• barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    I’ve been an Eno fan my entire life, but I had no idea that he invented that sound. I wonder if he gets a royalty for every sale?

    It reminds me of the “DUN DUN” sound from Law & Order, composed by Mike Post. I read that he’s collected over $20 million in royalties from that sound alone.

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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      5 days ago

      One doesn’t really “invent” sounds so much as compose them. Inventing would be more like creating the theremin.

      As to the iconic Law & Order sound, damn, that’s a pretty sweet gig. Do something once and ride it for decades.

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        5 days ago

        When the guy who composed the song “Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weenie, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” died, I read that he called the song a “non-stop money making machine.”