Hey guys, Im just wondering who sings the Enterprise theme in the commericial for the show it starts out "So lately been wonderin who will be there to take my place, when im gone...." You get the point, who sings that? I got it of of aimster but it didnt say who sung it just what it was. Can anyone help?

If your talking about the theme song, it's Faith of The Hearth by Russell Watson

Im not refurring to the theme song faith of the heart, im talking about the one that they used in the commercial for the show, read the post just dont reply to the title.

It's a band named The Calling. :o)

Nope, I didn't write the Star Trek theme for "Enterprise". At risk of pissing folks off, I think the theme for "Enterprise" sucks big time. Other than the song being totally lame, I think the show is good thus far.

I think the Startrek theme songs (generally) are wery good. They are wery appropriate to Startrek series... noble, peaceful and proud. I like the DS9´s theme song most.

The song is Calling - Wherever You Will Go =)

Thanks now i know!


So why dont ya'll like the theme song to enterprise? My favoritie theme song to a scifi show has been farscape, it just sounds so weird and it fits the show perfectly!

Oh, you wanna know who sings Wherever You Will Go? It's in the album Camino Palmero. Wherever You Will Go is not actually the Enterprise opening theme song, it's Faith Of The Heart by Russel Watson.

Hey Magnum I was refurring to the theme song used in the commercial for enterprise not the theme song, i know the theme song is faith of the heart. Read the first post before you respond to something.

Well other then that I would like to know everyones favorite SCIFI theme song. Top 5, top 20 the best you name I want to know what you think. MIne are

Babylon5 season 5
Farscape
Stargate
ENTERPRISE yes I like the song so what?
Buffy the vampire slayer.

Coffee I agree farscape and enterprise have awesome theme songs. A LOT better than the tradtinal contemporary music shows usually have.

I read all the posts and still don't see who sings the song calling?

oh yea...

1.) Farscape >>>> Best theme songs
2.) Enterprise
...

and the rest are lame I think..

There's no theme song that can match DS9's for pure grandeur.

The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

So lately, been wondering
Who will be there to take my place
When I'm gone you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face
If a great wave shall fall and fall upon us all
Then between the sand and stone
Could you make it on your own

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

And maybe, I'll find out
A way to make it back someday
To watch you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days
If a great wave shall fall and fall upon us all
Then I hope there's someone out there
Who can bring me back to you

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

Run away with my heart
Run away with my hope
Run away with my love

I know now, just quite how
My life and love might still go on
In your heart, in your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

If I could turn back time
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
I'll go wherever you will go
I'll go wherever you will go

Russel Watson renamed the theme to Enterprise.

It is now called " Wherever My Heart will Take Me "

Does anyone know who sang it originally?

I don't think it's Rod Stewart. I went to a site that showed all
of his CD's and I could not find " Faith of the Heart " listed
anywhere as a song title.

Please e-mail me directly at this e-mail address if you know.

photoguitarist2@juno.com

Thank You

It was Rod Stewart. It was originally on the Soundtrack "Patch Adams"

"Faith Of the Heart was written by Diane Warren and performed by Rod Stewart.

Soundtrack Album: Patch Adams

Soundtrack album from Tom Shadyac's 1998 comedy Patch Adams starring Robin Williams.

Song included on the Soundtrack:

Faith Of The Heart
Let It Rain
Only You Know & I Know
Carry On
Bell Bottom Blues
Good Lovin'
The Weight
People Got To Be Free
Stand
Main Title
Look Byond The Fingers
Childrens' Ward
Ranch Reveal
Hello
Speech/children's Reprise
Front Porch
Butterfly/noodle Pool
The Ruling/graduation

Soundtrack Album - Patch Adams - 1998 - Uni/Mca/Universal Records 53245

Also, although the song " Where My Heart will Take Me " is available in the UK at this time, it will not be available until February of 2002 in America.
"An extended version of the Enterprise theme "Faith of the Heart" is available on Russel Watson's new album "Encore". The song is renamed "Where the Heart Will Take Me" for the album. The album is currently out in the United Kingdom and will be making its North American debut in February 2002. There is also an intention to record a video of "Where the Heart Will Take Me" and release it as a single."

I have to say, when I first heard the Enterprise theme song I almost fell over laughing. It's the most pathetic Star Trek theme I've heard yet. What can I say? I hate it. They should have stuck with something like Voyager and DS9's openers.

In order to continue to grow and connect with people and the world, I like to keep an open mind about issues, even though I certainly have my own opinion on things.

In keeping with this, I can understand how some people aren't happy with the theme chosen for the newest Star Trek saga, Enterprise and that is certainly their prerogative.

However, my personal opinion is that, even though the song itself isn't new, it gives a fresh sound to the show.

It also reflects Captain Archer's yearning to become a space pioneer and his achievement of that dream.

Even more importantly, it is relevant to this day and age when many of us covet that same dream of reaching beyond our world to expand our connection with the cosmos.

The words of the song can be applied to something small or big, depending on who you are, what your dream is, and what you seek to achieve.

Let's have a little tolerance, folks. It's a great song by a talented, versatile artist (who I found out is a tenor and records classical music as well!).

Bottom line is, we have yet another Star Trek series and Gene Roddenberry's dream lives on. So let's not be petty and squabble about the theme song. Instead, let's keep ourselves united in the true spirit of Trek.

I Agree with MaryCandie!! This is how I feel about the song all along. The words fit the premise of this show and what it stands for.

---MATT

True, they did choose a very fitting song to the show. But it doesn't change the fact that they went all out and completely redid the intro from the classic Star Trek theme we have all come to recognize and enjoy to just another song you hear on the radio sometimes. I thought it really took away from the show, but hey, I'm just one person ;)

Actually, my initial reaction to the Enterprise theme was that I didn't care for it at all.

Like Xelios, I was adamant that we should keep with a theme similiar to the other series.

But, I have a dear friend who is a avid and rock-solid Star Trek devotee (I don't really care for the word "fan"). He and I got into some deep, thought-provoking, and mind-bending discussions as he pressed me for an answer.

I couldn't tell him I didn't like the actual song itself because I do. And I also appreciate the talents of both Russell Watson and Rod Stewart. The only thing I could say was that I didn't think it was like any of the other theme songs. After a couple of months, that was sounding lame to me (no, I'm not saying you sound lame, just my own opinion to myself).

Then I realized that this is a big break in the direction of the Star Trek saga. From TOS to Voyager, Star Trek was always moving forward through time and it was under the guiding influence of its beloved creator, Gene Roddenberry. It was his baby and he nurtured it until he died.

When Roddenberry passed on and the powers that be decided to forge ahead with yet another series (thank Gods!), it was decided that we would go back to the "beginning" (and wasn't there enough indignant backlash about that).

To put it simply, it was a time of major change in Star Trek.

For many people, change carries a negative connotation and such was the case in this instance. I've heard this same thing from other Star Trek lovers in both my online and "real" life; either they didn't like the idea of the show, they don't like the theme song, or both.

It begins to take on the sound and feel of separation anxiety. Something they knew and loved and were comfortable with was suddenly no longer there.

Anyway, to sum up, I look at these changes, both in the direction of Star Trek and in replacing the theme song with something more contemporary, as positive steps. We now have words to put to the Star Trek dream, words that are synonomous with what Trek stand for.

And now, every time I hear that song, I don't see the face of Rod Stewart or Russell Watson. I see Mr. Roddenberry, Kirk, Spock, Picard, Sisko, Janeway and the myriad of other characters that comprise the Star Trek Universe.

Now THAT is awesome.

Somewhere in a book Gene R. wrote lyrics for the original series
just so he could have his name on the credits of the song.
Could you imagin if they put them on the theme in the 60's
how different all the themes may have turned out in our Trek Universe.

Just a thought: Let's all write lyrics for TNG, DS9, & Voyager

Ha Ha Ha, Just kidding.

--Matt

I have to wonder what will come after Enterprise. I mean, if we follow the general ST direction, the next series should take place shortly after Voyager. However, we now have armor plating generators, trans phasic torpedoes, and no more Borg. I mean, the Federation at this time would be decades ahead of any other race technology wise. Plus, the biggest threat to the galaxy has been eliminated.

What I'd like to see is a series that involves the entire alpha quadrant literally struggling for survival. Say, and alien race with advanced technologies suddenly showed up in the galaxy and started striving for the conquest of it. A series in which all the races of ST would have to work together to defeat this ultimate threat.

However, technology must have a bigger role in this series than previous ones simply because it is the only thing keeping the Federation and others from defeating this new threat. It would also be nice to have it set at least 100 years after Voyager. This would make room for new technologies to be developed, and give the other races in the quadrant time to catch up to the Federation's new toys (armor plating generator etc.).

Personally, I think Enterprise has gone away from Sci-Fi and into the Drama catagory. There is literally nothing new technology wise. Science fiction content in this show is well below what it needs to be to classify it as a Sci-Fi series. But, thats just my opinion.

I think Star Trek needs some good drama. I dont think moving the series any further in the future will add anything to it at all.

I just watched the first episode of 'Enterprise' and I'm a bit mixed about it. I thought it (Broken Bow) started off well, but I thought the last half was average trek fare, warp in, shoot some bad guys, warp out again.
I like the cast, and I think the setting does bring up some new opportunities, though the premise is pretty much the same, another starfleet crew, another starfleet ship, exploring the galaxy, blah blah blah....

The series has some potential though, give it some time and it might hit its stride. TNG spent the first few seasons finding its feet. I would recommend that they dont go and commission 22 episodes a series for 7 years though, I think they should keep it down to about 10 episodes a year, for about 5 years to prevent the series from suffering overkill. I'd rather have a handful of really great episodes than hundreds of hours of sub-trek

I must admit, my favourite trek films were Star Trek 2 and 6. There's something about the style of ST:6 which I thought they should have kept through the latter series. Perhaps it was just the style of the interiors, or the uniforms, or the special effects. Sometimes it was just little things, like the fact the Enterprise-A had old fashioned kitchens for preparing food, or the fact that Klingons actually bled when they got shot, but just somehow it seemed a bit more edgy, a bit more real. I grew up with TNG, but some bits of it, as well as Voyager, just look synthetic somehow. Perhaps the simpler technology on 'Enterprise' will give it an edgier feel.

Not sure about the theme song, but the traditional orchestral sound was getting out of control, a breath of fresh air to hear something different.

Yeah know what you're talking about, dracula's guest. My trek favorites were six and generations, and I think both conveyed an excellent sense of atmosphere, something that the others just didn't do for me. Six had plenty of mystery and intrigue as well as action while generations had just an incredible premise for an incredible movie. I don't understand why they can't make a series based on that era.

Plus, does anyone know what series the next batch of movies'll follow? I hear Nemesis is going to be the last with TNG.

As Dracula's Guest said... "Not sure about the theme song, but the traditional orchestral sound was getting out of control, a breath of fresh air to hear something different."

Even though you're undecided about your stand on the theme song, I agree with the "a breath of fresh air..."

I'd like to discuss some of the other points in your post, DG, but...it's after 3 a.m. and I'm sitting here with no caffeine in sight and (sssshhh...don't tell anyone) haveing taken some meds for my pain from a car accident, so I'm way too loopy to think coherently.

I'll try and visit again when my brain is online.

Later all!!!:p

P.S.

Can anyone tell me how to put a text other than "junior member" and a graphic below my name here?

I sooooooo want to incorporate a Hubble shot in there. God knows what I'll call myself besides junior member. Any ideas?

Later!
MC:D

I agree they are half way there with enterprise but it is missing some stuff. They need more episodes to deal with what the show is about, not exploration but about the federation and how it got started. I have noticed that there is not a lot of technobable and that they do wear baseball caps but what does that have to do with anything? Its probably going to all turn out to be crap and filler just like Voyager, but I still liked voyager, but im just a babling moron so dont listen to me.

In 'control panel', go to 'edit profile'.
Enter your wordy things in the 'user custom text' box.

In 'control panel' go to 'edit options'.
Select 'change avatar'. You can browse for the pic you want from there.
Hope this helps.:cool:

Thanks much, esp. Now I just need to think of what to call myself.

I have heard all the Trekkies and Trekkers griping and moaning about how they prefer the old Semi-Classical music theme songs for Trek. I disagree profusely. Each theme song has fitted each series properly--including "Faith of the Heart" for Enterprise. The the 60s loung music suited the original Trek, the Military-style Movie themesong from The Motion picture suited Picard and TNG. The Classical crescendo (as of 3rd Season) was good for DS9 and the violin strains worked for Voyager.

In the case of Enterprise, we are looking at a pre-Federation Earth that has been slowly taking it's first steps away from Terra Firma out into the vast unknown. It's a day of Space Cowboys and NO PRIME DIRECTIVE. Events that happen now profoundly shape the future of Earth and the Federation. Things are not set and the rules are being made up as they go. Zephram Cochran listend to Classic Rock when he first launched the Phoenix and sought to make money to live on a South Pacific Island filled with naked women, not unite the Alpha quadrant (well, not at first!)

And then we focus on Capt. John Archer. His dad's dream was to fly at Warp Five and leave the solar system, but the Vulcans did everything they could to make the humans proceed slowly out into space. Capt. Archer partly feels the Vulcans denied his father of his dream. However, his father's dream became his own--"I will see my dream come alive at last. I will touch the sky." And the Vulcans were finally told to stick it in their pointy ears--"And they're not gonna hold me down no more. No they're not gonna change my mind."

The theme song fits the era and fits in perfectly with Capt. Archer and his dream. I love this theme song and I'll tell any Trekker who thinks differently to stick in their pointy ears as well. I've watched Trek since I was a baby and consider myself a connoseur of it. Enterprise is just as good, if not better, than the original series that first captured my imagination as a child. The song fits in with that dream and I say leave it the Hell alone.

I can understand the numerious objections to the shows theme song. Its characteristics are significantly different from that of any of the other series or movies, but I don't perceive it as inappropriate or anti-intellectual. It sets an appropriate theme for early space exploration. I think that "Faith of the Heart" may at some level be an allusion to Blaise Pascal's third level of knowledge (the heart). Within his epistemological structure it is the highest and most certain level of knowledge. The courage that people would be required to muster to participate in such an early exploration of deep space would be huge.

The two basic objections I can fully understand would be stylistic the second would be more philosophical in nature. The earlier Star Treks were written by individuals with a naturalistic and empircal world view. At some level, Faith of the Heart could easly be seen as a slight break with the vision of the early producers and writers.

As for myself, I like it but I am over thirty so you can simply blame it on antiquated or bad taste! ;)

The actual name of theme song to the new show "Enterprise" is called:
"Where My Heart Will Take Me" (also known as "Faith of the Heart")
Written by: Dianne Warren
Vocals By: Russell Watson
see this site for lyrics and to hear the song play:

http://www.startreksoundtracks.com/wheremyheartwilltakeme.html

I'm still searching for where to purchase it myself, when I find it i'll let you know!

Hope this helps
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Just found out What the CD is Called:
Rusell Watson Titled: Encore
Also did you know he is actually a Opera Tenor!
Buy it at Amazon.com online is selling it for $16.99

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Hopes that completes your search!!

I don't mean to come off sounding like a jerk but I might anyways. I was refurring to the song that appears in the commercial for Enterprize, not the theme song. As it would turn out it was the calling Wherever you will go, go figure that that what it was!

So please read the very first post or the beggining of the thread to find out what were talking about. Other then that thank you for the information I had no idea he was an Opera singer

The singer is Russell Watson, the English construction worker turned opera singer who is challenging Pavorati and all those blue nosed Italians and singing their pants off.

He's really down to earth and has been on Good Morning America a couple of times. His range is awesome as demonstrated by his outstanding turn on the new Enterprise Theme.

I love it. It's perfect for Enterprise I. I have the midi file and my screensaver sings it to me periodically. It's nice to see the Star Trek people going "where no Star Trek has ever gone before". The show is way more.................."Human".

:)

Tom

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW ITS BEEN POSTED SEVERAL TIMES.


Sorry I didn't mean to come off sounding like a jerk but I might anyways. I was refurring to the song that appears in the commercial for Enterprize, not the theme song. As it would turn out it was the calling Wherever you will go, go figure that that what it was!

So please read the very first post and the very last post of the thread to find out what were talking about.

i think the theme songs pretty good, it suits enterprize and the visuals at the beginning of the show, though the best sci-fi theme song has to be red dwarf, 'its cold outside theres no kind of atmosphere...' its very catchy

It was Rod Stewart. It was originally on the Soundtrack "Patch Adams"

"Faith Of the Heart was written by Diane Warren and performed by Rod Stewart.

Soundtrack Album - Patch Adams - 1998 - Uni/Mca/Universal Records 53245I heard this version of the song at a local supermarket, thought I was dreaming, what Star Trek on muzak?
On another note: I hate Rod's voice & music, no talent, lucky bum. & I don't like the Enterprise theme either, it should be more dramatic, heck if their using old stuff, why not "Also sprach Zarathustra"?

i knew about the patch adams thing.... but has anyone listened to this?

enterprise alternate opening (http://www.brownfish.com/cgi-bin/films.pl?film=%22entalt%22)

sounds quite nice i have to say.....

dont know if its authentic whatsoever...

It was a very bold step to have a sung theme rather than an orchestral piece, as in the other Treks. HLewis is quite right that it reflects the mood of the 22nd Century era which Enterprise is trying to depict - a time of progress, optimism and looking forward, just as in the old American frontier days. The song is an attempt to give Star Trek a fresher-faced, less stuffy image - it's important that it not become a stagnant genre monster. I don't see why people would disapprove.

It took me a while, but by season 2 I was actually thinking of Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer - instead of Dr. Sam Beckett. Anyone know if he's actually said "Oh Boy!" on Enterprise at all? Given the series' preoccupation with time travel, perhaps there is some still-unrevealed causal link to a secret 20th-Century research program known as Quantum Leap?

Why was this thread viewed more than 12,000 times?

This is the first thread that I ever started on sciforums, almost three years ago.

Worst Theme Song Ever!!!


This is the first thread that I ever started on sciforums, almost three years ago.

Who ressurected it? I'm going to guess Logically Unsound. I wonder if I'm right


Edit: Damn!! I'm wrong. Sorry Unsound. I noticed you had a propensity for bringing back the old dead threads.

Logically Unsound he may call himself (herself?); but it's eminently logical to look for old, long-neglected threads on a particular topic before you start a new one. I imagine that avoiding thread duplication reducing the loading on the SciForums server.

enterprise alternate opening (http://www.brownfish.com/cgi-bin/films.pl?film=%22entalt%22)

sounds quite nice i have to say.....

dont know if its authentic whatsoever...
now there's an opening theme song!!!!
a little bit of snippits from several Star Treks, even a hint of 'Galaxy Quest' woven into it, great!
Listen, you'll love it!!!

the Calling song is really good but the enterprise theme song is lame for a sci fi show. It should be a theme song for some drama or sitcom. It reminds me of the songs "Greatest American Hero theme", "Betty Davis Eyes" and "It's a heartache" all in one. Any men that like this theme song, can you look yourself in the mirror? :eek:

I liked the enterprise INTRO so much ,but guys what will the song be on the new startrek that will come out in 2009,the summer

I can see how alot of people might not like the song. It's not exactly what most people listen too now lol.

But personally I liked it and think it really fit the series well.
I mean if you step back and ignore the music if you don't like it, and just listen to the words.

What is the series? After all those years it's mankind making it's first real leap into deep space, into exploring the unknown, testing new technology.

And at the same time the vulcan's trying to hold them back feeling there not ready.

While I had nothing against the other theme's I just think this on fit the story line well.
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I was sorry to see the series go. I didn't like it at first but once I got into it I got hooked.
I think that was the main problem, most people didn't give it a chance.
They didn't like it the first time and just never watched it again.

That storyline had room for at least another season.

Kenny

Wow... I posted in this thread 7 years ago.

Well I saw two people replied this year so I figured what the hell lol

Braiiins...BRAINS! This thread has come back to eat our brains. There is no other explanation. :D

And so the thread continues, almost ten years since it started. However, its still relevant since I just started watching Star Trek Enterprise on Netflix. When the theme first came on I fell on the floor laughing. The feel of the song doesn't make any sense in regards to the rest of the show.

I think the link was intended to be that Enterprise was the first major expedition by humans into the galaxy. They were supposed to be pioneering explorers in the grand tradition of Lewis and Clark and that song an expression of (very Roddenberrian) optimism about what humanity could accomplish.

If you wanted a ode to explorers as a theme song, it seems like it fit pretty well. If you wanted a song that was not cloying pablum, that is a different story.

That said the montage of various achievements in the history of exploration and aviation and related milestones was perfectly fine. They just needed to change the song. That would, of course, not have saved that show.

I agree. The visuals fit the theme. When I first saw the intro I thought one of my browser's other tabs had reloaded and was streaming an advertisement. After closing each tab it turned out that it was indeed Enterprise's theme song. I guess you can say that this show was "bold to go where no man has gone before" by choosing the style but a theme song either works or it doesn't, regardless of what you are trying to do. It doesn't work.

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=110425&highlight=enterprise

I think the link was intended to be that Enterprise was the first major expedition by humans into the galaxy. They were supposed to be pioneering explorers in the grand tradition of Lewis and Clark and that song an expression of (very Roddenberrian) optimism about what humanity could accomplish.

If you wanted a ode to explorers as a theme song, it seems like it fit pretty well. If you wanted a song that was not cloying pablum, that is a different story.

That said the montage of various achievements in the history of exploration and aviation and related milestones was perfectly fine. They just needed to change the song. That would, of course, not have saved that show.

The song was all about faith, not science. It's a travesty. The style was questionable but I could live with it.

The song was all about faith, not science. It's a travesty. The style was questionable but I could live with it.

I don't think the show was much about science either, it was just about humanity's first steps into the galactic ocean and (towards the end) humanity overcoming its petty insularity to build a grand and utopian future (while at the same time teaching that same lesson to other species).

Again, it was consistent with what I think Roddenberry would have conceded for a prequel...since the prequel began with the utopian Federation already in existence. The TOS Enterprise had to travel to either alien worlds outside the Federation or into the past to find most of its conflict.

Having "faith" of the sort discussed in that song is equivalent to having hope or, generally, optimism that the singer will prevail over all the bad things that could come his way. As a theme, that's not out of place (in fact, if humanity doubted it's ability to overcome potential hardships that might arise, then venturing out and broadcasting the galaxy where we are would seem to be a dreadful idea).

Plus the song included the prominent lines,"I can reach any star," and "I will see my dreams come alive at last. I can touch the sky".

Rod Stewart should be burned as a witch for that song, but I can see how, thematically it fits with humanity's first organized efforts at exploring the galaxy and with the more general theme of the formation of the Federation as humanity rids itself of the last vestiges (what Roddenberry, at least, would consider) barbarism.

And so the thread continues, almost ten years since it started. However, its still relevant since I just started watching Star Trek Enterprise on Netflix. When the theme first came on I fell on the floor laughing. The feel of the song doesn't make any sense in regards to the rest of the show.
Have you heard the alternative universe version of the theme song? It's from a few episodes featuring a universe in which the Nazis won WW2 and humans become space fascists. I like it better than the normal theme song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk1NK8AXepk

This version is even better, it starts off with an alternate version of the famous first contact between humans and vulcans. The even got most of the same actors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-DEDyv-E8I&feature=related