‘Grandfather of techno’ Pierre Henry dies at 89

This file photo taken on December 6, 2002 shows French composer Pierre Henry performing his latest creation during a concert in Nantes, western France. Henry has died, aged 89, his entourage announced on July 6, 2017.- AFP

Paris: French electronic composer Pierre Henry – whose music inspired the theme tune of the American animated television series Futurama – has died at the age of 89, his assistant said.

Known as the “grandfather of techno”, Henry’s “Psyche Rock” riff was used in the Oscar-winning Costa-Gavras film Z (1969) and later remixed by British DJ Fatboy Slim for the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film Mean Girls.