Wendy Carlos, one of the great innovators in synthesized and electronic music, was born as Walter Carlos in Rhode Island on November 14, 1939. She underwent a sex-change operation in 1972, details of which she revealed during a surprise Playboy interview in 1979. Walter's last credited release is "Sonic Seasonings" (1972). Wendy's first credited ...
Columbia University (1966), Brown University (1962)
Parents
Clarence Joseph Carlos
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
1
Is an avid eclipse chaser. Her website contains many splendid photographs of solar eclipses from all over the world, taken since the early 1970's.
2
The last album credited to 'Walter Carlos' was 'By Request' (1975). The first album released under the name 'Wendy Carlos' was Switched-on Brandenburgs (1980).
3
Her ground-breaking album "Switched On Bach" was the first all-synthesizer recording of classical music. She followed this with a series of classical recordings, all performed on sythesizers.
4
Several recordings made by Wendy Carlos when she was Walter Carlos were briefly re-issued under the name "W. Carlos".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Er ist wieder da
2015
arranger: "Funeral of Queen Mary"
Halloween on Dartmoor
2014
Video short writer: "The Shining - Main Title Theme"
Room 237
2012/I
Documentary performer: "Intro and Dies" / writer: "Intro and Dies"
Exporting Raymond
2010
Documentary writer: "Theme From The Shining"
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
performer: "Title Music From 'A Clockwork Orange'" / writer: "Title Music From 'A Clockwork Orange'"
TRON 2.0
2003
Video Game writer: "TRONaction" excerpt
The Ice Storm
1997
performer: "Two-Part Invention in B-Flat Major"
Squish Story
1996
Documentary performer: "Music For the Funeral of Queen Mary" - as Walter Carlos
Precious Images
1986
Documentary short arranger: "William Tell Overture" - as Walter Carlos / performer: "William Tell Overture" - as Walter Carlos
The Shining
1980
performer: "The Shining Main Title" / writer: "The Shining Main Title"
Making 'The Shining'
1980
TV Short documentary arranger: "Valse Triste" / performer: "Valse Triste"
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