Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott (2010)

2010-09-171h 39m

His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.

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