11/11/2015

Science Fiction Music Is Very Interesting

By Mattie Knight


It is always interesting to hear great tunes whenever a person turns on the television set within their home. People living in Tucson AZ know that they will indeed be hearing great science fiction music whenever a show like "Star Trek" "Lost In Space" or "Space 1999" comes over the airwaves. These shows are all classics and they really capture the viewers attention at every moment of broadcast.

Almost fifty years ago a male director and writer named Gene Roddenberry had a vision to create a show that was very unusual and colorful. His creation was titled "Star Trek" and it was shown on the NBC television network in 1966. One stage performer named William Shatner jumped at the chance to be a part of this classic series which would remain popular for many years. A musician named Alexander Courage wrote the tune for this production.

People living within the United States were always glad to hear Alexander's opening tune to this show each and every week. It is quite easy to see why many youngsters identify with the "Star Trek" theme since it is very simple and smooth. Some of these tykes even use these tunes while they are playing.

"The Next Generation" went with the tune which was heard at the end of the "Star Trek" motion picture. Viewers excepted this arrangement without hesitation since it was also a good arrangement. During the 1970's "Space 1999" was created and it was done entirely within the United Kingdom.

Many people thought that this series was great even though the supporting cast of actors were unknown to the American audience. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain had left the United States to star on this particular show after their time on "Mission Impossible." The two also did this series for financial gains.

The series hired a male named Barry Gray to arrange all of the musical numbers for this unique production. Many viewers were pleased to take a sneak peak at the show while the opening credits were on. These particular tunes playing at the start of the show were exciting. After a couple of years had passed "Space 1999" was finally finished and both Barbara and Martin moved back to the states.

For three seasons many people tuned in to watch a series called "Lost In Space" which dealt with a family who had many adventures away from Earth. John Williams took the time to compose a great tune for the series when it first went on the air. The opening showed the actors in cartoon form for the first two years and this was also a unique approach for a brand new series. The final year of this show was completely different and even did a countdown at the show's start.

He would now show images of Mark, Angela, Marta, June, Guy, Billy and Johnathan while the opening tune was playing. This was a very bold move for this series and it worked really well. Many of the viewers loved this idea and they continued to watch the show until it came to a sudden end in 1968.




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