Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, and shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure" (New York Times) peeks into the inventor's mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.
Score
Wall-to-wall analog synth bliss that'll ruin Spotify for a week.
Acting
Moog's gentle, philosophical presence—think Mr. Rogers with voltage control.
Direction
Patient, loving gaze at a man who changed sound forever.
Director
Hans Fjellestad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moog built his first theremin at age 14 and sold DIY kits from his parents' basement. Teenage hustle king.
Released months before Moog's death in 2005, the film accidentally became a living eulogy. He knew.
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