Samuel J. Hoffman (July 23, 1903 in New York City – December 6, 1967 in Los Angeles ) was a notable thereminist .
14-517: Del Castillo may refer to: People [ edit ] Del Castillo (organist) , American cinema organist, theatre organist and composer Jorge del Castillo (born 1950), Peruvian lawyer and politician Kate del Castillo , Mexican actress Mariano del Castillo (born 1949), Filipino judge Michel del Castillo (born 1933), French writer Pilar del Castillo (born 1952), Spanish politician Other uses [ edit ] Del Castillo (band) ,
28-457: A Latin rock band from Texas See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Del Castillo Del Castilho , a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Del Castillo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
42-415: A theremin-fingerboard electric cello. Hoffman became a podiatrist and relocated his practice to Los Angeles in 1941 and registered with American Federation of Musicians Local 47 to pick up occasional music jobs. In 1944, composer Miklos Rozsa decided he wanted to use a theremin in the orchestral score of Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 film Spellbound , he contacted Hoffman, the only thereminist listed in
56-472: The violin professionally in New York City, leading nightclub and society bands under the stage name Hal Hope. In the early 1930s, he acquired a 1929 RCA theremin in payment of a debt, and in 1936, he had formed a nine-piece swing orchestra in which he played both violin and theremin. Later, he formed Hal Hope’s Electronic Trio, which featured Hoffman and his theremin along with a Hammond organ and
70-818: The Corday Perfume-sponsored and fragrance-themed album Perfume Set To Music , which reached number 1 on the Variety chart that December. In 1950, Revel and Hoffman teamed up with Billy May for a third album, Music For Peace Of Mind . These albums were forerunners to exotica ; they also influenced Sun Ra , who recorded a composition from Perfume Set to Music on his first LP, Jazz by Sun Ra . In 1950, Hoffman played on his first science fiction film soundtrack, Rocketship X-M . Soundtrack work for several other science fiction films followed, including The Thing from Another World (1951) and The Day The Earth Stood Still , whose music would be used as
84-603: The Faelton Pianoforte School, and, by age nine, was performing in public. He continued his studies at Rindge Manual Training School and later attended Harvard University , where he served for two years as conductor of the Pierian Sodality before graduating in 1914. Daily News critic Ben Gross, in an otherwise dismissive review of the short-lived summer replacement radio series Satan's Waitin', wrote: "The best part of it to this listener
98-597: The indictment, arrest and conviction of his father, Dr. Frank del Castillo, sentenced to three to five years in Massachusetts State Prison after "plead[ing] guilty to an illegal operation involving Annie Gallagher Sept. 6." From June 15, 1920, until her death on June 14, 1975, Castillo was married to Phyllis Arlene Woolley. On July 6, 1992, Lloyd Castillo died in Los Angeles at age ninety-nine. Samuel Hoffman At age 14, began playing
112-515: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Del_Castillo&oldid=1256166999 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Del Castillo (organist) Del Castillo (born Lloyd Gould Castillo , April 2, 1893 – July 6, 1992),
126-560: The soundtrack of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope comedy Road to Rio (1947). Hoffman began performing under his real name; he was customarily referred to as "Doctor" due to his profession. In 1947, Hoffman collaborated with bandleader Les Baxter and Harry Revel to record Music Out of the Moon , which is considered the best-selling theremin record of all time. The following year, Baxter, Revel, and Hoffman regrouped to record
140-619: The title theme for the pilot episode of the TV Series Lost in Space , as well as in various episodes of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea . Hoffman also made a number of TV show appearances, including on You Asked for It , Truth or Consequences , The Mickey Mouse Club , and The Johnny Carson Show . Hoffman died of a heart attack on December 6, 1967. One of his last recordings
154-536: The union register who could read music. The same year, Rozsa enlisted Hoffman's theremin playing in his score for The Lost Weekend . Both scores received nominations for Academy Award for Best Original Score , and the score for Spellbound won. In the wake of the success of Spellbound , Hoffman was asked to play theremin on several other horror and noir soundtracks in the late 1940s, including The Spiral Staircase (1946 film)|The Spiral Staircase (1946), The Red House (1947), and Impact (1949). He also performed on
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#1732773077983168-462: Was an American cinema organist , theatre organist and composer, who provided music for radio series such as Stars over Hollywood , Hollywood Theatre of Today , and Satan's Waitin' , as well as a number of animated short subjects, including several featuring Mr. Magoo . In addition, he served for several years as both program director and staff organist at WEEI (AM) in Boston. Castillo
182-525: Was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martin Castillo. Mrs. Castillo, the former Minnie May Gould, was herself an accomplished pianist and graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music , who also performed with Caroline Nichols ' Fadettes of Boston. She personally saw to Lloyd's early training, giving him piano lessons at age 4. Shortly thereafter he attended
196-428: Was the eerie, howling background music provided by Del Castillo, organist, and Dr. Samuel Hoffman , playing the theremin ." Castillo also founded a school for theatrical organists, the first such school in Boston. Among his students was longtime Fenway Park and Boston Garden organist John Kiley . Scarcely two months into Castillo's sophomore year at Harvard, The Boston Globe recounted, in rapid succession,
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