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I'm pretty sure it was Maurice Murphy.
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I just had a look on imdb and it says it was Malcolm McNab. I thought he was a ham shank or did he come over with Jed.
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Malcom McNab? Really? Now that's odd.
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Nov 30, 2022 - 11:55 AM
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IanB
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Definitely Maurice Murphy according to Paul MacLean
See the other FIRST BLOOD thread:
https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=147826&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=349#bottom
Hi. I've somehow come across these posts from 2022 about an early '80's film!! I can answer your questions and give a bit of background info.
I played first trumpet on First Blood.
My name is Ian Brown. I was Co-Principal (for a short time) then Principal Trumpet with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 1980-2014. I also worked with many other orchestras on a guest, freelance basis, and session work, including with The National Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1980's.
The NPO was a freelance, primarily recording orchestra run by the fixer (contractor) Sid Sax, who also always led the orchestra.
I was 24 - the First Blood sessions were at Abbey Road Studio 1 in the late summer of 1982. Second tpt was Simon Ferguson - freelance player who worked with many orchestras, groups, sessions, including The Academy of St Martins and Philip Jones Brass; third tpt was John Hardy - Principal Cornet and my colleague at the ROH Orchestra. All three of us now retired!! I think first trombone was John Iveson, then my colleague at the ROH; first horn Derek Taylor (BBC Symphony Orchestra).
Sid Sax was the foremost London fixer at the time, using top freelance players and members of London orchestras. His amazing string sections usually comprised many leaders and principal players. The brass sections comprised top freelance and session players and, when I worked with the NPO in the '80's, very often members of either the Royal Opera House or BBC Symphony Orchestras. He usually booked on an all-or-nothing basis and players from those orchestras, which are salaried "house" orchestras, generally had less hectic schedules then and seemingly could often provide sort of "readily available" sections for a run of sessions.
I sometimes worked with John (Barclay) on NPO sessions but Maurice (Murphy) rarely worked for Sid during that period, if at all - I never saw him. The LSO had had a resurgence in its reputation and especially film work since Star Wars in 1977 and its subsequent relationship with John Williams, not least because of Maurice! I think he said that his first note on joining the LSO was the opening high C in the first Star Wars film session. The rest is history!
The word at the time was that there was a business rivalry between the NPO and the LSO over film work and that either Sid wouldn't use LSO players or LSO players were not allowed to work for Sid - I don't know how true that was! Probably more to the point - the LSO was extremely busy with a ridiculously hectic concert and touring schedule, plus its own film session work.
Hope that's of interest
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Hope that's of interest
That's very much of interest! Thanks for stopping by and sharing this background information with us Ian! Welcome to our little corner on the Net.
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Hope that's of interest
It was. 
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Yeah thanks so much for correcting the record Ian, and the heartiest compliments at your amazing trumpet playing at such a young age on such a major Goldsmith score! I echo Kev’s inquiry in wondering whether you played on any other Goldsmith scores and have any other memories to share about playing for him. What was he like at that time, as a conductor?
Yavar
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I've read a lot of interesting things on this forum over the years but Mr. Brown's recollections are at the top. Like a lot of us, this particular recording session is special to me and hearing from anyone who was there firsthand is a treat but to hear from someone who actually played with the orchestra, it's about as close to actually being there during those glorious sessions as any of us fans will ever get. Fantastic stuff and one of the reasons I keep coming back to this forum.
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Just earlier in this thread, before Ian Brown's reply, another member was sure it was Maurice Murphy for this film, too, so...
Maurice Murphy: The answer to all trumpet questions. ;-)
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then you should have no problem in recognizing this part - a transcription of home coming trumpet part - complete with opening mistake notation (the trumpet comes in like he missed he was on - you can hear it in the recording)
https://we.tl/t-y0wML8PWva
i hope download links of PDF are okay - there is no virus - just a PDF with a part from my unfinished transcription
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