David Arnold Brass Instrument

Cameron007Cameron007 Posts: 3MI6 Agent
in James Bond Music
What is the brass instrument Arnold uses in the tracks "White Knight," "Backseat Driver," and a little bit in "Bike Chase," and "Come In, 007, Your Time Is Up"? It's sort of a jazzy sounding instrument. It may not even be a real instrument, it might just be a mix of some sort. But I really like it and would like to know what it is. Thanks!

Comments

  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,313Chief of Staff
    It's a trumpet, played by Derek Watkins. Mr Watkins died in March this year, and had played trumpet (and sometimes cornet) on every single Bond film.
  • Cameron007Cameron007 Posts: 3MI6 Agent
    It sounds a little distorted. Did he play it a certain way or did they do something to it to make it sound different?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,313Chief of Staff
    A bit of both- Arnold would ask him to play a piece in a certain way (eg, "Play this part like the opening bars of TB", which wasn't a problem since Watkins had been the man who played the part in question anyway) and effects were often added at the mixing stage.
  • Cameron007Cameron007 Posts: 3MI6 Agent
    Do you know any way that that sound could be replicated?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,313Chief of Staff
    Either as above - a trumpeter who knows his stuff plus a skilled engineer - or through software.
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