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Sunday, July 18, 2010

TV Synth Spotting via swissdoc

I added these to the Synths in TV and Film post as well.

via swissdoc:
"I stumbled across some moive scenes or TV shows showing same synth action:

*** Synths in Miami Vice TV Show
Episode Cool Runnin' (Friday October 5, 1984)
for episode plot see:
http://www.tv.com/miami-vice/cool-runnin/episode/107573/recap.html?tag=episode_recap;recap

Noogie seems to be a musician, he owns some roto-toms, two guitars, a guitar amp and a Realistic Concertmate MG-1



Episode The Great McCarthy (Friday November 16, 1984) http://www.tv.com/miami-vice/the-great-mccarthy/episode/107579/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary

There is big party scene whith a band playing, the keyboarder is playing a Moog Liberation Full scene here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBCfLLcDdo (band starts 1:19, Liberation first appearance 1:33)



*** Alvin and the Chipmunks - The movie (2007) There is a small homestudio shown, then instruments are thrown out, Roland D-50 and what looks like a TR-707. Later the instruments are taken again, rain is wiped off. Later there is a concert scene, where one Chipmunk is dancing and playing on a Roland Fantom X7






*** It might get load (2008)
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. Jimmy Page has a Realistic Concertmate MG-1 sitting around


*** Tango & Cash (1989)
There is a scene with Kurt Russel in the audio lab of the mad scientist who did a false testimony based on faked recordings he did, Kurt plays some digital sounding noises when the scientist enters, could be a DX7, there is a EMS VCS3 visible behind the scientist. Next scene shows Terri Hatcher in a club dancing to Yazoo's Don't Go and later drumming ahead on some Simmons pads.





Miami Vice - The Great McCarthy - Party Scene

YouTube via jamesyireland | May 14, 2010

"For many the finest episode from MV. From Season One of Miami Vice first aired on 16 Nov 1984 on NBC. Featuring Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, William Gray Espy as Louis McCarthy and Maria McDonald as Vanessa. Enjoy!"

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