Bailey Rae found success both in the UK and in the USA with the feel good hit “Put Your Records On,” which, for many, became the pop anthem of 2006, and the languid ballad “Like A Star.” Her self-titled album “Corinne Bailey Rae” went straight to number one in the UK album charts and sold over a million copies in the US. After a whirlwind year of touring and achieving phenomenal success, including 4 Grammy Award nominations for her solo work, Bailey Rae ended on a high, headlining the Jazzworld Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2007. Sadly, this high was shattered by the death of her husband in early 2008.

Corinne returns with a new album entitled “The Sea,” an openly more serious second album that has been greeted with much critical acclaim for her artistic growth. Some quarters have drawn comparisons with Jeff Buckley to her new music. The album charts Bailey Rae’s journey through her grief and tragic loss, never offering any answers but encouraging the listener to find “beauty and grace even in the darkness.”

Album highlights include the hauntingly beautiful opening track and first single from the album, “Are You Here,” the poignant “I’d Do It All Again,” the funky “The Blackest Lily,” the sweetly nostalgic-yet-upbeat “Paris Nights/New York Mornings,” and title track “The Sea.”

Download sheet music for the album entitled “The Sea” by Corinne Bailey Rae.

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Did you watch the Academy Awards? This year’s nominated films ranged from popular movies like AVATAR to CRAZYHEART, a movie starring Jeff Bridges about a country singer-songwriter named “Bad Blake.”

Our selection of movie sheet music highlights a few films that were nominated for the music-related categories, but we do have a few other songs we’d like to point out from other films. First, we’d like to highlight that we have the theme song from INVICTUS, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of Nelson Mandela earned him his fifth nomination for “Best Actor.”

We also have two songs from CRAZY HEART. The first is the signature song from the film entitled The Weary Kind which was composed by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett. This song won an Oscar for “Best Original Song.” The second is the song Fallin’ and Flyin’ which was performed by Jeff Bridges in the movie about “Bad Blake.”

Download sheet music from CRAZY HEART.

Two Disney movies were also nominated for a music-related Academy award as well. Besides winning in the category of “Animated Feature Film,” UP won an award in the category of “Best Musical Score.” The music was composed by Michael Giacchino, whose work stretches from television shows like LOST to action-adventure movies like STAR TREK and everything in between. Giacchino has written several scores for animated features, including RATATOUILLE and THE INCREDIBLES! This particular soundtrack already won a few Grammys and even a Golden Globe.

Download sheet music for UP.

In addition to UP, the animated feature film THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG was also nominated for several awards, including “Animated Feature Film.” Two of the songs from this movie, which was set in and around New Orleans, were nominated for “Best Song.” Almost There and Down In New Orleans, which were both composed by Randy Newman, were both nominated in that category.

Download sheet music for THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.

On the heels of winning a Golden Globe for Best Picture and a Golden Globe for Best Director, the movie AVATAR was considered for several Oscars, too, including an award for Best Original Score. James Horner, like Giacchino, is a veteran composer with several credits to his name including both the movie score and the love song from TITANIC, My Heart Will Go On, as well as music for THE GRINCH, AN AMERICAN TALE, THE MASK OF ZORRO, BRAVEHEART and several others.

We are pleased to announce that we have the piano solos for the entire score, which was composed by James Horner, available for you to download. If you love AVATAR, you’ll be happy to know that we also have sheet music for I See You, which was performed by Leona Lewis and composed by James Horner. You can watch her performance in the video below.

Download sheet music from AVATAR.

Hope you had fun watching the Academy Awards! Be sure to get a recap on the official website http://oscar.go.com/.

With a musical heritage that encompasses folk, pop, rock, blues, soul and punk, the Emerald Isle has launched many significant musicians. Here’s a selection of some our favourite bands and performers:

The Chieftains

Grammy Award-winning group The Chieftains were formed in Dublin in 1962 after they met up to record an instrumental folk album. At the time, this was a rare and groundbreaking approach to traditional Irish music as their peers were largely vocal folk acts. Their popularity grew throughout the 1960s and they played their first US tour in 1972. After receiving an Oscar for their contribution to the soundtrack for the 1975 Kubrick film BARRY LYNDON, their fame around the globe grew. In 1983, they were invited to visit China and became the first group to play on the Great Wall. They collaborated with Van Morrison in 1986 on the album “Irish Heartbeat,” which was well-received by critics and went on to receive a Grammy Award nomination (one of their 18 nominations for this award).

Their best-selling album “The Long Black Veil” featured another successful collaboration with Van Morrison who provided the vocals on the track Have I Told You Lately, which won a Grammy Award in 1996. This album also featured performances from Sting, The Rolling Stones and Sinead O’ Connor. In 2002, The Chieftains won the BBC 2 Folk Award for Lifetime Achievement for their contributions to folk music; they continue to tour and record today.

View our selection of The Chieftains sheet music and guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

Rory Gallagher

According to the Rory Gallagher official website, this Irish rock and blues maestro was inspired by a TV appearance of Elvis to pick up a guitar and become a musician at a young age. After playing with various bands in Ireland throughout the early 1960s, he formed the group Taste in 1967 and found success at the Marquee Club, where they came to the attention and admiration of John Lennon, amongst others. Taste split in 1970 and Rory went on to a hugely successful solo career. He played with several of his musical heroes including The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Jerry Lee Lewis and Albert King. Rory toured and recorded extensively up until the mid-1990s when he became seriously ill whilst on tour in Holland. Sadly, he passed away due to complications following an organ transplant in 1995 at aged just 47.

A talented multi-instrumentalist and enormously influential artist (it is reported that he inspired Brian May of Queen to create his unique sound), his albums have sold over 30,000,000 copies worldwide. He was most renowned for his epic live performances and in honour of this there is an international tribute festival held in his birth town, Ballyshannon, every year. You can visit the official festival website for more information.

Guitarists will love our selection of Rory Gallagher guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

Van Morrison

A musician from a young age, Van Morrison formed the group Them in 1963. They had several hits; their rendition of Baby Please Don’t Go marked their breakthrough into the U.K. top ten. Van Morrison left the band in 1966 to embark on a solo career. The following year he released his most enduring hit Brown Eyed Girl, which remains a classic today. Musicnotes.com has arrangements of this title available for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Guitar Tab, Bass Tab and Bb Instrument Solo.

In 1968, Van Morrison released what many consider to be his greatest work to date, the album “Astral Weeks” and followed this with a string of successful albums, amongst them “Moondance” and “Tupelo Honey.” In addition to his substantial repertoire of recorded work, Morrison is renowned for his live performances, which have been described as “transcendental.” His musical style encompasses many genres and is virtually impossible to define as he is such an innovator. However, Morrison defines himself as a soul singer.

Browse our collection of Van Morrison sheet music and guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

U2

U2 was formed by four schoolmates in Dublin in 1976. Their musical style has evolved over the years, starting out with post-punk influences, moving into rock and more recently into dance-tinged pop/rock. Arguably one of the biggest bands in the world, U2 have a hugely successful music career coupled with a strong association with campaigning and fund-raising. They have produced 12 studio albums and won an impressive 22 Grammy Awards. In 2005, they were admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; their most recent album “No Line On The Horizon” was released in early 2009.

We have an extensive range of U2’s back-catalogue available at musicnotes.com, including sheet music for their recent album. Visit Musicnotes.com to find U2 sheet music and guitar tab.

The Corrs

Musical siblings, The Corrs, formed their Celtic pop and rock group in the early 1990s in Dundalk, Ireland. After a performance at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., they were given a support slot on Celine’s Dion’s tour that broke them into the mainstream and paved the way for the success of their first album “Forgiven, Not Forgotten.”

As well as being successful musicians, The Corrs are renowned for their charity work and in 2005 they were made honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of their philanthropic activities. The Corrs are currently on hiatus while two of the band members raise their family.

You can download all available guitar tab and sheet music for The Corrs on Musicnotes.com.

Boyzone

Boyzone was formed in 1993 by music manager Louis Walsh who reportedly wanted to create the Irish Take That. After holding open auditions in Dublin, the 300 applicants, one of which included the actor Colin Farrell, were eventually whittled down to 5. Their breakthrough came in 1995 with the release of the cover of the Osmond’s classic Love Me For A Reason, which reached No. 2 in the UK charts.

Their second album, 1997’s “A Different Beat,” secured their reputation as successor’s to Take That’s crown, giving them two number one singles and going triple platinum in the UK. After disbanding in 2000 to pursue solo careers, the boys reunited in 2008, released a compilation album and have been touring. They are due to release an album of new material this year; the album will be dedicated to the memory of former band-mate Stephen Gately who sadly passed away in October last year.

Browse our catalog of Boyzone sheet music on Musicnotes.com.

Who is your favourite Irish band or performer? Remember, if you can’t find the sheet music to your favourite Irish artist on our site you can use our song suggestion tool to let us know.

The Resistance marked a landmark for the band as it is the first of their albums that they produced themselves, an accomplishment that was celebrated when they collected UK Single of the Year at the recent Music Producers Guild Awards for the first single from the album which was entitled Uprising. We have the exclusive, band-approved sheet music for Uprising available in a piano, vocal and guitar arrangement and guitar tab. The piano sheet music arrangements offer chords for guitarists and separate the vocal line from the piano accompaniment.

Although they lost out on the best British Band gong at the recent BRIT Awards to fellow rockers Kasabian, they have been nominated in 10 categories at the forthcoming NME awards, including Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, and Best Album Artwork amongst others. When you hear tracks such as the Depeche Mode-esque “Undisclosed Desires,” an overt homage to rock legend Queen entitled “United States Of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage),” and the guitar riff-heavy “MK Ultra” it’s easy to see why!

Another highlight from the album is the three-part, thirteen-minute Exogenesis Symphony which has received the most plaudits from the critics. You can sing and play along with our Muse sheet music arranged for piano, vocal and guitar. You can check out Muse sheet music and guitar tab for Resistance here:

• Uprising
• Resistance
• Undisclosed Desires
• United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)
• Guiding Light
• Unnatural Selection
• MK Ultra
• I Belong To You (+ Mon Coeur S’Ouvre À Ta Voix)
• Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
• Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)
• Exogenesis: Symphony Part III (Redemption)

Their crown as current Kings of the UK Rock & Pop scene was confirmed when it was announced Muse will headline the prestigious Saturday night slot on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. If you’re planning on going to Glastonbury this year, be sure to take a look at these highlights from Muse’s back-catalogue of sheet music so you can sing-along when they’re up on stage. These arrangements vary from guitar tab to saxophone solos, so be sure to review the sheet music arrangements closely.

“Escape,” “Muscle Museum” and “Sunburn” from their 1999 debut album. Download sheet music from Showbiz by Muse.

“Plug In Baby” and “Hyper Music” from their 2001 album. Download sheet music from Origin of Symmetry by Muse.

“Starlight,” “Supermassive Black Hole” and “Knights of Cydonia” from their 2006 album. Download sheet music from Black Holes and Revelations by Muse.

During opening ceremonies, KD Lang performed Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. This beautiful song continues to be one of our top sellers here at Musicnotes.com, and her performance renewed your interest in this tune. Of course, the Olympics opening ceremonies wouldn’t be complete without a performance of O, Canada, the Canadian National Anthem, or Olympiakos Umnos, which is also referred to as the theme song for the Olympics.

Many of your favorite songs were used by ice skaters as they danced across the ice, hoping to take home a medal or two. For example, one such song was Piano Fantasy. Composed by William Joseph and performed by Maksim Mrvica, this arrangement was used by Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang for their short program. Of course, there are several other classical and piano-friendly songs that are being used in the Olympics, too. At the Vancouver 2010 website, you can look up your favorite skaters and find the music used in their programs.

In addition to the songs performed at the Opening Ceremonies and during competition, several Olympic-themed commercials were created with music in mind. For example, an Olympics Nike commercial used the song Ali In The Jungle by The Hours, while a Hallmark commercial was set to Be OK by Ingrid Michaelsen.

Here at Musicnotes.com, we’re pretty excited about a particular song that was used for the Olympics. Did you know that Sarah McLachlan composed and performed a song for the Winter Olympics entitled One Dream? Watch the video below to listen to this new song. If you like it, we do have sheet music for One Dream that you can play or sing!

Download sheet music from the Olympics.

We hope you’re enjoying this year’s Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada. We certainly are!

Many of these songs are titles that you’ll immediately recognize like Someday My Prince Will Come, Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and A Whole New World. We’ve also pulled a few titles from our sheet music vault to share with you, too, from an old Disney film entitled SO DEAR TO MY HEART. This historic film from 1949 was blend of live action and animation, and it’s also the first Disney movie with live actors to air on television according to IMDB. (1)

In addition to love songs from older Disney movies, we also have a few brand new Disney love songs to share with you. You can download the entire sheet music catalog from the new animated feature film THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG on Musicnotes.com. Did you know that two of the songs from our sheet music repertoire are up for an Academy award? Here, we share with you two romantic songs from the film.

We hope you enjoy this romantic look at some great songs from several Disney films. In this list, we’ve provided you with the name of the movie, the song title and the performer.

1 True Love’s Kiss by Amy Adams from ENCHANTED

2 Ever Ever After by Carrie Underwood from ENCHANTED

3 So Close by Jon McLaughlin from ENCHANTED

4 If I Never Knew You (Love Theme from Pocahontas) by Jon Secada from POCAHONTAS

5 Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John from THE LION KING

6 So Dear To My Heart by Peggy Lee from SO DEAR TO MY HEART

7 Bella Notte (This Is The Night) by George Givot from LADY AND THE TRAMP

8 Candle On the Water by Helen Reddy from PETE’S DRAGON

9 Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) by Sammy Turner from SO DEAR TO MY HEART

10 A Whole New World by Peabo Bryson & Brad Kane from ALADDIN

11 Married Life by Michael Giacchino from UP

12 Kiss The Girl by Samuel E. Wright from THE LITTLE MERMAID

13 Beauty and the Beast by Angela Lansbury from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

14 Once Upon a Dream by Sammy Fain from SLEEPING BEAUTY

15 Baby Mine by Frank Churchill from DUMBO

16 You’ll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins from TARZAN

17 I Won’t Say (I’m In Love) by Cheryl Freeman from HERCULES

18 All For Love by Bryan Adams from THE THREE MUSKETEERS

19 Love is a Song by Donald Novis from BAMBI

20 So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) by Ilene Woods & James Ingram from CINDERELLA

21 You Are the Music in Me by Zac Efron, Olesya Rulin & Vanessa Anne Hudgens from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2

22 Someday My Prince Will Come by Frank Churchill from SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

23 I Bring You a Song by Larry Morey from BAMBI

24 Here Beside Me by Joel McNeely from MULAN 2

25 True To Your Heart by 98 Degrees from MULAN

26 Never Knew I Needed by Ne-Yo from THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

27 Ma Belle Evangeline by Jim Cummings from THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

28 A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes by Ilene Woods from CINDERELLA

29 Something There by Angela Lansbury from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

30 Someone’s Waiting For You by Shelby Flint from THE RESCUERS

Were you one of the millions of music fans that watched The Grammys? A record number of music lovers tuned into this year’s Grammy awards, to watch artists like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon and several others accept their awards. Performances included a medley performed by Lady Gaga and Elton John, a circus-inspired act by Pink and many more!

In honor of this year’s Grammy awards, we’re having a 15% off sale! Save on any digital sheet music, guitar tab or Guitar Guru download by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Kings of Leon. Offer expires Saturday, February 13th.

Beyonce took home six Grammys and ended up setting a new record for the most wins by a female performer. The song Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), which has also been featured on the TV Show GLEE, won in several categories including the Song of the Year award. Sheet music for this song is available in most countries through our site. Songs on sale include:

• Halo
• Ave Maria
• Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
• If I Were a Boy
• Sweet Dreams

To see more songs by this Grammy award-winning artist, browse all Beyonce sheet music.

Taylor Swift was awarded four, separate Grammys at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, including Album of the Year. She is the youngest artist and the first solo female country artist in music history to win in this category. Taylor also won the Grammy for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance.

This week, we’re also offering sheet music for a new Taylor Swift release from the movie Valentine’s Day titled Today Was A Fairytale. Here are a few of the other songs by Taylor Swift:

• Love Story
• You Belong With Me
• White Horse
• Fifteen
• You’re Not Sorry

For more songs, browse all Taylor Swift sheet music and guitar tab.

Lady Gaga took home the award for Best Dance Song and best Electronic/Dance Album. Her theatrical performance at the Grammys included a duet with Elton John. Songs by Lady Gaga include:

• Poker Face
• Just Dance
• Speechless
• Bad Romance
• Paparazzi

Browse all Lady Gaga sheet music.

Rock band Kings of Leon picked up the Record of the Year award at this year’s Grammy. The song Use Somebody continues to be a favorite among many of our customers. Here are a few other songs by Kings of Leon included in this week’s sale:

• Use Somebody
• Sex on Fire
• Closer
• Notion
• Manhattan

Browse all Kings of Leon sheet music and guitar tab.

If you’re interested in these artists, don’t forget that the sale ends on Saturday, February 13th. There’s no coupon to enter, so all you have to do is find your song and see the savings!

When was the last time you fell in love with a romantic song? From action flicks like ARMAGEDDON to comedies like BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY, music has played a huge part in highlighting romantic scenes. With Valentine’s Day just around in the corner, we’ve come up with thirty-five of our favorite movie love songs from these films.

1. GHOST (1990) – Starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. In GHOST, Patrick Swayze’s character dies after a botched mugging and returns as a ghost to resolve unfinished business. His fiancée is played by Demi Moore. Our pick: Unchained Melody.

2. DIRTY DANCING (1987) – Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. This film, about “forbidden love,” takes place at a summer resort. Baby, played by Jennifer Grey, falls in love with Patrick Swayze’s character, a dancer. Our pick: (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.

3. NOTTING HILL (1999) – Starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. – In this movie, a mild-mannered bookstore owner, played by Hugh Grant, falls for a celebrity, played by Julia Roberts. Our Pick: She.

4. PRETTY WOMAN (1990) – Starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. – In this modern-day fairy tale, Julia Roberts plays a woman on the streets who falls in love with a rich businessman, played by Richard Gere. Our Pick: It Must Have Been Love.

5. YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) – Starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. – This romantic comedy is about two business rivals who wind up falling in love over the Internet. Our Pick: Anyone at All.

6. ARMAGEDDON (1998) – Starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler – This action movie is about a drill team, led by Bruce Willis, that must travel in space to demolish an asteroid before it hits earth. The young couple in the film is played by Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. Our Pick: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.

7. THE WEDDING PLANNER (2001) – Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez – This movie is about a wedding planner, played by Jennifer Lopez, who winds up falling for a groom-to-be. Our Pick: Somewhere My Baby Waits for Me.

8. LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) – Starring Liam Neeson and Keira Knightley – This movie follows the story of several, different couples as they run around frantically a month before Christmas. Set in London, England. Our Pick: Too Lost In You

9. BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY (2001) – Starring Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant – Bridget Jones is one of the few, the proud, the single. This film focuses on Bridget’s quest for “true love.” Our Pick: Not Of This Earth.

10. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) – Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – A young boy tries to help his grieving father find love in this long-distance love story. Our Pick: When I Fall in Love.

11. THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) – Starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – A wedding singer, trying to move on after a break-up, ends up falling for a bride-to-be. Our Pick: Hold Me Now.

12. ENCHANTED (2007) – Starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey – In this modern-day fairy tale story turned upside-down, an animated fairy tale princess is thrown into the real world when she’s cursed by an evil witch. Our Pick: Ever Ever After.

13. CITY OF ANGELS (1998) – Starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan – In this moving story, an angel, played by Nicholas Cage, falls for a doctor, played by Meg Ryan, while he visits Earth. Our Pick: Iris.

14. TITANIC (1997) – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – This blockbuster movie told the story of the sinking of the Titanic from a survivor’s point-of-view. Our Pick: My Heart Will Go On.

15. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) – Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan – In this film, two friends that have known each other for a long time worry about take that “next step.” Our pick: It Had To Be You.

16. THE BODYGUARD (1992) – Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston plays a diva who’s received death threats and hires a bodyguard, played by Kevin Costner. Our Pick: I Will Always Love You.

17. AVATAR (2009) – Starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana – This blockbuster 3D film is about a marine who has to decide whether to follow orders or protect Pandora. Our Pick: I See You.

18. ENDLESS LOVE (1981) – Starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt – This film is about the love between two high school students and the circumstances surrounding their relationship. Our Pick:
Endless Love.

19. LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) – Starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan – This love story takes place both on-and-off the court, following the lives of two basketball players. Our Pick: Love and Happiness.

20. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) – Starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson – This exploratory film covers several years of a mother’s and daughter’s life, and how they each find love in very different ways. Our pick: Terms of Endearment.

21. ONCE (2006) – Starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – Based on a musical, this movie is about music and falling in love on the streets of Dublin. Our Pick: Falling Slowly.

22. TWILIGHT (2008) – Starring Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart – Based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, a teenage girl falls in love with a vampire. Our Pick: Bella’s Lullaby.

23. FOOTLOOSE (1984) – Starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer – A boy from the city, played by Kevin Bacon, encounters a culture clash when he lands in a small town where dancing and rock-n-roll has been banned. Our Pick: Almost Paradise.

24. ST ELMO’S FIRE (1985) – Starring Demi Moore and Rob Lowe – After graduating college, a group of young adults have a hard time adjusting to life as an adult. Our Pick: Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire.

25. AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) – Starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger – With the help of his girlfriend, a young man pursues his dream of becoming an aviator at a Navy Flight school. Our Pick: Up Where We Belong.

26. AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984) – Starring Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges – An ex-football player is hired by a gangster to find his girlfriend. Our Pick: Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now).

27. WAITING TO EXHALE (1995) – Starring Whitney Houston and Gregory Hines – Based on a novel written by Terry McMillan, this romantic film follows the lives of four, very different women. Our Pick: Exhale (Shoop, Shoop, Shoop).

28. HOPE FLOATS (1998) – Starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. – A divorcee, played by Sandra Bullock, returns home after a messy divorce. Our Pick: When You Love Someone.

29. ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) – Starring Kevin Costner and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – This modern remake of Robin Hood highlights the relationship between Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Our Pick: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.

30. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) – Starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer – In this musical, a couple hailing from two, rival gangs falls in love. Our Pick: Tonight.

31. THE LION KING (1994) – Starring Matthew Broderick and Moira Kelly – In this full-length animated film, a young lion cub, who thought he was responsible for the death of his father, must face his past and return home to become king. Our Pick: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?.

32. MOULIN ROUGE (2001) – Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor – This musical film is about a poet who falls in love with a beautiful courtesan promised to an evil duke. Our Pick: Come What May.

33. ROMEO AND JULIET (1996) – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes – This modern re-make explores a different take on Shakespeare’s classic play “Romeo and Juliet.” Our Pick: Kissing You.

34. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) – Starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie – Set during the Bolshevik Revolution, a married man falls for a political activist’s wife. Our Pick: Lara’s Theme (Somewhere My Love).

35. THE NOTEBOOK (2005) – Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams – A young man and a socialite fall in love, but encounter difficulties because their financial backgrounds are so different. Our Pick: (Main Title) from “The Notebook”.

In 2009, you fell in love with the music from several movies and television shows. From awards ceremonies like the Oscars to the highly-anticipated films WATCHMEN and NEW MOON, television and movie sheet music news was a hot topic. So hot, that one of our most popular Songwriter Spotlight posts, was an interview with Carter Burwell.

Here are a few of the posts related to music on television shows and movies that you loved to read:

• WATCHMEN Movie Sheet Music for the Soundtrack
• Sheet Music from PLAYHOUSE DISNEY
• Down to Earth from WALL-E
• HARRY POTTER sheet music
• GLEE Sheet Music
• DISNEY Sheet Music for your Favorite Animated Movies
• BENJAMIN BUTTON Sheet Music
• sheet music from BUFFY the VAMPIRE SLAYER episode “Once More With Feeling”
• NEW MOON sheet music

2009 was also a big year for fans of video game sheet music, because we added a lot of songs that you had requested to our repertoire. Songs featured on GUITAR HERO and ROCK BAND continue to be a big hit with many of you, and we’ve heard from some of you that you’ve picked up a guitar for the first time. Of course, the big video game news this year were songs featured on BEATLES: ROCK BAND. We also added BLUE DRAGON sheet music, too!

Many of you have a renewed interest in playing your instruments or singing because of YouTube! American Idol, X-Factor and other talent shows. Susan Boyle was a pretty big phenomenon, as was Tunecore artist Gavin Mikhail. This year also had its share of bad news as well, for both guitar legend Les Paul and the king of pop, Michael Jackson, had passed away. To honor their memory, many of you expressed a renewed interest in songs that they had performed.

For those of you who love Broadway shows and musicals, this was an exciting year for you! We celebrated the 70th anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ, had an interview with Georgia Stitt, offered sheet music for LEGALLY BLONDE: the MUSICAL, and talked about 2009 Movie Musicals. Not included in that list is sheet music from SHREK: the MUSICAL, which debuted late this year.

We hope you enjoyed this brief look back into music trends from 2009, and wish that you enjoy your New Year’s celebrations. Ring in the New Year with music!

Christmas may be over, but we’ve got a few late additions to our extensive collection of Christmas sheet music that we’d like to highlight. Two new Taylor Swift songs (Christmas Must Be Something More and Christmases When You Were Mine) are brand new sheets you can sing or play! We’ve also got a fun, little tune for all you Disney fans out there from MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL entitled Oh What a Merry Christmas Day.

Are you looking for sheet music from AVATAR? Directed by James Cameron the film, starring Sigourney Weaver, is getting rave reviews at the theaters. Be sure to check out the official movie website for AVATAR to find more about it. We are pleased to announce that we have just put up the worldwide premiere of the hit single I See You by Leona Lewis. Download I See You from AVATAR.

For those of you that love Broadway sheet music, we’ve got a new selection of songs composed by Jason Robert Brown for the musical PARADE. This murder-mystery musical takes place around the early 1900s. PARADE was nominated for several Tony awards and won in the category of Best Original Musical Score and Best Book of a Musical. Download broadway sheet music for PARADE.

Ever since the CD Resistance debuted, fans of the band “Muse” have been requesting sheet music for songs from the album. One of the songs, I Belong to You (+ Mon Coeur S’ouvre a Ta Voix) was also featured on the soundtrack for NEW MOON. This experimental rock album also features several piano-friendly songs, too! We’re pleased to present fans with the ability to download sheet music from the album Resistance by Muse.

We’ve also added sheet music for these albums by your favorite artists:

• sheet music for Bomb in a Birdcage by A Fine Frenzy
• sheet music for Breakthrough by Colbie Caillat
• sheet music for You Deliver Me by Selah (Christian)
• sheet music for Only by the Night by Kings of Leon

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