#Wendy Carlos Tron

[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

[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

[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

[coupleofdays]

Sometimes I hear about people going to special showings of classic films where the music is performed by a live orchestra (there have been several showings of Star Wars films that does this, for example), and it makes me a little sad that this would probably be impossible for the original Tron movie. Because you would not only need a symphony orchestra but also a chorus, a pipe organ, and a genius woman turning dials and pushing buttons on multiple synthesizers at the same time. Oh, and I guess they'd have to bring in a Journey cover band as well. Seriously, just listen to this good stuff:

On the other hand, I have read Wendy Carlos explaining that there were troubles with the original orchestra recording that she had to "cover up" with her synth music, including the orchestra making several mistakes due to the complex nature of the compositions she had written. Apparently the orchestra didn't get enough time to prepare and rehearse (they had two days to record everything, as compared to Star Wars that had two weeks). It would be interesting to hear what a "correct" orchestra performance of the Tron soundtrack would sound like, if they got enough prep time.

#Tron #Tron 1982 #music #soundtrack #Wendy Carlos #Wendy's compositions are beyond the comprehension of your puny mortal orchestra #Youtube

[bobbietables]

How the TRON Music was made

#video #music #Tron #Wendy Carlos #bts #Youtube

[male1971]

In case you didn’t know…

Angela Morely, the composer of the soundtrack to Watership Down

And Wendy Carlos, composer of the soundtrack for Tron and The Shining

Are both trans.

🏳️‍⚧️

#watership down #tron #angela morley #wendy carlos #the shining #trans pride #transgender #Spotify

[kramersoup]

i don’t know how many people know about wendy carlos here, but i want to talk about her.

wendy carlos is one of my biggest musical heroes. in 1968, she released her album switched-on bach. each track is a piece or etude by j.s. bach, not played on organ or piano, but synthesizers. she used a moog synthesizer—one of only three people who were using it at the time—to manually, meticulously create each and every sound you hear on the album, and worked closely with robert moog himself to tweak and improve the tech. her goal was to bring synthesizers to the mainstream instead of just being used in avant-garde, experimental compositions.

here’s a video of her explaining some of the basics of synthesis and how she recorded the album:

people loved it so much that it topped the top 200 pop charts for 3 years, its peak position being #10. IN 1968. in 1970, she won 3 grammies for it, becoming the first transgender person to win a grammy, over 50 years before kim petras. she wasn’t out, however, until 1979, despite having gone through physical transition many years earlier.

she went on to produce several more albums, including a “sequel” to switched-on bach, titled switched-on bach ii, and also composed the scores for a clockwork orange, the shining, and tron. her albums that aren’t film scores are pretty difficult to find online, but you can find switched-on bach and probably some of her other stuff on internet archive, and there are still some CDs floating around although i believe they’re out of print. please check it out, it is SO cool.

there’s so much more to be told about her, but i just wanted to share an overview of who she is, and why people, especially musicians, should know about her. she is still alive today. here is her website.

#music #wendy carlos #switched-on bach #j s bach #classical music #electronic music #the shining #tron #a clockwork orange #transgender #Youtube #lgbtq #trans rights #queer history #lgbtq history

[ruinedholograms]

#tron #1982 #80s #music #wendy carlos #electronic music #old magazines #hologram parade

[renedemarie82]

🥹

#merry christmas #tron stuff #tron #wendy carlos

[ulrichgebert]

In Computern leben Programme, die wie die Menschen draussen aussehen, nur mit schwarzweißen Gesichtern und farbenfrohen raumanzugsähnlichen Rüstungen (sie sehen ein bisschen aus wie in die Leute in Morodors nachcoloriertem Metropolis). Das besonders fesche Sicherheitsprogramm Tron unterstützt den jungen Computerspielprogrammierer Jeff Bridges darin, den üblen Machenschaften des trotz richtungsweisender* innovativer Computerbilderzeugung wie gewohnt den Schurken spielenden David Warner ein Ende zu setzen, so daß -obwohl ich nicht ganz verstanden habe, warum- am Ende wieder Ordnung und Gerechtigkeit einkehren. Es ist Disney.

* Wir sind manchmal nicht total glücklich mit der Richtung, in die es wies, erfreuen uns aber am Score der legendären Switched-on-Bach-Synthezizer-Pionierin Wendy Carlos.

#Tron #David Warner #Bruce Boxleitner #Jeff Bridges #Cindy Morgan #Film gesehen #Steven Lisberger #Wendy Carlos #Disney

[barbelo-babe]

Synth music, EDM, electronica, 8-bit chiptunes, Microsoft error sounds…

All of these sounds are just sentient you know?

#synth rock #synthpop #synthwave #dance & edm #EDM #electronic #electronica #electromusic #8bit #portal 2 #daft punk #justice #sentient #microsoft #synth music #tron legacy #wendy carlos

[framerate24]

TR3N

Jared Leto posted an image from the upcoming Tron 3 or TR3N (a weird jumble of letters an a ‘3’ though unlike M3GAN it at least makes sense it that it’s the third Tron movie) on Instagram and apparently the movie carries over the design esthetic from Tron: Legacy (2010) That’s good and bad because while Joseph Kosinski brought a great visual esthetic to the second movie I also thought that it…

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#Joachim Rønning #M3gan #Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales #TR3N #Tron: Legacy #Wendy Carlos

[fights4users]

To whoever is just selling the box and it’s art and not the actual cassette tape of the Tron soundtrack… I will find you. What the hell?

#I know $20 is like to good to be true but who the fuck just wants a box #tron #tronblr #tron 1982 #eBay #cassette tapes #80s music #80s soundtrack #wendy carlos

[coupleofdays]

For those who haven't heard it, I highly recommend the two episodes of the podcast "The Soundtrack Show" dedicated to the original Tron soundtrack. The host gives a very knowledgeable but understandable analysis, explaining why Wendy Carlos' music was just as groundbreaking as everything else with the film. Listening to these two episodes was very eye-opening, and made me admire Wendy Carlos on a whole new level.

#tron #tron 1982 #Wendy Carlos #music #The Soundtrack Show

[thepantyreckless]

trans women really BEEN out there making microgenres with nothing but an electronic keyboard

#wendy carlos #trans women #trans music #tron #disney #Spotify

[lynxmuse]

Rich and powerful classic by the amazing Wendy Carlos!

#tron #movies #disney #music #soundtracks #wendy carlos #Youtube