r/bassoon • u/shadoewfox13 • 23h ago

Bassoon representation in media?

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I do audio work for a small indie game studio, and a fun way to insert all the dev team into the project was by making us into npc's. I asked our artist to make my npc play bassoon, and since I do the audio, I recorded a few quick excerpts that plays when you walk past my character.

I was curious if anybody knew of other games or tv shows or anything else in main stream media where bassoon is shown or referenced? I feel like its an under represented instrument, and I can't think of any other times I've seen bassoon represented outside of music related communities.

also, for anyone who is curious, the game is called Delivery Issues and you can play the demo on steam for free.

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u/Lord-Taldo 18h ago

A Bassoon player is a recurring character (and punchline) in the TV show Fleabag.

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u/Bitter_Moose9219 14h ago

My dad bullied a bassoon player as a kid.

...guess who now plays bassoon.

(Me)

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u/Bagofmag 13h ago

Season 1 of Only Murders in the Building features a bassoonist!

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u/Berke80 18h ago

Over the Garden Wall had some nice surprises for me. :)

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u/LadyOfCastermere 6h ago

There is a crystal bassoon briefly shown in the Yuletide Ball scene of Harry Potter 4!!! Flipped when I saw her.

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u/Jolly_Professor_8291 31m ago

Usually when it shows up it's the butt of some joke. There's some new adult cartoon called 10 Year old Tom, I think? Star Trek TNG features a woodwind quintet performance at some point. Over The Garden Wall is still my favourite appearance of bassoon in media, though. 

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u/LurkForYourLives 15m ago

Upper Middle Bogan is great.