
There are echoes of Goldsmith's great scores - such as Alien from the same year - that allowed Star Trek to transcend its own identity. From the first bars, one hears a shift for Star Trek from its original serial form to the epic multi-generational drama that it has become.

He holds great reverence for the origins of the show, and uses synthesizers to keep some of the show's experimental sound, but with a distinctly different tone. This order follows the original timeline, then explains the divergence into a new timeline and beyond.His take on the film was very romantic, clearly inspired by John Williams's work on Star Wars. If I were to choose an order to watch the Star Trek films, then I would opt for production order. Watching the Star Trek films in production order is as follows: If you watch the films this way, then you will be able to follow the story as it moves from Kirk to Picard, before heading back to Kirk for the alternate timeline. Should you simply want to watch all of the Star Trek movies in the order of their release, then you should opt for the production order. Production order Image: ©Paramount Pictures As such, while these films can be viewed separately, they can also be viewed as part of one big Trek-verse with the Kirk/Picard movies. Although 2009’s Star Trek kick-starts a new run of Trek movies, the film – and its sequels – are still connected to the original timeline.ĭuring the course of 2009’s Star Trek it is established that an alternate timeline has been created – one that allows the original timeline to exist, while a new one is formed. If you wish to watch the rebooted timeline, the order is as follows:Īnd now for some housekeeping.

This reboot began with Star Trek – a prequel which started the series back at the beginning, with a new Captain Kirk (this time played by Chris Pine). The rebooted timeline order Image: ©Paramount Picturesįollowing the underwhelming response to Star Trek: Nemesis, plus a strong desire to update the Trek brand for a new era, the franchise was given a reboot (of sorts) in 2009. The numbering system was dropped for the seventh movie, which also marked the transition from Kirk’s era of Trek movies, to Picard’s era.


The original timeline order Image: ©Paramount Picturesįirst up, the original Star Trek movie timeline.
