The Theremin is mentioned in Ray Bradbury's famous book, [i]Fahrenheit 451[/i]. Here, the fireman caption Beatty is speaking to Montag on how the written word and the arts gradually became less and less intelligent, and became more about 'feeling.'
The quote:
"If the drama is bad, if the film says nothing, if the play is hollow, sting me with the Theremin, loudly."
What does he mean by this? I think he is implying that plays and movies will gradually become more and more about blind feeling, evoked not by words but by emotional background music. Perhaps he thought the ethereal sound of the Theremin was the ultimate future for music, to replace symphony orchestras and other classical instruments? I'm not quite sure what he means by all that, though.
I just thought it was interesting to note this Theremin reference.
The quote:
"If the drama is bad, if the film says nothing, if the play is hollow, sting me with the Theremin, loudly."
What does he mean by this? I think he is implying that plays and movies will gradually become more and more about blind feeling, evoked not by words but by emotional background music. Perhaps he thought the ethereal sound of the Theremin was the ultimate future for music, to replace symphony orchestras and other classical instruments? I'm not quite sure what he means by all that, though.
I just thought it was interesting to note this Theremin reference.