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  • #110812
    David Ice
    Participant

    Harp is very featured in the early sequences of the film Wall-E, performed by Gayle Levant and Katie Kirkpatrick.

    #110813

    We just took the kids this weekend!

    #110814
    c-k
    Participant

    We went a few weeks ago– I loved the harp in that score! It sounded very much like an electric harp to me. Just bought the soundtrack yesterday for my kids. It lists the harpists names but didn’t say if it was electric harp or not. It did mention “rendered harp solo” by Steve Tavaglione.

    I was able to pick out some of it on the harp by ear –my kids were very delighted to hear me playing Wall-E!

    #110815
    barbara-brundage
    Participant

    Thanks, David. I was wondering who it was–very nice score.

    #110816
    David Ice
    Participant

    Carol,

    The CD booklet lists all the acoustic musicians–including Gayle and Katie–as well as these instruments:

    Electric Autoharp

    Aeolian Windharp

    Rendered Harp

    and something called Metal Arppegios.

    It’s a unique combination of acoustic and electronic, but certainly the opening cues are definitely acoustic harps.

    #110817
    c-k
    Participant

    Hi David!

    Yes I just noticed your post in the other thread. I guess I didn’t read the booklet carefully enough the first time! It’s great they are using so many instruments. I want to

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