| Biography | William Lang was a British trumpet player.
In 1953 Lang joined the Halle Orchestra, initially on third trumpet, but his reputation soon earned him a place at the London Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet player. He also served as principal cornet player with the London Symphony Orchestra.
As well as working with composer John Williams on the soundtrack to the Star Wars and Superman films, Mr Lang worked on William Walton's music for The Battle of Britain and other films such as The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. He also worked with musician Frank Zappa and Mike Batt, of The Wombles fame. Most notably, lang also played on the Beetle's 1968 number one 'Hey Jude'. |