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David is currently studying towards a PhD at the University of Nottingham. His specialist subject is the use of electronic music in films, focusing on the development of the genre as well as the aesthetic considerations of the score.

His research to-date has included the scores to:

  • Forbidden Planet (Louis and Bebe Barron, 1956)
  • Tron (Wendy Carlos, 1982)

Film scores that are yet to be investigated include:

  • A Clockwork Orange (Wendy Carlos, 1972)
  • Solaris (Tarkovsky, 1972)
  • Andromeda Strain (Melle, 1971)
  • Blade Runner (Vangelis, 1982)
  • Witness (Jarre, 1985)

If you have any comments or suggestions that may aid this research, please contact David. His details can be found here.

 

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