Mellotronists

On Tue, 9 May 2006, tony wrote:

> Klaatu is a man like being played by Michael Rennie is the 1951 sci fi
> classic film "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Gort is his robot guardian
> who scared the wits out of me as a kid. Rent it and watch the b/w
> version, as colorizing isn't as satisfying. Get's back to the
> imagination requirement. The Theramin is used extensively on the sound
> track and Bernard Herrmann scored it. The movie inspired a band that
> took the character's name (Klaatu) and made some music in the 70's.


colorized? yech.
[thank goodness ted turner shut down his colorizing factory years ago...]

it's one of the best film scores amongst herrmann's great scores.
i have the soundtrack cd at home someplace, probably next to the
soundtrack to "forbidden planet" [early synthesizer experimentalism].
the theremin adds just the right "otherworldly-ness" to the score.
...sort of the way a mellotron adds something when used just right.

it's brilliant!

...jeff



> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/
>
> Tony
> #510
> I don't know the "why" part as the film is far superior entertainment than their music, in my opinion.