History is so rich…even for a recent and niche subject like electronic music
The Barrons: Forgotten Pioneers of Electronic Music
A short article on Louis and Bebe Barron, who created the first fully electronic score for a cheesy Sci-Fi movie: Forbidden Planet…in 1957.
Another one (since I can’t post too many Replies in a row.
Triggered by electronic movie scores:
Anyone ever noticed that the Hitchcock movie The Birds (1963) has NO MUSIC in its movie score? It’s the first major movie without any music whatsoever. Also…al the birds shreeks are…not birds.
It is all sound FX by electronic music pioneer Oskar Sala and his (Mixtur-)Trautharmonium.
Short article on this subject
Horror and the art of noise
Even more on electronic music and horror movie scores (not even my kinda genre)…
Many 60’s/70’s/80’s (and later) classics have electronic scores.
It’s not just John Carpenter (who scored his own movies) but also, Wendy Carlos, David Lynch, Tangerine Dream and others.
Best Horror Movie Soundtracks: 30 Essential Spine-Chillers