March 26, 2008 by John Ericson

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Tuben in Hollywood


Episode 42 of The Mellocast is an interview with film music librarian, Karen M. Smith. Proving that the show is not “all mellophone all the time,” early in the podcast was an interesting discussion of current Wagner tuba use in Hollywood. The upcoming movie Speed Racer has “tuben all over the place” and much use was made of Wagner tuba in Pirates of the Caribbean III.

For more on the Wagner tuba check my Wagner tuba page and my new book.

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Tuben in Hollywood
Published on March 26, 2008 by John Ericson

Archived under: Equipment, History   |   Wagner, Wagner tuba
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