Tag: Science Fiction

Wordless Echoes: Sci-Fi

The release of the new Star Wars movie is just the most prominent evidence of a fertile environment for Science Fiction on TV and int he movies. In this Wordless Echoes, we explore the sounds of Sci-Fi, including a few soundtracks, music inspired by movies and literature, and original compositions exploring that interface of science and fantasy.

Sci-Fi Echoes: 10 Great Sci-Fi CDs

 Science Fiction Music Through the Ages Today on Echoes, it’s a trip into the world of science fiction.  Sci-Fi literature and movies have always had an impact on a certain breed of musicians, usually the ones who were a bit tripped out and cerebral.  You’d have trouble pinning down the first Sci-Fi music.  Was it…

Echo Location: The Sound of Battlestar Galactica

http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090812.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS One Last  Farewell to the Best Frakkin’ Sci-Fi Show on Television There is an audio version of this blog that is a real trip.  You can hear it here. A couple of years ago I produced a fun interview with Bear McCreary about his soundtrack to Battlestar…