Music Out of the Moon: Music Unusual Featuring the Theremin - Themes by Harry Revel (Capitol CC-47) is an album consisting of six songs on three 10-inch, 78 rpm records by bandleader Les Baxter and composer Harry Revel with theremin player Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman released on Capitol in April 1947. Music Out of the Moon is considered the best-selling theremin record of all time. The music was a mixture of late 1940’s lounge jazz and film music underpinned by Hoffman’s otherworldly theremin playing. According to the liner notes: "Harry Revel created the basic "idea" and t… read more
Music Out of the Moon: Music Unusual Featuring the Theremin - Themes by Harry Revel (Capitol CC-47) is an album consisting of six songs on three 10-i… read more
Music Out of the Moon: Music Unusual Featuring the Theremin - Themes by Harry Revel (Capitol CC-47) is an album consisting of six songs on three 10-inch, 78 rpm records by bandleader Les… read more
Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman (born July 23, 1903 in Manhattan; died December 6, 1967) was a notable thereminist who played with Les Baxter and played theremin on several film soundtracks. He was also an adviser on soundtracks, such as the ones for Spellbound (1945) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), as he was the only thereminist in the Los Angeles Musician's Union. Like many early thereminist he started as a violinist. He was referred to as "Doctor" because he was also a podiatrist.
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Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman (born July 23, 1903 in Manhattan; died December 6, 1967) was a notable thereminist who played with Les Baxter and played theremin on several film soundtracks. He was a… read more
Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman (born July 23, 1903 in Manhattan; died December 6, 1967) was a notable thereminist who played with Les Baxter and played theremin on several film soundtracks. He was also an adviser on soundtracks, such as the one… read more