Best Science Fiction Theme?
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Condottiere
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Did someone say cowboys?
Black Vulmea
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Okay, it's not really Bebop's theme, but I can't think about Spike, Jet, and friends without hearing this in my head.
And on a related note, when people ask me, "What's Traveller like?" I show them this.
Tank you.
Big thumbs-up on that one. I always imagine an expedition exploring some semi-intact Precursor Ultra-tech Ruins or Colossal Relic Megastructure when I hear it.
read an article that indicated whatever was happening when you were 12 is your definition of the best of pop culture. I was 14 when Superman came out and I think that is the best theme (technically comic book but he is from another planet)
though a lot of the ones listed here are really good, the theme from Superman can still make the hairs of my arms stand up.
though a lot of the ones listed here are really good, the theme from Superman can still make the hairs of my arms stand up.
'The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 12." - Pete Graham
Gee, that's too bad -- I don't recall reading much science fiction when I was 12. Star Wars hit I was 14-15. I certainly knew about Star Trek though, having bought the blueprints and, I think, "World of Star Trek" book (which was about the show, pretty much). I didn't really start reading SF until senior year in high school.
Condottiere
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High school is where a lot of culture gets imprinted on you, both on what you do personally, and what your friends and peers find interesting, or absorbing.
Part of that is a combination of trying to fit in, and trying to differentiate yourself.
That's where authors like Rand and Tolkien appear to make the largest impact.
Part of that is a combination of trying to fit in, and trying to differentiate yourself.
That's where authors like Rand and Tolkien appear to make the largest impact.
It's good music... Bebop is nigh-perfect in its music...
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For me, tho', the extended version of Firefly's theme...
That is the best fit of theme to show for me, and it's so close to how I envisage the ideal Traveller, Firefly, or Alien space trucker campaign. Makes me want to break out any of a dozen games, honestly. Those include Alien, Firefly, CT, MT, T:2300AD, Spacemaster, Navigator (SM pseudoclone), Worlds Beyond, WEG/PIG's Shatterzone, WEG/Nocturnal's D6 Space, Star Hero, Savage Worlds with Terran Trade Authority: The Proxima War, the Morrigan Press Terran Trade Authority RPG. Maybe also Better Games' Independents of the S&R group.
Space Trucker as a setting conceit is just so popular a backdrop...
Condottiere
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I like the Firefly theme.
I don't particularly like Enterprise, but for the sake of completion.
I don't particularly like Enterprise, but for the sake of completion.
"... The other, of course, involves orcs." - John Rogers
I liked the theme for Enterprise. The lyrics really fit. When hey changed the beat for the 3rd and 4th season, it got silly.
Black Vulmea
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And now for something completely different . . .
I'm gonna bet few gamers think of Rocky Horror when they think of Traveller, but over the last twenty-plus years I really tried to lean into the Golden Age sci fi aspects of the game and Richard O'Brien's song is a thoughtful catalog of inspiration.
I'm gonna bet few gamers think of Rocky Horror when they think of Traveller, but over the last twenty-plus years I really tried to lean into the Golden Age sci fi aspects of the game and Richard O'Brien's song is a thoughtful catalog of inspiration.
Condottiere
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I was too young when I watched it.
I think the only song I really appreciated wasn't the theme, but:
I think the only song I really appreciated wasn't the theme, but:
Science Fiction Double Feature is the theme song. Which is fun when you see the video with footage from the movies it references.
