I’ve been listening to classical radio on last.fm a lot lately because, frankly, classical music is the best programming background noise. One song that really gets played too frequently is Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copeland.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s an awesome song — I’m not complaining.

Having heard this song so many times over the past weeks or months, I had convinced myself that I remembered it as the theme song from the Star Trek Voyager TV series.  Well, today I heard the song again and curiosity or nostalgia overcame me, so I jumped on over to YouTube to watch the theme. WRONG!!  Not the same song at all.  In fact, after suppressing my disappointment (embarrassment) in my own poor memory, I discovered that the composer is actually Jerry Goldmith, who has composed songs and scores for many memorable television shows and movies.  If you’re done listening to “Fanfare”, you can listen to the Voyager Theme if you want:

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