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Louis Barron

Born April 23, 1920 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died November 1, 1989 · aged 69

Louis Barron (April 23, 1920 – November 1, 1989) was an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. He is credited, along with his wife and creative partner Bebe Barron, with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet.

Known For

Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet · 1956
Forbidden Planet
★ 7.31956
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Bells of AtlantisBells of Atlantis · 1952
Bells of Atlantis
★ 5.41952
Movie
A perfect fusion of poetry and film, with dense layered imagery and music from electro pioneers Louise and Bebe Barron. The writer Anaïs Nin provides dialogue from her novella “House of Incest” and appears adrift in the undersea realm of Atlantis before ascending to dry land.
Bridges-Go-Round 1Bridges-Go-Round 1 · 1958
Bridges-Go-Round 1
★ 6.91958
MovieDocumentary
New York City’s bridges dissolve into shifting abstractions through montage, superimposition, and color. Set to an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron, the film transforms familiar urban structures into an uncanny, alien landscape (an alternate version of the film features a jazz score by Teo Macero).
A Moment in LoveA Moment in Love · 1956
A Moment in Love
★ 7.01956
MovieRomance
A couple in love interacts across a multitude of environments.
BullfightBullfight · 1955
Bullfight
1955
MovieDocumentary
Anna Sokolow’s choreographed reinterpretation of a bullfight. Sokolow plays the matador, an audience member, and the doomed animal.

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