Thursday, October 23, 2014

Science Fiction Music Is Great

By Young Lindsay


Decades ago many individuals enjoyed watching certain movies and television shows that were in existence. They knew that the films would always have science fiction music that would be quite entertaining. Every viewer remembers "Lost In Space, " "Barbarella, " "Logan's Run" and other great shows from the past. They had themes that were composed by John Williams, Vangelis, Barry Gray, Maurice Jarre and Jerry Goldsmith. Sometimes these tunes were very exciting and full of pure energy. At other times the theme songs were very flat and boring.

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.

Mr. Goldsmith went on to write the theme for a movie called "Logan's Run." This was a terrifying movie about people who could not live past the age of thirty. Logan was the hero within this film and he was a person that enjoyed his sexual freedom. He had become a reluctant runner when the higher authorities ordered him to find and destroy a place called sanctuary.

"Logan's Run" is a bizarre film which really plays upon someone's sanity. The great tunes heard within this movie can be very intimidating and scary. Whenever someone thinks about the series "Lost In Space" their mind will immediately go towards the composer called John Williams.

During the first two seasons of this show the tune was very smooth and easy going. The producers of this show wanted to make the sounds more disturbing and dramatic during the third season of this campy show. Mr. Williams then instructed the director to include a countdown at the start of the show before his tune went into action.

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.

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.

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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