Comments on: Obituary: Bebe Barron, Pioneering Electronic Composer

By: Disquiet » tangents / Electroplankton, Alaska, cabaret …

Disquiet » tangents / Electroplankton, Alaska, cabaret … — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:26:08 +0000

[...] who is best known for her work with her husband, Louis Barron, on the score to Forbidden Planet (createdigitalmusic.com, echoes.org, cinefantastiqueonline.com). I never met Bebe Barron but I did have the pleasure of [...]

By: Sonic Surgery

Sonic Surgery — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:24:29 +0000

Electronic music has lost one of it most outstanding pioneers.
She paved the way for so many, especially those of us of the female persuasion. Her work touched the lives of so many people and her passion was an inspiration. She will be missed.

By: Echo Bloom » Blog Archive » Friday Update!

Echo Bloom » Blog Archive » Friday Update! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:45:41 +0000

[...] RIP Bebe Barron, electroacoustic pioneer, and, with husband Louis, composer of the seminal score for Forbidden Planet [...]

By: Glacial Communications » Blog Archive » Press The Button Podcast for April 23, 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:27:42 +0000

[...] The Button Podcast for April 23, 2008 An attempt at something in honor of the late Bebe Barron, who passed away on Sunday. Made a little extra challenging, since WRUW doesn’t have anything by [...]

By: Create Digital Music » Tristram Cary, Tape Music Pioneer, VCS3 Designer, Composer, Dies

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:40:12 +0000

[...] been a rough week for electronic music — having lost Bebe Barron, we’ve now lost one of the other great early pioneers of electronic music, South Australian [...]

By: My Chord Space

My Chord Space — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:31:15 +0000

Bebe Baron 1927 - April 21 2008…

Bebe Baron was, along with her Husband Louis Baron, one of the first and most important pioneers of electronic music.
In his Obituary Peter Kirn says
There are pioneers and artists — and then there are people whose impact is great enough that they b…

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:30:33 +0000

Very Sad News.
I love Anais Nins quote.

By: DJ Oxygen

DJ Oxygen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:55:15 +0000

Forbidden Planet is fantastic, and the score is an integral part of its fantasticosity. It is sad to lose these electronic music pioneers, and it seems we’ve lost too many in the past few years.

In my opinion, the best way to honor their memory is to continue to push the envelope, such that in another 40 years, a new generation will speak of some of our work in the same way we speak of these.

I agree that film scoring hasn’t progressed much since Wagner. I would submit that one of the best recent examples of non-post-Wagnerian film scoring is Underworld’s score for Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine”. As with Forbidden Planet, it balances on the tightrope between music and sound-effect to great effect.

By: deltasleep

deltasleep — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:11:19 +0000

So sad to hear of her passing. Forbidden Planet was my first introduction to electronic music. My dad loved 50s sci-fi and F.P. was always our favorite.
The movie wouldn’t have been nearly as great without their score!

By: horse latitudes » RIP Bebe Barron

horse latitudes » RIP Bebe Barron — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:45:44 +0000

[...] The innovative and to some degree unheralded, electronic composer, Bebe Barron has died. [...]