The beloved score from Star Trek: First Contact was a surprising choice as the theme for the flag-raising ceremony when Sweden joined NATO.
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Summary
- Sweden surprises by playing Star Trek: First Contact’s theme at NATO ceremony.
- Director Jonathan Frakes approves of First Contact theme choice.
- Star Trek: First Contact referenced Sweden, adding to the interesting connection.
The theme from Star Trek: First Contact, the second and most successful Star Trek: The Next Generation movie, was a surprise choice to play when Sweden joined NATO, and director Jonathan Frakes offers his reaction. Sweden joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on March 7, 2024. Sweden had maintained a policy of neutrality in military affairs since the Napoleonic Wars, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted Sweden, along with Finland, to apply for NATO membership in May 2022.
TrekCentral posted a video on Twitter/X of the flag-raising ceremony in Brussels when Sweden officially joined NATO, where the theme from Star Trek: First Contact played. First Contact‘s orchestral score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, and it’s one of the most popular movie themes among Star Trek fans. Check out the video below:
Star Trek: First Contact’s director, Jonathan Frakes, reacted to his movie’s theme at Sweden’s NATO ceremony in an X post:
Amusingly, Sweden is referenced in
Star Trek: First Contact.
When Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) explains the Borg to Lily Sloane (Alfre Woodard), she replies,
“Borg? Sounds Swedish.”
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Source: Trek Central, Jonathan Frakes Twitter/X