# "A Day in the Life" crescendo **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [August 9, 1999, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-crescendo/165 "1999-08-09T19:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kanashimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@kanashimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanashimi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 1999, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-crescendo/165/1 "1999-08-09T19:14:00Z")
(Straight Dope Classic, posted 8/9) I heard that it was done by having every instrument play the scale, each one at whatever speed s/he chose. * * * “With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.” - Rhett Butler ---
**Author:** ![CptHowdy65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@CptHowdy65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CptHowdy65)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 1999, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-crescendo/165/2 "1999-08-09T20:17:00Z")
Per Jeff Russell, The Beatles Album File and Complete Discography, “the orchestra build-up was recorded four times and then dubbed one on top of each other, slightly out of synchronisation…” * * * The worst thing that can possibly happen is not be used for something by someone - Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![Won-Tolla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5ac83/32.png) [@Won-Tolla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Won-Tolla)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-crescendo/165/3 "2005-06-12T17:37:19Z")
I heard that the orchestra was given a sheet with two notes on it; a deep one at the start and a high one at the end (this would be consistent with the idea of playing the scale), and these instructions: “Start here, simultaneously. Stop here, simultaneously. In between, do as you want.”