Forbidden Planet

Record Collector (magazine) (p.95) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] throbbing, soaring and diverse electronic score like no other."|

The first Hollywood filmscore to use electronic music (the first all-electronic soundtrack was for Anais Nin's "The Bells of Atlantis" in 1952). Music from cybernetic (controlled feedback) circuitry especially designed by the Barrons...music of the Krells, monsters from the Id. The Barrons also assisted John Cage in the making of "Williams Mix." ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny

The late Louis Barron and his then-wife Bebe created a unique score for the 1956 MGM film Forbidden Planet. Made up entirely of electronic tonalities generated by cybernetic circuits feeding back (many in their "death throes"), the music for the movie was as unearthly as anything ever heard in a Hollywood soundtrack up to that time (and for many years after as well), and captured perfectly the films futuristic extraterrestrial setting and action. Despite their "unnatural" textures, the oscillations, pulses, beeps, wails, and electronic shrieks that make up this soundtrack are, indeed, very musical: they have distinctive patterns that evolve, shift, and change as the circuits creating them go through their "life cycles"; they interweave with each other; and they also occasionally match the action in the scenes to which they are attached. The latter element may tempt one to accuse the Barrons of having "Mickey Moused" the soundtrack, to use a derisive term indicating music that slavishly mimicks action, but in this case they can be forgiven, allowing for the unearthly setting of the movie and the need to envelop the viewer. Additionally, the Barrons were not members of the proper union to allow them to officially "score" a major studio film, and were credited with "tonalities" rather than music, which gave them considerably more freedom. Officially, they were creating a special film environment, not a film score, and succeeded so well that their work stands favorably on its own as a soundtrack. ~ Bruce Eder

『禁断の惑星』（１９５６）サウンドトラック 音楽　ルイス・アンド・べべ・バロン 多くのアーティストにも、衝撃と影響を与え続ける、 電子映画音楽の初期の代表作。 電子楽器が作り出すノイズのみで構成された、 音楽というよりも、さまざまに刺激的なサウンド・ エフェクト。音響系ファン必聴！！！！ (C)馬場敏裕