Monday, March 26, 2007

Theremin Love

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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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous3/26/2007 6:39 PM

    It is such an awesome instrument, I gotta say. Loooove the sound of it, eee

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  2. la peregrina3/26/2007 8:09 PM

    Yep, adds so much to The Day The Earth Stood Still.

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  3. Carrie3/27/2007 4:30 PM

    I was this close <---> to playing one at the Museum of Science & Industry...the kid wouldn't get away from it.

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  4. la peregrina3/27/2007 4:51 PM

    Was that one anything like the ones used in your video clips?

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  5. Carrie3/27/2007 6:22 PM

    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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