#Wendy Carlos

[typhlonectes]

#The Grammys #music #trans issues #LGBTQ+ #Wendy Carlos #electronic music #electronica #kim petras

[williamtea]

Hey I’ve noticed that more and more people have been talking about Wendy Carlos recently, so here’s a friendly reminder that Wendy Carlos has her own website. It’s ancient, but very informative and charming, with her art, photos of her pets, and her interests including color theory and astronomy.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that if you want to know anything about her to please use this as your source!! The website includes her biographical notes, a list of all her approved interviews, and has an archive of all her music. It also has a list of publications that are false/bigoted and that she does not approve of.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT that Carlos does NOT want her legacy to be “the trans woman who changed music”. She is a very talented musician who contributed to a rich history of music, but she makes it clear in this open letter that she is not a superstar, and in this message that she does not want to be known only for her gender identity, or defined by it.

Please please show her the respect she is due.

#wendy carlos #synth #music #tron #clockwork orange

[ladycharles]

I put out a new chill, dreamy instrumental, inspired by ancient mythology, Sappho of Lesbos, and the swirling emotions of limerance and fear when new love calls.

This is from a play called Nuit for which I am composing a soundtrack, a really cool combon of hilarious skits and breathtaking dance choreo. This is written for a dance between two Lesbian characters, a pivotal and tender moment where they realize their unspoken longing. Hope some of you can see it in Montreal this summer, seeing it with my partial soundtrack in the fall was one of my proudest musical moments 🎵🎶🎶

I know this isn't really a single, but I was excited to share and maybe it can be the soundtrack to your little moments. For fans of Air, Daft Punk, Wendy Carlos, Bowie, UNKLE, Foxes in Fiction, Brian Eno, Kate Bush, Locate S1, and more 💖💖💖

#lady Charles #indie rock #dream pop #dreampop #glam rock #chill music #solina #thanya Iyer #david bowie #Brian eno #kate bush #composer #nonbinary composer #nuit #trip the light #foxes in fiction #air #wendy carlos #daft punk #UNKLE #locate s1 #original music #soundtrack music #Sappho #sapphic music #nonbinary artist #sappho of lesbos #ancient greece #greek mythology #Spotify

[thehorrorkid17]

Wendy Carlos appreciation moodboard

#wendy carlos #moodboards #transgender woman #electronic music #70’s #weird al yankovic #pride month

[musicktoplayinthedark]

Wendy Carlos

#wendy carlos

[mikrokosmos]

Wendy Carlos (b. 9/14/1939), composer, musician, and first trans woman to win a Grammy

Suite from Tron (1982)

Happy Pride Month!

#Wendy Carlos #music #classical #classical music #synth #synthesizer #synth music #electronic music #soundtrack #Tron #Carlos Tron #Wendy Carlos Tron #LGBT #trans pride #lgbt pride #happy pride #Youtube

[genderoutlaws]

Wendy Carlos photographed with her 19 year old, long beloved cat Subito | 2000

#op #photography #wendy carlos #trans musicians #trans women #animals #cats #2000s #2000

[epilepticsaints]

#wendy carlos

[laurellament]

Have you thanked a trans woman for electronic music today?

#it’s me #can reblog #butch #lesbian #nb #Wendy Carlos

[starxcxboy]

— The Shining (1980), produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by Stephen King.

#the shining #stanley kubrick #kubrick movie #stephen king #halloween #classic #wendy carlos #diane johnson #jack nicholson #shelley duvall #danny lloyd #scatman crothers #beauty #actors #movie #screencaps #cinematography #cinema #movies

[juancarlosbagliettocuntwars]

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#wendy carlos #cats #gif #gifs

[cosmonautroger]

Wendy Carlos

#wendy carlos

[coupleofdays]

Did you know that Wendy Carlos once collaborated with "Weird Al" Yankovic on a record that parodies two classic musical compositions, "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Carnival of the Animals"? Not surprisingly, it's very fun to listen to, combining Yankovic's comedic talent with Wendy's musical genius (she's no stranger to classical music, after all). However, what really made me love the album is the cover:

Okay, there's Weird Al, front and center, but where's Wendy? Hang on, what's that in the tree?

Oh my User, it's Wendy Carlos as an adorable little bird! With a tiny synth and computer!

#Wendy Carlos #Weird Al Yankovic #Peter and the Wolf #The Carnival of the Animals #music

[fights4users]

The sounds of Tron-

Something that is often looked over is the fact that Tron not only has a connection with early computing but with early gaming as well. Not just because one of the characters makes games and runs a arcade, video games are absolutely integral to the world. In fact they make up a good portion of how the system looks and functions!

For example most of the transport, ships, and weapons we see come from video games, mainly Flynn’s but extends into encoms catalog. In the vernacular it’s common to mention it as well “video game warriors” “Gonna make you play video games” “video game simulation” etc. but you didn’t need me to tell you this.

The way video games impacted and shaped the digital world of Tron absolutely plays a hand in how seamless it translates into the two tie in Arcade cabinets. Though heavy on the grid bugs they’re beautifully decorated and similar to the games as we see them on screen/would translate in real life. The music stings come straight from Wendy Carlos’s work for the film, to the extent the game contains the entirety of Anthem. [Listen]

Sound cue’s and combat-

Part of what makes the sound and style of the game so accurate to the movie is the sound design. Like in old games there is a sound for everything. Every movement has its own sound, it sounds silly as things in real life also have noise but if you’ve ever played any retro game you know what I’m talking about.

One of the best examples of this is when Flynn is tossed into the cell and stumbles around, there’s a metallic echo to his footsteps. In combat it’s the same thing —very distinct sounds to go with every action. A lot of what older games are is pattern recognition- both visual and audio, certain music loops or sound cues help you get better at the game. Another good example is Tron casting his disc, blocking throws etc- if you know what a disc sounds like you can better dodge etc. I also like how they have almost a ceramic sound when Ram plays with his.

Nothing is more video game than De-resolution itself! The death cry and slowly breaking into bits before getting reabsorbed. You can hear the noise off screen and know what happened, game over.

Apart from video game comparisons I do have such a genuine love for the sound design of the film and how much it fleshes out the world. The blips and bloops of energy flowing through the system. The sounds of a working computer. There’s a dial up esc noise when Flynn is beamed in and judging by the guards reactions it’s not different from a how a regular program would enter/travel between systems. Programs get to make funky little computer noises in my heart 💕(another inhuman attribute I think they deserve, they’re like us in so many ways but then… aren’t.)

I know it’s probably just because it’s older recording equipment but occasionally programs will get a grainy feedback/radio style grain to their voice. I’d like to think it’s intentional- especially considering Legacy does this too (going so far for it to be what some sound like all the time)

The way sound is utilized in the movie is a incredibly underrated aspect of what makes the movie so good.

#tron #tronblr #tron 1982 #Tron meta #video games #love that Pac-Man is canon- has a cameo #retro gaming #retro arcade #sound effects #sound design #tron worldbuilding #worldbuilding #game grid #master control program #Tron game #Tron soundtrack #wendy carlos #Tron lore

[kreuzaderny]

Wendy Carlos: The brilliant but lonely life of an electronic music pioneer

It’s no exaggeration to say that Wendy Carlos is the most important living person in the history of electronic music. The creator of some of the most hallucinatory and terrifying soundtracks in the history of cinema, Carlos was born in 1939 to a working-class family in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a historic East Coast city less than four hours’ drive from New York City. When she was only six, her musically oriented parents were so enthused about her piano playing that they drew a keyboard on paper so she could practice between lessons, as they could not afford to buy her an instrument.

#wendy carlos #music

[comehomebillybird]

Love love lovelove love

#moog thought #other #love forever #eartha kitt #andy partridge #grace jones #ween #sparks #ron mael #thomas dolby #wendy carlos #björk