A Soundcheck Film is the new video from Hauschka. It was recorded during a soundcheck before a concert in the A Different Forest tour in 2019. It is an experimental piece for piano and string quartet, with live manipulation of the piano sound. For this track Hauschka is joined by the Alma Quartet from
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The Pink Panther Theme was originally released by Henri Mancini as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 movie The Pink Panther and as a single, it has been used in subsequent Pink Panther movies and cartoons. This is a great rendition of the tune arranged for a quintet of double basses. The mood
O Mio Babbino Caro [Oh My Dear Papa] was originally performed by Florence Easton in 1918 during the premiere of the Puccini opera Gianni Schicchi and has since been performed and recorded by many artists. It is a daughter’s plea to her father to let her marry the man she loves or she will
Jump was originally released by Van Halen in 1983 as a single and then on their album 1984 the following year. This is an instrumental arrangement for classical guitar and violin. For this piece Thomas is again joined by Wiki Krawczyk on violin. It starts with Thomas playing solo with Wiki joining in shortly
Love of My Life was originally released by Queen on their 1975 album A Night At The Opera. It is a love song begging the singer’s lover to return after leaving, thinking it will all blow over and they will grow old together. This is a beautiful rendition of the song with both voices
Holding Out for a Hero was originally released by Bonnie Tyler as part of the soundtrack for the 1984 film Footloose and as a single, it was also included on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. It is about not finding a man, holding out for a hero, and dreaming of finding
The Number of the Beast was originally released by Iron Maiden on their 1982 album The Number of the Beast and as a single. This is another arrangement of a metal song for a nylon stringed guitar that includes all of the band’s parts played on a single guitar. For this video Thomas is
The Periodic Table Song was originally released as a single in 2013. It is basically a listing of the 118 chemical elements, with a little extra information, sung to the tune of Jacques Offenbach‘s Galop Infernal, better known as The Can-Can, from the 1858 opera Orphée aux Enfers [Orpheus in the Underworld]. This is
Zero Gravity was originally released by Kate Miller-Heidke as the Australian entry to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). It is about going somewhere with zero gravity as a way of dealing with the heavy feeling of being down, rather than giving in to depression. This is an excellent version from Nicole where she
Na Zare [At Dawn] was originally released by Al’yans [Alliance] on their 1987 album Zvuki Na Zare [Sounds At Dawn]. This is another interesting arrangement for classical guitar from TheToughBeard that is quite different from the synthpop original. TheToughBeard (4) [More] ToughBeard; (The) (4) [More] At Dawn (1) [More] Na Zare (1) [More] Classical