Raymond Scott Documentary
A documentary about Raymond Scott has recently come out. Below is a very interesting preview for the film.
Scott is perhaps best known for the composition “Power House”, which was often used in WB cartoons in the 40s onwards. He was not only a successful bandleader and composer, but also a hacker who built some of the earliest synthesizers. One person in the doc likened him to both Frank Zappa and Andy Warhol. Another, DJ Spooky, said succinctly, imagine if Mozart could build violins. I think rather: imagine if Mozart invented new stringed instruments.
Documentary Trailer–DECONSTRUCTING DAD–The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott from Stan Warnow on Vimeo.
