Knowing Good Science Fiction Music

By Brenda Burns


There are many people around the globe who like to listen to tunes which will shock and disturb them on every possible level. Some science fiction music that is heard in Tucson AZ is known to give individuals goosebumps and other traumatic problems whenever they hear it. "Battlestar Galactica" "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" "Aliens" and "ET" were made during the 70's and 80's and they are still popular among adventure fans in today's society.

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill were all a part of the original "Star Wars" movies. Each of them were able to go on to other projects once this film series was completed. It was very good that John Williams had agreed to compose all of these tunes for this unique adventure film.

Williams is also known for arranging tunes for "ET" which deals with a space alien who lands on the planet Earth. The young man within this movie befriends our little weird alien who has a taste for peanut butter candy. The musical score in this movie is very sweet and appeals to every young person around the globe. Mr. Williams shows how human emotions can play a really big role when it comes to creating tunes.

Steven Speilberg made sure to always hire Mr. Williams for any of his future projects since he was great at his job. George Lucas fully agreed with this notion and he also made it a point to use John's service. John took his time to put together a great "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" theme which was phenomenal. After this he went on to score other film projects with very popular themes.

Back in the 70's the show "Battlestar Galactica" was a big hit with viewers everywhere within the United States. This was one series which dealt with space creatures and other ugly critters who were trying to destroy the world. During the year 2004 a man named Bear McCreary decided to arrange new tunes for the latest "Battlestar Galactica" series. This show would be very different than the one made in 1978.

"Logan's Run" dealt with young people who were put to death on their thirtieth birthday in a very weird society. Jerry Goldsmith composed the haunting theme to this futuristic film which frightened many small children. The theme has a fascinating sound which goes from silent to loud very quickly.

"Aliens" was a follow up to the 1979 thriller named "Alien." This very terrifying project came from the mind of Ridley Scott and it made millions of dollars at the movie theaters. James Horner did the musical numbers for this very important film and he was very creative with this project. The aliens had their own tunes whenever they were featured upon the movie screens.

There were so many other people who enjoyed "Jurassic Park" when it was first created. Children everywhere loved the dinosaurs which were part of this movie so many years ago. Unfortunately these same youngsters came to fear these historic creatures since they were not so friendly within the film. Producers of this film took the time to once again employ John Williams for this project and they were very happy that this decision was made.




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