Film Music for Concert Band

Music is called 'the universal language,' and cartoons should probably have the same distinction. The wonderful humor of the animated characters takes us into a world where anything is possible. Ident...

Music is called 'the universal language,' and cartoons should probably have the same distinction. The wonderful humor of the animated characters takes us into a world where anything is possible. Ident...

Music is called 'the universal language,' and cartoons should probably have the same distinction. The wonderful humor of the animated characters takes us into a world where anything is possible. Ident...

John Williams's movie themes have become standard repertoire for concert band, and this gem is from one of his earlier movies. Powerful Western themes and colors are blended into a stirring rendition...

John Williams's movie themes have become standard repertoire for concert band, and this gem is from one of his earlier movies. Powerful Western themes and colors are blended into a stirring rendition...

Highlights from 'I Promessi Sposi', ''Nuovo Cinema Paradiso' and ''The Mission'.

Today, this blues song is mostly recognized with the 'Blues Brothers' Movie featuring Dan Akroyd and John Belushi. It was composed and recorded as early as 1937 by Robert Johnson. Johnson (1911-1938)...

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 Green Hornet Theme by Billy May can be described as a jazzy version of 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee' (Rimsky-Korsakov). It was written for the American TV series 'The Green Hornet' in 1966, and s...

This edition is an easy arrangement for Concert Band on the main theme of the TV-serie Bonanza. The Bonanza theme, emulating galloping horses, is one of the best known pieces of made-for-television mu...

Planes' is the sequel of the 'Cars'-movies which have been great successes all over the world. This time, it's all about planes, and the success is about to be repeated … The planes are the heroes of...

Smile' was heard for the first time in the movie 'Modern Times' from 1936 starring Charlie Chaplin as main actor. Chaplin himself wrote the music while Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner wrote the lyric...

Disney's animated film Frost was issued in December 2013 and immediately became a success in theaters. It draws inspiration from H.C. Andersen's fairy tale 'The Snow Queen'. The story is about a brave...

In November 2014, the conductor Peter Szilvay, on behalf of Christiania Wind Ensemble (Oslo), commissioned a piece from me. He was looking for a quite short piece of music, effective, intense and danc...

This arrangement is based on the well-known melody 'Little Cat' from the Swedish TV-series about Emil from Lønneberget written by Astrid Lindgren. The easy melody is arranged with a funky accompanimen...

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...

Beethoven's everlasting melody keeps popping up in different arrangements. This one is inspired by the version made to the movie 'Sister Act'. Gospel at its best! You may use this piece both in church...

Immerse yourself in the vastness of the Star Wars galaxy with the poignant "Jyn Erso Theme" from the blockbuster "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Master composer Michael Giacchino crafted a powerful ye...

'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...

Snowfall is a 24-episodes advent TV-production for children, made by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It premiered on the 1st of December 2016. The main character in the series is the orp...

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 the main theme from the movie 'Gåten Ragnarock' (2013) superbly composed by Norwegian composer Magnus Beite. The music is narrative with long, melodic lines combined with a rhythmic drive. Thi...

This lullabye comes from the children's film Karsten and Petra Become Best Friends, based on Tor Åge Bringsværd's popular children's book. This arrangement gives young musicians the opportunity to per...

Music has always been of great importance in Disney's magical world. The instrumental music and songs of the animated feature films provide a unique background and magic to any Disney story. Every Chr...

Composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have once again written music for Disneys sequel film Frozen II after great success in 2013 with Frozen. Many will probably remember Let it Go which...