Star Trek Medley - Donnie Rankin

[@jerbearala2715]

11 years later, and it still brings so much joy to listen to this brilliant work of art. ❤❤

[@pilotusa]

Simply marveloous!

[@hhds113]

"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!"

[@markhall7646]

"Ilia's Theme" has to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful themes in all of cinema history. The "Enterprising Young Men" theme translates to theatre organ with a dark, sinister sensuality, and the Original series theme comes newly alive! Bravo, Mr Rankin!

[@XanAxDdu]

yes i approve i thought the same

[@keithwhisman]

That was amazing. That organ is out of this world, I never realized there are people that can actually master something like it. It's mind blowing.

[@b43xoit]

Also it is pipe blowing.

[@Dojora4]

If memory serves, 360 stop tabs, 61 thumb pistons, 12 toe pistons, 8 key cheek buttons, 5 swell pedals, 1 crescendo pedal, 244 keys, 32 pedals... Plenty to keep track of!

[@IndependantW]

A Trekkie and a concernt organist! Who would ever have believed it!! Bravo!!!

[@yeetorbyeeted]

Absolutely astounding! I always find it amazing how talented, passionate, and patient some people are. This really comes to light when you’re playing this piece. I grew up with Star Trek and this lifted my spirits.

[@LukeLantern]

Warp music, Mr. Sulu.

[@Kyuri85]

This is probably the greatest comment I have ever read.

[@LukeLantern]

Thank you! :D

[@zachoneill3308]

LoL

[@XephinaTheEleven]

Best Comment EVER!!!

[@dieselheart001]

Out there... thataway...

[@XephinaTheEleven]

This is absolutely AMAZING!!! Thank you soooo much for sharing your talent with the world!

[@Dojora4]

Glad to!

[@annarborkm]

I happened upon this video by accident. Absolutely incredible! Please come to Ann Arbor and play the theatre organ at our Michigan Theatre. We could have movie score night!

[@Dojora4]

I'd love to!

[@bykota61]

Did he make it??

[@dieselheart001]

Ilia's Theme is everything I imagined it would be, on organ, and in your hands. Thank you Donny. It's as ethereal, brooding, moody and glorious as a movie theme could be.

[@Waterboyofsuperman]

Ilia’s Theme sounds fantastic on the organ.

[@BerryVamp]

Supersational Organ Performance.. love Star Trek.. Phenomenal Performance.

[@quantumellon]

STUNNING! Amazing instrument and EXCELLENT rendition ! ! !

[@wraith2939]

That is INCREDIBLE! Thanks a lot the organ is the best instrument ever built ! Wow!

[@jokerinthebronx]

Amazing organist. The complication of your arrangement is brilliant! The Organ is a beautiful instrument.

[@philipgrierson1791]

This should have been the actual film track. The depth of expression, mix of harmonies & attack, is truly out of this world.

[@OrganCat]

Great playing! Tasteful and strong, perfect registrations. Bravo!!

[@oldbear52]

Thanks, Donnie for this spectacular medley!!!

[@fedarion]

Holy shit, that is an amazing Wurlitzer. (Nice playing, too...)

[@Lurker1979]

Just keeps proving, the Pipe Organ is the king of all musical instruments.

[@amilahodzic4589]

When I hear that, I get goose bumps. Awesome! :-)

[@alainagroom6442]

This is soooo impressive! You are very talented! Thanks for sharing!

[@snowman454007]

Reminds me of the old days of Super Nintendo Star Trek TNG!! Very good work Sir!!!!

[@scififan90]

great playing! that organ has an amazing sound!

[@sarahlouisesmith6800]

I like it when you re playing the star trek theme tune with a unknown thingy

[@jaymerjaymer]

wow. one-man band. truly talented!

[@yeetorbyeeted]

0:00 - Star Trek TOS 0:50 - Star Trek TNG 1:50 - Star Trek TMP “Ilia’s Theme” 5:22 - Star Trek AOS “Enterprising Young Men” 7:55 - Star Trek AOS “End Credits” 10:00 - Star Trek TMP

[@JayDaniels]

Epic, simply epic. Great work, Donnie. -Jay Daniels, One Happy Trekkie

[@TheGnomeLocker]

Should mention that restoring one of these costs upwards of a million dollars to put in FULL working order such as this one, and roughly two thousand dollars to maintain a year. Also I admire your control, these organs have a very nasty habbit of blowing too hard and giving a nasty pipe buzz. You handled it like a pro, I think you are one of only five or so people in the world that I know of as right now that can play one of these with any kind of skill.

[@volteerwattson435]

I can just imagine standing on earth space dock and this music playing as I watch all the ships go in and out of warp drive

[@nicoferguson1215]

in memory of the altered timeline NCC-1701 Enterprise

[@user-jr2iu7ks3x]

Awesome playing. Amazing power in the organ. :-D

[@MagicalDrummer1]

Just now seeing this. Stunning job! :)

[@brentalfloss]

Amazing.

[@MarcinSporysz]

Excelent performance!

[@robertsanders6463]

Very well done!

[@julianaribeiro1138]

AMAZING, I love Star Trek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yamihoole]

Beautiful! Ilia's Theme and Enterprising Young Men sound truly haunting which is something I find pretty awesome :)

[@lonerider92]

The only thing in this known universe to make Wesley shut up.

[@lonerider92]

***** Shut up, Wesley!

[@WeslarWaven]

My name is Wesley, and I love Star Trek, I find it fun when people use that quote.

[@virtualpoboy]

Verrrrry Cool! Very nicely done, lots to remember and do while flying the "jet"!

[@DrumCoversbyBill]

Dude thats amazing!

[@thetechbyte1843]

that was amazing

[@robertsanders6463]

Fell the force Donnie!

[@BerryVamp]

Wow not seen an organ like this in years...brillia playing. Wurltizer? Cool. Really does sound Grand with full Organ brilliance

[@AvielMannBallo]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@algoy001]

I only can write: thank you for this startrek medley. I love Star Trek and its music.

[@crumblindownkim59]

Fabulous! And I love it!

[@Marshall7302]

Nice strings. I like the tight acoustics....but then I'm used to that. Sweet arrangement.

[@sarahlouisesmith6800]

Can you please play the Doctor who theme tune on that organ please thank you so much and God bless you mate

[@randywhitlock]

How many Jeffries tubes?

[@JC-zf6sx]

beautiful

[@joeloewy]

Outstanding! Thank you for sharing.

[@daveflanagan5723]

Superb!

[@littlejobselectrica1]

Now that's what I call a keyboard. Lovely

[@shiningarmor2838]

AP Developments That's what I call 5 keyboards

[@jasnic2131]

Bravo, bravo bravo bravo bravo!

[@StephenSauls1960]

Loved the performance

[@janedoe-1701]

Fascinating

[@johnw2026]

Not too shabby...:-)...next time the Star Trek franchise needs a new theme song, they could save alot of money by just hiring this guy. He's a one man band! He and a good pipe organ is all they need, no need for an orchestra.

[@TheGnomeLocker]

Ah my apologies for not being clearer, ours is one of three that has every kit made for the Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. Out of all the ones you mentioned there is only known to be three that have all the kits in working order. The Radio City Music Hall I believe only has pipes, no drums or other instruments used for Silent Movies back in the day. That is what the original Theatre models were built for and why they were equiped with more pipes, and options then the standard Church model.

[@keathrhymer5449]

wonderful nothing like the old grand organs

[@justinlavoie4810]

A masterpiece for sure!

[@Dojora4]

This organ is in a house in Wichita Kansas!

[@richardprevite5437]

Fantastic!

[@tanyamacd593]

Wow! Bravo Bravo Bravo! This is amazing!

[@ariksoong200]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@DJ-wi9yk]

That is some instrument

[@cleppa7]

パイプオルガンで聴くと、さらにいい感じです。 荘厳な雰囲気さえ。

[@Waun555]

Awesome job Mate!

[@kuyabillromjue6892]

OUTSTANDING !!!

[@mikefont69]

AWESOME job!

[@fixmyantique5729]

Dang Donnie, this is way too awesome. Love that you carried the 2nd meoldy so well. Only a fellow trekkie can play music like this so well :)

[@Zaedas1987]

THX ..yea Greetings from germany.

[@PDohm123]

Nicely done. Would've prefered if you had included DS9 and Voyager in the song.

[@xrayPL]

Most interesting ST arrangment ever!

[@danielmkubacki]

Nice Wurlitzer Organ!

[@rorrante]

Excellent !

[@jaycee308]

Brilliant!!!!!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

You might dig Steven Eaklor's version of the Star Trek theme on the Hammond X-66 here- search KZbin for> ' Steven Eaklor ' and look him in a white suit in one of two videos- it will be the one '4 minutes fifteen seconds' in length. It's just as well they didn't put the name of the music in the title due to copyright BS... I just got an X-66 and it is so clean sounding! Hoping if I put a rotosonic Leslie on it I can get a theater tone. Awaiting getting my darn Rialto II home from storage...

[@danielmkubacki]

Wow you are GOOD!

[@mel_tillis2]

SPLENDID!!

[@JonasClark]

Radio City does have percussions, tuned and untuned. The most complete sets Wurlitzer built, though, were for the 5 organs now called "Fox Specials" (4/36) built for the Brooklyn Paramount and the four Fabulous Foxes. Those had many tuned percussions doubled, and some unusual ones like the 13-note tuned tympani and the swinging locomotive bell. All of those organs are still around. The Little River organ started as a 3/11, and has been improved with both Wurly and non-Wurly parts.

[@michaelcoup7127]

Not Brooklyn fox. Times Square was the original and we own it in Wichita. The lrs organ is designed as a studio version of a 285. Mostly 10” pressure rather than 15. Certainly no 25” material.

[@JonasClark]

@@michaelcoup7127 You're right that it was the Times Square Paramount, not Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Fox had one. But all five organs had four ranks on 25" pressure.

[@Zaedas1987]

Absolutley GREAT...Genius wow Greetings from germany..^^

[@TheGnomeLocker]

In short you should come see our organ, it will blow your mind when you go behind the scenes and see all the things it can do. You want symbols, drums, guitar, banjo, grand piano, pipe, flute, bamboo flute, zylaphone, kazoo..you name it.lol

[@klbax63]

What a great organ is it Tube or solid state and did I see it has the actual accustic workings of a piano built inside

[@Dojora4]

It's an actual pipe organ with a digital control system and from the organ console you can play a 7' Steinway!

[@klbax63]

well it is really cool and you do an outstanding performance with both the original and new material. And your arrangement of the 2009 and original series theme is great as well BRAVO!!!

[@jacknedry3925]

If an organ doesn’t use air, it’s not an organ.

[@violfun1]

Can you share the sheet music?

[@Dojora4]

There isn't any sheet music of this arrangement. The Original Series and Next Generation themes were found in a Fake Book and required some listening to alter chords and add harmonies, Ilia's Theme came from a MIDI file and I reduced a concert band arrangement of Enterprising Young Men. The transitions and key changes were all made up. I suppose if I had access to a MIDI capable organ I could convert a MIDI file into sheet music.

[@TheDonuts42]

I think in general it is more helpful to upload a full midi rather than sheet music, since there is plenty of software to convert from midi to sheet, but in general sheet to midi is a tougher task.

[@KesinX]

Nice!

[@JonasClark]

Indeed it does. I think Wurlitzer's largest was the 4/36; even their 5-manual organs were just 28 and 21 ranks. Even the huge NYC Roxy with three consoles was what, low twenties ranks?

[@fatherdoctor]

What's that button do? and that and that and that and that and that and that and that and that and that.....

[@MChrisGM]

fatherdoctor made my day XD

[@estebandufanzo5530]

I can tell you what they’re not: “Aft thrusters only”

[@Incadazant01]

@@estebandufanzo5530 I'm pretty sure they're the controls for full impulse. Or Warp 7 or higher.

[@ScisaacFisaac]

I'm surprised nobody from CBS talked to you about working on the DISCOVERY soundtrack!!!!!

[@MistressValkress]

Brilliance! How to work a theatre organ and get the best out of it :) Please don't let the technique die... pass it on

[@JoePeterzak]

I disagree. I like the sound of this organ in a dead room because you can hear more clearly the music and the tones of the organ. In a big room like Wanamaker's, the sound is all mixed up, and you cannot get the crisp clear and focused sound like you are hearing here. I beleive (in my opinion) that this recording has "optimum" reverb and accustics. Some call this Wurlitzer sound heard here "Studio Organ Sound" as apposed to "Theatre or Audiitorium Sound". Thanks. Joe / Phoenix Az.

[@rhopejones]

The Brooklyn Fox was one rank bigger, though buried sonically so of no consequence. You have one other error. The original 4-36 was the New York Paramount, not the Brooklyn instrument. It was 4-4-36, i.e., 4 consoles, 4 manuals each, 36 ranks. The Roxy paled by any comparison really. They are properly known as Paramount specials. The original opus, 1458, is in the civic auditorium in Wichita, Ks, and has now been there and playing longer than it was in New York.

[@dieselheart001]

"Ilia's Theme" ranks up there with the theme from "Lawrence of Arabia" as one of the all-time epic cinema themes.

[@Pureevil01]

Great job, but DS9 was skipped. That is sad :( but ok. You´re the best.

[@FIRESTORM61]

Holy Shat'!

[@MistressValkress]

I hope you still play Donald?

[@JonasClark]

There are many more than that, of all sizes, ranging from little ones with only six sets of pipes up to the Radio City Music Hall with fifty-eight. But 50+ organs in working order are still rarities, considering many hundreds were built.

[@michaelcoup7127]

What? Many were built?? Theatre organs???

[@JonasClark]

@@michaelcoup7127 Wurlitzer alone built over 2,200 organs, most of them for theatres. They did try to enter the home and church markets, but never got far.

[@MadMikeSportsYT]

I don't think I heard the Voyager theme at all. That's the first Star Trek show I watched!

[@SamaelXII]

Not a huge fan of Voyager, but that theme is absolutely amazing.

[@shiningarmor2838]

Another organist only played the Voyager theme, so I think it evens out