Mellotronists

As a matter of fact "Forbidden Planet" was the first film score using 
electronic music exclusively. An interesting film for the aforementioned 
fact, but not nearly as interesting (to me at least) as The Day the Earth 
Stood Still. Forbidden Planet is more like a comedy with Leslie Neilson as 
the straight man! How time changed his roles, IE the Naked Gun series, 
Police Squad etc.

Bottom line to me is the birth of a new music genre well before Dr. Moog 
graced us with his brilliance and resulting tools for producing intricate 
compositions from bands like Tangerine Dream.

Tony
#510
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From: <jeffc@...>
To: <mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Klaatu


> On Tue, 9 May 2006, tony wrote:
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>> Klaatu is a man like being played by Michael Rennie is the 1951 sci fi
>> classic film "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Gort is his robot guardian
>> who scared the wits out of me as a kid. Rent it and watch the b/w
>> version, as colorizing isn't as satisfying. Get's back to the
>> imagination requirement. The Theramin is used extensively on the sound
>> track and Bernard Herrmann scored it. The movie inspired a band that
>> took the character's name (Klaatu) and made some music in the 70's.
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> colorized? yech.
> [thank goodness ted turner shut down his colorizing factory years ago...]
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> it's one of the best film scores amongst herrmann's great scores.
> i have the soundtrack cd at home someplace, probably next to the
> soundtrack to "forbidden planet" [early synthesizer experimentalism].
> the theremin adds just the right "otherworldly-ness" to the score.
> ...sort of the way a mellotron adds something when used just right.
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> it's brilliant!
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> ...jeff
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>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/
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>> Tony
>> #510
>> I don't know the "why" part as the film is far superior entertainment 
>> than their music, in my opinion.
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