If you happened to catch last night's episode of The Simpsons, you might have seen Millhouse performing a love song for Lisa on a theremin! Don't worry if you missed the airing, you can watch it online for free here.
In the episode, Homer Scissorhands, Bart's friend Millhouse (extra points if you can tell us his whole name) decides to profess his love for Lisa after watching Chapter 1 of Finding Nemo and realizing just how short and precious life can be. Of course, what better way to dedicate yourself to someone than life theremin playing in the school cafeteria? Lisa turns him down, of course, which works out to Millhouse's advantage as he meets a new interest who thought his effort shouldn't go unnoticed. As Millhouse rolls the theremin back to the AV closet, Principal Skinner quips "That theremin has paid for itself over and over..." Oh, the drama!
The theremin in this episode was performed by veteran thereminist Charles Richard Lester, who also recently announced he is playing the theremin part in a re-recording of the soundtrack to the classic suspense film, The Red House. Congratulations to CRL for landing some great theremin jobs!
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I've recently completed a recording of my Theremin suite for 9 Theremins called 'Music for Empty Places' I composed this out of a need to hear Theremins in an orchestral/ensemble setting as there no recordings that are available to my knowledge. I'm currently mixing & mastering the recording that should be out on cd & downloads in a month or so. One reason I set about this compositon for Theremin ensemle was the tantalising stories & histories of Thermin ensembles conducted by the great man himself. I would value an constructive feed back by fellow Theremin players.
Please find time to visit these links:
http://soundcloud.com/jamie_o_callaghan/the-girl-with-the-glass-hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOk6aRzM49M
Fond regards
Jamie
:)
Jamie - Why is it necessary to highjack a posting about someone else's work to promote your own?
Jeff - Try to find the episode on Hulu.com. I think it is available!
Oh well...
Also, there will be a lot more viewers, as the episode won't be in Europe until some month/years, and then DVD, and back on tv for many years and new viewers...
I liked also how the instrument was used, and not again as science fiction sounds or in a halloween episode.
Bravo !
http://www.hulu.com/... (http://www.hulu.com/watch/237566/the-simpsons-homer-scissorhands)
My assumption [although I haven't been told yet] is that this is going to be the annual Halloween show.
The Newman stage has been home to many, many film and television recording sessions over the years. See http://www.fmsmf.org... for a brief history of the stage, and http://www.imdb.com/... for a list of recent productions.
Fun, fun, fun!!! :)
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CRL
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