Theme from Star Trek

The "Theme from Star Trek" (originally scored under the title "Where No Man Has Gone Before") was an instrumental piece written by Alexander Courage for Star Trek, the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry and originally aired between September 8, 1966 and September 2, 1969. The tune was played over both the opening and closing credits of the original series. The opening credits begin with the now-famous "Space: the final frontier" monologue recited by series star William Shatner, accompanied by an opening fanfare. The main theme begins, punctuated at several points by the Enterprise flying toward and past the camera with a "whoosh" sound for dramatic effect, created vocally by Courage himself. The theme, minus the fanfare, was played over the closing credits, which were overlaid on a series of stills from various episodes. The first season's initial ten episodes used Courage's original mix of a wordless rendition of the melody line sung by soprano Loulie... full article at wikipedia