Modulations
Modulations

Movie·1998·1h 15m

Modulations

Cinema for the Ear

Directed By

Iara Lee

Country

United States of America

Language

French

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Peter Shapiro

Producer

George Gund

Cinematography

Paul Sanchez IV

Editor

Paula Heredia

Themes

dance musicwoman director

Production House

Caipirinha Productions Inc.

Audience Score

72%

17 votes

Skip9%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection32%

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// cast

Cast

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

Rob Brown

Self

Kid Koala

Kid Koala

Self

Armand van Helden

Self

Danny Tenaglia

Self

Derrick Carter

Self

DJ Spooky

Self

Fumiya Tanaka

Fumiya Tanaka

Self

Joey Beltram

Self

// crew

Crew

Iara Lee

Iara Lee

Director

George Gund

Producer

Peter Shapiro

Writer

Paul Sanchez IV

Director of Photography

Marcus Burnett

Director of Photography

Paula Heredia

Paula Heredia

Editor

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