Nollman mainly plays slide guitar for whale species, but has worked with a wide range of other musicians, including a grammy-winning oboe player, violinists, percussionists, a chanting Tibetian lama and more.

His evocative, familiar “Swan Lake” score is at least partly to blame for horror’s ballet fixation: Its plaintive oboe and shimmering harp offer all the dramatic tension a director could need.

Adaptations to oboe abound, including from wordless vocalises by Ravel, Messiaen and Saint-Saëns.

She gave as an example a scene at Eric’s ranch in Wyoming where “oboes and clarinets play triplets, suggesting someone riding a horse.”

He worked on four albums blending his oboe with horns, strings and drums in instrumental interpretations of hits of the day.