http://www.haackmovie.com/ from the Nashville Film Festival reviews: HAACK: THE KING OF TECHNO Documentary Total running time 74 min. USA 2003
DIR/PROD Philip Anagnos CAM T. Anotonio Somodevilla, Anagnos ED Anagnos, Kyle Yaskin No less than a secret history of modern music, this detailed, concise and entertaining look at the artistic legacy of composer/performer Bruce Haack explores both the roots of today's omnivorous technology-based approach to music (from the synthesizer up through ProTools) and the ceaseless imagination and drive that led to some of the most inventive and unique recordings of the twentieth century?even if they were on records made for children. Renaissance man Haack was a gifted composer, orchestrator, educator, engineer, and piano player. King of Techno is an accurate summation of Haack's legacy. Techno music (specifically with its aggressive soundscapes and completely synthetic construction) ties into Haack's sonic experiments as it does the electronic endeavors of Giorgio Moroder and Can and became a big influence on today?s techno musicians. Featuring revealing interviews with admirers (such as ?fourth Beastie Boy? Money Mark) and collaborators and vintage TV footage, the viewer is granted a look inside the evolving face of children's arts education (featuring a priceless clip of Haack on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), the shifting paradigms of the music industry and the personal side of Haack in a film that is as playful and experimental as the music of Haack himself.
