Louis Barron
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Louis Barron was an American electronic music pioneer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking, fully electronic score for the 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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electronic music pioneer ⓘ person ⓘ sound designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | recognition as a pioneer of electronic film scoring ⓘ |
| coComposed | Forbidden Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Bebe Barron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electronic sound experimentation
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film music ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
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film score ⓘ |
| influenced | later electronic film composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary developments in electronic music and sound engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating one of the first fully electronic film scores
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pioneering tape-based electronic music techniques ⓘ |
| movement | early electronic music ⓘ |
| notableWork | Forbidden Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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electronic musician ⓘ sound engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| significantEvent | creation of the electronic score for Forbidden Planet in 1956 ⓘ |
| spouse | Bebe Barron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
manipulation of electronic circuits to generate sounds
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tape looping ⓘ tape splicing ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
custom-built electronic circuits
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tape recorders ⓘ |
| workedOn | Forbidden Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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