Theremin theme: The Legend of Zelda
by Eric Caoili 
{ Jun 23rd 2007 at 4:00PM }
Our scheme to slowly convert this site into ThereminFanboy continues with a video from Randy George, a clasically-trained chamber musician who recorded himself playing The Legend of Zelda's overworld theme with the synthy gadget.
For those of you who still aren't hip to the workings of a thereminvox, it's a fully electronic musical instrument with two antennas that control pitch and volume. Designed to be played without ever being touched, its harmonies have been described as "music from the ether." Sounds wild? This was all dreamed up by Russian physicist Lev Termen in 1919. He later went on to invent motion detectors for automated doors and KGB espionage devices. Head past the post break for video of Randy's performance.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Crazylink @ Jun 23rd 2007 4:40PM
This was on Joystiq a few months back. It's still pretty cool though.
hvnlysoldr @ Jun 23rd 2007 7:36PM
The next logical step is to replicate this with Wiimote.
samfish @ Jun 24th 2007 1:49AM
I hope Wii Music has a theremin in it.
Kelly Green @ Jun 24th 2007 1:07PM
Neat, when I first started watching the video, I had to re-read the post 'cause I didnt get how he wasn't touching the instrument! lol