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Science Fiction Music Is Very Interesting

By Mattie Knight


Television shows and current movies all have certain themes that are played once they come on the screen. The good folks who call Tucson AZ home know that science fiction music is entertaining on every possible level. When "Space 1999" "Lost In Space" and "Star Trek" were first created they had great tunes to go along with their opening. Classic television shows have been around for decades and it always helps when they have great intros.

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.

Every person around America also like the short tunes that Alexander added to this series whenever the Captain or his crew were in some sort of danger. Nowadays younger people also whistle the "Star Trek" theme whenever they are playing adventure games or doing any other types of activities.

Later on the producers decided to go with another style of music when they created the next series which was called "The Next Generation." The show "Space 1999" took a newer approach when it created the opening theme for this unique series which was filmed in England.

Many of the actors playing on "Space 1999" were British and they really had no connection to the American audience at all. Luckily Barbara Bain and Martin Landau were quite popular in America since they had already starred on a series called "Mission Impossible" in the late 60's.

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.

Fans all over the world still watch and love "Lost In Space." This was one glorious series which featured the best animation that humans have ever seen. The opening credits during the first and second season included images of the actors floating in space. This sequence was created by a composer with the birth name of John Towner Williams and he is very intelligent. John decided to do a different opening after the second season ended.

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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