Monday, March 9, 2015

Science Fiction Music And Its Impact On The Genre

By Leslie Ball


Science fiction has always been a popular type of genre when it comes to films and music. The reason as to why this type of genre is very popular is because people in general have a fascination of outer space as well as futuristic things. Of course in the entertainment industry, science fiction music has actually played quite a big role in promoting this particular genre.

This type of genre is known for making use of spaceship and futuristic sounds that would go along with march beats. Now the composers who would make this type of music would always try new robotic sounds for their songs. Of course up until today, people can see how much of an impact the songs and scores have made to the genre.

Now to start off, there would be the film sci fi film scores that are used to add effect to the story and development of the characters. In fact, one of the most popular of all films would be Star Wars with a track list that is extremely memorable to most people. One of the most famous of these scores would be the opening score when the credits roll in. Another one would be the marching sound of the Sith army marching with Darth Vader.

Now among other popular sci fi films would of course be Star Trek. Star Trek is known for its also quite popular scores because Star Trek also has a big fanbase on its own. Now when it comes to series, there would also be none other than the popular series X files with its popular mysterious opening score that gives off an alien like feeling to it.

Of course aside from the film industry, there would also be the ever growing musical industry. Because of the presence of this genre, a lot of bands of old have actually tried to make use of space like sound effects in their songs. Aside from that, they also made use of sci fi lyrics that would add to the promotion of this genre.

Now in the rock scene, there is none other than the pioneer of space rock itself with the band Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd had always made use of space like and alien sound effects in their songs in order to create something that is a little different. Even their lead singer sings like he is actually from a very far away planet that most people cannot reach.

These days, there are many other bands that would also go into this type of genre and follow this type of theme. Of course synth pop and house bands would also make use of space like sounds and unusual sounds. Techno music that is used for clubs would also make use of these sounds as well as marching beats.

So as one can see, this type of genre has actually created quite an impact in the film and musical industry. This genre is especially very popular in Tucson AZ. In fact, a lot of bands and composers would actually come from this very city.




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