Star Trek (Main Title) - Alexander Courage

How far does the support ship need to be from the naval vessel that needs supplies restocked?

30 yards

What is the matching speed needed for UNREP?

12 and 16 knots

How long does the process of UNREP take?

3-5 hours

What is a breakaway for naval ships?

Disconnecting equipment for the UNREP

What is heard after the breakaway process is all clear?

Ship’s whistle

What is the nickname of the USS Camden?

Powerful Pachyderm of the Pacific

What is the breakaway tune for the USS Camden?

Baby Elephant Walk

What is the breakaway song for the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise?

Star Trek (Main Title) Theme

Who built artificial wings and tried to fly in 875?

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Who built bird-like wings around 1000 and tried to fly?

Benedictine Monk, Eilmer of Malmesbury

Who first constructed a glider?

Sir George Cayley

Where was the professor that had several successful flights before 1884 working?

Santa Clara University

What German inventor influenced the Wright brothers?

Otto Lilienthal

How far did the Wright brothers travel on the world’s first successful flight?

4 miles

Where did the Wright Brothers make their historic flight?

Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

When did the Wright Brothers make their historic flight?

December 17, 1903

What did William Leitch publish in 1862?

Speculations about rockets in space travel

What nationality was William Leitch?

Scottish

What novel did Jules Verne write in 1865 that had a “space gun”?

From the Earth to the Moon

What were some of the early comic-strip heroes in newspapers?

Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon

When did Humans land on the moon?

1969

Who made the piece known as Space Oddity?

David Bowie

Who made the song known as Rocket Man?

Elton John

Who made the song known as Major Tom?

Peter Schilling

Who created the series Star Trek?

Gene Roddenberry

How many episodes did Star Trek have before being canceled in 1969?

79 episodes

What year did the Star Trek series begin to air on television?

1966

What is the name of the starship that is central to Star Trek?

Enterprise

What is the name of the fan base that is interested in Star Trek?

Trekkies or Trekkers

Who is the composer of the Star Trek (Main Title) Theme?

Alexander Courage

Where did Roddenberry film the first pilot for Star Trek?

Desilu Studios

What is a cue in filmmaking?

Individual segment of music from a movie/TV score

What is a main title in filmmaking?

Music that accompanies opening credits

What is the name of the first pilot for Star Trek?

The Cage

What is the name of the second pilot of Star Trek?

Where No Man Has Gone Before

How many episodes did NBC want after watching the second pilot of Star Trek?

16 episodes

What did Roddenberry want the score of Star Trek to be?

Not space-like, and just an adventure score

How many instruments were present for the main title’s recording session?

29 instruments

When did the recording session for the Star Trek Main Title Theme happen?

January 22, 1965

Who was the singer present in the 1965 recording of Star Trek’s Main Title?

Loulie Jean Norman

What is the timbre of the singer in Star Trek (Main Title) theme?

Wordless voice

What syllables does the singer in Star Trek (Main Title) sing?

“Ah” and “Oh”

What organization/union were the instrumentalists for Star Trek (Main Title) part of?

American Federation of Musicians

What organization/union was Loulie Jean Norman part of?

Screen Actors GUild

What vocal register does Loulie Jean Norman sing in for Star Trek (Main Title)?

Soprano

Why was Loulie Jean Norman not present for later recordings of Star Trek (Main Title)?

Screen Actors Guild members would have rerun fees so producers cut her to save money

What changed for Star Trek (Main Title) in Season 2?

Roddenberry was now a lyricist as he wrote words for the soprano’s melody

What are the 3 components in Star Trek (Main Title)?

Space Theme, Enterprise Fanfare, and Beguine

What makes up the Space Theme in Star Trek (Main Title)?

Descending bell-like sounds

What enhances the suspenseful and unearthly quality of Space Theme in Star Trek(Main Title)?

Woodwinds play without vibrato

How many beats apart are the notes in Space Theme of Star Trek(Main Title)?

2 beats

What are the intervals that separate the notes in Space Theme of Star Trek(Main Title)?

P4 downward, m3 upward, m6 downward

How does the Space Theme of Star Trek (Main Title) open?

Descending 4th

What is the opening motif of Enterprise Fanfare in Star Trek (Main Title)?

2 upward 4ths from French horns

What is the emphasis on intervals of a fourth known as?

Quartal harmony

What is the first motif in Enterprise Fanfare of Star Trek (Main Title)?

A, D,G which spans m7

What instrument plays the second appearance of the Enterprise Fanfare in Star Trek(Main Title)?

Trumpets

What is a Beguine?

Caribbean dance with syncopated rhythm

Which component of Star Trek(Main Title) contains the lyrics that Roddenberry wrote?

Beguine

Where does Courage say he based the Beguine component of Star Trek (Main Title) on?

Old Hebredean tune from Scotland

What song gave Courage the inspiration for the Beguine component of Star Trek(Main Title)?

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Who first publicly called the third theme in Star Trek(Main Title) a Beguine?

Steiner

How does the Beguine theme of Star Trek(Main Title) start?

Disjunct leap and gradual descent

How does the soprano’s 2nd time singing the c melody change?

Goes up a full octave to F

What pitch does the soprano reach after singing the 2 “c” phrases and going upwards with the conjunct “d” melody?

Ab

How does the orchestra play halfway after the “d” phrase?

Counterclockwise Circle of fifths for each root

What keys does the orchestra go through following its Circle of Fifths pattern?

D, G, C, F, Bb

How does the disjunct “e” phrase end?

Bb

What is a play out in music/the soprano’s melody?

“Wrapping-up” quality

How does the final playing of Space Theme in Star Trek (Main Title) lead into Beguine?

Crescendos

What time signature is the Beguine theme in for Star Trek (Main Title)?

Cut time

What dynamic does the Beguine Theme start in for Star Trek (Main Title)?

Mezzoforte

What time signature is the Enterprise Fanfare theme in for Star Trek (Main Title)?

Common time