A Moog modular synthesizer (courtesy of Paul Beaver) was also used on "Rosemary's Baby".
Says Bernie Krause: "Rosemary's Baby," done in 1967 but released in 1968, was one of the first films on which Paul Beaver and I worked together. The Moog synth can be heard throughout, although generally blended with horn and string sounds into the score so that they're not particularly distinctive. It stands out as an mnenomic effect where there are wierd close-up shots of the baby's eyes. Sometimes we both contributed to the same cue (scene) and the director chose which one to use at a later date. I did lots of effects like the wind and heartbeat sounds (I had done those on several of our albums, as well)."
Rick Wakeman used a clavinet on the track "Variations on the fire" from The Burning soundtrack (1981). One side of the soundtrack album (the A-side) consists of variations on themes that were used in the movie. This particular track is part of the A-side and was not used as such in the movie.
Mr. Wakeman was also using a clavinet on the soundtrack to "White Rock", a 1977 documentary film about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. It's been a while since I heard that album so I cannot say to what extent it's been used though.
If so, I'm thinking that sound in the L on the up-beat is basically a Hammand Organ, and there is likely a guitar helping with rhythm accents. The little "hammer-on" at about 1:50 is some other kind of electric piano prevalent in the 1960s. Mikael?
FYI1: I checked The Jeffersons, Fat Albert, Barney Miller, What's Happening (Mancini), and Good Times (Grusin), and no Clavinet there. Pretty sure Charlie's Angels does not use it either.
FYI2: I believe it is Grusin on the Clavinet on the "Sanford and Son" Theme. Notice how he uses it more as a rhythmic device than a piano.
On the film version of the theme, which was also on the WB LP and limited edition boutique label CD, there is a 5 minute version of the theme. The clav comes in at about 3:25 or 3:30. Prior to that, there is organ and rhodes, but the clav shows up.
On the film version of the theme, which was also on the WB LP and limited edition boutique label CD, there is a 5 minute version of the theme. The clav comes in at about 3:25 or 3:30. Prior to that, there is organ and rhodes, but the clav shows up.
There's no question; that's the real deal, dude. Thank you kindly, of course. Kind of funny he does that whole solo clean. That's probably Mancini playing too - his kind of phrasing it seems.
Just reviewing some Grusin titles now that "The Pope of Greenwich Village" has landed.
Grusin is using a Clavinet very very sparingly on the "3 Days of the Condor" soundtrack. And specifically, on track 1 (Condor! - Theme for "3 Days of the Condor") within the first few measures, Grusin uses a Clavinet to accent some of the very-brightly toned electric bass. He does the same on track 8 (Flashback to Terror).
Not sure but I believe QJ's "Dollar$" is the earliset use of the clavinet so far*. The film premiered in Dec 1971. The pilot for "The Streets of San Francisco" aired on sep, 16 1972.
* unless "Rosemary's baby"(1968) features the instrument (haven't had time to check).
EDIT: I just had a listen to the soundtrack album and it does sound like a clavinet is used in some of the tracks. In the following clip you can hear it @2:06 (doubling the bass guitar - it's also used later on in the same cue) . I'm not totally sure but I think it also shows up in the instrumental version of the main theme @7:45 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpKP7AH1GI&feature=relmfu It sounds like they used a real harpsichord (or possibly a Baldwin electric harpsichord: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJjiPR5gPqc) in some of the other tracks.
Francois De Roubaix - the great French film composer who tragically died at sea back in November 1975 - used the Clavinet (and the EMS VCS3 synthesizer) to great effect in numerous scores from the early/ mid '70s.
The Clavinet is also featured in the following scores by De Roubaix: L'antarctique ('74) Mort D'un Guide (TV, '75) Les Grands Moyens ('75) Le Trois de Coeur (TV '76, music recorded in nov '75 just before the composers tragic death).
Night quite the 70s, but the Dot LP version of "Rosemary's Baby" features some clav in one of the lighter incidental cues. This is also on the new expanded CD. It is Christmas, track #5.
This funky clavinet-dominated piece by Goblin was originally recorded for the non-soundtrack album "Roller"' but later re-used in the Italian release of the horror movie Martin (aka Wampyr, 1978). This track is also included on Goblin's score for the Italian release of Patrick (1979) so it may have been used in that film too.
Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier use a Clavinet in Cannabis (1970).
I'm a huge fan of Serge and "Cannabis"... I'll have a listen again later, but there must be Clavinet on Serge's soundtrack to "Madame Claude" (Dir. Just Jaeckin). That album sounds like P-Funk in places! Wonderful stuff!
