SUMARIO: Introduction // Formative years : from Saint John to L.A / Early years at the NFB : 1945-1952 / The Unit B years : 1952-1964 / Career crescendo : from Labyrinth to IMAX / «Name dropping» : encounters with Schoenberg, Verèse, Ives, Thomson, Sorabji, and Havergal Brian / Covering his tracks : Rathburn’s train music / Idiosyncrasies and fascinatin’ rhythms : music for banjo, Jew’s harp, flexatone, historical keyboards, and calliope / The concert music / They shot, he scores : looking back and looking ahead // Abbreviations // Rathburn filmography // Lists of works // Rathburn discography // Notes // Bibliography // Index.