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Music Masters Student/ Composer/ Classic Guitar and Piano Performer/ Tutor

As Hyltén-Cavallius put it "Right from the start, the theremin was seen as an instrument of the future" (Hyltén-Cavallius, 2013). Due to its otherworldly sound and distinctive structure, the theremin quickly captivated the attention of sci-fi filmmakers. One of the earliest movies to incorporate the theremin in its soundtrack is the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still"11, which I decided to centre this project of mine around. First, I did a simple breakdown of the major events in the film as: +Klaatu Arrives: Alien Klaatu and robot Gort land a spaceship on Earth. +Gort's Power Display: Gort demonstrates destructive power to onlookers. +Klaatu in Human Form: Klaatu assumes human form, and goes by the name Mr. Carpenter. +Learning Human Ways: Klaatu learns about Earth and human behaviour. +Message to World Leaders: Klaatu wants world leaders to gather, and deliver a message. +Worldly Message: Klaatu stresses the need for peace and warns of consequences. +Escape from Custody: Klaatu escapes custody to understand Earth better. +Final Warning: Klaatu gives a final warning to Earth through a powerful demonstration. +Departure: Klaatu and Gort leave Earth, leaving a message of hope for humanity. I then realized that even this abbreviated storyline was still too lengthy for my project, prompting me to further condense it. Ultimately, I crafted a concise and amusing storyline, utilizing MIDI notes to notate/draw for the Analog which I tried to create a convincing theremin sound with!

Drawing sci-fi film scenes using only MIDI on Ableton Live 11/ Sound of the visuals

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