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Article Source: io9
Q: What does the Star Wars theme music have in common with Fanfare for the Common Man? What do John Williams and Aaron Copland both know?
The answer is: the perfect fifth. A series of notes that are five steps apart on the musical scale.
Q: Why does it work? A: That has to do with physics -- let us explain...
And besides Strauss' "Zarathustra," some other iconic themes use this interval – for example, there's Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," points out Jeremy Barham, a senior lecturer in music at the University of Surrey. This piece is "pervaded by intervals of fourths, fifths and octaves, [and] has inspired film composers searching to express the fearless, pioneering spirit of exploration."
The one modern sci-fi movie that started the present trend was of course 2001: A Space Odyssey. It borrowed (or stole) directly from Also Sprach Zarathustra.
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