Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott

Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott

2010 · 99 min · ★ 5.8 · Documentary, Music

His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.

Directed by Stanley Warnow · Written by Stanley Warnow

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