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CoastalCruiser — 9 years ago(May 05, 2016 04:57 AM)

Having a hard time looking this up. The soundtrack, when at the end point of several episodes, there is one lone instrument in use plucking along underscoring the drama that the episode breaks on. Is it a guitar of some sort? A mandolin?

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Wow, that's really interesting! And it's great that you got such a fast response. Thanks for letting me know!
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Got an answer. It is a mandolin. If that doesn't quite fit (which it didn't when I considered if the sound was being made by a mandolin) read this excerpt from the email I got from the composer's assistant:
The instrument Debbie used is a mandolin - it was a period mandolin, so it sounded slightly different to a normal mandolin, which is why it's probably a little harder to identify!

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Thanx for that Moss. The link did not tell all, but through it I was able to locate contact info for Debbie Wiseman. So, I asked her directly. Who better would know? I'll let you know what she says.

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I believe it's either a theorbo or a lute, but I'm not an expert and couldn't say for sure. That's my favorite part of the soundtrack too. Here's some more info that might be helpful:
http://www.silvascreen.com/wolf-hall-by-debbie-wiseman-2/
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