Is There anybody Out There ? - Wikipedia Is There anybody Out There ? For the live album, see Is There Anybody Out There ? The Wall Live 1980 -- 81. For album by A Great Big World, see Is There Anybody Out There ? ( album ). For other uses, see Is There Anybody Out There. `` Is There Anybody Out There ? '' Song by Pink Floyd from the album The Wall Published Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd Released 30 November 1979 ( UK ) 8 December 1979 ( US ) Recorded April -- November, 1979 Genre Progressive rock, rock opera Length 2 : 44 Label Harvest ( UK ) Columbia ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Roger Waters Producer ( s ) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters `` Is There Anybody Out There ? '' is a song from the Pink Floyd album, The Wall. Contents 1 Music 2 Plot 3 Film Version 4 TV excerpts 5 Personnel 6 Versions 7 References 8 External links Music The first half of the piece has the same concept of `` Hey You '', being a distress call from Pink. Musically, it 's a droning bass synthesizer with various sound effects layered on top, and a repeating chorus of `` Is there anybody out there ? ''. The shrill siren - like sound effect used during this song is also used in an earlier Pink Floyd work, `` Echoes ''. The noise was originally used as a sort of whale call for the deep - water - based `` Echoes '', and is created by David Gilmour using a wah - wah pedal with the cables reversed. The second half of the song is an instrumental classical guitar solo. Interestingly, it is not widely known who played it : In several interviews, David Gilmour has said that he tried to perform it, and was not satisfied with the final result ( `` I could play it with a leather pick but could n't play it properly fingerstyle '' ). Accordingly, session musician Joe DiBlasi was brought in by Michael Kamen to play with the rest of the orchestra. He was ultimately wrongly credited as `` Ron DiBlasi '' on the album sleeve because Roger Waters only remembered that it was a three - letter name ; Ron was the closest name he could remember to Joe when creating the record. Plot At this point in the plot, the bitter and alienated Pink is attempting to reach anybody outside of his self - built wall. The repeated question `` Is there anybody out there ? '' suggests that no response is heard. On the other hand, Comfortably Numb, some songs later in the album, starts with the sentence `` Hello, Is there anybody in there ? '' addressed to Pink. Film version In the film, during the ominous opening to the song, Pink is standing in front of the completed wall, and throws himself against it several times as if trying to escape. Then, during the acoustic guitar section, it cuts to Pink laying out all his possessions on the floor of the hotel room in neat piles. At the end of the song, it cuts to the bathroom where Pink shaves off his eyebrows and body hair, and tries to cut off his nipples with the razor, severing them. TV excerpts There are two excerpts from the TV programmes Gunsmoke and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. overlaid in the background of the track. The Gunsmoke excerpt is from the episode entitled `` Fandango '' ( first aired : 11 February 1967 ) ; Dialog starts at 32 : 54 of the show ; the dialogue is as follows : Marshall Dillon : Well, we got only about an hour of daylight left. We better get started. Miss Tyson : Is it unsafe to travel at night ? Marshall Dillon : It 'll be a lot less safe to stay here. Your father 's gon na pick up our trail before long. Miss Tyson : Can Lorca ride ? Marshall Dillon : He 'll have to ride. Lorca, time to go ! Chengra, thank you for everything. Let 's go. Miss Tyson : Goodbye, Chengra ! Chengra : Goodbye, Missy ! Miss Tyson : I 'll be back -- one day. Chengra : The bones have told Chengra. Miss Tyson : Take care of yourself. Chengra : Marshall, look after my Missy. The Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. excerpt is from the episode entitled `` Gomer Says `` Hey '' to the President '' ( first aired : 20 October 1967 ) ; Dialog starts at 1 : 45 of the show ; the dialogue is as follows : Sgt. Carter : All right, I 'll take care of them part of the time. ( This is where the next song in the album, `` Nobody Home '' starts. ) Sgt. Carter : But there 's somebody else that needs taking care of in Washington. Cpl. Chuck Boyle : Who 's that ? Sgt. Carter : Rose Pilchek. Cpl. Chuck Boyle : Rose Pilchek ? Who 's that ? Sgt. Carter : 36 - 24 - 36. Does that answer your question ? Cpl. Chuck Boyle : Who is she ? Sgt. Carter : She was Miss Armoured Division in 1961. And she was still growing. Cpl. Chuck Boyle : How 'd you get to meet her ? Personnel David Gilmour -- whale / seagull sound ( guitar and wah - wah pedal ), vocals Roger Waters -- vocals, bass guitar Richard Wright -- Prophet - 5 synthesiser with : Bob Ezrin -- synthesiser, string synth Joe DiBlasi -- classical guitar Michael Kamen -- string arrangements Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. Versions An alternate version appears in the film Pink Floyd -- The Wall The Oliver Hart song `` Ode to the Wall '', from The Many Faces of Oliver Hart, samples this song extensively. The Zac Brown Band song `` Junkyard '', from Jekyll + Hyde, samples the song extensively. References Jump up ^ Strong, Martin C. ( 2004 ). The Great Rock Discography ( 7th ed. ). Edinburgh : Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1 - 84195 - 551 - 5. Jump up ^ Mabbett, Andy ( 1995 ). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London : Omnibus Press. ISBN 0 - 7119 - 4301 - X. Jump up ^ `` Careful With That Axe '', interview with David Gilmour by Matt Resnicoff, Musician magazine, August 1992. Jump up ^ Fitch, Vernon, The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia, p. 155. Jump up ^ Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, Comfortably Numb -- A History of The Wall 1978 -- 1981, 2006, p. 93. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Wall Songs Side one `` In the Flesh ? '' `` The Thin Ice '' `` Another Brick in the Wall ( Part 1 ) '' `` The Happiest Days of Our Lives '' `` Another Brick in the Wall ( Part 2 ) '' `` Mother '' Side two `` Goodbye Blue Sky '' `` Empty Spaces '' `` Young Lust '' `` One of My Turns '' `` Do n't Leave Me Now '' `` Another Brick in the Wall ( Part 3 ) '' `` Goodbye Cruel World '' Side three `` Hey You '' `` Is There Anybody Out There ? '' `` Nobody Home '' `` Vera '' `` Bring the Boys Back Home '' `` Comfortably Numb '' Side four `` The Show Must Go On '' `` In the Flesh '' `` Run Like Hell '' `` Waiting for the Worms '' `` Stop '' `` The Trial '' `` Outside the Wall '' Related tracks `` What Shall We Do Now ? '' `` The Last Few Bricks '' `` When the Tigers Broke Free '' Related albums Is There Anybody Out There ? 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Question: who plays guitar on is there anybody out there
Answer: Joe DiBlasi