Star Trek First Contact Main Title

The eighth score in the franchise, and this movie would bring a much needed breath of fresh air into the series. It is arguably the best in the entire franchise, but many would probably place it second behind The Wrath of Khan. This would see the return of Goldsmith once again, and he would never leave the franchise once he became involved this time (that is until his death).
The theme presented here is a bold, and somewhat nostalgic if I may say so myself. A heroic theme is what Goldsmith wrote here, and he would use it plenty of times through out the score. Also returning would be the Klingon theme and not much has changed with the theme other than the fact that the tempo had certainly been increased which made feel like a true battle theme. However it's probably best to call it the Worf theme by this time since he is the only Klingon appearing in the Next Generation movies from this point on.
The Blaster Beam would make a reappearance in this score. A mutation of his electronic "Blaster Beam" in a heavy, relentless minor key motif to portray the mechanized Borg. The Borg theme is used in different ways such as with the Blaster Beam, but also with heavy brass when the Borg Cube first appears.
A note should be taken that Joel Goldsmith also worked on this score because Jerry Goldsmith had run into scheduling conflicts and had difficulties completing The Ghost In The Darkness which is a fine score in itself.

[@jadav1987]

"I envy you. This world you're going to." "I envy you. Taking these first steps into a new frontier." Trek at its most emotive, powerful best.

[@michaelsyska2147]

Makes my every day

[@komradewirelesscaller6716]

Star Trek always found someway to reach deep into my soul!!

[@henrikarjalainen6442]

I shall miss you Lilly

[@centinela24542]

I envy you for the world that you´re going to. I envy You for taking this steps to take the whole Humanity to a new frontier. I will miss you Lilly!

[@AlexSmith-dy9pb]

A men to that! Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best film Star Trek has made. The theme tune reminded me of hope, vision, glancing over that abyss…. To fear nothing that may be there. To embrace the future with open arms, I’m just gutted I won’t be around to see it.

[@Txepsiyu]

IMO, this is possibly one of the best themes in the history of cinema.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

I agree with you. Also, a bit of a forgotten gem i've been listening to a lot recently is the score from Medicine Man. Not that great of movie, but its a great score by Jerry Goldsmith. "The Trees" is worth a listen.

[@kevski5000]

Mark Miller I also have a thing for the ST insurrection theme too

[@r2dezki]

It's very good, it made the film bearable.

[@moritzkurtz2005]

Yes.

[@nollix]

You have awful taste.

[@sammaeldeath]

This could be more than a movie soundtrack. This could be the anthem of a better world

[@kitsukara23]

Yes. Just yes. The reminder of humanity's potential, not just where we are now.

[@johnbockelie3899]

April 5th, 2063, ?, ........if I'm lucky, I'll be 162 yrs.old. I'll be 163 on May 23, 2063 One month after first contact with Vulcan. 😁 I was born in 1960 six years before Star Trek's premiere. What a time paradox.

[@amzyjones1780]

Well put.

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

@@johnbockelie3899 Actually 103.

[@taroman7100]

Yes, it has hope and promise. Absolutely noble and exhilarating!

[@MarcterChief]

Alright, guys, April 5th, 2063, Bozeman, Montana, 11AM. Wanna come along?

[@amputee1967]

Yes.

[@Mobius395]

I will meet you there and bring the popcorn.

[@TonboTouring]

7 days before my 86th birthday. I'll just party for a week. :)

[@Mobius395]

It'll be 22 days before my 63rd Birthday. Also, someone bring a camera.

[@MarcterChief]

I'll be 66 then. Just about time to retire!

[@jackbj]

i almost teared up hearing this theme again in the credits of picard season 3, undoubtedly one of my favorite trek themes 😭

[@ObligedUniform]

Same! its been quite a while since i came to this video, or watched First Contact, so when I watched the episode and it got to the credits I was about to switch off. I heard the start of it and I was like "hang on..." just wow that sent me way back!

[@macklee6837]

Same

[@BastetFurry]

I hummed along loving this nod for every every second. ❤

[@FlyingHeadbutt100]

Same! Picard season 3 seems to respect the legacy a lot more than what went before. Even down to the font.

[@Sovereignty420]

I damn near lost my mind when I heard it in the end credits for Picard season 3. I admit I started crying. Not many understand what this music means and how it affects the soul if understood properly. Jerry Goldsmith was a musical legend and he is sorely missed.

[@pumpkinofdoom]

That french horn solo is the reason I am now a professional horn player. I'm reduced to tears every time I hear this music...

[@George...]

That's so cool! Out of interest, did you learn how to play the horn solo?

[@pumpkinofdoom]

@@George... heck yeah! I taught myself in high school transposed down a whole step but now I can play it normally.

[@George...]

@@pumpkinofdoom Oh man that's so cool! Nice work pal! :)

[@Nine-Signs]

'I am extremely saddened to report that a while ago the soloist horn player you can hear in this piece passed away, I am sure he would have been very proud to know he lives on through others he inspired. Brian O'Connor 1951 - 2016: A Celebration of Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWeri6mAjauJZ8k

[@George...]

@@Nine-Signs Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear that! :( RIP to an absolute legend.

[@cjkalandek996]

My grandpa died last night. And I came to this track thinking of him. Because he loved _Star Trek_ and this track in particular feels like his "Amazing Grace".

[@thomasp.crenshaw185]

Sorry for your loss man. Star trek is amazing the way it brings us all together.

[@cocteaut]

I am so very sorry for your loss. This beautiful piece of music now holds even more resonance.

[@AquilaTheHun]

May he rest in peace. May he be reborn in a future society like this.

[@wheeliebin18]

Sorry for your loss. When I lost my mother, who wasn't a massive Star Trek fan but absolutely loved this piece of music, she was laid to rest to it. It's a wonderful "send-off" :)

[@cjkalandek996]

@@wheeliebin18 Sorry about your mom, dude.

[@andrewgardiner1077]

This was undoubtedly the best of the “Next Generation” movies.

[@itisipedro160]

The best of all of them, IMHO

[@TheHolyjames]

This is my favourite movie. Period. I watch first contact when I’m sick or sad or happy. For me this is comfort.

[@LukeLovesRose]

The best Star Trek movie as far as I'm concerned. Obviously The Wrath of Khan is close second

[@zeimenyo4420]

Mit Abstand mein Freund...mit Abstand

[@marysheeran519]

J@@itisipedro160 I never saw it - I pretty much stayed clear of the NG movies. But I recently saw the ending of this film and was moved, and the music is...well, just wonderful. So I guess, thanks to all the comments here about the film, I'll take a look. It's the magical moment - when will it come? - when we'll escape the bounds of this earth and go boldly...it was always the dream of my generation to look up and dream. Well, what generation doesn't?

[@krazie835]

Thank you to everyone keeping this channel alive somewhat. I don't put out much content any longer, but live long and prosper fellow Star Trek Fans.

[@mkWW2]

Post a new video.

[@skullapendra4435]

My Dad got me into Star Trek. He took me to see this movie in theaters and absolutely loved this theme. He's been gone for over a year now. Every time I hear this nowadays, I look back on fond memories and miss him dearly...

[@justajawausingwifi4642]

Know that feeling my Dad did that too. But he's still with you

[@Adara007]

My father did the same with me. I went to the cinemas with him beside me to watch the ST films. We both cried at ST II's ending (Spock's death scene), and we bonded over ST. He passed in 2007, and I miss him very much.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

It was the reverse for me. My dad started watching "TOS" after I introduced him to it. He died in '84 so he didn't get to see "TNG" or the others after that. At his funeral, a lone bagpiper played "Amazing Grace". When I saw "WOK" at my college's theatre the following qtr., and Scotty played it for Spock, I cried. I also cried when pipe and played it for Leonard Nimoy. Still, I love the song. As much as people complain about It, I never heard any objection when the song was played in the movie, " Invasion of the Body Snatchers"'( The '68 version with Leonard Nimoy).

[@ravage6909]

My dad introduced me to Star Trek TNG and then we watch all the shows together. But my favorite will we always The Next Generation... oh my god i'm crying like a baby!!

[@marcmorgan7796]

And that's what Star Trek is all about, at least the original and first four spin off shows, the new so called Star Trek will touch no one the way the real Star Trek has and will continue to do so for generations to come. Tthe soul of Star Trek is simply about hope, especially in times where it seems hope as forsaken us. the closing scene where Lilly and Picard part ways is so touching, you can see the confidence in her eyes, secure in the knowledge that man does arrive at a golden future born in fire of strife and hardship, all because someone believed in a dream and dared to hope. Thank you for sharing your memory, the studios will never understand what this show means past their bottom line which is why they are destroying a legacy that took 60 years to build.

[@michaelbugliosi735]

Keep in mind that this theme was composed by a near-70-year-old man who had already scored hundreds of previous creative works. Even at that age and after so much under his belt, he's able to generate this instant classic. That alone is so inspiring.

[@Torcularis.Septentrionalis]

Whachoo mean 70? That's not old bya gut full

[@Bozboo]

Getting a well deserved replay on end credits of Picard Season 3. Bravo.

[@acalvin4737]

So say we all.

[@MrImastinker]

And in Picard’s final speech to his crew 🥲

[@blouh2o744]

Picard episods best ever star treek,maybe i am just nostalgic 50 years old sf shit❤❤

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

I'm glad the makers also agree that this is one of Star Trek's finest pieces of music, beside the original theme

[@DjRenect]

I was so happy to hear it!

[@Bobbert153]

RIP Brian O'Connor, French horn soloist on this recording.

[@krazie835]

+Robert Edwards RIP

[@tdog652041]

Cheers .....

[@buffallobill007]

+Robert Edwards I did not know , best anthem out . God bless.

[@AdenosinePush]

Indeed, RIP. Very expressive playing but not over the top. Some of the phrasing could have been very, er, Straussian if he wasn't careful. Would you happen to know who was on the principal trumpet stand during this session? Almost sounds like the late Maurice Murphy (RIP) but it seems a long shot, he's somewhat legendary...

[@G6304]

RIP to a great talent

[@giavilu2498]

"The awareness of not being alone in the universe will unite men as no one would ever have thought possible. Poverty, disease, wars will disappear over the next 50 years". Cit. Deanna Troi

[@callicordova4066]

I hope Deanna's words come true. Hurry up Zefran Cochran, hurry up Vulcans. We need need you so badly right now.

[@willc1294]

@@callicordova4066Not sure about Cochran or the Vulcans, but WW3 seems to be hurrying up... ;)

[@briandavion]

@@callicordova4066 sadly the last few years have taught me that if first contact happened today you'd have a sizable percentage of people denying it happened even in the face of overwhelming evidance :(

[@H31MU7]

@@willc1294 well, one of the stipulations of the trek universe was that we needed WW3 to happen before we learned how to human properly

[@davidhodo9020]

odd she would say that-the general war would involve the fereration, klingons, romulans, and a host of other races-kill untold millions and leade to an andromedan invasion shortly after that

[@michelletackett9489]

I cry when I hear this. My poor dad died a few months before this movie came out. He loved Star Trek and I miss him and my mom both. They were way ahead of their time when it came to acceptance. God bless them both for wanting a better world for everyone. This is still my favorite Trek movie.

[@bryanferratt6598]

Sorry for your loss man 👨 😔 🙏.

[@Raw_Deal]

We will get there one day.

[@OcpCommunications]

This gave me chills back when I was young..and it still does to this day. An unbelievably powerful piece of music. RIP Jerry Goldsmith. No one could make a score quite like you could.

[@djohnson086]

It still gives me chills man. It's so damn good

[@blodstainer]

RIP Gene Roddenberry, for giving us a vision of our universe in the future.

[@Starstreastudios]

Bloodstainer Agreed

[@geringverdiener5740]

i just hope we have a future like this....cpt. picard was or will be a legand....

[@clausgn3622]

Rip Jerry Goldsmith and Gene Roddenberry, maybe John Williams can revive this for the newer versions of Star Trek, We could use some more morality of Star Trek, when looking to improve the human race for a future in space. Why stop making a success ? Lets revive Star Trek and upgrade it with our lates understand of technology. PLEASE!!!

[@kurtdewittphoto]

This song gives me hope for humanity.

[@NitpickingNerd]

I envy you . taking these first steps into a new frontier

[@LGranthamsHeir]

Very fitting given what we went through over the past 5 years: polarization due to Trump and Brexit, a global pandemic, and now a war in Ukraine. Humans all over the world needs to be reminded about their potential to be a catalyst for positive social change and our ability to unite over a common cause for our humanity. "Star Trek" and especially this song reminds you about this.

[@kristiannoel4866]

@@LGranthamsHeir I'm working in a hospital as a security officer, and I see the aggravation that the healthcare staff get, and I'm starting to lose my faith in humanity. It's only the dedication I see from them that stops me losing my faith in people completely.

[@evergladesflyer5167]

It does i feel it.

[@andrewpepper3145]

@@kristiannoel4866 unfortunately the worst things we can do to each other are the stories that make the news and get shouted about the loudest. Love, kindness and beauty are timid and they get scared by all the noise sometimes but they're there. You just have to look in the quiet corners of the world 😊

[@YouKevo]

Captain, I think I speak for everyone when I say...to hell with our orders.

[@pheenix42]

"Red Alert--All hands, Battle Stations!"

[@NewK00paUSA]

@@pheenix42 "Engage!"

[@ObsessedCollector]

Long range sensors picked up.. yes I know, *THE BORG*

[@dilanergn1722]

if i were human i believe i would say... go to hell. If i were human

[@philthatcher6111]

Captain, they've adapted.

[@justinebach5387]

Jerry Goldsmith, a legendary composer

[@markleyland2772]

Thank you Jerry G. Heartfelt.

[@jjack232]

Hands Down best Star trek Theme ever.

[@tjfSIM]

+jjack232 I second that!

[@ricksantos1580]

+jjack232 I third that!

[@gavoceltic]

Top Man

[@MrVibes-tj3ie]

I fourth that!

[@thomasl.koehnline5775]

I quite agree, also, I like your Trump Steaks image.

[@robertdonaldson3937]

"After all number one, all good things must come to an end". This music for some reason reaches deep into my soul and creates emotions I can not describe.

[@matthewlea1311]

Should've won an Oscar!

[@pokergroupdigital5290]

I totally agree Matt

[@daphnewilson7966]

"The Motion Picture" music should have, but Hollywood was too busy sticking up their noses at the whole idea. Has anybody here realized this is a re-orchestration of the original theme?

[@codr3ap3rhdplays19]

It did

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

You know what the sad part is if John Williams wrote it it would have won an Oscar

[@DogsRNice]

@@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470 wouldn’t have been as good either

[@davecrupel2817]

This.....is probably the most emotional, most beautiful piece of music EVER written in the entire star trek realm.....and it touches my heart every time i play it..... This is the music of destiny. Of the future. Of OUR future. Our great, great future among the stars. I pity any who say they only see the apocalypse on the horizon.

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

Daniel Cannata i only see the apocolypse as we prefer to kill ourself reather then explore the universe like the ISS cost one sixt of the yearly U.S military budget, we couldv have a huge moon base today but no....nuclear weapons are more important ;c

[@davecrupel2817]

If you know the Star Trek lore, you know that an apocalypse already happened before 2063. And look at the result :)My reasonings have nothing to do with this movie, but I have reason to believe that if an apocalypse, or some other great catastrophe/cataclysm, it will primarily kill the people who did not prepare, who sat there and let it happen.Other people, the more intelligent ones, who saw it coming, will be well hidden and well prepared to hide and wait it out, and then come back out when the dust settles. Then we'll carry on and make something like this happen.I'm not eager to see a nuclear winter, or anything like that, happen, but I am prepared for what may follow.

[@lewisvanatta]

@Samuel Franklin : You could even make a good argument that an apocalypse is necessary: it knocks some sense into mankind and finally unifies us as a single species on a single planet: what is needed for the world of Trek to happen.

[@gammarailgun5406]

Didn't you hear? They're cancelling the apocalypse in 2025.

[@manfreddatschuck3338]

this is Star Trek🌏👏🌏🌏💜👍and These Melodies...M .D...

[@madpaduk]

They used it in part for the closing credits to Picard S3E1 and it made me want to listen to the whole thing again. It's fabulous, so uplifting and emotional.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Yes,indeed.GOOD music is a universal language,we all LOVE it.

[@pbjmeyer]

Same here!

[@umitbilgi86]

This theme is so good, im close to crying. Long live Star Trek and all Trekkies around the world!

[@PapaBear6t8]

[@davecrupel2817]

[@StsFiveOneLima]

I cry every time.

[@angeramirez25]

Same here 😭😍❤🌷🌌

[@DanK123]

I forgot how incredible this theme is. After watching Picard and reading comments about the theme having echoes of this, came back to listen. Absolutely amazing and so powerful.

[@moragreglinski8191]

Walked up the aisle to a quartet playing this at my wedding. Unforgettable!

[@Final_Flash1]

No joke, that sounds cool as hell. I can see why you picked it

[@northprime_unlimited]

magnificent.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

It certainly has a grand quality of meaningful things ahead within it.

[@Bigmike130]

my finace said no

[@WoundedHlr]

I'm going to walk down the aisle to this too, probably on either piano or organ.

[@ubolenyemental]

5th of April 2023 today. I am looking forward to meeting all of you here in this comment section again in 40 years. Regardless of planet of origin of course 🖖

[@thewatchdog9541]

Hopefully, I'll be here. I'll be a spry 100-year-old man. But I have faith my nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews may see this happen and some could live into the 22nd century.

[@Mindspectrum]

If we survive World War III, I would love it! I'll be 78 in 2063, so see you soon. :D

[@keithwilliams5600]

See you there! Live long and prosper!! 👍🖖

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

I'd be 91 by then, and I don't expect to live beyond 70 (Life style, genetics, familial trends, etc)

[@alecbrinker7268]

I'd be 90, too old for such adventures. Galloping around the cosmos is a game for the young.

[@mattmerritt1040]

Absolutely crushed when frakes pointed out nearly all of the STTNG cast is 70 or older. I really wish we could have had 3 season of season 3 it's so good. The non verbal acting is superb...

[@tovarishlumberjack2356]

Marina Sirtis is 68 and Levar Burton 66 bruh, and dont even want to start with Wesley Crusher,

[@mattmerritt1040]

@@tovarishlumberjack2356 those were frakes words not mine... But 68 & 66 are still not that far off. Very sadly

[@lrochfort]

Older than the original series cast in Undiscovered Country, and more time since the end of TNG to now, than from the end of TOS to Undiscovered Country

[@hamishbindrinkin]

I'm just thankful we got the sign off the next generation deserved in Picard Season 3.

[@seven7eleven11]

Marina looks a lot younger, so does also Levar. 🤔 But i absoluetly cant believe there is no season 4 and no season 8 of *TNG* ......... 😢

[@zachbaker1167]

My father used to work late at a news station and as a child I would stay up all night to hang out with him just a little bit. This was one of our movies. When he died in 2018 I had this song played last at his funeral and to this day it is one of the few that brings tears. Truly it is a beautiful song to me for many reasons.

[@charlesbailey7839]

When this film was released, there was a huge Star Trek event in Toronto, over 4 days they had autograph signings with Takei, Barrett, Doohan, Chase Masterson, and Gates McFadden, the Ontario Science centre had a Science of Trek exhibition, the CN tower had a concert, the Cinesphere had a movie marathon, my buddy and I got to see the premiere at midnight hosted by Gates McFadden ot was just awesome

[@herrerasaurstudios7028]

This is the star trek movie I've rewatched the most

[@pokergroupdigital5290]

Me too

[@jonasschorpp3345]

Same!

[@amitkanwar2000]

Me too

[@petemurphy5391]

Favorite Star Trek theme, soundtrack, & action flick ,best conflicts of character & enemies! Thanks for sharing!

[@JohnSilverfan01]

I think this main theme is the most beautiful one of all the Star Trek films. While all the others have this wonderful adventurous feel to them, this one is just. . . so soothing and heart lifting. It seems like a song to play while viewing all of the memories of Star Trek and the crews of the Enterprise, (both Kirk's and Picard's): The friendships, the brotherly love, the sacrifices, the bravery, the tears, the laughs, the resurrections, and most of all, in memory of all those we've lost-- Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, DeForest Kelly, James Doohan, Grace Lee Whitney, and Leonard Nimoy and all the others.

[@randomunavailable]

+JohnSilverfan01 It's one of my top five favorite classical pieces of all time.

[@johntheechidna1]

+JohnSilverfan01 What I love most about this theme is just how much it keeps with Gene Roddenberry's vision of a hopeful future.

[@MorbinNecrim86]

best star trek theme ever brings emotion more an some tears so powerful and just Awesome

[@graceskerp]

+JohnSilverfan01 Simply put, it's a love song. I can see Lilly looking at the sky and dreaming, "Somewhere among the stars ..."

[@dlcmodelbuilders9300]

+JohnSilverfan01 totally agree. It is perfect...it makes the heart soar as you realize this is the beginning of an incredible future...

[@MrImastinker]

“There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.” Live long, Jean-Luc Picard and friends. We fans are truly blessed to have grown up with your generation.

[@Star-qc4br]

I CAN'T listen to this without getting goosebumps and I STILL TEAR-UP EVERY TIME! I start thinking of my life, all the years that have gone by with original Trek and beyond as a constant presence, the places I've been, the people I've met and the situations I've survived...life, with all it's triumphs, tragedies, joys and regrets...remembering being young and loved ones who have passed on... It's a book, and EVERY SINGLE PERSON has lived their own "book" with all their own adventures... Honestly, if THIS is not a score for all of our own journeys through life then I don't know what is!!!

[@frankpless2532]

I too have a book. Written it in my own presence. I'm thankful there are still a few chapters left. We'll said star qc

[@MI-hz1cp]

I know the feeling

[@RobertAdairWorkshop]

I saw this movie in the theater in 1996. I was moved by it then. 25 years later, it still hits just as hard. One of my favorites.

[@timgleason2527]

Wait how many years now?! 😳

[@Geffo555]

I'd place First Contact as my top Trek film. And what a score. Emotional and rousing. Brilliant.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Well it IS Time travel and going back to the VERY BEGINNING 🤷‍♂️

[@ktvindicare]

The best Star Trek theme of all time IMO.

[@uchihajoshkkun]

This music really does feel like it could unite humanity. Such a powerful piece

[@avidgames91091]

I’m happy to say this, but Picard had every right to bring me back to this masterpiece!

[@sjay4673]

Picard Season 3, Episode 1, closing credits brought me here, to revisit this beautiful iconic cinematic theme once again. R.I.P. Jerry Goldsmith! 🖖

[@Dartanius100]

Watching First Contact was one of the first memories I have. I remember hearing this score and it bringing me to tears, even as a child. Everytime I play this now, I can't help but be reminded of a simpler time when I had no worries or cares at all, and what a perfect score to fit such a time. Beautiful music. Absolute masterpiece

[@joelmoore6643]

Wow same for me exactly the same lol

[@DexLuther]

+Dartanius100 This piece *STILL* brings me to tears every time I hear it, and some how it also restores a little bit of faith and hope I have for humanity.

[@realtedward]

and then the borg scarred you for life

[@connorhillam8146]

Ted Kenney yes the cyborg scared the jiblets out of me

[@emmadianaswan146]

Dartanius100 this is such a lovely comment! Comments I like to see.. This is a beautiful theme! I love it! Love Star Trek!❤️💖

[@tangowhisky77]

You know, I genuinely get a lump in my throat when I hear this at full volume.

[@tangowhisky77]

Or any volume for that matter

[@davecrupel2817]

this theme speaks novels about humanity's great future. Our destiny is a huge one. Among the Stars

[@Perkelenaattori]

I can do better. You know I'm such a moron that I've only cried once in the movies and I cried when the Vulcans landed.

[@patrickh4540]

Indeed, this masterpiece needs volume

[@davidallbaugh6858]

me too

[@mikefarrington7141]

I had to come listen to the full thing after getting a taste of it in the Picard Season 3 end credits sequence. Such a beautiful piece.

[@JohnDayberry]

Jerry Goldsmith created this majestic piece of music that is the most powerful and yet gentle musical score out of all the Star Trek adventures preceding First Contact.

[@tobyhicks155]

I'd disagree, I would have to say Insurrection

[@gregoryronnback2756]

I would not disagree. Marvelous. The gentle aspect is highly underrated.

[@avidgames91091]

I dedicate this song to Leonard Nimoy who passed today at 83 years of age. RIP Spock, live long and prosper.

[@TrineofFire]

He has and will forever be our friend.

[@owenjones7517]

We need to send Leonard to Genesis

[@PointReflex]

Owen Jones Also we need to steal the Enterprise.............. again.

[@christophermcintyre2502]

Owen Jones amen

[@wakkadabba]

"He's really not dead, as long as we remember him."

[@shadowtheking2892]

I was sketchy on this Picard series at first. But this season 3 was a masterpiece! It took me back to next generation. Well done! And when I heard this theme, I lost it.

[@LukeLovesRose]

You can say that again. And then when we see the Enterprise D again in all of her glory, I still get teary eyed

[@AbenteuerHinterland]

The Best Star Trek Main Title Ever !

[@dragandubonjac8430]

Abenteuer Hinterland - Bushcraft und Natur TRUE !!!!!

[@jmrellama9221]

One of Jerry Goldsmith's best

[@OriginalMindTrick]

Anyone who like this would most likely enjoy the musical genius of Björn Isfält.

[@grahamsdennis2]

Very close 2nd ... wrath of kahn is best

[@geoffreygraves848]

WOK theme is amazing, but this one is absolutely one of the best. the #1 rendition. Also the best ST film of all time, and high in the running with best sciFi films of all time. Jonathan Frakes crushed this one

[@frankbrembos1297]

This is Next Generation's Wrath of Khan, literally defines an entire series. The music is a character unto itself .

[@JuriAmari]

A small bit of this track (the upward part of the horn section around 2:30) was referenced in the Voyager episode Year of Hell when Janeway makes the decision to engage the Krenim warship with the Hydron and the Mawasi allies. Goldsmith knew how to compose for Trek.

[@mitchrabe2155]

This soundtrack is up there with some of the best ever composed.

[@Kleavers]

It's amazing how well this movie even holds up. This was made in 1996, people. Although the TNG movies surely had their flaws, you could never blame the music.

[@Kleavers]

***** I don't know, 18 years is a long time :(

[@Kleavers]

***** No?

[@Ziplock9000]

Jerry Goldsmith, the best composer of all time

[@Morpheus1984]

This is the best tng movie so far. Wonder, science, possibility, horror, everything that star trek should be.

[@alexvalin9085]

First Contact hardly has any flaws.

[@raymondstrehl3679]

My son brought this home When I hear it reminds me of him rest in peace Brian We all thought he was turning that corner God bless buddy

[@Aramis419]

I want this played at my funeral when they launch my body into space

[@tpsu129]

Aramis419 What about Amazing Grace on Scottish bagpipes?

[@davecrupel2817]

tpsu129 like everybody and their mother has played? Nah. Something unique will suffice.

[@tpsu129]

Everyone does Amazing Grace but not everyone does it with Scottish bagpipes. See the end of Wrath of Khan for the reference.

[@katrinagilbert9880]

My siblings and I actually brought in my father's casket to this song

[@peterposto8984]

Me, too!

[@Roarshark12]

I remember watching this movie in theater as a young teen. This theme at 0:40, it makes me cry every time, like clockwork. So nostalgic for this time of simpler Trek.

[@erickdavonigan1626]

After I saw first contact in theaters in junior high, this song almost had me in tears trying to leave the theater. I just felt, like, the future was going to be hard, but we would be okay.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

First Contact was my first Star Trek movie and that's the best way to start. It tells how the world of Star Trek began and what better way to usher that story in than with a Jerry Goldsmith score.

[@notthatdigusted7468]

Thats cool my first Star Trek movie was Undiscovered Country I remember watching that movie when it first came out in 1991/1992. I thought it was cool how the whole original cast was still alive in the mid to late 1990s but then sadly they started to die off and now we only have four of them.

[@pseudohipSTAR90]

This too got me into Trek. I was 7 the first time I saw it on VHS.

[@TheFrygar]

Instantly recognized it while watching Lower Decks Season 3. What a great throwback. Thank you Mike McMahon and the whole team.

[@Camop-iz9kt]

I got to shake hands with Jerry Goldsmith backstage in 1983. He was very polite, and signed my program. A happy memory.

[@shroobie]

I like how the piano fell off the stage at the very end and they were just like "fuck it, we're not playing this again, it stays in!"

[@Froobyone]

Silly, but that really made me chuckle.

[@matthewhafner962]

That piano cord is to transition directly to the next piece of music where you see Picard on a Borg Cube.

[@davidwiddowson8890]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! In all seriousness though, I would've loved ANY excuse to play that again :)

[@sebbastianm7453]

To ad to the silliness, right now you have 69 likes and because I don't want to ruin that nice round number 😋 I'm giving you one 👍 here... 😁🖖

[@macklee6837]

Beautiful. Hearing this playing with the new LCARS was beautiful Made me tear up

[@thewood5962]

this piece could be 50 years old and still make me cry

[@trialcritic7625]

As a person of the 90s, I remember how much I looked forward to the 'First Contact'. Right from the theme (I always cried when I heard this) to the Borg Queen role, I was haunted by the movie.

[@Lisa_Annmx]

I have seen this movie for a hundred times. My dad was a big Star Trek fan and he always watched this movie with me when I was a child. Now my dad and I have no contact anymore because he and my mum got divorced 8 years ago. Before he moved out of our flat he bought me a DVD, Star Trek-The first contact. I should watch it when I miss him and I should think of him while I'm watching the film. Now this Soundtrack makes me cry. Fantastic movie and fantastic music.

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

I feel a similar pain with the loss of my brother 5 years ago. My heart goes out to you. Live long and prosper!

[@paulearp3762]

Nice there're using parts of this theme for the latest series of Picard, the best star Trek sound Track ever!!!!!

[@pqlr8763]

Hearing this in Picard broke me a little bit. I went straight for my synths and pianos and just sat there playing along. I LOVE seeing the outpouring of emotion from other people here! Beautiful flashback 😢💔😭

[@Ghostbear17]

just watched first contact again yesterday and still filled up with so much emotion almost 30 years later!

[@LostUrgency]

My most favorite Star Trek score.

[@Mikebones615]

Mine too!

[@TIMEPLANE1]

The theme tune of "First Contact", really hits the button with My Emotions!! In many ways as we go along the paths of our lives. We have our own 'Personal First Contact'. If you're lucky enough to find that 'one' Special 'First Contact', this them just makes it perfect... "Kapla"!!!

[@Froobyone]

Picard season 2 finale was graced with some bars from this beautiful piece. Good choice.

[@starlight122012]

I kept hearing some extracts of this theme tune in a few episodes of Picard Season 2

[@TheWhaller]

I love both Star Wars and Star Trek. Star Wars is fun. Star Trek is hope and what to strive for.

[@djmace9029]

That’s a nice way of seeing it. I love Star Wars and it’s been a huge part of my life for years. Star Trek not much so but I always look to it as an inspiration, because Star Trek has had and always will have an inspirational feel to it that not even Star Wars could reach.

[@SpydeyDan]

Star Wars is mythology. It speaks to who we are as people. Star Trek is science fiction. It speaks to what we could become as a people. Neither is inferior. Both are vital for a broad understanding of humanity.

[@BlitzenSpeaks]

This is my favorite of ALL the Star Trek Movie Themes. Every bar of it reaches the Soul! It's sad, inspiring, calming and exciting all at once. I think of both the Triumphs and Tragedies of my life as I listen to this. Every time I think I'm done, and have nothing more to do on this Earth, I instantly know there is at least ONE more thing to do! Even though I don't know what it is yet. All these feelings are in this music.

[@pongpocopong]

6月のコンサートに今からでも組み込みたい。全てが懐かしくて奥ゆかしくて、感謝と生きる喜びに満ち溢れている。ピカードのシーズン３、特にエピソード９の感動がまだ収まらない。本当に素晴らしい作品です😭

[@MrPokemon248]

I miss this era of television. So much hope and optimism for a bright future. We need a new wave of shows like this that uplift inspire and shine a light on a better tomorrow.

[@IronSpyder-ky2lk]

and then we got stuff like Picard 😕

[@koppsr]

I remember watching this movie together with my brother in a Star Trek marathon. They showed every Star Trek movie up to this one in one go, starting Friday afternoon and ending with this movie Saturday morning. Damn, we stumbled out of that theater, eyes red, high on sugar and caffeine, and it simply was a blast to live. The theater doesn't exist anymore, they put up a parking lot on its place, but the memory will live on forever in my mind 🥰😎👍🏼👍🏼

[@havocsquad1]

The circle is complete. The last ditch efforts in a failing ship the Borg queen did in Picard season 3 episode 10 after failing in this movie and during Janeway's purge of them at the end in making copies of herself to prolong her and the Borg's genocidal drive were ended here in proper fashion. Big D (Enterprise D) got to do what it was made to do and could do when pushed to the limit with the flight assist technology turned off for the propulsion systems with THE best at the controls. That was hit hard, take names, and dance elegantly around tight obstacles while being an insanely large ship. Yes, someone insanely good as a pilot flying like the world is literally on their shoulders in a craft that can deliver the goods if they can make it could indeed show that level of skill in maneuvering. Birds do that type of highly difficult flying regularly.

[@jmalcomfortescue6587]

One of the best Star Trek Themes ever...RIP Jerry and thank you for some great film music!

[@Angyali]

J Malcom Fortescue Number 1. Star Trek theme.

[@liamjones5883]

I was 12 when this cone out. I love star trek, it is the future i want for our great great grand children xxx

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Thank you Jerry Goldsmith for always taking us to the final frontier of space and boldly going where no man has ever gone to before. RIP

[@danielhandley3638]

My dad died of cancer a little earlier today, whilst unconscious on the morphine as he slipped away I played this songs as it was his favourite RIP Dad xxx

[@magnubeido832]

Deeply sorry for your loss friend. May your father rest in peace. May you find strength and solace in the memory of your beloved father

[@PythosianMan]

Can't imagine the toll that took; what a moving story. Thank you for sharing.

[@adamdesanti6713]

0:39 - 1:07 - That is tender as hell. It's warm, it's wonderous, it's idealistic. There's a gentle nobility there. Utter perfection. It reminds me of the quieter Jurassic Park theme, probably because of the similar instrumentation and dynamics. Goldsmith hit it out of the park with this melody and chord progression.

[@footballbarcafan10]

Jerry Goldsmith was such a genius. Wonderful song.

[@G6304]

Gorgeous, one of the best themes ever, it literally paused the cinema when it begun, it was so emotional, i think people were even sniffling a bit, the French Horns nailed it. RIP JG

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Jerry Goldsmith is my favorite composer. For this and others. I miss him.

[@letishaboyde9793]

1st star trek film i saw, never gunna forget this theme !

[@Amonny]

What an honor to have lived when TNG was airing on TV.

[@hotmonkeyfilms]

Who else is here because they got chills when Star Trek: LOWER DECKS visited Bozeman, Montana theme park and heard them play the gorgeous theme from FIRST CONTACT?

[@renecharbonneau1842]

Yep

[@thebricknerd8599]

I am

[@corradobertorelli2186]

Me.

[@camellash1275]

Yup

[@michaelssmith01]

Chills, hell I got teary eyed

[@style0vertalent191]

One of the best themes ever created. It's like the whole feeling of the movie was made into a theme or the other way around. 10/10

[@AndyG13GLA]

My husband & I used this main theme as our wedding music. Every time I hear it I still well up. I was delighted when I heard it in Picard S3. This theme is so special.

[@StsFiveOneLima]

This is the the best of Star Trek soundtracks. The best that the various composers ever achieved.

[@sf2vegas2]

Best score EVER for any Star Trek film/show. It's so grand and emotional and it definitely helps that it's the best ST film in the franchise, including the new ones. Here's to hoping that Star Trek 13 goes back to its roots!

[@garysprandel1817]

Sitting here just going through various Trek themes that have emotional meaning for me. Just got word tonight one of my oldest dearest friends and fellow Trekker passed a couple days ago.

[@bandoogiemanz]

R.I.P.

[@mojosabien]

I used to work for a company that built 65-70 foot yachts and when the build was completed they would load them on to a huge truck to be taken away for sea trials and every time these boats were slowly moved away from the building I would watch with this theme playing in my head… it was beautiful.

[@paulearp3762]

Wow!!!

[@johnmansell5097]

Forgot how beautiful and emotional this piece is.

[@LieutenantSpeirs]

Still listening to this in 2022. Trekkie 4 Life!

[@thomasbarca9297]

I love how this is the theme for season 3 of Picard it should of been the theme throughout the entire series

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.

[@SCARRIOR]

Nah Season 1, and 2 were quite rubbish to be honest, not worthy of it.

[@HiveFleetOni]

Knowing what awaits at the end of S3, the theme from First Contact could not be more appropriate

[@baronvg]

Holy Lord I just realized this movie is 20 years old this year.

[@1010thechamp]

Feels like 2 weeks ago.

[@thomasl.koehnline5775]

Yes, it is. Also, Star Trek itself is fifty years old this year.

[@Webshooters1]

I'm a Star Wars fan through and through but I have a special place in my heart for Star Trek as well. In fact I recently bought all ten films (Slow-Motion Picture - Nemesis). Whose to say I can't like both? :)

[@thomasl.koehnline5775]

+Webshooters1 Indeed, although I will always prefer star trek, I still enjoy star wars when I watch it.

[@katakisLives]

Thats a pretty heavy reality for those of us who saw this at the cinema! I knew I was in for something special when this theme came up on the opening credits.

[@GeorgiaJen]

This theme always brings tears to my eyes. It epitomizes what Star Trek is all about.

[@ViolentVillan1986]

I remember as a young child going to the cinema to see this, my older brother took me as he always did back in the good old days, great film which can be enjoyed even to this day. Oh isn’t nostalgia a strange feeling

[@Tranarpnorra]

I don't know but some music has the power to get to the core of oneself and induce a certain deep feeling of connect. This, for me, is one of them. What happens at 0:40 always brings tears to my eyes because it is just THAT beautiful. I don't know where Jerry Goldsmith brought up this sequence but it is just amazing! The whole 'First Contact' score is fantastic and the movie equally so.

[@michaelsyska2147]

That is because he is an amazing composer. I underestimated him for decades, but I feel I was wrong. His visions are just beautiful, and this theme is a perfect example of his energy.

[@foxmccloud7055]

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope scheduled for Christmas Eve brought me here.

[@TheFamilySlitheen]

Certainly the best Star Trek Theme, I rate the First Contact soundtrack very highly indeed. Jerry Goldsmith had a gift that elevates him into the upper echelons of movie composers.

[@deacondavis5098]

Kevin Mullen Jerry Goldsmith truly set the musical standard!!!!!!