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The music of space : scoring the cosmos in film and television / Chris Carberry ; foreword by Nami Melumad.
LIBRA ML2075 .C358 2024
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carberry, Chris, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture music--History and criticism.
- Motion picture music.
- Science fiction films--History and criticism.
- Science fiction films.
- Science fiction television programs--History and criticism.
- Science fiction television programs.
- Star Trek television programs.
- Star Trek films.
- Star Wars films.
- Space flights in motion pictures.
- Outer space in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- x, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
- Summary:
- ""Since the early days of motion picture production, film scores have helped define our emotional and aesthetic perception of stories of innumerable genres. This phenomenon is particularly true with space movies and television. The music from films and television such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica have 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 will tell 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. This musical perception of "real" space is no longer restricted to movies and television, however. This book will also tell the fascinating story of how music has been performed and played in space since the early days of the "space race.""-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The First 50 Years of Space Films : From Silence to Sound
- The Evolving Sound of Space : The Sound of the 1950s
- Entering the Final Frontier : The 1960s and Early 1970s
- John Williams in 1977 : Star Wars : A Turning Point in Space Music
- The Post-Star Wars 1970s
- Jerry Goldsmith in 1979 : Alien and the Return of Star Trek
- The 1980s
- Space : The 1990s
- A New Century
- Star Wars Returns
- Star Trek Returns-Again : Star Trek Returns to the Big Screen
- Music in "Real" Space.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476688978
- 1476688974
- OCLC:
- 1418891148
- Publisher Number:
- 99996354893
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