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Synthesizer in the Movies
What would the film be without sound? Well, as soon as there is no textual dialogue, the human mind tries to form the content via the ear.
Filmmakers have learned from this to package content via the ear. At the center of this task is the sound designer/musician who forms a statement and thereby creates content in the film, from his point of view how the world sounds. So we start listening to the world as he sees it! Synthesizers have created new dimensions in this regard that cannot be done with conventional orchestra. A lot of attention is paid in this BBC doc to musician Vangelis, who finally talks about the "Blade Runner" soundtrack as well.
Update: Unfortunately, this doc is no longer on YouTube. Here is another movie about the first synths in history: