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The Science of Sci-Fi Music

Part of the Science and Fiction Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47833-9

ISBN: 978-3-030-47832-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 1, 2020

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Chapter 1Alien Sounds

May, Andrew

Pages: 1 –28

[During the 1950s and 60s, movie soundtracks created a whole new language to represent alien, futuristic and supernatural themes. Emphasizing dissonance, rhythmic ambiguity and unfamiliar electronic sounds, this language had surprising similarities to the avant-garde classical music of the same...
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Chapter 2Musical Mathematics

May, Andrew

Pages: 29 –52

[It’s often claimed that music and mathematics are closely connected, although given their different cultural associations many people find this hard to believe. In this chapter, we look at a couple of ways music really can be considered mathematical. First there’s the connection, known since...
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Chapter 3The Electronic Revolution

May, Andrew

Pages: 53 –75

[Electronic music has come a long way since the days when it was associated almost exclusively with science fiction in people’s minds. In this chapter we trace the early history of the genre, from early experiments with tape recorders and musique concrète, through the laboratory-based work of...
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Chapter 4Scientific Music

May, Andrew

Pages: 77 –100

[From the middle of the 20th century onwards, musicians increasingly looked to the world of science for new ideas. In this chapter we look at the influence of science on new musical trends such as the serialism of Stockhausen and Boulez and the “stochastic music” of Xenakis. Scientists like...
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Chapter 5Science Fiction and Music Culture

May, Andrew

Pages: 101 –125

[This chapter broaches a huge subject, and can only touch on a few of the ways in which music culture was influenced by science fiction in the last decades of the 20th century. We take a brief look at some of the rock musicians who took inspiration from SF—and, maybe less well known, a couple of...
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Chapter 6Speculations on a Musical Theme

May, Andrew

Pages: 127 –149

[Having focused so far on the portrayal of science fiction in music, this final chapter flips things round to examine the way various musical topics have been handled in SF. First there’s the question of how music will evolve in future—will it embrace other senses besides hearing, or maybe even...

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