BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 5th August 2017
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music inspired by the space opera genre following the release of Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" with a new score by Alexandre Desplat.
The programme looks at some of the earliest examples of space operas, including "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers", defining the genre, and features music from the likes of "Battlestar Galactica", "Battle Beyond The Stars", "Star Trek - Beyond", "Dune", "The Last Starfighter", "Serenity", "Jupiter Ascending", "The Fifth Element" and of course, "Star Wars" which perhaps did more than any other film to establish the musical sound of space opera.
John Morris - Spaceballs (1987): Main Title Theme
John Williams - Star Wars (1977): Princess Leia's Theme [Arista]
John Williams - Return Of The Jedi (1983): Jabba The Hutt [Arista]
John Williams - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Imperial March [Arista]
Stu Phillips - Battlestar Galactica (1978): Main Theme
James Horner - Battle Beyond The Stars (1980): Theme
Michael Giacchino - Star Trek: Beyond (2016): Theme
Toto & Brian Eno - Dune (1984): Prologue & Dune Theme [Polydor]
Brian Eno - Dune (1984): Prophecy Theme
Craig Safan - The Last Starfighter (1984): Main Title & Centuarii Into Space
Michael Giacchino - Jupiter Ascending (2015): First Movement
Alexandre Desplat - Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (2017): Valerian's Armor
Barry Gray - Theme From Space 1999 [Virgin/EMI]
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