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Bebe Barron

Known for

Music and sound

Born

June 16, 1926

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died

April 20, 2008 (aged 81)

Biography

Bebe Barron (June 16, 1926 – April 20, 2008) was an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. She is credited, along with her husband and creative partner Louis Barron, with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet.

Best known work

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956
Bells of Atlantis

Bells of Atlantis

1952
Sisters with Transistors

Sisters with Transistors

2021
Bridges-Go-Round 1

Bridges-Go-Round 1

1958
A Moment in Love

A Moment in Love

1956
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006
Space Boy

Space Boy

1973
OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980

OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980

2005
Bullfight

Bullfight

1955

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Sisters with Transistors

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2006

  3. 2005

  4. 1973

  5. 1958

  6. 1956

    Forbidden Planet

    Original Music Composer

  7. 1956

  8. 1955

  9. 1952

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