Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 10 September 1908 – 8 February 1994), was… Read Full Bio ↴Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 10 September 1908 – 8 February 1994), was an American composer, orchestra leader, pianist, engineer, electronic instrument inventor and electronic music pioneer. He was born in Brooklyn to a family of Russian-Jewish immigrants. Though Scott never scored cartoon soundtracks, his music is familiar to millions because of its adaptation by Warner Bros. In 1936, Scott formed the "Raymond Scott Quintette", hoping to revitalise swing music through tight, busy arrangements and reduced reliance on improvisation. He called this musical style "descriptive jazz," and gave his works titles like "New Year's Eve in a Haunted House," and "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" (recorded by the Kronos Quartet in 1993). It was these compositions that were sold to Warner Bros. in 1943.
Scott was an early experimenter with electronic music. In 1946 he established Manhattan Research, Inc. The lab developed some of the first devices capable of producing electronic tones automatically in sequence. Using such instruments, Scott recorded three ground-breaking albums designed to lull infants to sleep, Soothing Sounds for Baby, in 1964. The music, anticipating the ambient work of Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno, did not find much favour with the record-buying public of the day. Scott's electronic music for radio and television commercials was released posthumously as "Manhattan Research, Inc." in 2000.
Scott was an early experimenter with electronic music. In 1946 he established Manhattan Research, Inc. The lab developed some of the first devices capable of producing electronic tones automatically in sequence. Using such instruments, Scott recorded three ground-breaking albums designed to lull infants to sleep, Soothing Sounds for Baby, in 1964. The music, anticipating the ambient work of Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno, did not find much favour with the record-buying public of the day. Scott's electronic music for radio and television commercials was released posthumously as "Manhattan Research, Inc." in 2000.
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Raymond Scott Lyrics
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bugle call rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
How High the Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Temptation You came, I was alone I should have known you were…
Tiger Rag Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger! …
Where Or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
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Max16032
This guy made his own TB-303 decades before that Roland instrument actually existed. He's truly one of the major godfathers of electronic music. Absolute respect.
Casey Van
Actually didn't he invent MIDI, but Bob Moog could not copy his idea, so he invented a 16 step sequencer instead.
Spastmatiker
he just made a nomral bassline sound. if he actually made the high pitch sounds from a 303 that would have been madness
AutomaticGainsay
Raymond Scott was an incredible innovator, and a genius composer. He DID invent the sequencer. What he did not do is invent the synthesizer He also did not invent the voltage-controlled modular synthesizer. But who cares. He was an amazing genius, and very inspirational. He and Bob Moog were good friends.
AutomaticGainsay
SavageArfad He worked on electronic instruments, for sure. But the first thing to be called a "synthesizer" had nothing to do with him.
moogyboy6
You gotta love an electronic music pioneer who even equips his studio with a polished pewter floorstanding ashtray. Totally wicked!
Kim William Justice
Back in the day, those used to be EVERYWHERE.
AutomaticGainsay
Actually, what Bob built for Raymond was one of Bob's theremins... which was incorporated into the Clavivox. The Clavivox was really cool, but the voltage-controlled modular devices Bob created were really quite different. In addition to this, Raymond used R.A. Moog Co. to build customized circuits for his work throughout the sixties. The polyphonic synthesizer credit goes to Thaddeus Cahill, or perhaps Harald Bode.
Michael Murray
Raymond is the man. Kinda get upset that people think Moog is the trend. even Google did it recently on their header. Scott was the originator.
aeiouxs
The guy was an utter genius.