They’re supposed to sound like TNG Klingons. Everybody sang in the squeaky range. A variety of voices would have been nice. Ethan Peck’s a baritone. More than one note of Spock’s big number could have been there.
Apparently there is a deleted/alternate scene with more straight forward Klingon Operatic singing that will be included in bonus features.
knotthatone@lemmy.world 2 years ago
But it had to be something that the Klingons found very upsetting. If it was opera, they’d just keep rolling with it and having a great time
USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 2 years ago
Exactly. Would the Klingons have even noticed if they were breaking out into opera or drinking songs?
riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Humor me here, please. Everyone else sang in voices you could expect from their characters. Why was Klingon singing, alone, breaking character?
IonAddis@lemmy.world 2 years ago
This.
What made it hilarious was that I was sitting there, nodding and going, “Yes, yes I can see why this is without honor.”
riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I dunno. I see Klingons as extremely old-school, culturally. They treasure old ways of fighting (bat’leth, qutlutch), worship (Kahless, dark, candle-lit spaces), being (honor bordering on chivalry, belonging to the house of one’s father), and singing (manly voices–Michael Dorn even lowered his speaking voice for TNG). For me, hearing Klingon high-pitched voices during a crisis was analogous to hearing “Eek! A mouse!” It was funny, but I’m still experiencing cognitive dissonance.
riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Why not? Christine & Nyota had a great time.
USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 2 years ago
Because it had to be something they found to be dishonourable enough that their reaction was to want to destroy the subspace fold.