I am up early on a Saturday morning and the TV is on a channel that is showing Land of the Lost. It's a cheaply produced sci-fi childrens show from the 70's that some might remember. Whenever it gets spooky and aliens come in, I hear what sounds Theremin-like. Some of it is too quick and precise and sounds programmed, but some of the actual music sounds like it used a Theremin.
Land of the Lost
As a small child in the early 80's, waking up early enough on Sat morning to catch a rerun of Land of the Lost was one of my reasons for living. personally, my favorite Sid & Marty Krofft production- the themes were heavier and more complex (relative to sat morning programming)- parallel dimensions, fissures in time, kinda like a Doctor Who for kids. I actually got the complete series on DVD a few years ago and was please to find that it hold up fairly (again relatively) well.
As for theremin, I dont think I ever heard it on Land of the Lost. like many low budget sci/fi entries of the time, the sounds effects department was most likely one dude in a room with a prophet 5 (or other synth) Any theremin-sounding effect was most likely just a cranked portamento control.
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