Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Very few people would recognize the name of Leon Theremin (1896-1993) if it weren't for the electronic musical instrument he invented around 1918. Fans of the first Star Trek series will recognize its sounds, but it was used in orchestral compositions and movies quite extensively for many decades, ...more

Though the facts of Leon Theremin's life merit this feature film, director Steven M. Martin chooses to focus on Theremin's eponymous invention, a strange musical instrument which predated the synthesizer in the field of electronic sound. That skews the film toward Theremin as a contributor to the arts and away from his advancements in electronic surveillance and eavesdropping. It also gives Martin a chance to structure part of his film around a reunion of Theremin and his most famous pupil, ...more