Sounds of the Future

<p> Covering titles ranging from <I>Rocketship X-M</I> (1950) to <I>Wall-E</I> (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 (<I>2001: A Space Odyssey</I>) and Bernard Herrmann (<I>The Day the Earth Stood Still</I>).</p>