Wendy Carlos = Walter Carlos

uh-huh. wendy carlos is a cock-less farmer.

Having said that, it's easy to sue people when one's partner is a lawyer. Even if there's no case to answer, the 'defendant' still has to seek expensive advice and appear in court. This is a great way, if you're a fuckwit with a free in-house lawyer on side, to make 40k of debt for someone else in about one hour, which is why they are called 'nuisance suits'. The song itself is absolutely harmless.

Also it was probably the only chance for publicity WC had in at least a decade! No fucking wonder.

Not that I was there, but it sounds great on the tapes of the Santa Monica gig. Whether he's got a knob or not. (Walter not David.)

http://www.wendycarlos.com/photos/wenb%26w.jpg

(sorry, couldn't find a better pic of Walter)

Wendy will be quite obviously be remembered for her music. Especially her own compositions. 'Clockwork Orange', 'Sonic Seasonings', 'Beauty and the Beast' are landmarks.

leave it out

she is the god mother of all equuipment we use now

show some respect

Anyway, the music's great, especially the vocoder stuff on A Clockwork Orange and the full version of Timesteps, which isn't on the CD soundtrack, but there's a vinyl version of the A Clockwork Orange soundtrack that is JUST her music.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

-- Dan Selzer (danselze...), April 19th, 2004

The full version of Timesteps is great, over 13 minutes. The vinyl version of the soundtrack that is all Walter, all the time, is called "Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange." At least my copy is...maybe it hasn't been updated since the name change.

It's also got a lot of the classical pieces performed and arranged by Carlos, even the ones that were orchestral on the 'official' soundtrack.

Happy 70th birthday!

She's my hero.

PS - her birthday was 11/14. Though technically she probably has two birthdays, right?

listening to The Well-Tempered Synthesizer as we speak

Yes, happy birthday, Wendy, you are awesome

Happy Birthday Wendy Carlos Beauty in the Beast is My Favourite IIRC

^OTM

Tron soundtrack forever

all about Sonic Seasonings over here.

I like when there is no clear winner!

technically she probably has two birthdays, right?

She was pushed out of a vagina two times?

Two vaginas, actually - twice each, alternating. And now I'm listening to Digital Moonscapes, which seems to have a horrible reputation as an inconsequential, "thin-sounding" misstep, but I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

"She was pushed out of a vagina two times?"

He was pushed out of a vagina. She was pushed out of a hospital. With a vagina.

bought a copy of sonic seasonings the other day for a couple bucks, started listening to it last night, continuing this afternoon. so great! clockwork orange not-soundtrack is another favorite.

Now get Beauty in the Beast. I think that's her best. Though Tron and ACO are of course, fantastic.

And here are links to the (non-Wendy) new Tron score by Daft Punk:

http://www.urb.com/2010/07/23/real-daft-punk-music-from-tron-legacy/

Is that original soundtrack to "Tron" any good? Tried to get it at the library and it was missing!

oh boy, the 'winter' side of sonic seasonings is great. it's like ben frost's 'by the throat' but 40 years before

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

Somehow I don't think I've ever listened to Sonic Seasonings?! Will give it a whirl.

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.