Welcome to 2022, everyone! In this first episode of the year, my multi-part journey into the music of Science Fiction cinema and its evolving soundscape through the decades continues. We’re now crossing over into the 1980’s, following on from the seismic shift in film scoring which occurred with the unexpected arrival of STAR WARS in 1977 and its John Williams-penned symphonic score, hearkening back to the sounds of the classical Hollywood era.
This symphonic shadow loomed large over Sci-Fi movies of the 80's, as heard here in music composed by James Horner (BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, STAR TREK II), John Scott (THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and Elmer Bernstein (SATURN 3, HEAVY METAL). However, the incorporation of synthesizers into soundtracks increased, both combined with large orchestras and also in solo efforts, such as John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) and the inimitable Vangelis score for BLADE RUNNER (1982).
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ASTS 055: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor-2023 in review
ASTS 054: Now Playing... ”Barbie”, ”Oppenheimer”, ”Tetris”, ”The Marvels” and more!
ASTS 053: TV Goes To The Movies - ”The Transformers”
ASTS 052: TV Goes To The Movies - ”The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”
ASTS 051: TV Goes To The Movies - ”Mission: Impossible”
ASTS 050: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor-2022 in review
ASTS 049: Now Playing... ”Thor: Love and Thunder”, ”Nope”, ”The Woman King”, ”Black Adam” and more!
ASTS 048: Listening To... Music for ”Predator” and ”Prey”
ASTS 047: Now Playing... ”The Batman”, ”Death On The Nile”, ”The King’s Man” and more!
ASTS 046: The Evolving Sound of Science Fiction Cinema, Part 6-The 1980’s, cont.
ASTS 045: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor-2021 in review
ASTS 043: The Evolving Sound of Science Fiction Cinema, Part 4-The 1970‘s, cont.
ASTS 042: The Evolving Sound of Science Fiction Cinema, Part 3-The 1970's
ASTS 041: The Evolving Sound of Science Fiction Cinema, Part 2-The 1960's
ASTS 040: The Evolving Sound of Science Fiction Cinema, Part 1-The 1950's
ASTS 039: Composer Benji Merrison ("SAS: Red Notice")
ASTS 038: Composer Matthew Head ("Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia")
ASTS 037: Composer Grant Fonda ("The House That Rob Built")
ASTS 036: Composer Enis Rotthoff ("Love Sarah")
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