Three time Grammy-nominated composer Joel Goldsmith passed away at the age of 54 on Sunday, April 29, from cancer. The composer was prolific, having written the music not only for over 330 episodes of the Stargate franchise, from the original [...]
Read moreHappy Holidays from SciFiMafia.com
Seasons greetings! We here at SciFi Mafia hope that you've had a wonderful holiday season so far, and you're spending this special time with the people you love. We're stepping out of Mafia HQ for the holidays, but we'll return [...]
Read moreThe Dark Knight Rises: Hans Zimmer Wants Your Voice for the Score
Are you a fan of the Hans Zimmer scores for director Christopher Nolan's bat-films, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight? If so, you're in luck because the composer himself has announced that he wants your voice to be a part [...]
Read moreHoly SHAT! Video for Shatner’s Version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody
Back in February, we brought you the news when William Shatner was is in the recording studio, putting together his “flying in space” themed rock concept album titled Seeking Major Tom. Shatner hit the studio with the likes of Zakk [...]
Read moreSciFi Mafia’s Pic of the Day: Moves Like Jaga
Better than Jagger in my opinion... [...]
Read moreClassic Rock Albums Re-Imagined With Harry Potter
Ron Weasley as David Bowie? Voldemort as MJ? This takes Wizard Rock to a whole new level! Next Movie [...]
Read moreCaptain America: The First Avenger – A Taste of the Film’s Star-Spangled Score
Saturday night, New York City's WQXR previewed Alan Silvestri's score for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios' forthcoming film, Captain America: The First Avenger (which hits theaters in less than 3 weeks) on their program "Movies on the Radio". Now, thanks to [...]
Read moreStar Wars: It’s Effing METAL!
Literally. At least it is when put in the very capable hands of YouTuber 331Erock. This face-melting bad @$$ has an album of deliciously hard original tracks on iTunes, (that I now own) but the video below is an epic display [...]
Read moreHappy Apocalypse From Scifi Mafia
So a religious nut-bag is claiming that the world will end tomorrow in cataclysmic earthquakes that will pretty much swallow all of civilization. Of course it's a bunch of nonsense, but we like being prepared anyway. In case the world [...]
Read morePomplamoose Covers Angry Birds Theme, Has a Bit of Hipster Charm
You may know Pomplamoose from the charming holiday themed Hyundai Genesis commercials. Well the hipster duo have created a fun little cover of the Angry Birds theme. Check it out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UCm6uyzNE8 [...]
Read moreGAME OF THRONES Theme Get’s a Remix, Is Effing METAL
YouTube user Arnold Nesis has done a heavy metal remix of HBO's Game of Thrones theme and it's pretty amazing. Scifi Mafia Public Service Announcement: Listening to the following may result in face-melting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j85vsMxZpUY YouTube [...]
Read moreGrammy Awards to Recognize Video Games
The US Recording Academy has made a decision to recognize video game compositions as a unique class of entertainment and has amended four of its awards to include the genre. The categories for "Best Music for Visual Media," "Best Compilation Soundtrack [...]
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