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Foobsie Standard Userer	What a sad day for Hans Zimmer :-( In respect to the inventor of the synthesizer I humbly request no more synthesized music from Hans Zimmer! g FoobsZ
posted 08-22-2005 10:01 AM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	You still killz me Foobz Sorry to hear about Mr. Moog?....oh dear!
posted 08-22-2005 10:07 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	What an odd icon for this message... Where would Goldsmith have been without Moog?
posted 08-22-2005 12:41 PM PT (US)

Foobsie Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Timmer: You still killz me Foobz Sorry to hear about Mr. Moog?....oh dear! aaah Timmer... You know I 'love' you to death :-) Yet your still alive.... So are my powers of killing at fault... or... And on the upside... euhm.. I think Hans Zimmer has WAY more synthesized **** in his music: Using the orchestra as a way to enhance the synthesizer...... Whereas Mr. Goldsmith or mr. Poledouris use synthesizers as a means of enhancing the orchestral effect. The synthesizer was never meant to be used as a single instrument. FoobsZ
posted 08-22-2005 01:49 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	You know I'm not a Zimmer fan at all... but I guess Goldsmith has written more synth-only scores than Zimmer. Besides, there is some good synth-only stuff. It's just not Zimmer's. NP: Chicken Run (Powell/Gregson-Williams)
posted 08-22-2005 02:10 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	I thought you said Roger Moore. He has been dying everyday at Yahoo messageboards since the very beginning.
posted 08-22-2005 03:26 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Hey, I read this while I'm listening to "The Isalnd". Coincidence, I don't know. Should I take the CD out or what?! Can I still listen to "Steamboy" or anything by Harry Gregson-Williams? What about Powell? I considered giving "The Bourne Supremacy" a run on my new Bose headphones tonight, but since Mr. Moog died, I just don't know. Someone help me . . .
posted 08-22-2005 09:41 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	This is a sad day for everyone. Whatever musicians have done with the instruments he created (which includes a much greater variety of music than has been mentioned here), Bob Moog was an innovator of the highest order. Moreover, his efforts in the last decade to re-popularize the theremin make him a figure very close to my heart. He will be sorely missed. Kirk
posted 08-22-2005 10:43 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	So Mr. Moog had some input on the recent theremin explosion? That is kind of sad now that you put it into those terms. The theremin is such a rare treat to hear in film scores nowadays.
posted 08-24-2005 10:25 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Yeah, a few years back (I'm not sure how many exactly) he started a seperate company called Big Briar solely for the purpose of manufacturing affordable consumer-grade theremins. They used to have lots of novelty accessories, too, like coffee mugs, shirts that said "Have you hugged a theremin today?" and an assortment of bumper stickers featuring some clever innuendoes (my personal favorite being "Theremin players do it with high frequency"). The company has since been assimilated by Moog Music, but they still produce consumer-grade and professional theremins. I've read that Moog credited his early love of the theremin as the trigger that got him interested in electronic music in the first place. Kirk [Message edited by James on 08-25-2005]
posted 08-25-2005 01:13 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	I need me a coffee mug that says "My theremin is an Honor Student at Moog Middle School". Oh yeah. [Message edited by nuts_score on 08-25-2005]
posted 08-25-2005 03:03 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by James: Yeah, a few years back (I'm not sure how many exactly) he started a seperate company called Big Briar solely for the purpose of manufacturing affordable consumer-grade theremins. Apparently, he also created the first mass-production theremin before he invented the Mini Moog. NP: Damien: Omen II (Jerry Goldsmith)
posted 08-25-2005 10:49 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Sad news indeed. I understand there is a new documentary about Moog making a few of the art house circuits, now it will have an overcast if you see it. As a fan of both the theremin and the moog synth (for better or ill considering its effects on film music) and as one who admires the obsessive tinkerer in any inventor, my hat is off to him.
posted 08-25-2005 11:14 AM PT (US)

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