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The opening credits sequence of The Orville features the USS Orville in flight through various regions of space. Music was composed by Bruce Broughton, who also scored the series premiere Old Wounds.

A shorter version of the opening credits, which does not feature Broughton's entire song, is used in episodes with tight time constraints: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and The Road Not Taken.

The opening credits sequence of The Orville was revamped entirely for the third season, releasing on the streaming service Hulu. The new opening sequence bills the season as "Hulu Presents - A Hulu Original - A 20th Television Production - The Orville: New Horizons" and highlights the new appearance of USS Orville, explained in-series as a refit to the vessel.

Production[]

Music[]

The show's theme song was written by Bruce Broughton, who was given the freedom by creator Seth MacFarlane to simply compose a dramatic work and conduct the orchestra, with no other contractual obligations.[1] At MacFarlane's request, Broughton composed the theme music based on the music the show Lost in Space[2] and to feel "a little bit like a march."[3] Shortly after the show's premier, MacFarlane remarked:

We scored it like a movie. I was thrilled with how many people caught that in the pilot on Twitter, so we get a lot of comments about the score, which is always very gratifying. We really put as much into that as we do into the effects.[4]

After performing and recording of the theme song concluded, the orchestra applauded for three or four minutes.[5]

Post-production[]

Changes[]

Credits[]

As yet, ten main characters have been officially recognized in the opening credits, with nine being present in the series most of the time, constituting the senior staff of the USS Orville.

Trivia[]

  • The iconic font used in the credits is seemingly based upon Space Age,[6] originally created before 2005 and based on the logotype of Epcot's "Mission: Space" ride in Disney World.[7] The letter 'R' in the show's logo is different to the one in the typeface, however, and has likely been customised by the show's graphics team.

Gallery[]

Seasons 1-2[]

Season 3 (New Horizons)[]

References[]

  1. Bond, Jeff. The World of the Orville. Titan Books. 2018. Pg. 15.
  2. The Orville Fan Podcast w/ Bruce Broughton (07). Planetary Union Network. Oct. 30, 2017.
  3. Burlingame, Jon. "Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ Gets Movie-Style Scoring From Emmy-Winning Composers". Variety. Sept. 7, 2017.
  4. Kain, Erik. "Interview: Seth MacFarlane On The Orville's Unique Tone, 'Star Trek' Roots". Forbes. Sept. 26, 2017.
  5. "Legendary Composer Bruce Broughton Talks His Career And New Theme For “The Orville”". Pop Culture Tonight. June 4, 2018.
  6. /u/xeow. "Finally found the Q they use in Space Age!". Reddit. Jan. 23, 2019.
  7. Callaghan, Justin. Space Age Font Family. 1001 Fonts. Last accessed Jan. 24, 2019.
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