Star Trek: The Next Generation ran from 1987 to 1994 and updated the classic warp drive effect for a new era of television science fiction. Its starship, the USS Enterprise-D, was repeatedly shown stretching into warp and then settling back to impulse speed, accompanied by this falling engine sound. Fans recorded the effect from episodes and shared it across early fan sites and later video platforms. It remains popular because dropping out of warp became a signature transition for the series and for space travel in general.