Playing Pirates in the orchestra is what triggered this thread. The piece that we're playing is pretty short, so I got on the internet and looked for something longer to listen to. I found a compilation of the soundtracks for all for movies that lasts for over 2 hours. It's basically a Pirates orgy lol.
One of the remaining original orchestra members is another clarinet player so I've been sitting next to him or close to him for 20+ years. The others are in different sections of the orchestra, so I know them by sight but have never really talked to them. There are 80 or so people in the group sitting in assigned sections, and when we get the chance to talk it's mostly with the people who sit close to us.