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Louis Barron

Known for: Sound

Born 23/04/1920
Died 1989-11-01
Place of birth Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Louis Barron (April 23, 1920 – November 1, 1989) was an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. He is credited, along with his wife and creative partner Bebe Barron, with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet.

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