we started seeing awkward ‘action hero’ or romancing the ‘young beautiful woman’ Picard-focused episodes.

I was well enough plugged into the fan community info chain to be aware that most of these were in response to requests or creative pressures from Patrick Stewart.

Examples include the Captain’s holiday romance with Vash, any any episodes where Picard is himself action-heroing to save the ship.

Much of the ‘movie Picard’ less cerebral more angry version is a response to that too.

I never really noticed his action hero part in TNG, thought I’m sure I will (whether I want to or not) when I re-watch it, but the romantic Picard episodes I did notice and were the most annoying ones that I will not re-watch. The ones with Vash, the one called “We’ll always have Paris”… I just found Picard as a romantic lead to be awkward and not credible. This goes for his relationship with Crusher as well, especially in the “Naked now” episode. Cringey comes to mind. I’m still trying to forget his ridiculous garb in Risa showing all that chest hair.

His demeanor in Picard was also very wanting. He just came across as a clueless old man just following the lead. Too much emotion. Not enough drive. I know he’s in his 80s but if you can’t play the role the character requires it’s time to move on. Didn’t he say at the beginning of Picard that he didn’t want the show to be a reunion? I didn’t think much of it at the time but now I suspect it’s because he just wanted it to be all about him.

I would tend to agree, at least with regard to his overall career, which, outside of Trek, could be summed up succinctly as “journeyman character actor.”

Can’t speak to his theater career, but outside of Trek I only remember seeing him in the first Dune, where he played Gurney Halleck.

He did a lot of smallish parts in things like I, Claudius, Excalibur and Lifeforce . He spent decades as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company – longer than a lot of people. While I (a theatre junkie) would love it if his memoir touches on some of his theatre days, but I expect a whole lot of it is going to touch on Star Trek.

Almost fell off from my chair when I saw the last one. Bikkuri shita…

So when is that Murf plush coming out?

OR, a stretchy Murf like a Stretch Armstrong

A Protostar ship that can transform into proto-drive mode would be cool.

Prototype pics of the Protostar toy are scattered around the net.

Yes, but no stuffies or stretchy toys.

These are really basic.

Action figures are just one niche.

I was hoping with Nickelodeon involved the licensing would be better, but it’s more of the usual.

A stretchy Murf à la the old Stretch Armstrong line does seem like a natural, but I don’t think toy makers want to do that the same way again, ever, because those figures were easily punctured and would leak when that happened. Sometimes if there was a little manufacturing defect, they’d leak right there on the store shelves before ever even being bought, and all it would take was a handful of SA figures on a shelf to create a sticky mess in the store. Apparently retailers hated Kenner for that back in the day. I loved the Stretch X-Ray I had as a kid myself, but I can totally see why they wouldn’t want to do that again. If they could achieve a similar effect with an all-solid figure, though, with no liquid involved, that’d be great…

As far as plushies go, I know there were soft toys of Murf produced for one of the recent Trek events, possibly as promotional freebies (not sure about that, as I haven’t gotten to attend any), but it certainly seems like a no-brainer for a mass-market item.

When will the SNW soundtrack be released on CD, for those of us who use physical media?

My question as well.

oof – $55 for 7″ figures? Economies of scale I guess.

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Throwing an hour of light comedy into the middle of a 10-episode arc with galactic-level stakes could derail an entire season, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dances gracefully from week to week between courtroom drama, time-travel romance, and its latest wild swing: a musical episode.

In “Subspace Rhapsody,” the crew of the USS Enterprise encounters a strange cosmic phenomenon that induces them to break into song and reveal their innermost feelings. The episode features 10 original songs by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce (of Letters to Cleo fame) and highlights the vocal talents of the cast, including Tony nominee and Grammy winner Celia Rose Gooding and singer-songwriter Christina Chong.

Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman, who heads up the franchise at Paramount, has been teasing the possibility of a Star Trek musical since 2020. But at the time, his only venue for bizarre genre experiments was Star Trek: Short Treks , a short subject anthology series that filled the gaps between Discovery and Picard . Short Treks eventually became the launchpad for Strange New Worlds , whose tone has proven equally elastic. After the warm reception to its first season, which contained everything from a screwball body-swap comedy to a grim political drama involving child sacrifice, it was time to set phasers to “sing.”

According to the episode’s director, Dermott Downs, Chong was the cast member who pushed the hardest for a musical episode. Chong, whose debut EP Twin Flames is also out this week, confesses in her Spotify bio that her screen acting career began as a way to raise her profile as a singer and stage actor. “Subspace Rhapsody” would seem to be an important landmark in her career, as she features heavily on the soundtrack, including the solo ballad “How Would That Feel?”

(Chong is unavailable for comment due to the conditions of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, as is the rest of the cast and the episode’s writers, Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff. Songwriters Kay Hanley and Tom Polce also could not be reached via Paramount publicity.)

Indeed, one of the interesting challenges of producing a musical episode of an established television show is tailoring the music to suit the talents of the existing cast. Who’s a belter? Who’s a crooner? Who’s funny? Who might not be comfortable singing at all? The tools at hand impact not only the distribution of the songs, but the shape of the story. The narrative and emotional weight of a musical has to fall on the shoulders of the cast members most prepared to carry it.

So, it’s no surprise that, while “Subspace Rhapsody” gives nearly every regular cast member an opportunity to show off, the heart of the story is Ensign Nyota Uhura, portrayed by Celia Rose Gooding. Gooding’s performance as Frankie in Jagged Little Pill , a Broadway jukebox musical featuring the songs of Alanis Morissette, garnered them a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, as well as a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album (shared with the rest of the cast). Gooding sings the episode’s 11 o’clock number, “Keep Us Connected,” an undeniable earworm that showcases their impressive vocal range and power. Gooding’s Broadway bona fides bring a level of legitimacy to “Subspace Rhapsody” that’s lacking even in top-tier TV musical episodes like Buffy ’s “Once More, With Feeling” and Community ’s “Regional Holiday Music.”

This also isn’t Downs’ first crack at a musical episode, as he also helmed “Duet,” a crossover between The Flash and Supergirl that reunited former Glee castmates Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, and Darren Criss. Downs used this experience, as well as his long resume as a music video cinematographer, to secure the “Subspace Rhapsody” gig from the list of episodes in development for Strange New Worlds ’ second season. Combined with his fondness for the original Star Trek , the possibility of working on Trek’s first musical episode was too exciting to pass up, despite the obvious risks.

“There was a great potential to jump the shark,” says Downs, “because if you’re this grounded show, how are you going to do a musical in outer space? And to their credit, they crafted a great story. Once you understand the anomaly and how music pushes forward all of these interior feelings through song, then you have the potential for so many different kinds of songs.”

However, the prospect of singing for the viewing audience was not immediately appealing to every cast member, a fact that is lampshaded within the framework of the episode. Much of the Enterprise crew fears the subspace anomaly’s ability to make them spill their guts through song. Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) is afraid of getting into an argument with his girlfriend, Captain Marie Batel (Melanie Scrofano), and the pair ends up airing out their relationship issues on the bridge. (This song is, appropriately, entitled “A Private Conversation.”) Mount’s singing role is simpler than his castmates’ on a technical level, but leverages his comedic talents and awkward, boy-next-door charm.

“He crushed it,” says Downs. “It was like a country ballad gone wrong.”

Babs Olusanmokun, who portrays the multifaceted Dr. Joseph M’Benga, sings the bare minimum in the episode, and his character makes a point to tell his shipmates (and the viewer) that he does not sing . For his part, Downs cannot comment on any studio magic that may or may not have been employed to make the less seasoned vocalists in the cast more tuneful, but a listener with an ear for autotune will definitely detect some pitch correction.

Downs says that Ethan Peck, who portrays the young Lieutenant Spock , was among the more apprehensive cast members, but if anything, this becomes an asset to his performance in the episode. Spock has spent this season actively exploring his human feelings, even entering into a romantic relationship with Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). Spock’s solo “I’m the X” sees Spock retreating into his shell, and the actor’s shyness feeds into the character’s conflict. Peck’s performance of the song, which was written for his smooth baritone, was the production’s most pleasant surprise. The temp track of the song that the crew worked with (until Peck recorded his version over a weekend, like the rest of the cast) featured a bigger, more conventionally Broadway vocal, but Peck performs it in character — superficially steady, but with strong emotional undercurrents just below the surface.

On a character level, however, the musical format might be most revelatory for Rebecca Romijn’s Commander Una Chin-Riley, aka Number One. Una began the series as a very guarded person harboring a secret that could end her career. Even as far back as her appearance in the 2019 Short Treks episode “Q&A,” her advice to new arrival Spock was to “keep your ‘freaky’ to yourself,” in this case referring to her love for Gilbert and Sullivan ( inherited from Romijn herself ). Since then, her much more consequential secrets have been revealed, and she finds herself unburdened, and uses the opportunity presented by the musical anomaly to encourage her mentees to do the same. Una’s songs, “Connect to Your Truth”’ and “Keeping Secrets,” see her offering advice to rising first officer James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) and her protege La’an (Chong), respectively, about the futility of withholding your full self from others.

“Subspace Rhapsody” concludes with an ensemble number about the crew’s common purpose and fellowship — an appropriate sentiment not only for a musical episode but for Strange New Worlds . Star Trek has always been about friendship and cooperation, but no previous incarnation (save, perhaps, for Deep Space Nine ) has granted each member of the cast such even amounts of attention and importance, from Captain Pike to Ensign Uhura. Previous Trek series could perhaps have sustained a musical episode (Ronald D. Moore even pitched one for DS9 back in the ’90s). For a series sold to fans as a return to “old-school Star Trek,” Strange New Worlds has taken some wild creative risks. While the show has resumed its time-tested episodic “problem of the week” format, its writers and producers have used this structure to experiment in ways that its sister shows, Discovery and Picard , could never have gotten away with. As corny as it might be, on Strange New Worlds it feels particularly appropriate to close a story with the entire crew singing about their trust in each other, in perfect harmony.

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The star trek fan website, strange new worlds soundtrack coming this summer.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds  composer Nami Melumad has told us that a soundtrack album for the first season of  Strange New Worlds  is on the way for the summer – possibly in late June or early July 2022. This release will potentially line up with the airing of episode 9 on 30 June or the Season 1 finale of the series, currently slated for airing on 7 July.

Melumad has also revealed to us that the  Strange New Worlds  album won’t include all  of the music from the season. Instead, there will be select tracks from all ten episodes, totaling around seventy minutes of music.

Since 2018, season soundtrack albums have been released for Star Trek: Picard and Discovery . These soundtracks have been released on music streaming platforms and on physical media such as vinyl records and CDs.

Melumad also composes the episode scores for  Star Trek: Prodigy , which featured a franchise first for how soundtracks were released. For each of the first ten episodes of that series, Paramount released the episode scores a few days after broadcast for download. Prior to this, season soundtracks were released all at once. Prodigy is also the first time a Star Trek soundtrack has been released at the same time as the corresponding series itself.

However, some fans who downloaded the  Prodigy  episode soundtracks have complained that they were having to continually buy the album to hear newly uploaded tracks. Melumad revealed that there are plans in the works to rectify this situation, saying, “ The label is trying to avoid that, so we’re attempting to find a solution. If we can’t do a weekly thing, it will either be a two-album scenario or one album of everything. “

WarpFactorTrek will keep you apprised of these developments as and when we learn of them.

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Any update? Really looking forward to this.

Well, it’s nearing the end of July and we haven’t seen the soundtrack yet. Any updates?

Still waiting…

My thoughts exactly.

This is really disappointing no soundtrack for this or the last season of discovery and the shows are coming out on Blu-Ray soon. Please release on CD or digital, people really want them.

Any update??? Clearly it was not released, and yet Picard Season 3 soundtrack has pre-orders on ITunes.

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Top Crew Moments that Defined the Kelvin Timeline

Revisit the Kelvin Timeline for the 15th anniversary of 'Star Trek.'

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15 years ago, Star Trek (2009) created an alternate reality universe known as the Kelvin Timeline. In the parallel world of this film, and its sequels Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond , a retaliatory attack by a Romulan miner named Nero sets off a chain of events that forever alters the destiny of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701.

In this timeline, James Kirk loses his father, George, and is a reluctant recruit to Starfleet Academy in 2255. The half-human Spock witnesses the destruction of his home planet Vulcan; Uhura, a xenolinguistics expert, is in her early days as a cadet; and engineer Montgomery Scott is an accidental addition to the crew. While the alterations in the Kelvin-verse range from minute to major, all have an impact on the time continuum that sets everyone down a familiar yet different path from their TOS counterparts.

In honor of the 15th anniversary of Star Trek , we’ve rounded up some of the key crew moments that define the Kelvin Timeline. While fan reception varies across all three films, they do expand the lives of the TOS crew from their maiden voyage, their first five-year mission, to their fall, and reunion at Yorktown.

Captain George Samuel Kirk: Sacrifice of the U.S.S. Kelvin

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The Kelvin Timeline starts with the death of George Kirk, since the alternate reality established in Star Trek is built on Kirk's sacrifice aboard the U.S.S. Kelvin .

Following an attack by Captain Nero, a 24th Century Romulan bent on revenge for the loss of his home world, George Kirk becomes acting command for Captain Richard Robau. With a passenger load of 800-plus on his shoulders, Kirk leads decisively to evacuate the Kelvin and destroy Nero's mining vessel Narada . His final moments are spent securing the life of his pregnant wife and child, just moments from birth. Captain George Kirk went down with the Kelvin , but not before naming his son. And not before saving the lives of nearly all its crewmembers in a legendary maneuver that involved manually piloting his ship into the Narada to give survivors more time. While his son, James, grew up without a father, George's influence was never out of reach. His DNA for steeliness was a blueprint, dad to son.

As Christopher Pike told James when recruiting him to Starfleet, George Kirk "didn’t believe in no-win scenarios."

Captain James T. Kirk: Going Down with the Enterprise

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Yes, the captain's sacrifice to the warp core in Into Darkness could top the best of Kirk in the Kelvin Timeline. But even more real is the loss of the Enterprise in Star Trek Beyond .

Halfway through its first five-year mission, the ship's saucer section is destroyed by Krall, a former Federation officer who is now the mutated leader of the Swarm. Krall's advanced tech takeover is an eerie callback to the loss of the Kelvin and George Kirk in Star Trek 's opening moments. Jim Kirk confronts the exact decisions his father faced in his final moments, and he faces the inevitable destruction of the Enterprise with the same head-on decisiveness. The crew comes first, always. That principle is also exemplified in Kirk's impassioned plea to Admiral Marcus in Into Darkness when the ship is threatened with extinction. No one else is responsible for Kirk's orders, and he's always made that clear.

Spock: (Alternate) Future Planning for the Past

Spock's best moments in the Kelvin Timeline are the conversations he has with himself. He is an (alternate) future planner, and Ambassador Spock is the Prime messenger. There are two "hinge" events that have caused this parallel, divergent timeline — the destruction of Romulus around 2387, and the destruction of the U.S.S. Kelvin in 2233.

Prime Spock sets up his younger, alternate reality self with critical information, but nothing can stop the death of Vulcan and its billions of inhabitants. Ambassador Spock also convinces Kirk, while marooned on Delta Vega, to elicit a strong emotional response from his younger self so that Captain Spock "realizes" he is unfit for command. The Ambassador knows that the survival of the Enterprise relies on Kirk in the captain's chair, with Spock's measured logic guiding the captain with computer-like precision.

In Into Darkness , Ambassador Spock also warns the Commander of what's ahead. Because of the Ambassador's uncharacteristically strong response, Spock understands the full threat of Khan. He warns Kirk, repeatedly, that Khan is not to be trusted, even as a temporary ally. If only Kirk took the note.

Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu: First Enterprise Mission

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Lieutenant Sulu stands out on his first Enterprise mission. As the responders to the Vulcan distress signal in Star Trek , Sulu and a crew of fresh-faced cadets mobilize under Pike's command. While first day jitters cause Sulu to forget to disengage the Enterprise 's equivalent of a parking brake, we'll cut him some slack. Three minutes into his maiden voyage, Sulu pilots the Enterprise straight into Nero's trap, and is forced to pull off an evasive maneuver in a space field littered with what's left of a Federation Starfleet. And he can't go to warp.

Sulu's first "away mission," if parachuting into the Vulcan atmosphere to board and overpower the Narada qualifies, is also memorable. We learn just how much hand-to-hand combat he's working with when Sulu saves Kirk from two Vulcans with expert fencing skill. A sophisticated addition to a Starfleet resume and, in Sulu's case, the saving grace for one of the rockiest first flights in Star Trek history. Don’t test Sulu. If you do, "you will fail."

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura: Taking Down Khan

Lieutenant Uhura delivers the final blow to Khan in Into Darkness . When Bones discovers that Khan's blood is needed to save an irradiated Kirk, the Lieutenant beams down with seconds to spare to relieve Spock from a losing battle. Uhura's fight with Khan is also a resolution to her turmoil at the start of Into Darkness .

Following Spock’s near-sacrifice on Class M planet Nibiru, Uhura struggled to understand how the person she loved could end it all so easily. While fighting Khan, Uhura is the one who is prepared to die, demonstrating just how deep her bond with Spock runs.

Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineer: Standing on Principle

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott gets a lot of play in the Kelvin Timeline as the inventor of transwarp beaming and as the Enterprise 's Chief Engineer. Kirk and Ambassador Spock first encounter Scotty in the Federation outpost on Delta Vega. His assignment is bleak, cold, and lonely, so he's only too happy to beam aboard the Enterprise while it's mid-warp even at risk of death. (Good thing too, 'cause he almost dies.)

To Scotty, the Enterprise represents limitless engineering possibilities. He is a veteran man of science, equally fascinated by the dated technology of the U.S.S. Franklin in Beyond . There is no challenge that Scotty doesn't match with grit. The rare exception is when he says "no" to Kirk in Into Darkness for all the right reasons. Scotty refused to support Starfleet's military operation against "John Harrison," telling Kirk that he considered himself an explorer. A man with a mission and a conscience.

Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: Saving Jim Kirk's Life

Bones gets two "Best in Crew" moments as the Enterprise 's Chief Medical Officer. The first — inoculating and dragging Jim Kirk aboard the Enterprise in Star Trek . The second — saving Kirk's life in Into Darkness .

In order to cripple the U.S.S. Vengeance that was overtaken by Khan, James Kirk needed to stabilize the Enterprise by reactivating the ship's engines and weapons. So, he enters the warp core, sans containment suit, flooding himself with a deadly dose of radiation. The Enterprise is now down a captain, but at least it's no longer hurtling towards a fiery reentry on Earth. Enter Bones with a bit of Tribble inspiration.

After the successful capture of Khan on Qo'noS, Kirk requested that Bones test the blood of the madman to unlock the secrets of his superhuman healing and strength. Bones delivered, injecting a sample of Khan's blood into a Tribble. When Bones notices that Khan's super-blood reanimates that same Tribble from death, Kirk is taken off the cryotube, Khan is beamed back to the Enterprise , and an 11th hour blood transfusion brings Kirk back from the land of death.

Ensign Pavel Chekov: Manual Override Award

Ensign Pavel Chekov deserves a pip for dealing with multiple, catastrophic tech failures in the span of Into Darkness . When Chief Engineer Mr. Scott fails to persuade Kirk to disarm the Enterprise 's torpedoes, or else , the ship experiences a warp core coolant leak that removes their ability to evade Khan or counterattack. And, since Scotty handed in his resignation to avoid this preventable disaster, Chekov patches up the pieces. Throughout Into Darkness , the MVP Ensign scurries, dodges, and races against the ticking bomb of Khan to get the Enterprise back in semi-decent shape.

In the film's final showdown, the Enterprise and the U.S.S. Vengeance are both inoperable. They are trapped in Earth's gravitational field above San Francisco, plummeting towards certain death. Enter Chekov with his "right time, right place" talent. Making one of the most impressive plays in the Kelvin-verse, Chekov catches Kirk and Scotty from freefall in their race to get the warp core online.

Jaylah: A Warrior Survives Altamid

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Star Trek Beyond is a survivor movie, and Jaylah is the ultimate survivor.

A crewmember that started as an ally, Jaylah is a member of an unknown humanoid species. She becomes a friend to Starfleet by sharing a common enemy in Krall, who also destroyed her people. For a handful of years, she was marooned on the planet Altamid, surviving and building a home out of a 2160s Federation starship. Jaylah's mastery over the legendarily lost U.S.S. Franklin makes her a best in (honorary) crew. By engineering defunct, century-old alien tech, she uncovers the secrets of an ancient vessel. Jaylah survives by camouflaging the ship with holograms, alarming it with traps, and listening to music on VHF.

By the end of Beyond , the reconstruction of Enterprise -A is already underway. The captain has refused an appointment to Vice Admiral so he can still fly, and Ambassador Spock is dead, leaving Commander Spock on a singular timeline journey. Uhura recommits to Starfleet, Jaylah gets a bid to join the Academy, and Bones all but says that he'll go wherever Kirk goes. As for the rest of the crew? The five-year mission remains uncharted, but all have their eyes on Enterprise -A.

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