10 Amazing Behind The Scenes Secrets Of Star Trek: Enterprise

Enterprise was the first Star Trek show to have lyrics in it's opening theme (unless you count Gene Roddenberry's secret lyrics for the Original Series theme, which he wrote in order to collect royalties from it).

The Enterprise theme, Where My Heart Will Take Me (performed by Russell Watson and written by Diane Warren) has become a huge meme in the Trek community. A vocal segment of the fanbase (including Simon Pegg) absolutely hates it because of how starry-eyed, dramatic, and soft-rock it is, but isn't that what Star Trek is all about (besides the soft-rock part)? Still, many others will sing along any time they hear those opening lines, 'It's been a long road… Gettin' from there to here'.

The song is undeniably cheesy, Brannon Braga (one of the show's creators) even agreed, saying in Star Trek Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 2, 'I think the song is cheesy, but I like cheesy things. We wanted a sentimental theme song with just the right lyrics that obliquely capture the spirit of human exploration. I feel the song nails it.'

Braga has also explained that, after all of the orchestral themes from past Trek, he wanted to do something different for Enterprise to give the show its own identity. The montage of the history of human invention is truly inspiring, and really tells what the show is supposed to be about: humanity's first steps into our galaxy, but the song choice is a source for endless debate.