Star Trek II Sound Question
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The highest portion is just violins. The "ethereal chords" sound to me like harmonic whirlies (aka just whirlies); they have the same breathy/windy tone quality and the same pitch progression based on overtones. The low beat beneath it sounds like a combination of a softly plucked viola or cello string combined with a bass viol being bowed in the same rhythm, though that's the one I'm least sure of.
The name of a thing does not define it. The principle is the same regardless of the label.
Actually, I was going to say earlier that the recent Sydney Symphony Orchestra included this sound at the beginning of their "ST II Main Title" section of a recent live "Star Trek" concert at the Sydney Opera House.
At the next break, the conductor asked the audience if they noticed what instrument was used. No one reacted, so they asked the musician to demonstrate... his piece of flexible plastic pipe bought from a hardware store!
Actually, I was going to say earlier that the recent Sydney Symphony Orchestra included this sound at the beginning of their "ST II Main Title" section of a recent live "Star Trek" concert at the Sydney Opera House.
At the next break, the conductor asked the audience if they noticed what instrument was used. No one reacted, so they asked the musician to demonstrate... his piece of flexible plastic pipe bought from a hardware store!
Hold up - wait just a second. The Sydney Symphony orchestra played Star Trek music????
This is awesome!
Is there a Perth Symphony Orchestra? The arrangements - and even text/pics for the program - has all been down by SSO. Maybe Perth can pick it up?
I understand the Melbourne SO recently did a similar concert of all the "Star Wars" music.
We have the WASO - Western Australia Symphony Orchestra so we could theoretically host it. However, my trawling of the interwebs has revealed no such plans.
So write 'em a letter!
A plastic pipe was used. It didn't have that clever name, Christopher.
At the next break, the conductor asked the audience if they noticed what instrument was used. No one reacted, so they asked the musician to demonstrate... his piece of flexible plastic pipe bought from a hardware store!
That conversation made me laugh. Like from an episode.
"What is it?" - "It's *long-winded technobabble*". - "Dude, it's just a plastic pipe".
How exactly is "whirlies" more long-winded than "just a plastic pipe?" A flute is just a metal tube, but that doesn't mean it's wrong or pretentious to call it a flute.
