Star Trek: Enterprise
Summary
Star Trek : Enterprise ’s theme song has always been hated by fans , but it becameStar Trekcanon thanks to Captain William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) turn it into a trick onStar Trek : Lower Decks . Enterprisewas the firstStar Trekprequel serial about the pioneering 22nd - century voyage of Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) and the NX-01 Enterprise . Butfrom the very first episode ofEnterprise , fans have been fret by its theme vocal .
Enterprise ’s executive producer , Rick Berman , wanted to differentiate the prequel from his otherStar Trekseries , and he eschew the traditional melodious score over the show ’s opening credits . Hoping to makeEnterprisefeel more present-day , Berman opted to use a pop song over the show ’s titles . " Where My warmness Will Take Me , " which was written by Diane Warren and was sport in the Robin Williams filmPatch Adamswas selected ( althoughU2 ’s " Beautiful Day"was used as a temporary track).Enterprise ’s version of " Where My spunk Will Take Me " was sung by Russell Watson . The lyrics , particularly the first line,“It ’s been a long road get from there to here,“are notorious amongStar Trekfans , and the song has been , at unspoiled . polarizing , and , at worst , revile , ever since .
Star Trek : Enterprise introduce new faces to the prequel serial publication set a century before the case of Star Trek : The Original Series .
Star Trek: Lower Decks' Captain Riker Made Enterprise’s Theme Song Canon
Riker loves everything about Archer’s Enterprise.
No one in - macrocosm inStar Trekspoke of or emit the lyrics ofStar Trek : enterprisingness ’s theme strain until Captain Will Riker inStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 1 ’s finish , " No Small Parts . " At the conclusion of the instalment , after Ensign Brad Boimler ( Jack Quaid ) has transferred to the USS Titan , Captain Riker enters the bridge and apologizes for being belatedly . Riker explains to his wife , Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) that he was in the holodeck visiting"the first enterprisingness … You know , Archer and those guys . What a story ! Those guy rope had a long route getting from there to here . “This sly jest instantly madeEnterprise ’s motif , " Where My Heart Will Take Me,“Star Trekcanonin - population .
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It ’s possible that someone in the 22nd 100 read a Sung dynasty about Captain Archer and the NX-01 Enterprise , and it included the lyric"It ’s been a foresighted road engender from there to here . “It ’s also possible the Diane Warren song " Where My Heart Will Take Me " hold up into the future tense and became associated with Archer ’s Enterprise . Riker ’s joke further reveals that Will has continued to visit Archer ’s Enterprise after the event ofStar Trek : Enterprise ’s last , " These Are The Voyages … " , and thebearded Captain still hangs out with holograms of the NX-01 crowd for play .
Even Enterprise’s Trip Knows His Show’s Theme Song
Enterprise’s lyrics returned in Star Trek: very Short Treks
Although decidedly not part ofStar Trekcanon , the comedicStar Trek : very Short TreksrevisitedEnterprise ’s theme Sung dynasty . InStar Trek : very Short Treksepisode 5 , " Holograms All The Way Down " , written byStar Trek : Prodigyexecutive producer Aaron J. Waltke , Commander Trip Tucker ( Connor Trinneer ) congratulates the NX-01 Enterprise ’s crew:“It ’s been a foresighted road , but I think it ’ll be smooth sailing from here on out . “Hilariously,“It ’s been a long road"continues to be synonymous withStar Trek : Enterprisein and out of canon .
Star Trek : very Short Treksepisode 5 is also the first timeConnor Trinneer play Trip Tuckerever since his character ’s controversial death inStar Trek : go-ahead ’s serial finale . It ’s fitting that Trip ’s counter , prescribed canyon or not , nods toEnterprise ’s idea Song dynasty and its most well - known lyric . Either elbow room , Star Trek : Enterprise ’s topic Sung easily lends itself to jest that makefans of Captain Archer ’s NX-01 miss that crew and desire them to make aStar Trekcomebackeven more .
Star Trek : EnterpriseandStar Trek : Lower Decksare available to stream on Paramount+ .
