What does The Day the Earth Stood Still, Hitchcock's Spellbound, and the Beach Boys Good Vibrations have in common? They all use the Theremin, a musical instrument that uses electricity to create music, or in the case of Sci-Fi, unearthly sounds whenever a UFO appears. It's my new favorite musical instrument of the moment.
I'm willing to bet most people will instantly know the sound of the Theremin when they hear it:
A bit dated:
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Grinching a Sacred Cow
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It is such an awesome instrument, I gotta say. Loooove the sound of it, eee
Yep, adds so much to The Day The Earth Stood Still.
I was this close <---> to playing one at the Museum of Science & Industry...the kid wouldn't get away from it.
Was that one anything like the ones used in your video clips?
It was a bit different. Instead of having the bar stick up like an antenna one side, both bars were parallel to the ground on either side of the box. I don't know what all the technical terms are for a Theremin.
I forgot to add, there's a documentary on the Theremin too that's pretty good:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005BKZO/qid=1077829008/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-7022368-0079006
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