Weird Vibrations: How the Theremin Gave Musical Voice to Hollywood’s Extraterrestrial "Others"
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Wierzbicki, JamesAbstract
The theremin played a unique role in 1950s science fiction films. In Rocketship X-M, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Thing from Another Planet, and It Came from Outer Space, the instrument was not just a component of the studio orchestra but, in effect, the diegetic “voice” of the alien entities.The theremin played a unique role in 1950s science fiction films. In Rocketship X-M, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Thing from Another Planet, and It Came from Outer Space, the instrument was not just a component of the studio orchestra but, in effect, the diegetic “voice” of the alien entities.
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2002-01-01Publisher
Routledge: Taylor & Francis GroupCitation
Wierzbicki, J. (2002). Weird Vibrations: How the Theremin Gave Musical Voice to Hollywood’s Extraterrestrial Others. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 30(3), 125-135.Subjects
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