| |
|
The Ondes Martinot has been used by many composers, most notably Olivier Messiaen. He used it in many of his works, such as the Turangalîla Symphony and the Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine; his opera Saint François d'Assise calls for three. Other composers included Pierre Boulez, Edgar Varese, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger and Maurice Jarre.
The instrument was frequently used in soundtracks for horror and science fiction movies, and is still used from time to time. Its uses include Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Billion Dollar Brain (1967), and Amélie (2001). On television Barry Gray frequently used it in his scores for Gerry Anderson's series.
It was also utilized by Bryan Ferry on the album As Time Goes By, and by Radiohead on their Kid A (2000), Amnesiac (2001) and Hail to the Thief (2003) albums, performed by band member Jonny Greenwood.