Star Trek’s Musical Soundtrack Tops Streaming Charts-TGN

Summary

• “Subspace Rhapsody” has been a resounding success, praised by critics and fans alike, with the soundtrack topping streaming charts.

• The album includes all the original songs from the musical episode and instrumental versions of the opening and closing credits.

• The musical worked because it stayed true to the Star Trek franchise, with insightful lyrics and outstanding vocal performances by the cast.

The soundtrack for “Subspace Rhapsody,” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ first-ever musical episode, has been topping streaming charts. By nearly all accounts, “Subspace Rhapsody” was a resounding success for Strange New Worlds, as the episode has received praise from both critics and fans alike. In “Subspace Rhapsody,” the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves confessing their feelings via catchy musical numbers. Not only is the episode incredibly fun, but it also provides fascinating character development that moves several storylines of Strange New Worlds season 2 forward.

On Friday, August 4, 2023, the day after Strange New Worlds‘ musical aired, the album dropped on all music streaming platforms and landed on the top album charts on iTunes soon after. The “Subspace Rhapsody” album includes all nine original songs from Strange New Worlds’ musical episode, plus the instrumental versions of Strange New Worlds’ opening and closing credits. See the Tweet from LGBTQ+ Youtuber and poet Donny Winter below:

With insightful lyrics written by Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, and some truly outstanding vocal performances by Strange New Worlds’ cast, it’s not surprising that music from “Subspace Rhapsody” is so popular. The Strange New Worlds musical’s album remains at #3 on the top albums streaming chart and #1 on the top soundtracks chart on iTunes. Several of the individual songs have also charted on the top soundtrack songs list, with “Status Report” having reached the highest spot at #7.

Why Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Musical Gamble Worked

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 has experimented with various genres and storytelling formats, and received an overwhelmingly positive response. “Subspace Rhapsody” is another example of the creative teams behind the show pushing the boundaries of what Star Trek can be, and the musical worked for the same reasons the other genre-bending episodes have worked. The people behind Strange New Worlds clearly love and understand the Star Trek franchise. Even when Strange New Worlds is at its most experimental – like in the musical episode – it still feels undeniably like Star Trek.

From the technobabble-filled opening number to the triumphant finale, complete with a hilarious Klingon K-Pop interlude, every song feels true to Star Trek and to the characters of Strange New Worlds. “Subspace Rhapsody” is, above all, a character-focused episode, and the songs not only reference events from the characters’ pasts but also move their stories forward. There is so much for Star Trek fans to love in “Subspace Rhapsody,” and the songs have clearly resonated with many fans of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ season 2 finale streams Thursday, August 10th on Paramount+.