Cavatina
1,120 views · Published 31 March 2010 · 3:35 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: Philip Hawthorne · 2010 · Music
"Cavatina" is a classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers and is most famous as the theme from The Deer Hunter. Originally written for piano, classical guitarist John Williams recorded a version which was later used in the movie. The Shadows also released an instrumental version in the same year, 1978, which reached #9 in the UK charts. Recording details: Fender 1994 MIJ Strat, Bridge PUP, Marshall AVT50 amp, Clean channel, Fender Volume pedal, Boss CS-3 compression pedal, echo by Zoom RFX2000 with EFTP patch 21. Shure SM57 microphone. Audio recorded on Reaper and synced with the video. Backing track by Goran Tangring. If you are interested in The Shadows or any similar music come over to http://www.shadowsarena.com and you'll be made very welcome.
