jeudi 30 octobre 2014

Finding Out About Science Fiction Music

By Young Lindsay


People growing up in the 60's, 70's and 80's will always remember the television shows coming on during that time. They also enjoyed the great science fiction music that these programs provided. Many of the movies also had great tunes that had a really wonderful beat. Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Vangelis and Barry Gray did their best to provide excellent music for many movies and television shows that appeared over the air. They are known for "Lost In Space, " "Logan's Run, " "Barbarella" and a host of other programs.

Jerry Goldsmith was a well known composer who did his best to liven up outer space shows. He took the time to write a great tune for "Star Trek" back in the 1960's and did some of the musical notes for the feature films. Everyone around enjoyed watching this classic television show which featured Captain Kirk and his lively crew who were always getting into all types of situations. Each week viewers tuned in to see all of these futuristic people who loved adventure.

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.

The mood of this film was very dark and the tunes used in this particular movie were very loud and frightening. John Williams is a famous musical artist who took the time to write for two very big events. In the 1960's this man wrote the title theme for a show called "Lost In Space."

People were very skeptical about the tune of "Lost In Space" when it first came over the air in 1965. The sounds within this show were very childlike and could easily put someone to sleep. The program definitely needed a brand new opening in order to gain the attention of every viewer that was watching. Williams decided to start each show off with a dazzling opening that was loud and proud.

John Williams had been a very successful composer and people would always come to him whenever they needed expert advice about musical tunes. George Lucas asked for his help when he was trying to place certain sounds on a little movie called "Star Wars." Hans Solo and Luke Skywalker each had their own melody whenever their characters were upon the screen.

Jane Fonda was very proud to play the lead character within the feature known as "Barberella." She portrayed a woman who used her sex appeal to obtain information. The government sent her on a mission to locate a missing agent that had the power to destroy the world.

The unscrupulous agent also places her into a dreaded sex machine which causes pleasure and pain. The tunes used within this film are very upbeat and psychedelic sounding. Every scene within this motion picture has a unique sound that will amaze every viewer around.




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