Composer and producer Alan Marchand hails from Texas, and has a large catalog online consisting of a variety of musical styles and almost 20 genres, including Jazz, New Age, Classical, Latin, and Holiday music. Alan's tracks offer jazz piano, cool horns, occasional vocals, and a rhythmic, laidback vibe perfect for upbeat commercial, modern movies and TV shows depicting characters caught up in a too-busy schedule in a too-busy world. Alan's music has been placed in multiple broadcasts and film and television productions worldwide.
"After Hours" encourages the listener to drift into reverie, thinking of loves won and lost long ago. Our arrangement, a slow ballad that features solo vibraphone backed by a soulful acoustic piano trio, provides background music to enhance a dramatic or romantic film or television production. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
"Alone Together" features a slow, romantic piano trio. Picture a couple at a small table in an intimate cocktail lounge as they gaze at one another, totally unaware of their surroundings. Our arrangement provides background music to enhance a romantic scene in a film or TV production. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"Apesadumbrado" is a woe-is-me minor blues performed by acoustic piano and mellow vibraphone backed by acoustic bass, and drums. The arrangement features two mournful baritone saxophone solo choruses. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
"Back To Square One" - the direction you gotta go sometimes when the best laid plans don't seem to be working out. Our up-tempo blues arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 185) features acoustic piano and vibraphone solos backed by acoustic bass, jazz electric guitar, and drums, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Bersey Jounce" is an up-tempo jazz number that features section in- and out-choruses (baritone saxophone and trombones) with intermediate baritone saxophone and acoustic piano solos. The arrangement provides background music to transition between scenes in an action flick. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"BlueBelle" is a low-down, moody blues that mourns love's labor lost. The opening choruses are performed by a soulful piano trio, which then is joined by a sorrowful baritone saxophone. Enhance a bar-room or lounge scene in a dramatic film or TV production. Instrumental, Blues, East Coast Blues
"Blues in G" is an upbeat 12-bar blues (quarter note = 209) that features an extended baritone saxophone solo backed by acoustic piano, jazz guitar, bass and drums. Segue, transition between scenes in a historical or dramatic film or TV production. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"BOO-YAH!" - fans of CNBC's "Mad Money" will immediately recognize Jim Cramer's trademark cry. Our up-tempo (4/4 time, quarter note = 205) jazz/bebop arrangement features acoustic piano backed by jazz electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
"Boppin' Nanny" - that's a hootenanny for 1950s hepcats. Our medium-fast (4/4 time, quarter note = 195) bebop composition is performed by an upbeat piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
"Bread 'n' Butter" captures the essence of the piano-less post-bop sound popularized in the late 1950s by the late Gerry Mulligan. Our arrangement features two baritone saxophones backed by acoustic bass and drums/brushes. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
"Caipirinha" - Brazil's national beverage. Our bossa nova arrangement features acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass, drums, and various percussion instruments. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
"Carinhoso" (Loving) is a bossa nova arrangement that features baritone saxophone and piano solos with a three-part harmony baritone saxophone bridge. The mood of the song is bright, happy, loving, romantic. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
"Cassie" is an homage to Cassie Black, the heroine in Michael Connelly's 2000 crime novel "Void Moon". Our arrangement, which features rubato acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass, sets the mood for a romantic tryst to enhance a scene in a romantic film or television production, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
"Catch As Catch Can" describes a situation that calls for improvisation. One must do whatever is necessary with the means at hand to get the job done. The head and out choruses feature mellow vibraphone and baritone saxophone. Improvisational choruses are performed by an acoustic piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Down Memory Lane" is a 1930s-style arrangement that features clarinet and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. The mood is thoughtful and nostalgic. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"Dr. Pepper" is an upbeat arrangement of a bebop composition that owes its genesis to Thelonious Monk, with a nod to Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts". The performance features solo acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
É Uma Carioca (She's A Carioca) is a gentle bossa nova arrangement that features acoustic piano backed by acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums, and Latin percussion. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
You just entered a tapioca-colored restaurant, where dinner is being served at 4 PM. You're surrounded by blueheads with boyfriends wearing polyester lemon slacks and white shoes. The arrangement features baritone saxophone and acoustic piano backed by jazz electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Ragtime
"El Amor Todo Lo Puede" (Love Will Find a Way) features a Latin arrangement with solo piano backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Tropical, Rumba
"Eldorado Blues" features an extended baritone saxophone solo. During the first chorus, the soloist is backed by banjo, clarinet and piano trio. By way of contrast, throughout the second chorus the soloist is backed by a piano trio that performs with a distinctly post-1960s jazz feel. Instrumental, Blues, Delta Blues
"Entre Nous" (Between You and Me) features acoustic piano and vibraphone solos backed by jazz electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Beautiful transitional and/or background music to enhance a romantic or romantic comedy production. Happy, sweet playful joyful music, holding hands, sweet kisses. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Evangeline Parish, named for the Arcadians, is home to Mamou, the self-proclaimed Cajun music capital of the world. A slow, down-and-out blues performed by a righteous Dukes of Dixieland-style band that can be used to enhance a historical or dramatic film or TV production. Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
A person who commits to a project wholeheartedly is said to "jump in feet first" - hence, the song's title. The arrangement, which features an extended baritone saxophone solo backed by acoustic bass and drums, adopts the style made famous in the 1960s by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Fique Tranquilo", spoken at the first sign of a stressful situation, is the Brazilian equivalent of the Aussies' "no worries, mate!". The arrangement features acoustic piano and baritone saxophone solos backed by gentle bossa nova rhythms. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
The song accompanies a modern Chinese poem, "Fu Rong Niao Niao", that describes the motion of Chinese water lilies in a quiet pond. Our arrangement features a variety of Oriental wind, string, and percussion instruments. Instrumental, Chinese, Chinese Corporate
Donnie Brasco knew a fugazi when he saw one! Our medium tempo jazz arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 100) features mellow vibraphone and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Our arrangement can be used to transition between scenes in a romantic or romantic comedy production. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"Gentle Conversation" provides a film/TV score to enhance a romantic scene or to transition between scenes in a romantic production. Our arrangement features acoustic piano and baritone saxophone solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
"Gigolo Cubano" - Dressed in 1950s Cuban high-fashion, straight black hair slicked back, he struts purposefully down the broad, tree-lined Prado. He is heading toward the Tropicana, where he can look forward to yet another evening of paid romance with a wealthy Cuban dowager. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
It's Friday at 6 PM, and the local watering hole is packed with aspiring yuppies. Each guy speaks quietly to a young lady, pretending to care. And each young lady listens to the guy hopefully, pretending not to care. Our arrangement features a vibraphone solo backed by guitar, piano, bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Harvey Wallbanger: a heady mixture of vodka (1 oz), orange juice (4 oz) and Galliano (1/2 oz). Float the Galliano on top and serve. Harvey's dancing to an up-tempo 12-bar blues performed by acoustic piano and backed by jazz guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Go, Harvey! Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Honeydew" is an upbeat, smooth jazz arrangement that features a baritone saxophone lead and choruses backed by an acoustic piano trio with jazz electric guitar. The song promotes a happy, joyful mood. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
"I'd Rather Be A Has-Been Than A Never-Was" is set to a gentle bossa nova beat and features baritone saxophone and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass, and drums. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
"I'm Just A Glass Half Empty Kind Of Guy" opens with a harmonica flourish and continues with a down-and-out male vocal. We just can't help feeling sorry for this fellow! The song celebrates the American Dream gone sour; think of Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway in the movie "Barfly". Male Vocals, Blues, Harmonica Blues
The title is a play on a Latin phrase, "In hoc signo vinces" (By this sign thou shalt conquer). If you're under 50 years of age, you might consult Wikipedia to learn about Señor Wences. The arrangement features piano, alto flutes, and baritone saxophone solos backed by Latin rhythms. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
"Interlude" provides soft background music, which sets the mood for a romantic tryst. The arrangement features a rubato solo acoustic piano. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"Ipso Fatso" (Archie Bunker's rendering of a Latin phrase) is a walkin'-and-talkin' 12-bar blues arrangement that features acoustic piano and mellow vibraphone solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Iracema", José de Alencar's classic 1865 prose-poem, is a passionate tale of love and loss. Today, lovers meet near the statue of Iracema in Messejana Lagoon near Forteleza, Brasil. The arrangement features baritone saxophone and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
"I Remember Gaston" is a requiem for a departed friend. The arrangement features a solo mellow vibraphone backed by harp, acoustic bass, and drums/brushes. The mood is reflective, but not somber. The quiet modulation at the end of the performance suggests a celebration of a long and happy life. Instrumental, Jazz, Continental Jazz
Spice up your wassail with our jazz arrangement of James Lord Pierpont's classic composition, "Jingle Bells" (1859). Our upbeat arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 200) features vibraphone and acoustic piano solos with interspersed "quotes" from familiar Christmas tunes. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Jazz Ens.
"Juicyfroot" is a lighthearted, medium-tempo arrangement, scored for two acoustic pianos and rhythm, that can be used to transition between scenes in a romantic or romantic comedy film or television production. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Lady Day" was Lester Young's nickname for Billie Holiday. Our nostalgic arrangement, which features rubato acoustic piano backed by arco cello and plucked acoustic string bass, can be used to enhance a dramatic or romantic scene in a film or television production. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
"Lembrar de Você" (Remembering You) is a romantic ballad set to a bossa nova rhythm. The arrangement features solo acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass, drums, maracas, triangle, and cow timbales. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
"Level Two Blues" is an up-tempo 12-bar blues arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 195) that features acoustic piano and baritone saxophone solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Blues, East Coast Blues
"Llewellyn's Lleap" is a laid-back, medium-tempo 12-bar jazz blues that features an extended baritone saxophone solo backed by acoustic piano, bass, and drums/clap track. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Born in Cuba, guaracha as perfected by the late Celia Cruz eventually developed into the style of Latin music now known as "salsa". Our arrangement features vibraphone and baritone saxophone solos backed by acoustic piano trio and enhanced by driving salsa rhythms. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
"Lost Love" is a slow, wistful composition (4/4 time, quarter note = 60) that commemorates a love lost long ago. Our arrangement, which features solo acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass and drums, provides background music for a romantic or dramatic scene in a film or television production. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A medium tempo jazz number that features a sprightly piano trio, the type of smooth jazz that you might expect to hear in your favorite nightspot. Quiet, romantic music to enhance a scene in a romantic film or television production. Loving, happy music music to relax the listener after a busy day. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
"Meet John Dough" - not Gary Cooper ("Meet John Doe"). The arrangement sounds like a tune that Mr. Dough might whistle on his way to the bank. The arrangement features mellow vibraphone and acoustic piano solos backed by piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
"Melodious Thunk" - the nickname given to Thelonious Sphere Monk by his wife, Nellie. The arrangement, produced with a nod to a Monk classic, "Epistrophy", features an acoustic piano head followed by two baritone saxophone choruses. And, like so many Monk tunes, the song ends in a cliff-hanger. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
