Posted by Steve Marcus on July 08, 2000 at 20:04:01:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: close incounters of the third kind posted by Larry Zaidan on July 08, 2000 at 18:35:51:
Actually, the oboe begins "Bb-C-Ab-low Ab-Eb" and the tuba plays a completely different pattern. After the oboe (representing the human technicians' signals) repeats the pattern several times, and the tuba (alien ship) plays something else, we finally hear:
Oboe: "Bb-C-Ab..."
And the tuba answers, fortissississississimo:
"LOW A-FLAT--E-FLAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then there is a brief segment of the oboe and tuba in octaves, followed by a more and more complex exchange...er...conversation between the oboe and the tuba(s).
Hmmm, as I proofread this followup, I'm feeling rather silly about posting it...