General Information

The art of providing background music is in maintaining the balance between the musical performance and the flow of natural conversation.  This presents no less of a challenge than a concert situation while demanding the solution of many additional technical problems.

At functions where background music is required we consider this balance to be one of our top priorities along with the choice of music and stylish presentation.

If you wish to leave the repertoire entirely to our discretion we will create an atmosphere unique to the style of the occasion and the guests present rather than impose predetermined music which may not be appropriate. The key to this is the ability to change the musical style to fit the moment.

 

REPERTOIRE

 

FILMS & TELEVISION

Composers include: John Barry, Ennio Morricone, Michael Masser, Marvin Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Maurice Jarre, Henry Mancini, Chris de Burgh ...

James Bond Theme All Time High Diamonds are Forever Goldfinger Nobody Does it Better For Your Eyes Only A Star is Born Love Theme A Walk in the Black Forest Chi Mai Do You Know Where You're Going To Evergreen Sleepy Shores Southbank Show Theme

Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack Pink Panther Theme Theme from The Bodyguard The Lady in Red Love Changes Everything Theme from 'Four Weddings & a Funeral' Theme from 'TITANIC' The Third Man Sunshine Valley The Thomas Crown Affair The Way We were Top Gun Theme Windmills of Your Mind Misty Lara's Theme

MISCELLANEOUS SONGS & POPULAR BALLADS

Including songs made famous by : Harry Connick Junior, Whitney Huston, Elton John, James Ingram, Patty Austin, Roberta Flack, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, James Taylor, Chicago, Sting, Beverley Craven, Celine Dion, Robbie Williams, The Corrs...

Angels (Robbie Williams) What Can I Do (The Corrs) Don't Say You Love Me (The Corrs) No Matter What (Boyzone) Time To Say Goodbye (Bocelli) Unchained Melody In Your Eyes The Wind Beneath My Wings You,ve Got a Friend Fields of Gold Shape of My Heart Amigos Para Siempre Song For Guy Save The Best For Last The Rose Suddenly Lucky You I Honestly Love You Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)

Promise Me Perfect Moment Somewhere Out There All at Once Can't Help Falling in Love Sometimes When We Touch Annie's Song Autumn Leaves Cherry Pink Michelle Just The Way You Are She's Only A Woman to Me Chanson D'amour If You Go Away If You Leave Me Now I Left My Heart On a Little Street in Singapore People Send in the Clowns Take My Breath Away I'll Always Love You (Whitney Houston)

Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Gershwin, Cole Porter

Irving Berlin Steppin' Out With My Baby Play a Simple Melody Top Hat and White Tails A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody What'll I Do Jerome Kern All the Things You Are I'm Old Fashioned I Wont Dance The Way You Look Tonight Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Can't Help Lovin' dat Man

Gershwin I Got Rhythm I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise Bess You is My Woman Embraceable You Nice Work if You can get it White Christmas A Foggy Day The Man I Love Summertime Do It Again Cole Porter Easy to Love From This Moment On Night and Day Begin the Beguine It's De-lovely

Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Quincey Jones, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey, Ray Noble, Arthur Hamilton, Sigmund Romberg, Porter Grainger, Manning Sherwin, Errol Garner, Fats Waller, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Junior...

A Wink and a Smile Lullaby of Birdland A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Lover Man Ain't Misbehavin' Making Whoopee April in Paris Misty As Time Goes By Moonglow Blue Moon Moonlight Serenade Cherokee Mean to Me Cry Me a River My Baby Just Cares For Me When I Fall in Love Let There Be Love I Only Have Eyes for You Tea for Two The Girl From Ipanema The Party's Over Tuxedo Junction

Don't Explain Oh, Look at Me Now Easy Living Sophisticated Lady Evening in Paris Stompin' at the Savoy Everybody Loves My Baby Stormy Weather Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue I Cover the Waterfront T'ain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do In the Mood That Ol' Devil Called Love The Very Thought of You Them There Eyes Lover Come Back to Me This Masquerade It had to be You Chatanooga Choo Choo Sweet Georgia Brown Take Five Hit the Road Jack

RAGTIME (Scott Joplin)

Bethena Waltz Elite Syncopations

The Entertainer Cascades

MUSIC FROM THE SHOWS

Aspects of Love Cats Chess Fiddler on the Roof Perchance to Dream South Pacific

Phantom of the Opera Porgy and Bess Showboat The Boyfriend West Side Story Les Miserables

ITALIAN SONGS

Puccini Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) Oh, My Beloved Father (from Gianni Schicci) One Fine Day (from Madame Butterfly) Your Tiny Hand is Frozen (from La Boheme)

Traditional O Sole Mio Amor di Pastorello Core 'Ngrato Palomma 'E Notte Fenesta che Lucive Sante Lucia La Montenara

CLASSICAL MUSIC

J S Bach Aria from Suite No 3 ("Air on a G String") Flocks in Pastures Green Abiding Jesu Joy of Mans' Desiring Brandenburg Concerto No 1 (Movt. 1) Ave Maria (Gounod) Marcello - Cello Sonatas Pachelbel - Canon in D Purcell - Trumpet Tune Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto in C Major "Elvira Madigan" Eine Kliene Nacht Musik Movement 1& 2

Charpentier - Trumpet Tune Jeremiah Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary Handel 'Hornpipe' from Water Music Music from The Royal Fireworks Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Largo Vivaldi Cello Sonatas Excerpts from The Four Seasons

ROMANTIC/IMPRESSIONIST

Beethoven 'Moonlight Sonata' Cello Sonatas Excerpt from 'Pastoral Symphony' Elgar Chanson de Matin Chanson de Nuit Nimrod Salut d'Amour Romance Op.62 Faure Apres un Reve Pavane Berceuse from Dolly Suite Sicilien Tchaikovsky Love Theme from 'Romeo & Juliet Waltz from Swan Lake	Bizet - 'Habanera' from Carmen Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5 Debussy Claire de Lune Reverie Dvorak - Humoresque Saint Saens - "The Swan" from Carnival of the Animals Schubert - Serenade Schumann Traumerie Fantasiestucke Wagner - The Bridal March from 'Lohengrin'	Grieg The Holberg Suite Wedding Day at Troldenhagen Lehar - 'Vilja' (The Merry Widow) Mascagni - Cavaleria Rusticana Mendelssohn - The Wedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Rachmaninov -18th Variation from Rhapsodie on a Theme of Paganini Rimsky-Korsakov -Excerpt from 'Scheherazade' Strauss - Waltzes Squire - Danse Rustique

TWENTIETH CENTURY/CONTEMPORARY

Michael Nyman - 'The Piano' Murrill Four French Nursery Songs 'Jeux' de Nourrices

Shostakovitch - Andante from Piano Concerto No. 2

Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Walton - Excerpts from 'Facade'

 

This repertoire list is constantly expanding so it is impossible to provide an up-to-date list of all arrangements,
however, do let us know if there is a special piece which we can arrange for you.
We can also offer an extensive classical repertoire of a more esoteric nature.

 

 

FULLY BACKED DANCE TRACKS

Everything I Do Because You Loved Me What Can I Do On The Beach Beauty and the Beast You're Still The One Everything's Gonna Be Alright The Greatest Love of All The Lady in Red Isn't She Lovely Hello Come Fly With Me Night and Day One O'Clock Jump The Lady is a Tramp I Get a Kick out of You We Are in Love I've Got You Under My Skin It Had To Be You My Baby Just Cares For Me Fields of Gold Lover for Life Addicted to Love Spirits in a Material World Daniel If I Ever Lose My Faith Whatever We Imagine Love Me For a Reason Love in the Seventh Wave Take My Breath Away Love is a Wonderful Thing Shape of My Heart Careless Whisper Promise Me Perfect Moment From This Moment On

Bryan Adams Celine Dion The Corrs Chris Rea Alan Menkin Shania Twain Sweetbox Whitney Houston Chris de Burgh Stevie Wonder Lionel Ritchie Frank Sinatra Cole Porter Count Basie Frank Sinatra Cole Porter Harry Connick Frank Sinatra Harry Connick Nina Simone Sting Whitney Houston Robert Palmer Sting Elton John Sting James Ingram Boyzone Sting Berlin Michael Bolton Sting George Michael Beverley Craven Martine Mcutcheon Shania Twain