# What movie/scene am I thinking of (frantic trumpet) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 17, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381 "2026-08-17T17:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/1 "2026-08-17T17:08:05Z")
I was running around our facility the other day trying to get some tasks done while dodging other employees and music popped into my mind of frantic fast paced trumpet playing almost “flight of the bumblebee” pace. I couldn’t recall if I had see it in a particular movie or if it was a common trope of people either running or driving in a panic while a solo trumpet is matching the tempo of the scene. The scene may even have an actual trumpet player performing as part of the movie while they flash between him and other clips of the scurrying characters. Any matching scenes you can think of? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/2 "2026-08-17T17:15:36Z")
Was it the 1970 movie, “Tora! Tora! Tora!”? There is a scene where the band is playing the anthem but speeded it up insanely because the Japanese were beginning their attack. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/3 "2026-08-17T19:48:45Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > trope of people either running or driving in a panic This is often Yakety Sax in meme shorthand. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/4 "2026-08-17T20:34:53Z")
Your description reminds me of that very fast trumpet piece in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (I think where the Bride goes off to Japan?) which sounds like a classical piece done in a manic Mariarchi style. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/5 "2026-08-17T20:44:48Z")
Not a sax, but maybe “March Of The Swivelheads” the song from Ferris Beuller when he’s trying to beat his parents home. Also not a sax, but Jump Into The Fire by Harry Nilsson, the song playing in Goodfellas when Henry was being followed by the helicopter. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/6 "2026-08-17T22:03:37Z")
> [@Staggerlee](#): > > Your description reminds me of that very fast trumpet piece in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (I think where the Bride goes off to Japan?) which sounds like a classical piece done in a manic Mariarchi style. AKA The Green Hornet theme which _is_ Flight of the Bumblebee. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fwh3H8nt5r0/maxresdefault.jpg "Al Hirt - Green Hornet (Kill Bill vol.1) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwh3H8nt5r0) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/7 "2026-08-17T22:12:18Z")
[thé à la menthe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr834Cs9ncs&t=11s) ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/8 "2026-08-18T01:59:34Z")
Yes, definitely the Kill Bill / Green Hornet transitional sequence I was thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/9 "2026-08-18T02:34:21Z")
The manic jazz/surf rock trumpet / piano soundtrack a bit of a trope with spy/heist themed shows and films though (sort of like the plane flying across the map bit). [Opening credits of Archer](https://www.google.com/search?q=opening+archer&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1034US1034&oq=opening+archer&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTMzMTNqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.rb&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f366a4ab,vid:DzrwK8uDiiE,st:0) [Opening credits of Cowboy Bebop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-D9LrFJd4) [Snatch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiPRyTfzbPE) [The Incredibles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzWny22tngw) [Pulp Fiction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI1yt38A9-E) [Ocean’s 11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aImTvPQjr4I) [The Firm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0vCzkK_AJ0) [One Battle After Another](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ugeYAU6SXQ) ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/10 "2026-08-18T11:16:00Z")
The first Bill and Ted movie had Flight of The Bumblebee played on guitar by Extreme while Joan of Arc was working out at the gym. ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381/11 "2026-08-18T11:25:16Z")
It quotes snippets of _Flight of the Bumblebee_ but it’s not the same piece; there are several parts of the trumpet line that Al Hirt added to what old Nikolai wrote.