A “Tone Master” and painter of sonic landscapes, Char-El (aka Charles Thaxton {1952-2019}) spent his youth gleaning from cinema and television soundtracks from 1950s and 1960s Science Fiction and monster classic favourites. Ever a lover of film scores -- the dramatic rise and fall of emotion and tension in film -- Char-El wove ethereal and otherworldly sounds into his musical compositions. ... more