Friday, November 13, 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.

Towards the end of the 60's a great man named Gene Roddenberry decided to broadcast a new series which would boldly go where no man has gone before. The name of his show was called "Star Trek" and it featured an array of unusual characters who were on a mission to explore space. Mr. Bill Shatner was the star of this series and he was more than happy to work with a group of other great actors for three years. Alexander Courage conducted the sounds for this particular series.

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.

When "Star Trek" ended Gene Roddenberry decided to do other projects to fill up his time. He waited until the 80's before getting another musical arrangement for the series "The Next Generation." Another very special show which featured the crew of Alpha Control was called "Space 1999" and it contained some really groovy sounds.

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.

Individuals in England have all heard about Barry Gray and his musical introduction for the "Space 1999" series. His theme was very exciting and it was different from any other tune that was around. The intro to this series showed clips of what was going to happen within the hour.

"Lost In Space" is still a fan favorite show even though it first started about fifty years ago. During the first season the opening scenes were animated and the theme was composed by John Williams. This particular theme played for two years until Williams decided to write a new tune. During season three he dropped the animated opening and gave the show a more exciting countdown which led to the intro.

During the third season the audience members were now able to take a good look at Johnathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Billy Mummy, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright and Guy Williams. They were all good looking people who really made a difference while starring on this show. The last season's intro was indeed exciting but it could not save the series from being canceled after twenty four shows were completed.




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