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Joxer the Mighty · Post by **Joxer the Mighty** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 6:30 pm

emdot_ambient wrote:Oops, got sidetracked. My original thought was that the most amazing part about Forbidden Planet is that no Hollywood film would ever be this daring today.
(snip)

But when a dramatic moment comes around, or an emotional moment . . . out come the violins and weepy orchestration. Makes me bloody sick.

Sorry for the tirade.

You should check out Amon Tobin's soundtrack for the new Splinter Cell game. It's not a movie, but I guarantee you'll find absolutely no signs of weepy orchestration.

emdot_ambient · Post by **emdot_ambient** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 6:54 pm

Joxer the Mighty wrote:You should check out Amon Tobin's soundtrack for the new Splinter Cell game.

Ah, but that's a game. They seem to get it right much more often.

Pet peeve: I'm watching a movie set in another century, like Girl With A Pearl Earring, and the soundtrack is all violins and orchestra composed in standard cliche' Hollywood style. The movie looks 17th century, or whatever, but sounds like 2005. Blows the whole thing. That's what makes Forbidden Planet work so well. The soundtrack completely matches the aesthetics of the visual presentation: they are one.

mpj · Post by **mpj** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:53 pm

Joxer the Mighty wrote:Yeah, Raymond Scott was another pioneer.

Thanks for the links guys!

Didnt know about Raymond Scott or Hugh Le Cain.

Some very interesting early electronics mp3s!
Still sound very current.

Cheers guys

Mat

Forever Sun · Post by **Forever Sun** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:08 pm

The 'Keyboard' mag had a vinyl record on the cover in the late 80's that had Raymond Scott's tune on it. It was the sweetest track I've ever heard.
Shame I lost the record.

Forever Sun · Post by **Forever Sun** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:12 pm

I've found the tune on Raymond's site.
Check 'Mountain Queen' : http://raymondscott.com/Misc.html

Sweeeeet !

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:13 pm

I still say Bob Moog should send half the money made off his MiniMoog to the Hugh Le Caine estate. If it wasn't for Hugh back in the 30's making the Sackbutt synth - we'd all be playing synths the size of the RCA MarkII still.

mpj · Post by **mpj** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:24 pm

Forever Sun wrote:
I've found the tune on Raymond's site.
Check 'Mountain Queen' : http://raymondscott.com/Misc.html

Sweeeeet !

Ripples is pretty cool too.

Have you heard 'Soothing Sounds For Baby'?!
Imagine what kind of children this would create.

Pretty cool though.

Mat

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:52 pm

mpj wrote:Imagine what kind of children this would create.

Ones like me, very likely. That is to say, rather odd ones. :-)

[No, I never heard this when I was an infink. But I heard very similar things not long after.]

hjack · Post by **hjack** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:31 am

Steven West wrote:I still say Bob Moog should send half the money made off his MiniMoog to the Hugh Le Caine estate. If it wasn't for Hugh back in the 30's making the Sackbutt synth - we'd all be playing synths the size of the RCA MarkII still.

munchkin · Post by **munchkin** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:54 am

Sorry, but the Russians beat everyone to it.

History of electronic music

First analog electronic musical synthesizer

Borogove · Post by **Borogove** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:06 am

hjack wrote:Forbidden Planet was the first major motion picture to feature an all-electronic film score
it'd be cool to know the machines used

Virus, wonnit?

Landphil · Post by **Landphil** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:07 am

Interesting thread.

Here's another good site

120 Years Of Electronic Music

Thanks all for the links!

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:53 am

I guess I am going to have to buy the Raymond Scott CD cool stuff.

In case anyone has not got this one yet check out this cd well worth having

http://www.furious.com/perfect/ohm/

hjack · Post by **hjack** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:04 am

some say that Ohm was the 1st sound on the universe to be heard... i wonder by what/who

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:06 am

The first Ohmie I guess

A Bit of Electronic Music History