James Bond trumpet player Derek Watkins dies

drum007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9949927/James-Bond-trumpet-player-Derek-Watkins-dies.html

Thunderpussy

Sad news. I was only watching the special features on Skyfall
where he has a quick interview yesterday.

Barbel

He'll be sorely missed, nobody did it better.
Am I right in thinking that Mr Watkins was the only person to have worked on EVERY official Bond movie, DN-SF?
And that therefore the chain is officially broken....

drum007

One of the best in the business indeed! Here's a RARE clip of him recording a cue from Casino Royale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsKnq-wMWdA

Blackleiter

Man, that gave me chills! Watkins was absolutely one of the best, and he will be certainly be missed on future Bond soundtracks. Thanks for sharing that, drum007. -{

drum007 wrote:

One of the best in the business indeed! Here's a RARE clip of him recording a cue from Casino Royale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsKnq-wMWdA

Thunderpussy

I love that "Wha Wha " sound they get from the trumpet by
covering the end then releasing. Sounds so Bond. -{

drum007

Thunderpussy wrote:

I love that "Wha Wha " sound they get from the trumpet by
covering the end then releasing. Sounds so Bond. -{

That's the magic of the plunger!

Thunderpussy

http://youtu.be/cOKZ5zSDaAA

Derek Watkins: MacArthur Park