A House panel was forced to recess briefly after the 'Galaxy Quest' theme started playing in the background

• A House hearing was interrupted by audio from "Galaxy Quest" playing in the background.
• A famous line of the movie could be heard before lawmakers recessed: "By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged!"
• A Democratic spokesman said it was due to a technical issue and the hearing restarted.

A House panel briefly recessed on Monday afternoon after the theme to "Galaxy Quest" started playing loudly during a hearing.

For a little over 20 minutes, audio for a House Appropriations subcommittee on Energy and Water hearing was interspersed with music from The Village People as well as sound from the 2000 movie "Galaxy Quest," CNN's Kristen Wilson reported.

Members of Congress like Rep. Frank Mrvan of Indiana continued testifying, apparently unaware of the audio issue.

-The Recount (@therecount) May 3, 2021

Part of the appropriations hearing was punctured with a famous line from the movie: "By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged!"

-Haley Byrd Wilt (@byrdinator) May 3, 2021

Evan Hollander, the spokesperson for the Appropriations Committee, said the interruption was due to "an issue with the House Recording Studio feed."

"While the hearing itself was free of any disruption, HRS apparently decided to add a movie soundtrack over the discussion of energy and water projects," Hollander wrote on Twitter.

A spokesperson with the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer said in a statement to Insider: "In preparation for remote and hybrid hearings, the House Recording Studio tests various functionalities, including audio playback. Due to a technical error, test audio began to run during the hearing broadcast. After this issue was identified, it was immediately fixed."

The hearing restarted shortly after sans disco music or space movies.