Aside from his studio work with popular artist like
Glen Campbell,
Dorris Day,
Mel Tormé,
The Lettermen and many others, Garson was a pioneer to the world of electronic music.From the mid 60’s to the mid 70’s, Garson wrote music for a number of strange theme albums. One of the most popular, and sought after, of these strange records is
Cosmic Sounds by The Zodiac, which featured many well known, but unnamed studio artist of the time, and is known as the first recording from the West Coast to use the Moog Synthesizer.
mp3
The Zodiac - Aquarius
Other cult albums included an album to accompany the book
The Sensuous Woman,
Plantasia, an album to help plants grow,
The Wozard of Iz, a psychedelic satire based on
The Wizard of Oz,
Electronic Hair Pieces, and a series of 12 albums based on signs of the zodiac.
mp3
Wozard Of Iz - I’ve Been Over The Rainbow
Mort Garson is also the composer behind the
National Geographic theme song, which you can listen to by
clicking here.
http://www.die-monster.com/index.php?paged=3
May he rest in peace.