Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Finding Out About Science Fiction Music

By Young Lindsay


Any adult human being can really relate to all of the great films and television events from the past. People are always amazed that John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Barry Gray, Vangelis and Jerry Goldsmith wrote some of the greatest science fiction music. During the years these musical scores have really held up and every individual can usually hum them all. Whenever someone watches the movie "Barbarella" they can usually sing the title song from this dynamic motion picture. "Lost In Space" was another dynamic show which had a great tune for everyone to enjoy.

Some years ago a man called Jerry Goldsmith took it upon himself to write the tunes for certain space shows that were coming onto television. He was interested in helping out with a program called "Star Trek" since it was something totally different. This was one show which featured a handsome young actor named William Shatner who could make many women faint. The producers also knew that young people were interested in space exploration and they had the characters travel to various locations each week.

This famous man also loaned his talents to the producers of "Logan's Run" which was a 1970's classic. Every person who viewed this film were amazed by the special effects and dramatic tunes. A character named Logan lived within a world that did not appreciate older people. Everyone around had to be exterminated at their thirtieth birthday. Logan tried his best to enjoy this promiscuous society before his number was up.

"Logan's Run" was a dark and gloomy film which required solemn tunes within it. One artist who believed in making sad and joyful music was the great John Williams. In the year 1967 he totally changed the tune of the television program "Lost In Space."

People who watched the first two seasons of this show were not very impressed with the opening theme or its cartoon drawings which could be seen. They became very excited after "Lost In Space" opened to a new countdown scene which led to a tune and graphics that were very eye catching.

A movie named "Star Wars" also had a nifty little tune attached to the opening and closing credits. This film made millions of dollars for George Lucas and his company. All of the characters had their own musical piece and this was really great for the actors. People could determine if Luke or Hans Solo was coming onto the screen from the fine tunes.

One lovely and sexy lady of the silver screen was named "Barbarella" and she could easily make any male blush. Jane Fonda played this super space agent very well. The character was trying her best to save the world by stopping a deranged scientist.

This scientist was also an agent for the government and he wanted to destroy Barbarella in any way possible. The most interesting sounds happen when the strange male places this woman within a sex machine which sounds like a person moaning. The title song to this motion picture is also very interesting and easy to learn.




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