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[markfree]

Never heard this piece before - very sad and haunting music; might have a go at playing it on my mellotron - if I can get hold of the sheet music.

[bluey]

You occasionally hear the odd a cappella version of it too, which can be quite haunting.

Edit - meant to add, it was used in the film The Elephant Man which I think was the first time I heard it.  Was in Platoon as well, I remember seeing that in a mobile cinema while on holiday in New Quay back in '87.  I had hair then.  And all my own teeth.

[MaxV6]

MF,   old original , or one of the  newer recreations of the Mellotron?


(wow either way,....  someone with a REAL one.... as opposed to the sample library versions)

[Dishevelled Den]

MF,   old original , or one of the  newer recreations of the Mellotron?


(wow either way,....  someone with a REAL one.... as opposed to the sample library versions)

Here's two famous faces from the past showing just what the Mellotron is and what it can do.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXtmKGkSa4[/media]

[Richie London]

this is the best music from an advert i think. cant remember what it was called, but this girls album is the best ive heard this year


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKIM3SkR45I[/media]

[Broomies Mate]

You occasionally hear the odd a cappella version of it too, which can be quite haunting.

Edit - meant to add, it was used in the film The Elephant Man which I think was the first time I heard it.  Was in Platoon as well, I remember seeing that in a mobile cinema while on holiday in New Quay back in '87.  I had hair then.  And all my own teeth.

Here is one version, which I think is very well put together;

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wub16iY6aKk[/media]

[Dishevelled Den]

this is the best music from an advert i think. cant remember what it was called, but this girls album is the best ive heard this year


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKIM3SkR45I

Yes, I quite fancied that one Richie. 8-)

[markfree]

MF,   old original , or one of the  newer recreations of the Mellotron?


(wow either way,....  someone with a REAL one.... as opposed to the sample library versions)

LOL ..........errrm.....it's (I'm afraid) M-tron Pro.
Some really excellent samples and I'd defy you to distinguish it from the real thing, altho some of the samples are a bit iffy - some birotron samples (one of rick wakemans failed projects) are woeful (the woodwind sample sounds like a cello).
I'd love a real one but there way too expensive - seen a couple go on ebay for around £2.5k and brand new ones are around £5k. My wife would have me sectioned if I paid that amount of money for one