Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Nami Melumad to Score Nickelodeon's 'Star Trek: Prodigy'

Nami Melumad (An American Pickle, Absentia, Miss Arizona) has been tapped to score Nickelodeon's upcoming CG-animated Star Trek series, Star Trek: Prodigy.


Star Trek: Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The series will feature Kate Mulgrew, who will be reprising her Star Trek: Voyager character, Captain Kathryn Janeway.

The series is being developed by Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman (Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkNinjago: Masters of Spinjitzu).

No other casting announcements have been made yet so far. Kevin & Dan Hageman are also executive producing the CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment production with Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry & Trevor Roth (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard) and Katie Krentz (Star Trek: Lower Decks). Ben Hibon (Codehunters) serves as director, co-executive producer and the creative lead of the project. Aaron Baiers will also serve as co-executive producer with Mac Middleton as a producer. Production of Star Trek: Prodigy is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Animation Development and Kelley Gardner, Vice President, Current Series Animation.

Melumad is the first woman to ever score a Trek episode with her work on Star Trek: Short Treks: Q&A. “I had a lot of fun doing it,” she said, via her Instagram account. “Especially the end credits theme.”

Melumad has also recently collaborated with Michael Giacchino on the score for the upcoming video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, which is set to be released on December 11, 2020.

Born in Israel, Melumad has the following awards: the Hollywood Music in Media Award for her work on Passage (2018), Best Short Score at Fimucite (2017) and Best Featurette Score at Idyllwild Festival of Cinema (2018).

She holds a B.A. in multi-style composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and is a board member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers and a voting member at the Television Academy.

Mulgrew's return as her Star Trek: Voyager character was announced at New York Comic Con Metaverse. During the event, Mulgrew said, “I have invested every scintilla of my being in Captain Janeway, and I can’t wait to endow her with nuance that I never did before in Star Trek: Prodigy. How thrilling to be able to introduce to these young minds an idea that has elevated the world for decades. To be at the helm again is going to be deeply gratifying in a new way for me.”

Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman said, “Captain Janeway was held to a different standard than her predecessors. She was asked to embody an inhuman level of perfection in order to be accepted as ‘good enough’ by the doubters, but showed them all what it means to be truly outstanding. We can think of no better captain to inspire the next generation of dreamers on Nickelodeon, than she.”

“Kate’s portrayal of Captain Janeway is truly iconic, and has resonated with a global audience for many years,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “We can’t wait to see her bring this character to life in a whole new way, while continuing to be an inspiration for both new and loyal fans.”

Star Trek: Prodigy is a new animated series in the works for Nickelodeon that is aimed at younger viewsers. It is one of several Star Trek projects currently in development as the franchise continues to expand. The CG-animated series will debut exclusively on Nickelodeon in 2021.

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Originally published: Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

Sources: Film Music ReporterTrekTodayComicBook.

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