New CD Release (available 12/9):

The Burnt Part Boys Chris Miller/NathanTysen (Yellow Sound Label YSL 566793)

"Family Tree" PLAY MP3
"Disappear" PLAY MP3
"I Made That" PLAY MP3
"Bowie's Lament" PLAY MP3
"Countdown" PLAY MP3
"The Man I Never Knew" PLAY MP3

Random Sampler
(some orchestrations, randomly selected from the recordings below)

"Who Do You Love? (I Hope)" (Annie Get Your Gun): PLAY MP3
"(The Legend Of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"(Hairspray (the movie)): PLAY MP3
"Shine Like The Sun" (9 To 5): PLAY MP3 (add'l orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus)
"Bet Against The American Dream" (NPR: This American Life. By Bobby Lopez): PLAY MP3
"The Mark of Cain" (Children of Eden): PLAY MP3
"Il Mondo Era Vuoto" (The Light in the Piazza): PLAY MP3
"One of the Boys"(9 to 5): PLAY MP3
"Through the Mountain"(Floyd Collins): PLAY MP3
"Heart To Hart"(9 to 5): PLAY MP3 (add'l orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus)
"Will You?"(Grey Gardens): PLAY MP3
"Spanish Panic" (Once Upon A Mattress): PLAY MP3
"American Dancing" (The Light in the Piazza): PLAY MP3
"Queenie Was A Blonde" (The Wild Party): PLAY MP3
"Gotta Get You Into My Life" (Earth, Wind and Fire ) (Mercedes Benz): PLAY MP3
"Black Is A Moocher" (The Wild Party): PLAY MP3
"Latin Doll" (Dance Arr: Jeanine Tesori) (Toyota): PLAY MP
"Central Park" (See What I Wanna See): PLAY MP3
"My Defenses Are Down" (Annie Get Your Gun): PLAY MP3
"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (Audra McDonald, arr: Eric Stern): PLAY MP3
"The Graduate" (Electronica (original) -- excerpt): PLAY MP3

For Further Listening

-- For more country check out 9 to 5, BURNT PART BOYS, DAS BARBECU and FLOYD COLLINS below.
-- For comedy see URINETOWN, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE
-- For classic Broadway: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, SOUND OF MUSIC, KING AND I, ON THE TOWN and the NPR song by Bobby Lopez "Bet Against the American Dream".
-- For legit: GREY GARDENS, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, LOLA, the Audra McDonald CD's and ARIAS AND BARCAROLLES.
-- For quirky, offbeat shows check out SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, URINETOWN, THE WILD PARTY, LITTLE FISH, FLOYD COLLINS, THE THING ABOUT MEN, CASINO PARADISE.
-- For theater-pop: 9 TO 5, LESTAT, CHILDREN OF EDEN, LITTLE FISH.
-- For jazz/big band: JULIAN FLEISHER, DARIUS DEHAAS and specific songs from various shows (GREY GARDENS, ON THE TOWN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, GUYS AND DOLLS).

Shows

9 To 5 (Original Broadway Cast Album) (Dolly Records 925-Butterfly 1)
"One of the Boys": PLAY MP3
"Heart To Hart": PLAY MP3 (add'l orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus)
"Dance Of Death": PLAY MP3
"Let Love Grow": PLAY MP3
"Shine Like The Sun": PLAY MP3 (add'l orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus)

Annie Get Your Gun (Angel: CDQ 7243 5 56812 2 5) GRAMMY WINNER!
"Who Do You Love? (I Hope)": PLAY MP3
"They Say It's Wonderful": PLAY MP3
"My Defenses Are Down": PLAY MP3
"I Got Lost In His Arms": PLAY MP3

Grey Gardens (Original Broadway Cast Album) (PS Classics PS-642)
"Around The World": PLAY MP3
"Goin' Places": PLAY MP3
"Drift Away": PLAY MP3
"Daddy's Girl": PLAY MP3
"Will You?": PLAY MP3

The Light in the Piazza (Broadway Cast Album) (Nonesuch 79829-2)
"Il Mondo Era Vuoto": PLAY MP3
"American Dancing": PLAY MP3
"Fable": PLAY MP3

The Wild Party (Broadway Cast Album) (Decca: 012 159 003-2)
"Queenie Was A Blonde": PLAY MP3
"Black Is A Moocher": PLAY MP3
"Lowdown-Down": PLAY MP3
"The Lights of Broadway": PLAY MP3
"How Many Women in the World?": PLAY MP3
"When It Ends": PLAY MP3

Once Upon A Mattress (BMG: 9026-68728-2)
"Opening for a Princess": PLAY MP3
"Spanish Panic": PLAY MP3
"Song of Love": PLAY MP3

Urinetown (Broadway Cast Album) (BMG 9026-63821-2)
"Overture": PLAY MP3
"Don't Be The Bunny": PLAY MP3
"Cop Song": PLAY MP3
"Snuff That Girl": PLAY MP3

Gypsy (Broadway Cast Album) (Angel 7243 5 83858 2 3)
("Gypsy Strip (Let Me Entertain You")): PLAY MP3

Triumph of Love (JAY Records: CDJAY 1315) (JAY Records: http://www.jayrecords.com/)
"Anything": PLAY MP3
"Classic Clown": PLAY MP3
"Serenity": PLAY MP3

Guys and Dolls (2009 Broadway Revival)
A cast album was never recorded. Here's the TV spot that they used in advertising the show. It shows the '30's jazz approach to the new orchestration, as envisioned by the director, Des McAnuff.
"Guys and Dolls TV 30": PLAY MP3

The Sound of Music (BMG: 9026-63207-2)
"How Can Love Survive?": PLAY MP3

The King and I (Varese Sarabande: 30206-57632)
"The Gold Ballet" (dance music: Eric Stern): PLAY MP3

On the Town (1999 Broadway version never recorded, but the first part of "I Can Cook, Too" is available on MY FAVORITE BROADWAY: THE LEADING LADIES (TVT Records: TVT 2010-2).)
"I Can Cook, Too" (Lea Delaria): PLAY MP3

Children of Eden (BMG: 9026-63165-2)
"Let There Be": PLAY MP3
"The Naming": PLAY MP3
"The Mark of Cain": PLAY MP3
"The Wasteland": PLAY MP3
"Close To Home": PLAY MP3

Floyd Collins (Nonesuch: 79434-2)
"Lucky": PLAY MP3
"I Landed On Him": PLAY MP3
"Through the Mountain": PLAY MP3
"Is That Remarkable?": PLAY MP3
"How Glory Goes": PLAY MP3

Little Fish (Ghostlight 8-4430)
"Days": PLAY MP3
"I Ran": PLAY MP3
"Remember Me": PLAY MP3
"Poor Charlotte": PLAY MP3
"Little Fish": PLAY MP3

See What I Wanna See (Off-Broadway Cast Album) (Ghostlight B000E3LHSM)
"See What I Wanna See": PLAY MP3
"Central Park" (excerpt one): PLAY MP3
"There Will Be A Miracle": PLAY MP3
"Central Park" (excerpt two): PLAY MP3

Das Barbecu (Varese Sarabande: 30206-55932)
(a country western version of Wagner's Ring Cycle (!))
"A Ring Of Gold In Texas": PLAY MP3
"Hog Tie Your Man": PLAY MP3
"County Fair": PLAY MP3
"Rodeo Romeo": PLAY MP3
River Of Fire": PLAY MP3

My Life With Albertine (PS Classics 03607 03132)
"The Song of Solitude": PLAY MP3

The Thing About Men (DRG 21471 47722)
"Take Me Into You": PLAY MP3
"The Highway of Your Heart": PLAY MP3
"Push It, Shove It": PLAY MP3 (excerpt from background music to a scene. Not on CD. Synth tracks and vocals: me).

Lola (Richardson/Elmslie)(Harbinger: HAR 1704)
"Staring": PLAY MP3
"Mirrors and Shadows": PLAY MP3
"Beauty Secrets Reprise": PLAY MP3

Casino Paradise (Koch International: 3-7047-2)
"Night Make My Day": PLAY MP3
"Ten Cent Piece of the Pie": PLAY MP3

Candide (Royal National Theatre, London) (First Night Records: Cast CD 75)

Film, Opera and Other Recordings:

FILM

Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture) (New Line Records NLR39089)
"(The Legend Of) Miss Baltimore Crabs": PLAY MP3

OPERA

The Grapes of Wrath (PS Classics PS-866)
"Truck Drivers": PLAY MP
"Things Turn Around" (excerpt 1): PLAY MP
"Things Turn Around" (excerpt 2): PLAY MP
"Little Dead Moses": PLAY MP
"Simple Child": PLAY MP

NPR ("This American Life")

"Bet Against The American Dream" (by Bobby Lopez) PLAY MP

AUDRA McDONALD

Happy Songs (Audra McDonald) (Nonesuch 79645-2) ("See What I Wanna See", "Ain't It De Truth?", "Bambelele")
"See What I Wanna See": PLAY MP3
"Bambelele": PLAY MP3
"Ain't It Da Truth?": PLAY MP3

How Glory Goes (Audra McDonald) (Nonesuch: 79580-2) (5 songs, including "Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home")
"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (arr: Eric Stern): PLAY MP3

Way Back to Paradise (Audra McDonald) (Nonesuch: 79482 2) ("Mistress to the Senator", "Allure of Silence", "Baby Moon")

JULIAN FLEISHER

Rather Big (Julian Fleisher) (Modern Records 61432 17142) ("For What It's Worth", "Rainy Days and Mondays") (NB: long excerpts)
"Rainy Days and Mondays": PLAY MP3
"For What It's Worth": PLAY MP3

DARIUS de HAAS

day dream (Darius de Haas) (PS Classics: PS-204) (I orchestrated: "My Love Is As a Fever", "Passion Flower", "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", "Day Dream")

"Day Dream": PLAY MP3
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'": PLAY MP3
"Passion Flower/A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing": PLAY MP3

OTHER VOCALISTS

My Favorite Things (Boston Pops) ("The Sound of Music", Collin Raye, vocal)
"The Sound of Music": PLAY MP3

Let Yourself Go (Kristin Chenoweth) (Sony: ASK 89384). ("If You Hadn't But You Did", "Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me/Why Can't I?", "He's Just an Ordinary Guy").

Mamaloshen (Mandy Patinkin) ("Papirosen")(Nonesuch: 7559-79459-2)

Finishing the Act (Craig Rubano) ("Sunday", "Now You Know") (AF Records: 60355-07762)

BERNSTEIN

On the Town (London Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas) ("Gabie's Comin'", "The Intermission's Great") (DG: 28943-75162) (This CD uses the original orchestration of the show. The 2 songs I did were cut from the original before they ever got orchestrated. I orchestrated them in the same style as the others).

Arias and Barcarolles (London Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas) (DG: 439 926-2)
"Prelude": PLAY MP3
"Oif Mayne Khas'neh": PLAY MP3

Original Music:

The collected compositions in this sub-section Copyright © 2005 Bruce Coughlin (ASCAP). Copyrights on individual pieces also apply.

Electronic:
"Tangiers" (excerpt): PLAY MP3
"The Graduate" (excerpt): PLAY MP3

Concert/Chamber:

Music for Film, Dance or Plays:

"All in the Timing" (main theme excerpt) (from the play by David Ives): PLAY MP3

A Midsummer Night's Dream
"Opening": PLAY MP3
"Entrance of the Mechanicals": PLAY MP3
"Titania and Oberon": PLAY MP3

The Fish Family Presents (dance score)
"Overture": PLAY MP3
"Beach Duets": PLAY MP3

Dogs (Emmy award-winning film from Turner Home Entertainment):
"Main Theme" (excerpt) (from Dogs. Lyric: Robin Lehman): PLAY MP3

The Winter's Tale
"Bohemia Out": PLAY MP3

Antony and Cleopatra
"Battle": PLAY MP3

Corporate/Jingles:

CORPORATE (composer and/or orchestrator):
Toyota, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, KKR, others
"Latin Doll" (Dance Arr: Jeanine Tesori) (Toyota): PLAY MP
"Gotta Get You Into My Life" (Earth, Wind and Fire ) (Mercedes Benz): PLAY MP3
"Hawaii" (Coughlin; Philip Morris corporate video): PLAY MP3
"Steelcase" (Steelcase): PLAY MP3
"Speed Demon" (John Lewis; Hershey Park (Country)): PLAY MP3

JINGLES (composer and orchestrator):
AT&T, Naya Water, ACLI, Revlon, Clairol, Stovetop Stuffing, Panasonic, others
AT&T "Opera": PLAY MP3
ACLI "Age": PLAY MP3
"Get Serious": PLAY MP3
Miller Beer (demo): PLAY MP3