SciFi Tunes Meet Metal – Gifted Musician Eric “Erock” Calderone Rocks Your Geek World

It’s a given that we all love science fiction and that love is not limited to the stories or the characters themselves.  When we sit down to enjoy one of our favorite scifi TV shows or movies, often the thing that sets the mood and gets us ready for what we’re about to see is the theme song.

These songs are more than just a starting point or bookend to the entertainment we’re about to enjoy, they’re part of the family, so to speak.  Theme songs can be as important as characters to fans of a show, especially when it comes to the famously loyal genre crowd.  We often hum along, grin, or just listen with great pleasure knowing the song is the appetizer to our wonderful scifi meal to come.

Genre fans are the most loyal fans in the world, but they’re a tough crowd and look with great skepticism upon any changes that may be brought to their beloved shows.  When those changes are done poorly, the fan outcry is at a level unmatched by anything on this, or any other, planet.  When those changes are done right, the cheers can be heard throughout the galaxy.

I’d like to introduce you to a guitar genius by the name of Eric “Erock” Calderone who’s taken the risky step of making metal versions of a lot of songs, many of them well-known science fiction/fantasy themes.  The good news?  Eric has done right by these songs and given them a new feel that will make you a bigger fan of the song and a huge fan of Eric’s talents.

He’s done dozens of songs, some scifi/fantasy related, some not, but I’d like to start you off with his rendition of the Doctor Who Theme Song/I Am The Doctor below:

Citizen in the Temple – Another Great Short From Jason Huls & Ten Wing Films

A little while back I had the honor of reviewing a wonderful scifi short film from an up-and-coming young filmmaker by the name of Jason Huls and production company Ten Wing Films.  If you haven’t heard of it yet, you can read my review and watch the trailer here: The Drone – Intriguiging Scifi Short Film.  Jason is a very busy young man and I’ve been remiss in bringing to your attention another scifi short he’s working on called Citizen in the Temple.  I aim to remedy that omission immediately.

The Drone – Intriguiging SciFi Short Film

“Androids are not supposed to dream.”

This is the tagline of a soon to be released sci-fi short film from Ten Wing Films and the mind of Jason Huls.  The Drone is a very interesting take on the concept of androids in a futuristic society and what it means to be a “person.”

The Drone (Trailer) from Ten Wing Films on Vimeo.

L5 – The Kind Of Show And Series Model We’ve Been Waiting For

Available online now is a completely crowd funded, space-based science fiction series called “L5.” While the quality of the CGI work isn’t quite as good as network TV standards, considering it was made on a $15,000 budget and nearly every frame of its half hour has effects in it, they did an amazing job.