Wendy Carlos first achieved notice with the release of a pair of Switched-On Bach recordings in 1968, adapting the famous classical material for a synthesizer developed by Carlos and engineer Robert Moog. Carlos later adapted the classical music for Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1972) and continued the association by scoring Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980), although the majority of Carlos’ work was unused in the film. In the following interview, conducted in the midst of scoring TRON on May 20, I982, Wendy Carlos explains in detail her musical approach to the film.[…]
