Guitar-Viol: See How a Film Composer Uses One
Here's Tyler Bates with his Guitar-Viol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3aZA-CuAqEand how the piece was eventually used in "The Watchmen":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAvJKFUjPPsI found this very inspiring on multiple levels; on one hand is the actual instrument itself and all the amazing sounds, and on another level how a master composer like Tyler Bates would apply it to creating a score. I also enjoyed how he explained his thought process...
I had no idea that so many film composers use this thing.