In a darkened movie theater, a spaceship hovers high on the big screen. Eerie music wafts in like ectoplasm filling a room. It’s strange and foreboding, like the sound of a disembodied voice, a ...

You might think the use of the theremin would be a mark of distinction, but plenty of bands have employed the sci-fi sound machine. Led Zeppelin built a bridge out of it for “Whole Lotta Love,” the ...