Friday, March 6, 2015

Science Fiction Music Over The Years

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.

Of course one will definitely know right away that a song is of the sci fi genre by the marching beats and the futuristic sound effects. Of course there are a lot of composers who made it quite big in the field because of their compositions. The composers are very heavy users of sound effects and other things.

Now first off, the sci fi films are actually the ones that would have very popular songs because of the scores that would add more effect. Of course almost everyone would probably know about the film Star Wars. The opening score has always been one of the most popular scores in the entire history of film music. Now the Sith march beat is also another very popular sci fi score that would come from this movie.

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 there are also a lot of songs that would fall into the sci fi genre when it comes to music. In fact, there are a lot of sci fi themed bands that would make use of sounds that are robotic with synth music that would give a space sound. Of course this would also be supplemented with lyrics that are also spaced themed.

One of the bands that pioneered this specific genre would be none other than the rock band Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd gained its success because of its weird sounds that sound somewhat like spaceships and alien machines. The voice of the singer also sounds very space like and very distant to go along with the guitar riffs and the piano riffs.

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 for those who are interested to know about this genre, here are some things to know about. Now do take time to notice that a lot of composers and singers come from Tucson AZ. This genre is actually very popular in that city and many people would pay tribute to this genre.




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