Wendy Carlos = Walter Carlos

Wow, there's some disgusting bullshit in this thread.

was gonna say

The good old days of ILX, eh?

In response to the Q from three years ago, I think the score to Tron is pretty good, maybe a little schmaltzy at times (for a synth score) but has some very cool moments. I always liked this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4wfZmXzhg

In 1998, Carlos sued the songwriter/artist Momus for $22 million[21] for his satirical song "Walter Carlos" (which appeared on the album The Little Red Songbook, released that year), which suggested that if Wendy could go back in time she could marry Walter. The case was settled out of court, with Momus agreeing to remove the song from subsequent editions of the CD and owing $30,000 in legal fees.[22]

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/1-000-Bought-a-Custom-Song-On-Momus-Latest-Album-2898584.php

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5386-the-little-red-songbook/

Smartest Cheerleader: "Okay, it's more like a 'Red Shoe Diaries' written by Vonnegut. Take 'Walter Carlos,' for example. That's a song about a guy who has a sex change. You speculate about his female form travelling back in time to marry his older male form."

Dumbest Cheerleader: "Eww, gross."

Momus: "Walter Carlos is a real person. Er, I mean, Wendy Carlos. She's suing me over that song."

Dumbest Cheerleader: "Punk rock."

the full 13:48 version of time steps is essential - of course Wendy puts it on the score of clockwork orange which is harder to come by than the soundtrack. Hit me up if you're interested to hear it

very much in a The Shining/Clockwork Orange/Beauty In The Beast frame of mind this morning.. fucking tremendous work.

80 years old today! I listen to a podcast called "The Soundtrack Show," which did a really, really good two-part episode last year on her scrore for TRON. For anyone interested: https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com/podcasts/tron-the-music-part-i.htm

For years, the soundtrack was unavailable on CD, originally due to a dispute between Carlos and CBS Records.[citation needed] Carlos later discovered that the original master tapes had deteriorated to the point where attempting to play them could destroy both the tapes and the playback machine. Carlos used a technique called tape baking (in which the tapes were literally baked in an oven to harden the glue holding the magnetic tape together) to repair the tapes so she could transfer them to digital masters.

This interview was making the rounds on twitter, pretty cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cab5IcCy8

not a great thread title

Indeed. Happy Birthday, Wendy!

there are two wendy carlos threads and they both have titles like this, pretty sad

that interview clip is fantastic!

We should start a new thread.

Happy birthday, Wendy!

I'd be up for starting a new thread and locking this one, it's horrible reading back through this.

there is another shitted up Wendy Carlos thread that needs locking as well iirc

you are both otm

Hate this thread title.

Anyway, her music for The Shining is awesome, it's a scandal it's never been collected on a single release, as it is it's spread over two volumes of Rediscovering Lost Scores - which are, of course, impossible to find.