Captain Pike’s Enterprise is getting ready to warp into action this May, and we now know who will be providing the musical accompaniment to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Announced during a live interview on the Strange New Pod podcast, Star Trek: Prodigy composer Nami Melumad revealed that she’s expanding her franchise responsibilities to the new live-action Star Trek series for its May 5 debut on Paramount+.
The first female composer to ever write music for a Star Trek production, Melumad — who we spoke to back in November — is a long-time Star Trek fan who began her musical association with the franchise scoring 2019’s Spock and Number One-centric Short Trek “Q & A” and has since won over fans with her delightful Prodigy music.
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— Strange New Pod (@strangenewpod) February 11, 2022
“Today I am coming on as the composer of Strange New Worlds,” the composer said in her Strange New Pod interview. “I’m super, super excited; I can’t wait for the show to come out. This is the Star Trek show that will make a lot of people happy — and will make me very happy! I’m just delighted, everything is top-notch… I can’t wait for you guys to see it!”
Like the arrangement on Star Trek: Prodigy — where that show’s main title was composed by Michael Giaccino — Melumad will be handling the episodic music for the series, but Film Music Reporter revealed yesterday that Star Trek: Discovery and Picard composer Jeff Russo will be responsible for the Strange New Worlds main title theme.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds debuts on Thursday, May 5 on Paramount+ in the United States, Australia, Latin America, and the Nordics, as well as on CTV Sci Fi Channel in Canada. Additional international distribution has not yet been announced.