musique concrete at the movies (2 of ??)

I was struggling to remember this one and then Andrew Parker comes through... 

the electronics in the movie came from Rupert Hine, whose long winding career in the biz I find fascinating (quirkfusion novelty hit "The Lone Ranger" with Quantum Jump; a motley panoply of productions; fake pop group Thinkman with all the music by him solo but actors hired to play the band for publicity shots and videos, including then-emerging comedian Julian Clary aka the Joan Collins Fan Club)

RIP Rupert Hine

One of those strange winding careers in British pop and edge-of-pop

A hit-maker for others (Howard Jones, Fixx, etc) but just the one hit for himself, as bandleader of Quantum Jump

big up the drummer on this



Bassman too

"Originally released as a single in 1976, the BBC banned it due to the drug and homosexual reference. However, thanks to Kenny Everett, the song received a lot of airplay on his TV & radio shows, and was re-released in 1979."

The albums showcase something else -  frantic fiddly fusion, the missing link between 10cc and Steely Dan,  at times like the missing link between Level 42 and Lizzy Mercier Descloux.

Then there was this project





A virtual group, music all done by Hine, but with actors - including Julian Clary - hired to play the parts of the group members for promo video and TV appearances. Clary played Leo Hurll, the keyboardist.