Guild Wars 2

As tittle says, what is the instrument in track 4 ( The Priory Archives) doing the music solos!!
It is capable of extremely low sounds!!! What kind of great bass is that!? (Terrible sorry for my English).

https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/the-priory-archives?in=arenanet/sets/guild-wars-2-living-world-season-2-episode-5

Any one knows what it is?…because i am in love for it!!

The best i can think of it’s a Sub Contra -bass recorder! But not sure!

Thanks in advance.

P.S.- Terrible sorry, posted the wrong track before, corrected already! It’s was the “The Priory Archives” one!

The first time the theme comes around (0:40) it sounds like a contra bassoon playing in a higher register, but the second time (1:28) it sounds like a flute and bassoon playing together. It is a gorgeous piece and I love that they used an actual orchestra for this. I absolutely love the french horns and the fullness that the cellos give the theme. It’s been forever since I analyzed any music, but that’s my guess.

khani.4786:

The first time the theme comes around (0:40) it sounds like a contra bassoon playing in a higher register, but the second time (1:28) it sounds like a flute and bassoon playing together. It is a gorgeous piece and I love that they used an actual orchestra for this. I absolutely love the french horns and the fullness that the cellos give the theme. It’s been forever since I analyzed any music, but that’s my guess.

Hi mate, i can guarantee this instrument it’s not from the double reed wood family because it lacks the typical timbre. I am pretty sure about it because i was a musician in classic orchestras and camera groups for 30 years, and that was something i am very familiar with, from the Oboe to the counter-Bassoon!

At 1.28 it’s the mysterious instrument again, but i can guarantee again it’s playing the solo alone. But that time it looks a kind of Celesta/Chimes plays also in the background some times, what can create a illusion of a “Flute” due to it’s natural echo & reverberation.

As i told before the most similar timbre i know it’s the Great Bass & Counter-Bass Recorders. Other then that it must be some Ethnic instrument of some sort!

Can some one from Anet please help me knowing what instrument is that one please?
I will be truly thankful!

As last resort some one could also tell me the name of the composer of that track, and maybe i can write him asking that info.

One of these, maybe?

http://www.oguraflute.com/video_gallery

Teknomancer.4895:

One of these, maybe?

http://www.oguraflute.com/video_gallery

Thank you mate, again i am not yet total sure, but they look much more similar to the soundtrack than the wood recorders i talked above.
Very possible indeed!

I just watched the Living Soundtrack video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex9McZRWi40), and there is only very limited footage of the wind section of the orchestra, but in the shots that show the conductor from the back, there is something huge and tubular standing in the background to the right…

Gudy.3607:

I just watched the Living Soundtrack video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex9McZRWi40), and there is only very limited footage of the wind section of the orchestra, but in the shots that show the conductor from the back, there is something huge and tubular standing in the background to the right…

Great mate, thank you very much, i loved to see it:)

That huge and tubular instrument it’s from the double reed wood family i talked later, and it is a Contrabasson.

You can see it better in this video, to listen it’s sound and timbre (please go to 7.10m.)

As you can see it’s similar to what we listen in the track we are debating about, but not exactly the same.

As we don’t have a Dev’s answer yet about this subject, will try to ask the composer personally. If i have luck and he answer me, i will post here after that:)

Thank you very much guys:P