Raymond Scott
Documentary Film:
Stan is ON TO SOMETHING
During the past several years, Raymond Scott's only son, Stan Warnow, has been making a documentary film about his pioneering & eccentric father. Stan, who has been a professional in movies & TV since the 1960s (including the Academy Award® winning WOODSTOCK film, HAIR, RAGTIME, ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL, plus SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, & THE WONDER YEARS on television), plans to unveil his doc to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his dad's birth.
The film combines archival footage & historic photographs with interviews of Raymond Scott's family & professional colleagues, as well as followers such as Mark Mothersbaugh, Don Byron, Hal Willner, & DJ Spooky. The documentary's soundtrack has been constructed entirely from Scott's own compositions.
Stay 'tooned for updates, trailers, & more: ScottDoc.wordpress.com
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WHIRLED OF SOUND
The Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco have released a new CD, titled WHIRLED CHAMBER MUSIC, that features seven unique arrangements of Raymond Scott's classic 1930s compositions. Also included on this excellent album are tunes by such diverse artists as Chick Corea, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, Average White Band, and others. Audio previews can be heard here, and ordering details are here.
 UPDATE: The CD has been nominated for a 2008 Grammy® Award in the Best Classical Crossover category. This is the second consecutive QSF project to achieve the distinction.
VISA® Spot
Hits The National
Network TV Airwaves
The Artist:
Raymond Scott
The Song:
"Powerhouse"
The VISA Commercial:
PRICELE$$
Turn on your television, or
watch it now on YouTube
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Out Now, Doc!
LOONEY TUNES
"Golden Collection"
DVD Vol.4
The newest LOONEY TUNES "Golden Collection" is out now... This fantastic 4-DVD set features -- not just one -- but TWO special new featurette documentaries detailing the use of Raymond Scott's music in the classic Warner Bros. animated films -- check it out: here <<<
Minty-Fresh Update:
Tongue-Twisting
Juggling Madness!
 Your ears aren't deceiving you -- two national TV commericals for Tic-Tacs® mints feature two tracks of Raymond Scott's pioneering electronic music from the MANHATTAN RESEARCH INC. 2-CD & 144-page book set. The spots feature women juggling the famous mints -- on their tongues... (Gasp!) UPDATE: You can now watch both Tic-Tacs® spots: here & here...
And check-out two television ads for MasterCard® (also featuring Raymond Scott's electronic music from MANHATTAN RESEARCH INC.): here <<<
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R.I.P. Bob Moog
(1934-2005)
 It is with thoughtful sadness that we bid farewell to a valuable board member of The Raymond Scott Archives, Dr. BOB MOOG... We will miss you!
Dr. Bob Moog, inventor of Moog synthesizers, was Raymond Scott's personal friend and professional colleague throughout the 1950s and '60s... Read Bob's personal memories, in his own words, of Raymond Scott: here <<
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SURPRISE!
 "A weird and wonderful
jazz record..."
--ALL MUSIC GUIDE
In  the late-1950s, Raymond Scott assembled an anonymous all-star band & dubbed them The Secret Seven. With this group of top jazz players, he recorded the album THE UNEXPECTED in January of 1960. For nearly 45 years, the identity of the Secret Seven line-up remained a mystery... But now you can check-out this page and find out how you can finally learn the truth... Out Now! Order from: Amazon
 The double-CD collection of vintage 1930s Raymond Scott Quintette recordings, titled MICORPHONE MUSIC is out now... Details here<-Order here
Listen to Sound Clips:
> "Egyptian Barn Dance"
> "Hypnotist in Hawaii"
> "Celebration on the Planet Mars"
> "Pretty Petticoat"
> "Suicide Cliff"
> "Square Dance for Eight Egyptian Mummies"
 Letter From Jean-Jacques Perrey
The release of the MANHATTAN RESEARCH INC. collection prompted a written appreciation of Raymond Scott by French music legend, Jean-Jacques Perrey. Read the letter here <<
Truth, an anti-smoking organization, has produced national TV spots featuring Raymond Scott's famous 1936 tune, ''Powerhouse.'' You can catch the controversial commercials on MTV and other cable and network channels, or download the 1-minute version here << and decide for yourself...
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Forthcoming CD
Releases To Highlight
Centennial Celebration
Raymond Scott:
"THE FIRST 100 YEARS"
Raymond Scott was born in 1908, and we'll begin celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth during 2008. We plan to honor this pioneering musician, composer, inventor, and visionary in a multi-media.way . . .
CD releases are part of our centennial celebration:
 The first, titled ECTOPLASM, has now been released, & features a selection of Raymond Scott Quintet recordings from the late-1940s, featuring innovative compositions and arrangements that futurize the style of Scott's legendary '30s Quintette. This compilation of long-out-of-print and unreleased RSQ recordings will take you on vacation to a "Street Corner in Paris," enchant you with an exotic "Snake Woman," mystify you with "Ectoplasm," and present a "Dedicatory Piece to the Crew and Passengers of the First Experimental Rocket Express to the Moon." Details & sound clips: here.
Another CD release will be an anthology of Raymond Scott's pioneering electronic music -- the long-awaited follow-up to the MANHATTAN RESEARCH INC. CD & book set -- featuring vintage futuristic sounds created and performed by Scott on instruments he invented...
If you would like to organize an event nationally, regionally, locally, or internationally, please contact us. If you'd like to record Raymond Scott's compositions, we can assist in providing charts or facilitating licenses. If you would like to write about Scott, we can provide our resources. We are available for interviews, and to host local programs...
Raymond accomplished so much during his lifetime, and through those he inspired his music lives on in ever more imaginative forms. In 2008, we kick off the second century of Raymond Scott's musical legacy. Stay tooned...
Just The FAQs: SHEET MUSIC
A frequenty asked question here at RaymondScott.com is: "Where can I get Raymond Scott sheet music?" Discover the answer to this and other common queries on the F.A.Q. page: http://RaymondScott.com/FAQ.htm
Thank You For Smoking
A clever short film created by Steve Cloutier titled THE CHIMNEY, set to the music of Raymond Scott's 1936 classic, "Powerhouse" is now viewable on YouTube. Check it out, then pass the ashtray...
On Aug 29, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Steve Cloutier wrote:
Hi Jeff,
I see that you have a link to my YouTube movie on your news page. Thanks.
FYI -- I've just re-posted the movie because I was never satisfied with the quality of the original post. I was able to improve it a bit and it can be viewed here: THE CHIMNEY
For a little background, I didn't set out to make any kind of statement about smoking or anything. I simply liked "Powerhouse" so much that I wanted to do something with it. The storyboard was totally influenced by the music.
If I didn't tell you before, you've put together a really nice website for the man. He'd be pleased.
Thanks again,
-Steve
Uh-Oh!
Hero Motion Pictures animation studios in San Francisco recently created the short film "uh-oh: a brief encounter." Directed by Joe Henke, it's the short story of a brief meeting on a not-too-far-away planet. Told without dialogue and set to the music of Raymond Scott's 1936 classic hit, "The Toy Trumpet."
STARSKY And HUTCH
And... SCOTT?!
Yes, it's true -- Raymond Scott's 1937 classic "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals" was licensed for the new STARSKY AND HUTCH movie. Why is a 1930s pop tune in a '70s-era flick? Well, we don't know yet. But if you're curious enough, the film (starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Snoop Dogg) is now on DVD. Order from Amazon here... And check-out Scott's "Hungry Cannibals" tune on the MICROPHONE MUSIC 2-CD set.
 Rough Trade and Mute Records have released a 2-CD collection titled "ELECTRONIC 01," which features a Raymond Scott track. Other artists of past & present on the compilation include Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, John Cage, Throbbing Gristle, Faust, New Order, Can, Coil, Stereolab, Pierre Henry, Human League, Brian Eno, and Depeche Mode. >> Order CD set from Amazon.com
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What A Character!
From David Garland, host of SPINNING ON AIR, on WNYC Radio:
 Hi Jeff: I'm about a third of the way into Michael Chabon's novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House) and to my surprise Raymond Scott shows up as a character in the story. The novel is set in New York, and at this point in the story it's 1940. They've just gone to a party for Salvador Dali:
- - "Most of the names were unfamiliar to Joe, but he did recognize Raymond Scott, a composer who had recently hit it big with a series of whimsical, cacophonous, breakneck pseudo-jazz pop tunes. Just the other day, when Joe stopped at Hippodrome Radio, they had been playing his new record, 'Yesterthoughts,' over the store PA. Scott was feeding a steady diet of Louis Armstrong platters to the portable RCA while explaining what he had meant when he referred to Satchmo as, 'the Einstein of the blues.' As the notes fluttered out of the fabric-covered loudspeaker, he would point at them, as if to illustrate what he was saying, and even tried to snatch at one with his hands. He kept turning the volume up, the better to compete with the less important conversations taking place around him."
A few pages later, Salvador Dali, who was wearing an old-fashioned diving suit, begins to suffocate, and Raymond Scott tries to remove Dali's metal helmet. In that scene, when someone suggests they remove Dali's helmet, Scott shouts, "What the f*** do you think I'm trying to do?!" That seems uncharacteristic to me, but what the f*** do I know about how much d*** cursing Raymond did?
So far, I'm enjoying the book a lot.
--David Garland
>> Amazon book info here...
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