Michael Stearns - 'The Beam'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Found on the special features of the 2004 reissued DVD release, Michael Stearns explains and demonstrates the abstract instrument utilized in the powerful score of Chronos; the mesmerizing, globally-filmed IMAX journey that illustrates the overwhelming power of time using time-lapse cinematography...
Amazing that such instrument can generate such music.
This instrument was used to great effect by the late Jerry Goldsmith in his musical score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture and IMO the musical score for ST:TMP was the best of all of the ST films.
That actually was Craig Huxley's Blaster Beam instrument used in TMP, and it was played by Huxley. He came back for the last episode of the fan-made web series, Star Trek Continues.
@@griss2984 I noticed those beam sounds at the end of continues but I thought it was just samples.
Star Trek:The Motion Picture-Jerry Goldsmith uses it brilliantly.
it was Craig Huxley that played it.
Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead has been playing one since the 1970's
He invented it
Give Mickey Hart credit for inventing it. To hear the first use of the beam, look up The Apocalypse Now Sessions, Specifically the track “Napalm For Breakfast.” 1979.
Much love to Mickey... but Francisco did use one before Mickey th-cam.com/video/xexxX-Kni-g/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo
He obviously didn't give credit to Craig Huxley and should have but props to this guy for minaturizing it. I have a friend that doesn't play any instrument but is very crafty. She described the hypothetical sound she'd love to play if she did indeed play an instrument and I immediately thought of Huxley's blaster beam. We also found this video and she exclaimed "That's it!" I expect to see her make one in a year or two.
It would be interesting to know whether she built one in the two years that have passed since you made your comment.
3:19 "...In thinking about the soundtrack to..." Ooooo, well lets see, go back to 1979 Star Trek The Motion Picture. That was the first time this type of instrument debuted and it was called the "Blaster Beam", which was invented by Craig Hundley. In that movie the Blaster Beam's sound is heard whenever the huge spacecraft "V'ger" came into frame. So the instrument has been around for a while.
Actually, Lawrence Rosenthal used it first in "Meteor" (1978)
Diaval you mean Craig Huxley
@@ingra888 Craig has acting and music credits under both names.
I wonder if there is a segment of just this part on iTunes? Not trashing his other work, no no, but this is probably the best part of Chronos. Even better if it's expanded on afterwards in a more epic scale.
Hey Callavoce! I am not Michael Stearn, but I genuinely appreciate you sharing some incite on the Beam.. I actually just graduated from Musicians Institute myself, fascinating story.
In truth, as Micheal stated in this video (thanks for that Michael), the inventor was Jonathan W. Lazell, who sold most of the ones he made to Francisco Lupica. We still have on, I think its the one played in the video here titled "Coming Home from Tomorrow Part 1 of 3"
This instrument would be perfect accompaniment for a Festivus carol.
Very cool sound. I'm sure Michael's ran across the Yabahar too. :)
So in fact it has been invented by the early bluesmen and it's called the diddley bow. This one is "pompous diddley bow"
Thanks man, I totally forgot about this haha!!
@broadcast666this Is there universal tunings for this? I have no idea. I was just so intrigued by Stearn's passion for such obscurities and how his musicality is reflected through the way he plays it! This is true instrumentalist!
V'Ger
+Emperor Valkorion One strike of that instrument and it's unmistakable. Need to build one myself.
I would love a set of samples of this for Kontakt!
Hey, even a SF2 Soundfont would be good.
I have to build one of these.
did you? and hows it going?
the low string is tuned to 11hz.
Sorry, y'all, I have a correction to make. The inventor of the Blaster Beam is Craig Huxley, not Hundley.
Diaval Hundley is Craig’s birth name.
Whats it tuned to? Ive been searching for sound of one of these for sooo long!
John Lazelle built the first "Beam" then Craig modified it and finally Mickey Hart perfected it!
I need one. O_O
I find it curious he didn't mention Craig Huxley.
Craig Huxley or Paul Chihara. the three of them helped Huxley build the first one and then they built them for themselves.
Jon Lazell originally designed the Beam in the early 70's, and it was widely used by Francisco Lupica who built several with iron. Craig Huxley refined the design with aluminum which was then used in ST: TMP. James Horner would also use the instrument in Battle Beyond the Stars and Star Trek II.
No luv 4 Craig Huxley? Criminal film score offence, dude.
Apparently, there's some bad blood between Lupica and Huxley.
Guess it's a grey area if you build the unit yourself, which this guy seems to have done. It looks more refined than the original Blaster.
Tuned to low B, according to my ears.
AKA B0, where C1-B1 is the lowest full octave on piano (it's the B note in the 3 keys at the bottom end.)
Why does he look and sound like Brad Dourif?
its a changed bit copy of huxleys blaster beam
1:33 nice zither on wall
I thought Craig huxley invented this like he said ?