Dimitri Tiomkin gets the real music composition credits for "The Thing", but the playing of the theremin by Dr. Samuel Hoffman in key scenes is just as important in the overall soundtrack. We already touted the amazing skills of both these two men, and you can find it in our archives, so there's not much more to add, except, Enjoy this little piece from a film unlike any other!!
When "The Thing" wakes up, it's "Exit! Stage right!!" Guns a blazing, because...That Thing's Alive!!
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Rodan! predicts that best sci-fi flicks of the 1950s are THE THING and FORBIDDEN PLANET!
Adam Parfrey, the editor of the indispensable APOCALYPSE CULTURE books, is a renowned master of the theremin.
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