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More from Men in Black 2

2002-07-09 by grantrichter2001

From this month's (July 2002) Mix magazine

Blair Jackson interviews Skip Lievsay about sound design in 
Men In Black II

One of his recent favorites is a very retro sounding analog synth 
that is "a new iteration of what is essentially a Buchla module 
from a company called Wiard - this guy from Milwaukee named 
Grant Richter makes them in his house.

They're very modular, old fashioned patchboard-type analog 
synths. They use control voltage instead of MIDI; it's ancient 
technology - it feels like Forbidden Planet all over again. In [Men 
in Black II] there is a sense that some of the supposedly 
futuristic technology has been around for quite a
while, and these sounds help to get that across to the audience. 
It also adds a little humor, we hope, which is definitely a part of 
these films."

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