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Pierre Henry (born December 9, 1927 in Paris, France) is a French composer, considered a pioneer of the musique concrète genre of electronic music.
Between 1949 and 1958, Henry worked at the Club d’Essai studio at RTF, founded by Pierre Schaeffer. During this period, he wrote the 1950 piece Symphonie pour un homme seul, in cooperation with Schaeffer; he also composed the first musique concrète to appear in a commercial film, the 1952 short film Astrologie ou le miroir de la vie.
Henry has scored numerous additional films and ballets. Among Henry’s best known works is the experimental 1967 album Messe pour le temps présent, one of several cooperations with choreographer Maurice Béjart.
Perhaps one of Henry’s most well-known influences on contemporary popular culture is the theme song to the TV series Futurama. The tune is clearly inspired by Henry’s 1967 song “Psyché Rock.”
Between 1949 and 1958, Henry worked at the Club d’Essai studio at RTF, founded by Pierre Schaeffer. During this period, he wrote the 1950 piece Symphonie pour un homme seul, in cooperation with Schaeffer; he also composed the first musique concrète to appear in a commercial film, the 1952 short film Astrologie ou le miroir de la vie.
Henry has scored numerous additional films and ballets. Among Henry’s best known works is the experimental 1967 album Messe pour le temps présent, one of several cooperations with choreographer Maurice Béjart.
Perhaps one of Henry’s most well-known influences on contemporary popular culture is the theme song to the TV series Futurama. The tune is clearly inspired by Henry’s 1967 song “Psyché Rock.”
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Le microphone bien tempéré
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goodmorningcptn wrote:
L'homme à la caméra "o.s.t." is really nice.
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dimnite wrote:
rRRrrrRRrrock!
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Wilsinsito wrote:
Too Fortiche makes me dance :)
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robotkarel wrote:
Apocalypse de Jean, mi pieza electrónica favorita. Sobrecogedora.
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Laxarsel wrote:
Intriguing, to say the least.
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josephscott wrote:
If any of you know where I can find any information about 'L'homme a la camera' (e.g. how Pierre Henry made it, whether it was commissioned, etc.) could you send me a private message? Merci d'avance.
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cliquott wrote:
Incredible man.
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scooterandjinx wrote:
found a pierre henry vinyl today for 50 cents..." Le Voyage - d'apres le livre des morts tibetain" most amazing cover!
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earbleed wrote:
"Hi, I'm Pierre Henry. Do you mind if I hook your brain up to my synthesizers?"
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floserber wrote:
i wonder why everybody only listen to "Messe pour le temps présent" when it's mostly by Michel Colombier and absolutely not representative of the music made by Pierre Henry.
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mikeghan wrote:
AURAL EXPLOSION !
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floserber wrote:
Bien d'accord avec Aserikoth, l'Apocalypse de Jean est complètement hallucinée et hallucinante. Un défilement organisé de fantômes millénaires et un Pierre Henry possédé.
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Schulerr wrote:
Vote the Photo Pierre-Henry
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rikhi wrote:
this cat is groovy... to think i watch futurama all the time and didn't realise that this genius was behind it all
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parsec00 wrote:
Congratulations "variations pour une porte is very vey well Parsec.ws
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condra wrote:
FUCK YOU PRETENTIOUS ART WANK WASTING MY TIME
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Aserikoth wrote:
Apocalypse de Jean is amazing
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Aserikoth wrote:
A genius!
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bongrouge wrote:
This is awesome. Listening to Le microphone bien tempéré.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
best concrete performer ever.
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