CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 15m

Modulations

Cinema for the Ear

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Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.

Directed byIara Lee

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
September 18, 1998
Studios
Caipirinha Productions Inc.

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Modulations: Cinema for the Ear (Official Trailer)

Modulations: Cinema for the Ear (Official Trailer)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Self

Moby

Moby

Self

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Self

Derrick May

Self

Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge

Self

Liam Howlett

Liam Howlett

Self

Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

Self

Terre Thaemlitz

Self

Ken Ishii

Self

Sean Booth

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Iara Lee
Iara Lee
Written by
Peter Shapiro
Produced by
George Gund

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