Laurie Spiegel

Laurie Spiegel
Born (1945-09-20) September 20, 1945 (age 79)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresElectronic, algorithmic composition, computer music
OccupationComposer
Instrument(s)Synthesizer, Music Mouse, guitar, lute
Years active1973–present
Websiteretiary.org/ls/

Laurie Spiegel (born September 20, 1945)[1] is an American composer. She has worked at Bell Laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronic music compositions and her algorithmic composition software Music Mouse. She is also a guitarist and lutenist.[2]

Spiegel's musical interpretation of Johannes Kepler's Harmonices Mundi appeared on "Sounds of Earth" section of the Voyager Golden Record.[3] Her 1972 piece "Sediment" was included in the 2012 film The Hunger Games.[4]

She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[5]

  1. ^ Don Michael Randel (1996). "Spiegel, Laurie". Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 857. ISBN 0674372999.
  2. ^ Amirkhanian, Charles. "Women in Electronic Music - 1977". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  3. ^ Gagné 2011, p. 255.
  4. ^ Dayal, Geeta. "Rare '70s Electronic Music Is Hidden in The Hunger Games". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ National Women's Hall of Fame, Laurie Spiegel