Wendy Carlos

Wendy Carlos

b. Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939, Pawtucket

Wendy Carlos headshot, charcoalized
(discogs).

Carlos is a composer who popularized the synthesizer with her albums Switched-On Bach (1968), The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969), and the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange (1972). Following gender reassignment surgery in 1972 she continued her career with soundtracks for The Shining (1980) and Tron (1982) and a comedic version of Peter and the Wolf with "Weird" Al Yankovic (1988).

Last Edited
2022-07-15