Star Trek: Discovery has just unveiled its new theme tune in full – and it boldly goes where the show has already gone before...

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In the latest sneak peek video of the upcoming sci-fi series, composer Jeff Russo leads a 60-piece orchestra through recording the new theme, which borrows its first few tantalising notes from the first Star Trek intro. And ends with those horns from Alexander Courage's original music.

In between, is a new theme, which is a lot closer to the music of The Next Generation and much more upbeat that Voyager or Deep Space Nine.

It’s epic. It's optimistic. It's, well, hear it for yourself.

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Star Trek: Discovery debuts on Netflix on 25th September 2017

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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