Star Trek - Born Again Trek - Music Video Oldie

For Julia Ecklar's music, visit http://www.prometheus-music.com.


trekmovie.com has an article up that compares the ditch Star Trek was in after "The Motion Picture" (or as some called it the 'Motionless Picture') with the quandary it is in today. It gives voice to the hope that Abrams could do with Star Trek XI what Nicholas Mayer did for the TOS movie series with "Wrath of Kahn".

After the release of ST:TMP it was thought that that was the end for Star Trek, but then came Mayer, Bennett and ST II and we were off again.

Julia Ecklar wrote and performed a filksong about the revival of Trek because of ST II and somebody made a video to it. I thought it might be nice to have this piece of fandom (and music video making) history remembered.

Note: I did not make this video. I do not know who did, except that I suspect it must have been a person from Great Britain. I tried to enhance the video somewhat, but please bear in mind that it was done in the age of VCR's and is about 20 years old.

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[greengrendel]

what movie does this refer to? the third?

[leony331]

@greengrendel I believe I read or heard somewhere that Julia Ecklar wrote the song not long after after she saw "The Wrath of Khan" which put Star Trek on the map again.

[deepspace93]

Awesome! Where did you ever find this piece of great Trek history? Thanks so much for uploading!

[leony331]

At the time this was new you had to know someone interested in music videos who knew someone who knew someone that made them. Thank the heavens for the internet.

[greengrendel]

@leony331 yeah, I get it now. I heard this the first time just before STX so I somehow convinced myself it was written before a movie.

[StoneKnivesBearskins]

@SirBroadsword Agreed.

I realize, though, that what people are saying about Star Trek 2009, people also said about Star Trek TNG when it first went on the air. I'm scared. :(

[YoungWizardOnDuty]

Thank you so much for this. This is amazing, I've been looking everywhere for this song... And it's amazing, and good quality, too. ^_^

[SirBroadsword]

*Wistful sigh*

I wish I could have more faith that the new Trek movie will revitalise Trek the Way TWoK did, but between the new crew, the emphasis on action, Nasty!Kirk, the Edselprise and the bastardisation of my beloved Saladin class that is the USS Kelvin, not only do I think it will fail, but part of me's actually hoping that it will...

[Nejipromaster95]

mmmmmm thank god hes an admarial!^-^

[Shazam961]

Hey I noticed something about this video when I was a child and Star trek 2 was realeased on VHS I saw this trailer for it this was like 1983 and I was wondering if anyone has it please let me know I would like to see it again

[90geekgirl06]

I love all her songs! She has such a great voice!

whoever made this vid should get a medal or something!

[MissMael]

Mmmm Kirk's rank is hot.