Tag: soundscape
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Song 82: Influence of DIY constructions
“Forbidden Planet: Main Titles (Overture)” composed by Louis and Bebe Barron. “Forbidden Planet was a huge event in our neighborhood, made even larger because you could get in for free with a Quaker Oats proof of purchase coupon. Everybody went. When the movie was over we all walked out of the Port Theater into the… Read more
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Song 80: Schizophrenic with dark alleyways and sundrenched corrals
“The Big Gundown” performed by John Zorn. If the 13th Floor Elevators are the band I associate most with my dad, John Zorn seems most twinned to my dad’s restless and experimental spirit—and what better example of this than Zorn’s mashup of legendary Spaghetti Western composer, Ennio Morricone! My dad loves Westerns and Film Noir.… Read more