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Klaus Schulze did at least one 'soft core' porn soundtrack.
If memory serves, it was called 'Body Love'.  More or
less typical Schulzian electro-music.

cheers,
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rev Jon" <info@autonomous-robot.com>
To: <wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: RE: [wiardgroup] Re: Woggling soon to a theater near you


> >From: "Les Mizzell" <lesmizz@bellsouth.net>
> >For someone using the name rev.jon, you seem awfully interested in porn!
I
> >think the Pope wants to meet with you....
> SNIP
> >Boy, did THAT get off subject or what....
> >
> >Les Mizzell
>
> you know i really think that's the beauty of this list. it's ok to have a
> sense of humor here, unlike SOME lists!!!
> but i think your post was certainly on-topic. music for porn or soft-core
is
> (or can/could be) as valid as music that accompanies any other visual
medium
> and there's no reason why it couldn't be cool electronic music.
> i've always thought that it would be great to see what some electronic or
> avante-garde or rock or any people who do adventurous music within a given
> genre would do for a porno. i mean, it's sort of a unique opportunity to
do
> something a little different.
> we all have an idea, i think, of what stereotypical porn music
> constitutes...down what decade it was made in. you know if you bring it
up,
> inevitably someone starts making wah-wah guitar sounds to indicate 70's
porn
> soundtracks. then there's the cheesy 80's stuff that sounds like it was
done
> on a lame casio keyboard, to the 90's when people just started recording
> whatever they spent 5-10 minutes making in re-birth.
> i for one think it would be interesting to maybe acquire rights to an old
> 70's porn and do your own soundtrack to it entirely on the wiard or just
> modulars or something. or perhaps if you composed a soundtrack to an
> non-existant risque film entirely on synths and came up with your own
great
> name for the film...like Womb Raider or something...i mean, that's the fun
> of it isn't it? getting to come up with a name?
> on a more serious note, i remember talking to someone awhile back back who
> had gotten a gig doing porno soundtracks and said they spent all kinds of
> time composing music to scene lengths and events on screen and turned it
in
> to the whoever was making the movies and they were like "...yeah,
> whatever...as long as there's something there...".
> these people know where their bread and butter lies and they know people
> don't buy those type of  films for the music. i think that's why "quality"
> music doesn't generally end up in those movies. most of the music is
> probably from royalty-free libraries. it's probably not the most conducive
> business to fostering musical creativity...at least not for professional
> musicians.
> as far as my being a rev. and being interested about porn...i say to you:
> keep your friends close and your enemies closer! i mean, how can i condemn
> something if i'm not intimately familiar with all it's ins and outs?!?!!
> (pun intended)
>
> take care
> rev.jon
>
> p.s. i never said i was catholic and if the pope wants to get in the ring
> i'll call fox celebrity boxing right now and we'll settle it in the square
> circle!!!
>
>
>
>
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