Wavemakers (2013)

An ensemble of fascinating characters seek to reinvent and revive a sophisticated early electronic music instrument that is anything but obsolete the Ondes Martenot An inspiring but mysterious device that everyone has heard but rarely heard of it was celebrated as the musical invention of the 20th century This filmic sonic and human journey explores an intense love affair with musical expression and spins the tale of an enduringly cuttingedge technology on the verge of a major resurgence It bridges a missing link in the history of electronic music by placing the instrument in a rich artistic and technological lineage