The Music of Space

Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television

Chris Carberry (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

307 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
9781476688978 (ISBN)

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Tells the story of the music and the composers who have helped define the sound of space for over a century. Musical compositions have not only played a substantial role in the success of the films and shows they accompany but have transformed how we perceive space - and have helped inspire greater interest in ‘real’ space exploration.

Since the early days of motion picture production, film scores have helped define our emotional and aesthetic perception of stories on screen--particularly with space movies and television. The music from The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and others has helped define the public's awareness of space almost as much as the films themselves. In some cases, they have redefined the norms of film music. Star Wars not only revived the popularity of orchestral film scores but also helped stimulate an increased public interest in classical orchestral music around the world.

This work explores the music and the composers who have helped define the sound of space for over a century, transforming how we perceive space and even inspiring greater interest in space exploration. This book also details how music has been performed and played in space since the early days of the "space race."

Chris Carberry is the CEO of the non-profit organization Explore Mars, Inc. He has authored over 100 articles and opinion pieces that have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications around the world. He lives in Stafford, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Nami Melumad

Introduction

1. The First 50 Years of Space Films: From Silence to Sound

2. The Evolving Sound of Space: The Sound of the 1950s

3. Entering the Final Frontier: The 1960s and Early 1970s

4. John Williams and Star Wars, 1977: A Turning Point in Space Music

5. The Post–Star Wars 1970s

6. Alien and the Return of Star Trek

7. The 1980s

8. Space: The 1990s

9. A New Century

10. Star Wars Returns

11. Star Trek Returns—Again

12. Music in “Real” Space

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	16 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-13	9781476688978 / 9781476688978
Zustand	Neuware