Re: [Harp-L] Ocean's 13

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From an interview with David Holmes, who did the soundtrack 
for "Oceans 13" (found at http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-
Review/oceans-thirteen-david-holmes-interview):

"I remember one day I was driving to San Diego with my wife and some 
friends and we were listening to the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special and 
the harmonica kept on coming up. I thought to myself that I had to 
get one. Twenty four hours later I was in the studio and I asked my 
assistant to find a harmonica player. They came up with Tommy 
Morgan, who played on the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds LP, on the 
soundtrack to How The West Was Won, and who did the theme from The 
Rockford Files. I immediately said: "He'll do!" [laughs] He came to 
the studio three hours later. I had a cue I was working on that was 
missing one element and I played him The Comeback Special and he 
just started laughing and said: "That's me kid!" I thought he was 
taking the piss but he had played with Elvis. And he then set his 
stall out and nailed it in one piece."

-tim