Saturday, March 7, 2015

All About Science Fiction Music

By Leslie Ball


In the film and music industry, the science fiction or simply sci fi genre is in fact very popular and has a big long line of followers. Ever since the dawn of ages, many people have been amazed by outer space and how the future may lead to the expansion of the human race to other places in space. It is because of this that science fiction music became popular because of the movies and the bands.

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 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.

Other films that would have memorable scores would of course be Star Trek and the X files among others. The scores of Star Trek would also give off a very spacey feel that would match the setting that the characters are in. The X files on the other hand would give off a rather mysterious alien like vibe that can show viewers what kind of movie it is.

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.

Most people from the late sixties and early seventies up until today would remember the rock band Pink Floyd. Even up until today, Pink Floyd has created a big impact on the sci fi genre because of their robotic and alien sounds. Another thing about this band is that their singer would also sound like an alien from far away when he sings.

Even today, there are still a lot of bands out there who would actually go into the sci fi musical genre. These days, club music like techno or house would make use of robotic voices, robotic sounds, and futuristic beats. Of course the synth pop bands would also follow with their far out sounds.

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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