This is a cover of "Journey Of The Sorcerer", written by Bernie Leadon and originally recorded by the Eagles in 1975. However, I mainly know it as the theme music of the original radio and TV versions of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy".
My cover is based on an arrangement for a quartet of cellos (!) by Stephen Hunt, available from Musescore:
https://musescore.com/epelion/scores/420751
I've transposed the arrangement from C minor to E minor and have played all four cello parts on mandocello, doubling the top line an octave higher on mandolin. In this key, the arrangement can also be played on guitars. As the Musescore score was really short, I'm also repeating the main riff for extra length. See attached for a PDF in E minor and octave treble clef, rather than the original C minor in bass clef. It's originally a banjo-based instrumental, but it's fun to play on mandolin.
Mid-Missouri M-0W mandolin
Suzuki MC-815 mandocello (x4)
Martin
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