Theremin an electronic odyssey

DVD 2014

An entertaining film about Leon Theremin, a Russian emigre, who pioneered the field of electronic music four decades before the rise of electronic rock music, and helped usher in technological warfare between Cold War Super Powers years before Ian Fleming created the fictional super spy James Bond. Includes rare film clips from classic Hollywood films and soundtracks.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Electronic music

Electronics in espionage

Musicians Biography

Spies Soviet Union Biography

Theremin History

Thérémin, Léon, 1896-1993

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Description:

1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences and stills ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Electronic odyssey [DVD]

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1995
Title from container
Music, Hal Willner ; editor, David Greenwald
Features interviews with Clara Rockmore, Robert Moog, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paul Shure, Henry Solomnoff, Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren
DVD, Dolby digital stereo ; full screen presentation
For private home use only
Winner of the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival; awarded the Golden Gate Award at the 37th Annual San Francisco Film Festival; nominated for a British Academy Award

Control Number:

1163956

UPC:

883904304654

Other Authors:

Channel Four (Great Britain)
Greenwald, David
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Kaga Bay (Firm)
Martin, Steven M
Moog, Bob (Robert)
Orion Pictures
Rockmore, Clara
Rundgren, Todd
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995
Thérémin, Léon, 1896-1993
Wilson, Brian, 1942-

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