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Hear and Now Fifty: Walter Murch - Symphonie pour un homme seul
In the latest instalment of the 'Hear and Now Fifty', the American film editor and sound designer Walter Murch nominates 'Symphonie pour un homme seul' by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry, music he first heard on the radio as a schoolboy and which influenced his subsequent work in the field of film sound.
Author and journalist Rob Young puts the work in context of post-war Paris and Schaeffer's early experiments at French Radio which led to the birth of musique concrete.
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Role | Contributor |
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Performer | Pierre Henry |
Performer | Walter Murch |
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