Sounds of the Future

Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, Music
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Author: ISBN: 9780786456505
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: March 10, 2010
Imprint: Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780786456505
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: March 10, 2010
Imprint:
Language: English

Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway’s relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual composers as Richard Strauss (2001: A Space Odyssey) and Bernard Herrmann (The Day the Earth Stood Still).

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Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway’s relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual composers as Richard Strauss (2001: A Space Odyssey) and Bernard Herrmann (The Day the Earth Stood Still).

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