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more about #music more comments → firstanointed: Um...2:20something...what the hell am I looking at? With all due respect to Ms. Lewis's awesome pipes, I really wish they had picked a cooler less Po... more » Jes St.Lawrence: If, like me, you're having difficulty getting "Xenos Cosmos" to play, here's a live performance of it: [www.youtube.com] more » MargaretMoony: MY HEART WILL GO ONNNNNNNNN! more » Ruthless, If you let me: You forgot the step where someone serenades you while fading in and out of your reality from some kind of magic cloudy black room. more » TotalFanGirl: Good God. That was craptacular. I happen to be in Disney World right now and I kept expecting a princess to come running across the screen with her ... more » BangarangRufio867: so they couldn't get Elton John to do a "Can you Feel the Love Tonight" remix? more » Golem100: I have an album (as in vinyl) titled "Great Science Fiction Film Music". All of the selections are by Bernard Hermann. Contains "Fahrenheit 451", "J... more » WestMantooth: Come back Celine and Bryan Adams! No, wait, go back! more » mekki: Ah, this generation's "My Heart Will Go On." Only fair that each generation should suffer through their own horrible movie ballad. more » Twisk: As I was watching this, I sat near, then far. But wherever you are I honestly believe that the heart does go on. more » SeeingI: The Cyberman theme from 60s Dr Who was awesome. I think it was called "Space Adventure" or something. [www.youtube.com] more » Plague: ...or you can start with Peter Thomas' "Raumpatrouille" to ease yourself in to soundtracks/library music. Hell, anything by him. more » cletar: Ok, how can I download Xenos Cosmos? more » gods-n-clods: Make with some downloads! more » John Hazard: Holy crap- isn't the track "Survivor Hamburg" basically the theme song of "House"? more » -
#avatar
Watch How James Cameron Seduces Blue Women, To Terrible Music
It was bound to happen eventually. The Avatar theme song music video is out, stuffed with new footage. And it plays like a Na'vi seduction "how-to" tape. Step number one: drink from flowers. Step two: sexy face-painting! -
#music
Journey to the Unknown World of Science Fiction Library Music
Library music is something you hear all the time in science fiction movies and TV without realizing it. These weird, ambient tunes are created cheaply by talented session musicians, often working anonymously, and many of them are beautifully futuristic. More » -
#harrypotter
Harry Potter Deleted Scenes Showcase Hogwarts' Glee Club
We've got all the deleted scenes from the DVD release of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. Including a beautifully chilling tune from the Potter choir titled, "In Noctem." More » -
#avatar
Avatar Theme Song Offers Cliches, Celine Dion Flashbacks
You can tell that Avatar fever has reached fever pitch when even the debut of Leona Lewis' closing credits song causes uproar online. But should we judge the movie by how bad the song is? (If so, then oh dear.) More » -
#retrofuturism
Would "The Matrix" Have Been Better As A 1930s Musical?
This semi-funny parody of The Matrix picks up on something serious, which is that the Matrix flicks were heavily-inspired by 1930s iconography. I do love the 30s-style trailer, showing the dance sequence. Compare it with a real 30s trailer! More » -
#theroad
How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
How do you keep your humanity in the face of death, cannibals and destruction? This 11 minute feature from The Road goes deep with Viggo Mortensen, using clips, interviews and analysis. Plus listen to three tracks from Nick Cave's soundtrack. More » -
#vampiremixtape
Vampires Versus Werewolves: The Dance Off
The eternal struggle between vampire and werewolf is sparked again in theaters today with New Moon. Which causes us to wonder who's really better: werewolves or vampires? We settle this issue once and for all, with a dance-off. More » -
#avatar
Oops: Avatar's Plot Revealed In The Soundtrack
The tracklist for composer James Horner's Avatar soundtrack is out, and with it come a hefty amount of spoilers. So we tried to string together the plot based on track titles, including examples of what it may all look like. More » -
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#raptrek
The Real Reason Why "Sabotage" Was Used In Star Trek
With Star Trek out on DVD today, we're reminded of the awkward insertion of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" into the 24th century. But was it as random as it seemed, or just returning an overdue rap favor? More » -
#carrie
Broadway Brings Back Carrie's Bloody Prom And The Addams Family
Check out the first picture of the Chicago cast of The Addams Family — including Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia. Plus it's hard to believe, but Carrie: The Musical is back! More » -
#starwars
The Star Wars Rap Gives Yoda The Threesome He Deserves
Yoda is a pimp, Luke gives a rap tribute to a crispy Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen, and the Emperor struggles to keep up with Lando Calrissian's flow. Yes it's another Star Wars rap video. More » -
#afternoonreading
What If the Beatles Never Broke Up?
Christopher Bird imagines an alternate reality where the Beatles stage an impromptu concert on SNL in 1976 and continue to make beautiful music. How might the face of music, television, and politics have changed if the Beatles had stuck around? More » -
#ladygaga
Get Inside Lady Gaga's Gorgeous Futuristic Bath House Of Horror
Check out Lady Gaga's gorgeously painful sterile bath house from her new video "Bad Romance." See her stripped, cleansed and then marketed to a host of metal jawed men. For scene-by-scene break down check out Jezebel's recap. -
#alanmoore
Alan Moore and the Gorillaz Team Up to Write a Magical Monkey Opera
Alan Moore is on board to pen the libretto for Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's next opera. No word on the show's plot, but Albarn and Hewlett's last opera focused on a mythological monkey's spiritual pilgrimage. [Guardian] -
#art
The Man Who Put 70s Rock In Space Also Did Star Trek Posters [NSFW]
Shusei Nagaoka is responsible for some of the most iconic rock album covers in history, crafting monumental spaceships for ELO and Deep Purple. But the Japanese artist also created incredible posters for Star Trek and other movies (one is NSFW.) More » -
#eminem
Eminem Vs. Facehuggers — Who Would You Root For?
Looks like the real Slim Shady is taking his science-fiction spoofs to the big screen — when a gimmick works, it works... we guess. Eminem's full-length science-fiction film, Shady Talez, will riff on Ridley Scott's Alien. More » -
#cultmovieworship
Werewolves In Armor Versus Vampire Bill Versus Ice
Werewolves wearing armor, underground monsters, and Vampire Bill are running amuck in this week's Cult Worship. Plus three beautiful, fish filled and altogether brilliant little videos. More » -
#2012
There Is An American Idol 2012 Music Video. No, Seriously
Words do not even begin to express my confusion and sick, splodey delight. The runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert (Yes, the Goth kid), has made a 2012 music video. It's him walking through explosions, naturally. More » -
#nathanfillion
Dr. Horrible 2 Has Songs, A Title, And Nathan Fillion
Good news Horrible fans, the much anticipated sequel is still chugging along, and here's an update from the original cast member Nathan Fillion — or as you know him, Captain Hammer. More » -
#music
Join Mountain Goats And Vanderslice For A Lunar Organ Harvester's Descent Into Madness
Last year, The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice released an EP called Moon Colony Bloodbath. It's the tale of a guard at a secret organ harvesting colony on the Moon slowly descending into madness, and it's pretty great scifi horror. More »
