Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music Science Fiction Film in Bloomington, MN

Covering titles ranging from
Rocketship X-M
(1950) to
Wall-E
(2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway's relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual composers as Richard Strauss (
2001: A Space Odyssey
) and Bernard Herrmann (
The Day the Earth Stood Still
).