Our arrangement features a solo by New York Philharmonic principal trombonist Joe Alessi, includes more contrabass trombones and cimbassos than is wise, and has been said to be Ser Tywin Lannister’s preferred version. “The Rains of Castamere” celebrates the Lannister’s decisive victories over their rivals, and was featured prominently during the “Red Wedding” episode of Game of Thrones.
This may be the only city in the world with a deep enough pool of professional low brass players to form an ensemble such as this. In an effort to make the ensemble even bigger (and lower), we decided to double the size of the group to over 40, adding many more bass trombones and tubas. After five years of plotting and waiting, the low brass players of New York were all available late one Sunday evening, and it was time to do it again. We have known for a while that we needed to make another video, but getting this many low brass together at one time is quite challenging. Over 40 of New York City’s top commercial and orchestral low brass musicians have reunited for Epic Low Brass “The Rains of Castamere.” This one-of-a kind ensemble features the legendary Joe Alessi on tenor trombone, an absurd amount of contrabass trombones and cimbassos, musicians from across the city, including Broadway, the New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera. Game of Thrones “The Rains of Castamere” (Cover for 40+ Low Brass) (21 Bass Trombones, 7 Contrabass Trombones, 8 Tubas, 3 Cimbassos, and 9 Tenor Trombones)ĥ Years later, your favorite low brass ensemble is back. ★Share this video and buy the track, and we’ll make more.★