Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Extended Theme)

[@wodclerc]

God I miss these years of my life. Not once have I gotten the same feeling with the new trek series or movies, not once. Star Trek is, was and will forever be DS9 for me.

[@Metallian81]

I really liked Voyager, but nothing beats TNG/DS9 era for me, and never will. Funny thing, the animated comedy Star Trek show "Lower Decks" reminds me of the older shows more than anything else post Voyager. It's set in the TNG era and has so many great references. I love it.

[@paulharris7660]

Was an ardent tng fan boy in the 90s. Ds9 was OK. Now, rewatching, ds9 is better than tng. Rewatching voyager at mo

[@quispeagnoli]

Me too! ❤ ds9

[@CoreFreddy]

Exactly.

[@seanm.9832]

This theme is so epic I never knew when I was watching the show

[@neale.7056]

The Defiant.... a tough little ship.... coolest ship there is, love it. Star Trek is the vision to a better future.

[@ilpoomatili9549]

Ironically, let's hope we never need a ship like her

[@CoreFreddy]

The name says it all

[@jasoncarpp7742]

IMHO, this is the best version I'd heard of the Star Trek DS9 opening theme. It starts out orchestral, but then it rocks it! with guitar, bass, and drum. If only the rock version was used in the TV series. Even if they had to shorten it to fit the opening theme time frame, it would've made for a more interesting open theme, wouldn't you say?

[@PCCphoenix]

Part of this is actually the "single version," which adds the drums and electric guitar. It's actually featured as early as the "Emissary" soundtrack!

[@angelaarnold2051]

Wow! Have always loved this theme but this is the first time I've heard the extended version! Just wow!

[@lowluvgirl79]

I came across this years ago by accident and searched for it for years. I absolutely love this version 🎸🤘🖖

[@tonygarratt5832]

Ten out of 10. If ever the studio makes a feature length DS9 movie, this is the theme they should use.

[@brianzilinskis683]

And with that comes the knowing they dont need to.....didnt this show friggin rule??

[@thewritestuffindy]

The only comment I have, from a fan of the Star Trek franchise from the moment it debuted on September 8, 1966, is: BEAUTIFUL! 🖖🖖🖖

[@rbsims6376]

I really loved this theme. Brings back memories of sitting in front of the TV....Thanks for posting this....

[@mischiefmakerstudios9900]

I know how you feel. My Parents were not exactly science fiction fans like I was growing up, but I have many wonderful me,pries of gathering around the t.v., to watch Star Trek, Star Trek the next generation, Deep Space Nine, even Seaquest DSV & Quantum Leap! I wish there was more science fiction shows on t.v., these days.

[@jdgindustries2734]

@@mischiefmakerstudios9900 if you are interested, there is a seaQuest fan group on Facebook.... A post of mine got liked by Commander Ford a week ago!

[@jensroder9541]

Ich liebte diese Serie mit ihren Figuren rund um diese Raumstation. Ein wunderbares Intro.🥰👍😊🇩🇪👋

[@Schiedsrichter1975]

Absolut, die Charaktere sind genial geschrieben. Es passt einfach alles bei DS9 !

[@Bl00Buttons]

Awesome! This is my favorite Star Trek opening theme. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@Quarks_Bar]

I used to have the DS9 Theme on my old desktop computer at work. It started playing every time I booted up the computer. I was taught the trick how to do that.

[@catherinesmith4551]

So majestic, it's similar to 'Fanfare for The Common Man'. If only human beings behavior was as honorable as the way this music sounds!

[@Adam_Gunia]

One day we will be. We still have a lot of growing and maturing as a species to do.

[@WolfgangXP65-67]

OH JESUS I LOVE FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hyperchaotix32x]

Fantastic work on this intro. You did a wonderful job to a wonderful theme. I think this has to be tops intro for any star trek intro.

[@isaiahrowley9830]

I really hope star trek goes back to their roots one day. Both long-term story telling and episodic. Nostalgia is a bitch. Great remix BTW!

[@flxsounds7864]

@@samsonitejohnson7456 Indeed!

[@cornblaster7003]

well at least we've got lower decks and strange new worlds to kinda bring star trek back to what it was, plus disco is getting better by the season, however I do think it's made a few mistakes along the way that still need to be ironed out. overall I bet it'll eventually find its sea legs, all star trek shows take a while to get started, I wouldn't dismiss it as total garbage just yet

[@mstephens44]

@@samsonitejohnson7456 what about those two shows doesn’t resonate with you?

[@briannicholas2757]

Thanks for posting this. What a great theme. Heroic, and almost mournful at the same time. But full of hope. I like Alexander Courage's TOS and the movies themes, but this is the best of the themes that don't use that music.

[@mattk5858]

Exceptionally well done. Props for including all the major supporting characters as well. Especially "... and Morn" HAHAHA!

[@Username3141519]

It's so ridiculously corny. I love it.

[@Minalover100]

Wow! Brings back memories....Thanks for posting this....

[@christian-jakobgrasl]

DS9 and Voyager had the best intros! Best intro theme as well

[@Jack-hr9xw]

If they did a ds9 movie this should be the opening

[@DavePrime1701]

Awe, love for Morn... 🥰 Brilliant!

[@DAOzz83]

I was wondering who was going to be last… that was the perfect touch!

[@genmasaotome3503]

Even the intro... is an episode on its own.

[@muckschmidt3991]

Das läst mir tatsächlich immer Gänsehaut aufsteigen, Toller Sound ich glaub da ist Max Zimmer Bedeiligt Großartig

[@davidparker3834]

Amazing video! Thank you for creating & uploading!

[@justrosy5]

This literally has me in tears! This is the way I would have liked to see the intro to the last episode done! That said, there are a few notable characters missing (I don't know if that was an editing choice or what). I figured I'm mention those here, in case you'd like to add them in: Either I missed them, or (if you'd like to) please add Hana Hatae & Michelle Krusiec as Moilly O'Brien, and Felecia M. Bell as Jennifer Sisko. Also, please update Nana Visitor to also being the Chief Intendant (that was her Mirror Universe role). Colm Meaney also needs to have his role as "Smiley" added. I'm not sure, but I think the other Mirror Universe characters had the same names as the Prime Universe characters did. You might also want to include Iggy Pop as Yelgrun (I mean, you really do need to add him)! Other memorable characters were Barbara March as Lursa and Gwynyth Walsh as B'Etor, and I don't remember seeing them here either. Another is Shannon Cochran as Sirella. It would do great honor to your house to edit this and include those greats who are missing! I'm rewatching this before posting my comment here, to be sure, but I might have just missed some of these anyway.

[@rarewolf4913]

The Klingon sisters only clocked up one DS9 appearance though, if they were included, it would have to include Q, Vash and other any TNG visitors. But Tora Ziyal, Enabran Tain, Kai Opaka, Kor, Alexander and Luxanna Troi all showed up more than once. And of course there's the voices of the Federation and Cardassian computers which probably have more credits than Ezri!

[@Galactipod]

I feel like, if it were included in the last episode, the rock stuff should drop out around 30 seconds before the end of the intro. Let it end nostalgically instead of epicaly.

[@mrbirchplayzgamingchannel]

Five jemhadar disliked this

[@mattk5858]

And at least one of the Weyouns...

[@andrejouan5564]

Wow Wow! This is mindblowing beautiful theme from DS9 very well done my friend, I applaud you to make this extended edited version very special I believe I gonna listen several times. What I like is that we see action scenes taken from the episodes with the names of the other characters ""👍👍

[@jebby285]

one awesome theme tune

[@Cauin450]

Whoever wrote this should make ALL Star Trek music. Simply magnificent!

[@Jdavidson210]

Beautifully done.

[@Brian6587]

It's so epic that it's unreal. Star Trek at it's finest.

[@MarcMiller22]

I always wondered what it would look like with this version of the theme!

[@tombankwel4822]

My favorite tv show huge star trek fan 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@auspiciousman]

This is magnificent

[@MrDeathpilot]

DS-9 has the most epic space battles in all of Trek, and this video showcases them well.

[@gorncaptain2645]

Beautiful Theme! I will never forgive TNG or Deep Space Nine for not including my favorite aliens the Gorn Hegonomy in 14 yrs. They should have been included at least 6 times. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[@jfangm]

The Gorn could have made a nice antagonist race instead of the Klingons.

[@HansMcc1984]

I love this show,and The theme is amazing.

[@markwrenn8569]

I like the mentions of the supporting cast in this title sequence; especially mentioning both of Dax's hosts in the history of DS9 (Jadzia and Ezri). Nice touch

[@TheWorldBelow360]

Never has been obliterating so many ruthless opponents been so satisfying!

[@seekingfinding6204]

I wanted to do some quick dumbbells and looked for a long version of this theme as inspiration. I was so happy to find this, then realized I'd liked a comment on here a while ago. How could I forget this???

[@LakesGeek]

That switch from gentle and meadering to rocking it reminds me of the main theme to Lost Odyssey. Love it

[@SovereignKnight74]

This is the best Trek Series IMO.

[@VincentFischer]

When the guitar started playing I was thinking I have multiple tabs playing audio again

[@InverseTachyonPulse]

Absolutely loved it 😊

[@padmac8176]

Its lovely, really well done. Please don't rip me apart when i say this but in my humble opinion even this wonderful extended rendition pales in comparison to the thunderous booming orchestral overtures of Dennis McCarthy's revamped score as of Season 4 and beyond. When he jacked up the theme it was like nothing else!

[@Beegeezy144]

That one was really good. Wow.

[@EvilTheOne]

As DS9 being my favorite Trek series, this was epic!

[@DavidGonzalez-di8wn]

Boy! This would have made a great intro for a TV special on a movie about the dominion war! Love DS9!!! It was my fav next to the original series!!🙂👍

[@CarlTheTacticalHoser]

I remember the first time me and my mom watched DS9 and when the theme kicked in she aggressively ppinted at the screen and shouted "Fanfare For The Common Man!" 😅😅😅

[@BREKEKE7]

Sweet 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sooihm1834]

Great video!

[@johnatsf1564]

T.N.G#1,DS9#2,VOYAGER #3 ALL DAY! DS9 NEEDS MORE LOVE!

[@nightwing7]

So, so fantastic. Is there somewhere I can download this music so I can listen to it whenever I need a lift? I have the actual extended version and truly enjoy this one just as much. Also, I love the fact that Nog's (Max Grodenchik) name appears in the Celestial Temple.

[@tausti]

Love this!

[@chriscma1]

"Tough little ship."

[@TheDejael]

Music by Jay Chattaway. You can tell he was inspired by John Williams' music.

[@summeriscake_8460]

love how this turns into a van halen song halfway through

[@iffyAttorney]

When I see the Defiant come out I still shiver.

[@solowatcher]

Jan 1st 2025........ Still the best Intro. Have a great Year my fellow humans.

[@MrStefanDittrich]

nice edit

[@rashaunl.patterson6860]

Thank u

[@JTVFX1]

You're welcome.

[@paulharris7660]

Was a firm 90s tng fan. DS9 lost out to babylon 5. Recently brought ds9 on DVD and is probably the best of the 3. Although voyager has also recently become very good, thanks to DVD. Love B5 and bsg

[@eXcommunicate1979]

This show begs for a 4K upscale/special edition. The FX shots can be re-rendered with high quality assets. There are dozens of high quality artists who would happily work on such a project.

[@Metallian81]

I just purchased the complete TNG series on Blu-ray last week. So it had me thinking the same thing. I did an online search and found an article with someone involved being asked this question. It seems it all comes down to money. Remastering and updating TNG took a LOT of time and money for the time period. It seems Paramount didn't make back the money spent on the restoration via sales, and any chance of a DS9 or Voyager remaster is likely not happening. However, some say it could change with all the improvements in A.I. tech Normally I'm not a fan of how A.I. is taking over jobs, but if it would help remaster DS9 and Voyager, I'll tolerate it for a bit.

[@DavidJWard-j2m]

The original copyright design for the Deep Space 9 was registered by David J Ward and no other on July 13 1984

[@allanegleston4931]

sniff. rip to those who passed over.

[@usefulknowledge6074]

Is it possible to get the high quality version of this -- it is so good.

[@Metallian81]

My original reply seems to have been deleted. No clue why? 🤷‍♂️ Anyway, I have an old DS9 soundtrack where I first heard this version ages ago. However the original theme and the rock version are two separate tracks. The rock version is labeled as a single. I now prefer it joined together thanks to this video. Search online for DS9 Soundtrack, the soundtrack your looking for will state it's from the original episode "The Emissary" The cover will show the DS9 station with photos of the cast lined vertically on either side of DS9. I don't check replies on KZbin often, but I hope this helps if your interested.

[@peterhagan8454]

loves

[@KevsterWilson]

Was this an actual released version or 1 you put together yourself? It crosses over quite well from both versions.

[@JTVFX1]

Thank You. I created it myself... I went through and compiled shots from different episodes. I wanted to tell a story. First seeing DS9 then transition to the Defiant with her going into the Gamma Quadrant and fighting the Jem'Hadar and coming back and dealing with the local bad guys to fighting in the Dominion War. Frankly I'm surprised the scenes fit with the music so well.

[@jdgindustries2734]

@@JTVFX1 my only... Not even sure it classes as criticism... Would be to use the remastered high def battles scenes for the guitar interlude... Wish, I guess is the best word.

[@permvw]

Morn!!!

[@rarewolf4913]

I’m surprised you missed out Tora Ziyal, she clocks up more appearances than Grand Nagus Zek.

[@CamCamTheCat]

Star Trek: Defiant - there... fixed the title for you. (Also - this intro is epic!)

[@MrRattlebones640]

The guitar and synth sounds very much like coming back to life by pink floyd or 80’s pink floyd in general.

[@SlacredRetallica]

Long live The Defiant! what a Bad Ass!!!!!!

[@MetalHeadRed954]

The whole guitar part I’ve never heard of

[@andrewstark34]

If they ever make a reboot movie that should be the title theme .

[@sulljoh1]

I need a stiff prune juice

[@johngoodson680]

🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🎸

[@tishtashtishtash]

What the hell is the electric guitar solo doing there?

[@lloyd9710]

I did enjoy DS9 one of the better ones

[@DAOzz83]

This is very well done, and I don’t want you to think otherwise! However… I don’t think it really captures the essence of Deep Space Nine very well. Too much focus on the _Defiant_ away from the station, blowing shit up. Yes, DS9 had a lot of space battles, but ultimately the show was about so much _more_ than that. Just the feeling I got, sorry 🤷‍♂️

[@jimgilbert9984]

I don't know... It's the theme, alright, but it just seems watered down, somehow...

[@timothyhayden]

Star Trek: Defiant????

[@abelgarcia5432]

did not have to hear electric guitar.

[@MichaelWhitestone777]

777

[@pikadroo]

Ummm, no its not.