Forbidden Planet is a product of the MGM studio, which at the time
of the production of this film was hardly in the business of making
science-fiction films. Originally planned as a "B" picture, the
1956 Forbidden Planet was praised for its spectacular special
effects and brilliant color cinematography. The plot practically
tingles with sexual innuendo and the dialogue is rich in references
to Freudian psychology. However, in spite of all this, the film was
marketed to a juvenile audience. Notwithstanding its uncommon look
and "feel," perhaps the most unusual aspect of the film is the way
it sounds. Never before had a major Hollywood effort utilized a
score generated entirely by electronic means, yet seldom does one
find commentary on how Louis and Bebe Barron's score again and
again challenges Hollywood norms. In addition to placing the
composers and film in historical context, James Wierzbicki's study
offers a deep and thorough analysis of not only the music as used
in the film, but also of the decontextualized music as presented by
the Barrons on the 1977 "original soundtrack album." The text is
generously illustrated with transcriptions and graphs, and can
serve as a model for the examination of other extended works of
electronic music for which no written score has ever existed.
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