AETHERPHON, global theremin family

On 25 Feb 2009, at 16:37, <dbohn@...> <dbohn@...> wrote:

> It might be a theremin on the current incarnation, but
> I'm pretty certain the original version did not use
> a theremin-- I don't think that the BBC Radiophonic
> Workshop had one, and my understanding from a book
> (I don't have it at work) is that each note was individually
> recorded and then edited together by Delia Derbyshire.
>
From: Joseph Swails <j.swails@...>

>> The Doctor Who theme is a real crowd pleaser too, especially since  
>> the new revival series. Besides "Good Vibrations" (which everyone  
>> thinks is a theremin but isn't.) it's the track most people  
>> identify with a theremin.
>>
I'm pretty sure Dr Who still doesn't have a theremin.

I've had the following conversation more than once.

"So what does it sound like?"

Do you know The Day The Earth Stood Still?

"No"

That's got a theremin.   [repeat for Spellbound, Midsommer Murders]

How about Good Vibrations?

"Yes"

That's not a theremin.  [repeat for Doctor Who, Star Trek]



I think the theremin might be unique in being best known for not  
being used.



Gordon