Professor Leon Theremin was the guy responsible for all those wacked-out sounds you hear in a bunch of 50's sci-fi and horror films that you may know and love like THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and other such classics. He is also responsible for electronic music in general as the Theremin was one of the first electronic musical instruments invented. It is also the only instrument that's played without even being touched. Weird! This documentary takes a look at the Professor and his journey through life, which includes being kidnapped by the KGB and forced to work for the Soviets during the cold war. Like many documentaries the whole story could be summed up in a much shorter running time. The highlight for me was seeing Beach Boys member Brian Wilson talk about how young people are "the children of god" and other such ramblings. He was just precious.
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