Don’t forget the early (tape) work by Steve Reich as can be heard in “Oh dem 
watermelons” by Robert Nelson 1965 [though the by-far best of these early 
pieces “Come out to show them” unfortunately never made it into a film 
soundtrack]

Also, “Corridor” by Standish Lawder 1971 uses a slightly prolonged version of 
“Rainbow in Curved Air” by Riley.

“Binary Bit Patterns” 1969 by Michael Whitney uses what sounds like 
computer-generated music.

 

Ingo 

 

Von: FrameWorks [mailto:frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] Im Auftrag von 
Elena Duque
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. Dezember 2017 13:03
An: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com>
Betreff: Re: [Frameworks] Electronic Soundtracks for Avant-Garde Films

 

Hello!

 

The films by Lillian Schwartz have very nice electronic music soundtracks:

http://lillian.com/films/

 

Bruce Conner's Crossroads, with music by Terry Riley and Patrick Gleeson

 

Not sure if sound experiments like Lis Rhodes or Robert Russett count...

 

2017-12-21 12:38 GMT+01:00 Albert Alcoz <albertal...@gmail.com 
<mailto:albertal...@gmail.com> >:

Hello all,

 

After asking about jazz

​ and​

​ music an experimental film

​, ​

and feeling grateful for all the answers​, I was wondering about the 
connections between early electronic music and avant-garde film.

​ ​

Recently I watched OFFON (1967-72) by Scott Bartlett with a “sound composition” 
by Manny Meyer.

 

Again, there should be plenty of avant-garde films where the soundtrack is 
instrumental electronic music or experimental 

​abstract ​

sound created with magnetic tape recorders, synthesizers, electronic tools, 
etc. 

 

Maybe one question would be to define what is considered to be early electronic 
music but anyway, lets try it.

 

Does anyone remember some other avant-garde films with 

​early ​

electronic music

​ from the 50's, 60's, 70's even 80's​

? 

 

Right now here’s the first list:

 

Cybernetik 5.3 (1968) by John Stehura. Music: Tod Dockstader.

 

Crystals (1968) by Herbert Loebel. Music: Michael Lloyd.

 

Rohfilm (1968) by Birgit & Wilhelm Hein. Music: Christian Michaelis.

 

Two Images for a Computer Piece (1969) by Lloyd Williams. Music: Vladimir 
Ussachevsky.

 

Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper (1970) by David Rimmer. Music: Don Druick.

 

Berlin Horse (1970) de Malcolm Le Grice. Music: Brian Eno.

 

Mutations (1973) by Lilian F. Schwartz. Music: Jean Claude Risset.

 

Several films by Dore O. and Werner Nekes with sountracks by Anthony Moore like 
Diwan (1973) or Kaskara (1974).

 

Riddles of the Sphinx (1977) by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen. Music: Mike 
Ratledge.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Albert Alcoz

 

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