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| In the twenty-five years since Walter (now Wendy) Carlos Williams created the first all-electronic score for A Clockwork Orange, the world of electronic music has expanded in step with technology. From its avant garde origins (Kraftwerk, Africa Bambataa) Electronica has evolved into a global clique of sub-genres (Acid House, Ambient, Big Beat, Breakbeat, Dub, Electro, Jungle, Hardcore, House, Techno, etc.) , and taken its place in the canon of popular music. A key to creating
the world of Born in Stourbridge, England, Clint Mansell was the
front-man for the wildly popular Pop Will Eat
Itself, playing guitar and keyboard for the band from
1986-1996. In 1996 he left the band and struck out for
America, where he met and collaborated with Darren
Aronofsky on Working closely with Clint was Sound Designer Brian Emrich, whose other work includes a collaboration with Jim Thirlwell on the soundtrack for the feature adaptation of J.G. Ballard's The Atrocity Exhibition and scoring another film entitled, The Bridge. In varying capacities Brian is perennial member of several bands including Foetus, Congo Norvell, Furnace and his own trance- ambient project Psilonaut. Bringing this team together and rounding it all off
by putting together the soundtrack for
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