Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
1998 American film
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Modulations: Cinema for the Ear is a 1998 American documentary film on the history of electronic music. It is accompanied by a soundtrack album and the 2000 book Modulations: A History of Electronic Music by Peter Shapiro. The project was directed by Iara Lee, the maker of the documentary film Synthetic Pleasures.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Paul Yates
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| Directed by | Iara Lee |
| Produced by | George Gund III |
| Cinematography | Marcus Burnett Paul Yates |
| Edited by | Paula Heredia |
| Music by | Karlheinz Stockhausen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of six critics' reviews are positive.[8]
In a negative review, Ron Wells of Film Threat wrote, "It's ironic that a film about music you stay up all night listening to, just put me to sleep."[9]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times was more positive, writing, "[D]espite its shortcomings, Modulations is an invaluable primer that begins to make sense of a rapidly changing sonic world that in many people's minds is only a grating, intimidating jumble of unwelcome noise."[10]
Soundtrack
| Modulations: Cinema for the Ear | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | October 6, 1998 |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Length | 75 min |
| Label | Caipirinha Productions |
| Compiler | Caipirinha Productions |
- "I Feel Love" – Donna Summer
- "Planet Rock" – Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
- "No UFO's" (remix) – Model 500
- "Simon from Sydney" – LFO
- "Strings of Life" – Rhythm Is Rhythm
- "Yeah" – Jesse Saunders
- "Amazon 2-King of the Beats" – Aphrodite
- "Stormbringer" – Panacea
- "The Shadow" – Rob & Goldie
- "Luxus 1-3" – Ryoji Ikeda
- "Atomic 2000" – Coldcut
- "Kritische Masse 1" – To Rococo Rot
