A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony Burgess. The adaptation was produced, written, and directed, by Stanley Kubrick. It stars Malcolm McDowell as the charismatic delinquent Alex. The film features a soundtrack comprised mostly of classical music selections and Moog synthesizer compositions by Wendy Carlos (under the name Walter Carlos at the time, prior to her sex reassignment surgery).