Klaatu Barada Nikto - The Musical Edition
I'm listening to the score to The Day the Earth Stood Still, by Bernard "Psycho / North by Northwest / Citizen Kane" Herrmann. ("Who is this Bernard Herrmann, and why do we have to keep hearing about how great he is?"). The film was directed by Robert "Sound of Music / West Side Story / Star Trek: The Motion Picture" Wise.
The score uses two theremins. This is the quintesential Sci-Fi instrument. It goes weeeeeeOOOOOOOOOooooooooooOHHHHHHHHHH. It's actually a very pretty sounding instrument, when it's not be played to be W-eee-eeee-iiiiiii-rrrrrr-dddddd! (Boowhaaaahahahahahahahhahaha!)
I remember being at Bob's house with all our movie geek buddies. Bob's Dad had a movie scene (Spellbound) with an "unusual instrument that you miiiiight not recognize" he said with a twinkle. It played about half a second before most of us chimed in (in harmony) "Theremin!" Wrong crowd, sir. Heh.
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I also remember some discussion about the theremin being used in the Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations" and pointing out that it was not a theremin but in fact an Electro-Theremin, later named the Tannerin after it's creator.
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