Star Trek: The Bluegrass Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation Theme Played Bluegrass Style

This is not a skit, but just a straightforward version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation main theme by a bluegrass band, featuring Gordon Lustig on his five-string banjo, guitar, and mandolin as well. Lustig credits composer Jerry Goldsmith, noting that the tune was originally written for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The music will make you smile, but the video of a starship shaped like a banjo might make you giggle. What's really funny ar…

Star Trek: The Bluegrass Generation Boldly Banjos Into the Final Frontier

Boldly pick where no pick has picked before! Musician Gordon Lustig has brought the Star Trek: The Next Generation theme to a whole new quadrant, bluegrass style! If you’ve ever wondered what Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic score would sound like on banjo, fiddle, bass, and mandolin, you’re in for a treat. Not only is the music spot-on, but they’ve even reimagined the TNG intro with the Enterprise-D replaced by… a flying banjo! Yes, really! Check it ou…

A Lively Bluegrass Cover of the 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Theme Song

Musician Gordon Lustig performed a lively bluegrass cover of the theme song from Star Trek: The Next Generation on banjo with fellow musicians Kevin Axt on bass and Evan Price on fiddle. The music video, which features a silver banjo flying through space like the USS Enterprise, is incredibly amusing and perfectly apt. Lustig Also Shared a Fun Fact About the Theme Being a Trekkie and a lover of Bluegrass music, I thought it would be really cool…

Star Trek: The Bluegrass Generation

Jerry Goldsmith's main title music to Star Trek: The Next Generation is one of the most memorable TV themes of all time. As both a Trekkie and Bluegrass