Star Trek: Discovery - 12 Easter Eggs You Need To See
7. The Theme
The opening notes to any Star Trek TV show are always something to behold, so it's no surprise to see that Discovery continued the trend with its own nostalgic opening.
Sure, it lacks any opening narration (owed in part to the fact that Burnham, the series' main protagonist, isn't a captain), but it very much conveys the sense of adventure and moral complexity that defined Discovery's opening episodes. It's new, but familiar, and it gives us a whole new theme to listen to when we're looking to scratch that Trek-themed itch.
Like the other Trek themes before it, Discovery roots its own primarily in Alexander Courage's original composition before going on to do its own thing. It's a beautiful piece of music, as are most Trek-themes, but the way in which it sets the stage for the season ahead is particularly masterful. Jeff Russo should be proud.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.