THE INNER LIGHT / STAR TREK (TNG) / THEREMIN

This is the theme from “THE INNER LIGHT“, the 25th episode of the fifth season of STAR TREK - THE NEXT GENERATION. In the story, this melody is played by Captain Jean Luc Picard on a “Ressikan“ flute (named after the fictitious village of Ressik). In STAR TREK fan surveys, this episode has been consistently voted one of the two most popular ever made. The music was written by Jay Chattaway and has a decidedly Scottish flavor to it. Since the story concerns a civilization that existed on a planet orbi