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Jon Henrik Mario Fjällgren became instantly well-known after his appearance in Sweden's 'Got Talent' where he performed 'Daniels Joik' written for his recently passed best friend. Fjällgren was born i...

'My first love' is one of Jahn Teigen's big hits, and definitely among Norwegian pop-history's biggest classics. The song was featured on the 1979 album 'En dags pause'. Jahn Teigen (1949-2020) was o...

'Til deg' ('For You') by Marthe Haaland Wang and Trygve Skaug is featured on Marthe Wang's debut album released in 2017 The album was nominated for 'Spellemannsprisen', a Norwegian equivalent to Gramm...

Chris Holsten's song was one of Norway's most played in 2021 and is already a modern classic. In this song Holsten sings about his difficult childhood and lifts a most important issue, namely mental h...

One of the newer hit melodies (1986) made famous by 'Huey Lewis and the News', that already have become a standard. If you feel like dancing, do it! Opt. soloists: Trp/Sax/Euph or?

Hellbillies is a Norwegian rock band founded in 1990 in the small village of al, Hallingdal. They are now among the most popular bands in Norway with 16 CD-releases. They are awarded the Norwegian 'Sp...

This piece was commisioned by The Norwegian Band Federation - Northwestern Region for an summer festival in Eid. Intrada Orientale recieved it's first performance there in 2012. It is a concert-opene...

This piece was commissioned by Torskangerpoll Musikklag as a massed-band item for their “Storm Festival” in 2016. The “Storm Festival” is a festival for from bands all over Norway with concerts, parad...

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) was asked by his sister to compose music for a play for her children in 1890. He first started to compose Hänsel und Gretel, based on the fairy tale by the Brothers G...

This piece was commisioned by The Norwegian Band Federation - Northwestern Region for an summer festival in Eid. Intrada Orientale recieved it's first performance there in 2012. It is a concert-opene...

This piece was commissioned by Torskangerpoll Musikklag as a massed-band item for their “Storm Festival” in 2016. The “Storm Festival” is a festival for from bands all over Norway with concerts, parad...

Music for the movie 'Orions Belt' was written by Geir Boehren and Bent Åserud. They traveled to the archipelago of Svalbard to find inspiration for the music, the music is therefore based on the drama...

Gimme Some Lovin' is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group. The song has been covered by many other artists, including Da...

The song appears early in the movie 'Back to the Future' as Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) skateboards to school. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle...

'Jyn Erso Theme' portraits one of the new characters of the 'Rogue One - A Star Wars Story' movie. Great symphonic music from the pen of Michael Giacchino.

'Remember Me' is a song from the 2017 animated Disney Pixar film 'Coco'. The song apperars in several different versions throughout the movie, as a mariachi arrangement, ballad and even as a pop vers...

Norwegian Sunset, composed by Danish composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, is a famous song in Norway. In the movie Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, it's performed under a starry night by the main character Reodor F...

This is a medley from the advent series 'Snowfall' produced by NRK, the Norwqegian Broadcasting Corporation. The series tells the story about the orphan Selma who dreams of having her own family. She...

Sverre Bergh (1915-1980) was a central character in the music scene in Bergen, both as a musical leader at 'Den Nationale Scene' (theatre) and as a director for the 'Festspillene' music festival. He w...

This is a tune by Sigrid Moldestad (b. 1972), a Norwegian folk artist. She has based it on a warm and beautiful poem by Danish author Tove Ditlefsen. A text for and about love. Sigrid Moldestad won th...

'The Bonnie Banks of' Loch Lomond' is a traditional scottish tune first time published in 1841. It is often the last tune on a night of partying in nightclubs and dinner parties. The arrangement has...

This song from the band Hekla Stålstrenga is about Joe the boatbuilder. Joe builds the most fabulous boats, but has a deal with the devil that every seventh boat is going to him. Norwegian band Hekla...

(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66', often rendered simply as 'Route 66', is a popular song and rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. It was first recorded in the s...