The Theremin has enjoyed a renaissance from the 1950s to the present, being featured in films such as "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Plan 9 From Outer Space", and popular music by [The Bee Gees]?, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles. Danny Elfman made extensive use of the Theremin in the soundtrack to [Tim Burton]?'s spoof B-movie, Mars Attacks. Leon Theremin died in 1993, having seen his invention become popular all over the world. A distant relative of Theremin's, [Lydia Kavina]? is today regarded as one of the masters of the instrument.
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