Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Drops Its Musical Episode Main Theme (EXCLUSIVE)-TGN

Summary

• “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is breaking new ground by venturing into the realm of musical theater with its first-ever musical episode.

• The episode features original music by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, and a new interpretation of the main theme by composer Jeff Russo.

• Jeff Russo’s a cappella theme arrangement honors the series’ iconic theme while building anticipation for the original songs by Hanley and Polce.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is going where the franchise has never gone before: into the realm of musical theater. The episode, titled “Subspace Rhapsody” is the first time any Star Trek show has gone musical, and sees the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showcasing the range of their talents by performing the show’s musical numbers themselves. In addition to being something of a groundbreaking step for Star Trek as a whole, the musical episode continues to prove the value of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ genre-bending approach.

In addition to featuring original music by Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo) and Tom Polce (Letters to Cleo, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), this special episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boasts a new main theme interpretation by composer Jeff Russo. Russo is also known for his work on Fargo, For All Mankind, and Star Trek: Picard and won an Emmy Award in 2017 for his work on Fargo season 3, episode 9 “Aporia”. Screen Rant is excited to premiere Russo’s take on the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds theme in advance of the soundtrack release. Check it out:

Listen to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2—Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack) on August 4th

Jeff Russo’s a cappella theme arrangement perfectly sets the stage for the first-ever musical Star Trek episode while still honoring the series’ unmistakable theme. It also builds excitement for the original songs written by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, the latter of whom was behind some of the funniest songs from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Check out the full track and performer list for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2—Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack) below:

01. Star Trek Strange New Worlds Main Title (Subspace Rhapsody Version) – Jeff Russo

02. Status Report – Anson Mount, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck

Melissa Navia, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Paul Wesley, Carol Kane, Tom Polce

03. Connect To Your Truth – Rebecca Romijn, Paul Wesley

04. How Would That Feel – Christina Chong, Tom Polce, Kay Hanley

05. Private Conversation – Anson Mount, Melanie Scrofano

06. Keeping Secrets – Rebecca Romijn

07. I’m Ready – Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Dan Jeannotte, Tom Polce, Kay Hanley

08. I’m The X – Ethan Peck

09. Keep Us Connected – Celia Rose Gooding, Tom Polce, Kay Hanley

10. We Are One – Anson Mount, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Melissa Navia, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Dan Jeannotte, Paul Wesley, Carol Kane, Tom Polce, Kay Hanley

11. Subspace Rhapsody End Credit Medley

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9 “Subspace Rhapsody” airs August 3rd on Paramount+. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2—Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack) will release August 4th courtesy of Lakeshore Records and can be streamed here.