Google Doodle honoured German composer and scientist Oskar Sala on Monday, who was born 112 years ago. Sala is renowned for introducing mixture-trautonium to the television, radio, and film industries, so transforming them.

“Take a beat to celebrate German electronic composer Oskar Sala’s 112th birthday. He developed & played the mixture-trautonium, which introduced a unique sound to television, radio & film,” read Google’s tweet.

Take a beat to celebrate German electronic composer Oskar Sala's 112th birthday. He developed & played the mixture-trautonium, which introduced a unique sound to television, radio & film.

Learn about his legacy & instrument in today’s #GoogleDoodle → https://t.co/YC1kOPZFxe pic.twitter.com/r1wXsrDoLW

— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) July 17, 2022

Sala, who was born in Greiz, Germany in 1910, was musically inclined from an early age. His father was an ophthalmologist with musical skills and his mother was a vocalist. According to Google, he began composing tunes and songs on violin and keyboard at the age of 14.

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At a very young age, he was captivated by the tonal possibilities and technology given by a trautonium. His interest for trautonium led him to pursue physics and music, Google claimed.

On a mixture-trautonium, many noises or voices, such as bird cries, pounding, and door and window smashes, can be played concurrently.

The Quartett-Trautonium, Concert Trautonium, and Volkstrautonium were created by Sala, also known as the one-man orchestra. His contributions to electronic music paved the way for subharmonics, according to Google.

Sala was also involved in numerous television, radio, and film productions. Notably, he wrote music and sound effects for the 1959 films Rosemary and The Birds (1962).

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