After watching A Clockwork Orange last week, I snagged a copy of the soundtrack. As with most Stanley Kubrick movie soundtracks, A Clockwork Orange’s soundtrack is highly original. To say the least, it’s a very interesting mix of mostly classical pieces. I especially loved the eerie opening track to the movie; it sounds so modern and foreboding.
As an interesting side note, I was so interested in the soundtrack that I decided to look up music by Walter Carlos, who synthesized the album. After spending a few minutes searching on Google to no avail (I only found results leading to a Wendy Carlos), I finally decided to click on a Wendy Carlos result, thinking her to be Walter Carlos’s wife.
Much to my surprise, Walter Carlos = Wendy Carlos. Apparently Walter Carlos had a sex change operation. Scary.
But nevertheless, Walter/Wendy Carlos is very talented musician. I also found out that he/she composed the music to the movie Tron, so I guess I’ll be watching that soon.
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