We are happy to announce that we’re now able to offer sheet music for NEXT TO NORMAL. This Broadway show about a family trying to deal with a mother’s bipolar disorder has been extremely popular, and has continued to be a highly requested collection of songs.

Now you can play or sing songs from a wide selection of Broadway sheet music from this Tony award-winning show. Some of the more popular songs include: Superboy and the Invisible Girl, I’m Alive and Light. Thank you to everyone who requested sheet music for NEXT TO NORMAL. We hope you enjoy these arrangements from this Broadway show.

For those of you who love movie sheet music, we’re proud to announce two films that are debuting on Musicnotes.com. The first film is the animated movie UP, about an older gentleman named Carl who takes the adventure of a lifetime. We are now offering movie sheet music downloads for Disney’s UP, which includes songs like Married Life and Stuff We Did. Feel free to browse through our selection of sheet music from UP if you’re looking for a different song.

Do you love science fiction movies? Here at Musicnotes.com, over the years we’ve had epic musical battles between Star Trek and Star Wars sheet music. We’ve added several new instrumental solos including CLONE WARS sheet music in our effort to provide fans with the music you want to play. This week, we’ve added STAR TREK sheet music. Let the music fill the air and let a new space battle…BEGIN!

Winter Song Suggestion Contest Reminder

Special thanks to everyone who entered our Winter Song Suggestion contest so far. Just as a reminder, there’s still time left if you would like to enter for your chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Musicnotes.com! Simply go to our Suggest a Winter Holiday Song Contest, read the instructions, and enter! It’s really easy! GOOD LUCK!

Sheet Music for Songs You’ve Requested

In addition to new movie and Broadway sheet music, we’ve also added a few songs that come straight from your song requests. They are:

• Everybody In Love (Put Your Hands Up) by JLS
• Satellite Heart by Any Marina from NEW MOON
• Slice by Five for Fighting
• Sans Day Carol (The St. Day Carol)> for Choir
• Everyday by Carly Comando

The song Everyday was composed for this YouTube! video of Noah, who took a picture of himself every day for six years and then set it to music. Garnering over 14 million views, this video set to music is a shining example of how there truly is a song for everyone. We are thrilled to fulfill this unique song request, and hope that you enjoy being a part of this unusual sheet music experience.

Musicnotes.com is thrilled to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Wizard of Oz by featuring beautifully-arranged sheet music and a gorgeous songbook. We’ve just received a brand new sheet music book entitled The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook from Alfred Music Publishing. This full color book marks the first time some songs from The Wizard of Oz sheet music have been published in over a century. Arranged and transcribed by Tod Edmonson and Ethan Neuburg, you’ll find movie stills, two songs from the 1903 Broadway musical production of The Wizard of Oz that include lyrics by original Oz author L. Frank Baum, biographies, fact-filled essays and more!

Cary Ginell, who works for Alfred Music Publishing, wrote the history essay for the newly published sheet music book. Not only is he a music historian, musician and author of five books on American music, he has a deep love of music that shines through his writing. We would like to extend our thanks to Cary and all the folks over at Alfred for sharing the news with us about this collector’s item, and offer our congratulations on a beautiful book. Here are a few more points we’d like to share about this sheet music book:

• For the first time, all the songs from The Wizard of Oz are presented in their original keys.
• Songs are newly arranged from rare M-G-M studio manuscripts & the original motion picture soundtrack.
• Includes biographies of songwriters Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, as well as music director/conductor Herbert Stothart.
• The “Munchkinland Musical Sequence,” is presented for the first time as it appears in the film: as an uninterrupted operetta, with all songs, dialog, and themes included.
• Music is included for “The Jitterbug,” a rare song that was deleted from the original film.

In addition to this collector’s item, we also offer the songs through our digital sheet music format.

The Wizard of Oz Digital Sheet Music

For those of you who enjoy downloading sheet music from our site, we also offer many of these songs as a digital sheet music download. If you’re a big fan of The Wizard of Oz, you can also check out our selection of The Wiz sheet music and Wicked sheet music, too.

Here’s a list of some signature song titles from The Wizard of Oz that we recommend:

• We’re Off to See the Wizard
• If I Only Had a Heart
• Over the Rainbow named “Song of the Century” by the RIAA!
• Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead
• The Lollipop Guild
• If I Only Had a Brain
• If I Only Had the Nerve
• The Merry Old Land of Oz

Be sure to place your order today for this spectacular collection of sheet music from The Wizard of Oz. We hope you take the time to watch the film or read the books, too!

Announced officially at the MTV Video Music Awards, the first single from the soundtrack was the Death Cab for Cutie song, Meet Me On The Equinox, which you can listen to in the video below.

Now you can download sheet music for Meet Me On The Equinox or the guitar lesson for Meet Me On The Equinox, too!

Do you play another instrument? Please note that we’ve also added multiple keys that you can transpose the song into before you purchase the sheet music. We’ve also arranged guitar tab for Meet Me On The Equinox, too.

New Moon Sheet Music for the Official Soundtrack

The official soundtrack for New Moon has officially been released! Here are all the songs on the soundtrack; we’ll update you with news about the sheet music when we have it available. If you see a link below, that will take you to that song’s sheet music from New Moon.

1. Meet Me On the Equinox by Death Cab for Cutie
2. Friends by Band of Skulls
3. Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke
4. Possibility by Lykke Li
5. A White Demon Love Song by The Killers
6. Satellite Heart by Anya Marina
7. I Belong To You (New Moon Remix) by Muse
8. Rosyln by Bon Iver & St. Vincent
9. Done All Wrong by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
10. Monsters by Hurricane Bells
11. The Violet Hour by Sea Wolf
12. Shooting the Moon by OK Go
13. Slow Life by Grizzly Bear
14. No Sound But the Wind by Editors
15. New Moon (The Meadow) by Alexandre Desplat

Four bonus tracks have also been released for the New Moon soundtrack they are:

1. Solar Midnite by Lupe Fiasco
2. All I Believe In by The Magic Numbers and Amadou & Mariam
3. Die Fledermaus -- Duettino: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir by APM Orchestra
4. Wandrers Nachtlied II, Op. 96, No. 3, D.768 by Ulf Bastlein.

Sheet Music for The Meadow

Many of you are requesting sheet music for THE MEADOW by Alexander Desplat. Hal Leonard Corp. has an exclusive agreement to provide sheet music for this song. As soon as Hal Leonard releases the sheet music for THE MEADOW, we will let you know.

YouTube! Video for Meet Me On the Equinox

Here’s the YouTube! video for the single from NEW MOON. Enjoy!

Be sure to stay tuned for more New Moon sheet music updates! We will update this post as we get more songs in, so don’t forget to bookmark it!

As Dumbledore and Harry race to unlock the secrets to Lord Voldemort’s past, new characters like Narcissa Malfoy are introduced to complicate matters while old characters like Severus Snape seem to show a different side to their personality. Throw teenage romance into the mix, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince may be considered a movie about love in the face of imminent danger. Many of the song titles for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price have titles that reflect both the romantic and the darker themes of the movie, too. “When Ginny Kissed Harry” or “In Noctem,” are just two examples of songs from this film. The word “noctem” is latin for “night.”

Musicnotes.com is proud to announce that we have sheet music for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. For your convenience, we are listing the songs below.

• When Ginny Kissed Harry
• Dumbledore’s Farewell
• Farewell Aragog
• Slughorn’s Confession
• Ginny
• The Friends
• Harry and Hermione
• The Weasley Stomp
• Wizard Wheezes and of course, the highly requested song…
• …sheet music for In Noctem

In addition to Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, we also offer sheet music for the other Harry Potter films in the series. The sheet music for these songs are also included in our selection of Halloween sheet music, because many of our customers enjoy Harry Potter music during that time of year.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Lord Voldemort works furiously behind the scenes to attack Harry through the connection he has with his mind while the Order of the Phoenix — a group of powerful wizards — regroups to fight the forces of evil. Unfortunately, Hogwarts is overtaken by a representative from the Ministry of Magic named Dolores Umbridge who has her own, antiquated ideas of “teaching;” Harry spends his time trying to fight off his connection with Voldemort while teaching Ron, Hermione and several other students at Hogwarts to defend themselves against the dark arts. The movie takes an interesting turn when the students find themselves fighting for their lives over a prophecy at the Ministry of Magic.

The sheet music for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix includes a digital folio which allows you to save almost $16.00. One of the songs that people really enjoy from this film is the song called Fireworks.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a movie that has — at its heart — a magical contest to prove the “best” witch or wizard. Harry finds himself between a rock and a hard place, because someone older than him threw his name into the Goblet of Fire so that he might compete with the likes of Fleur Delacour, Viktor Krum and Cedric Diggory in the Triwizard Tournament. The film ends (and begins) in tragedy, signaling the return of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Sheet music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire includes piano and voice solos, as well as several, other instruments that range from the french horn to the violin. We have a very large selection of sheets for this movie, so be sure to browse by your instrument to find the song you want to play (or sing).

Many Harry Potter fans enjoy the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because by this point in the franchise, fans feel like they’ve gotten to know the characters. Structured differently than the first, two films, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban offers many mysteries for fans to explore. For starters, Harry believes the nefarious Sirius Black, who turns out to be Harry’s godfather, is behind the death of his parents. Toss in the mystery of Remus Lupin and Ron’s rat Scabbers, and there are a lot of entertaining twists and turns in this film that .

In our collection of sheet music for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, there’s a particular song which vocalists really enjoy. We offer two versions of the song Double Trouble on our site; you might recognize the phrase double, double toil and trouble which originated from Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth.”

Because there are variations in vocal arrangements, we do offer a few different digital folios in addition to the individual sheet music.

As the second film in the series, fans are still getting to know Harry, Ron, Hermione, as well as new characters like Gilderoy Lockheart and Moaning Myrtle. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the memory of a much younger Lord Voldemort possesses Ron’s sister Ginny through a strange journal. To rescue her, Harry ends up facing a gigantic basilisk deep in the Chamber of Secrets.

Sheet music for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets includes a digital folio as well as the individual songs. Some of the piano solos come with an extra feature; the songs are “Sync-ready,” which means that your purchase of the sheet music includes the right and the ability to synchronize your sheet to a digital recording of the song.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first movie in the Harry Potter franchise. Also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Europe, this movie is about how Harry Potter found out he was a wizard, his first year at Hogwarts, and his developing friendship with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. From wizard’s chess to learning spells, this is a fun movie that introduces fans to the world and characters of Harry Potter.

Sheet music for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available in our digital collections and as individual sheets. Like some of the other movies, we offer piano solos as well as sheet music arranged as solos, duets and trios for other instruments including: saxophone, flute, clarinet and trombone.

Be sure to stay tuned as we continue to offer sheet music for the Harry Potter films; feel free to use our song suggestion tool to let us know what songs you want to play or sing. Even though Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has just been released in theaters, there are still two movies left. The last book, called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two movies that are expected to air in the fall of 2010 and the spring of 2011.

We’re glad you’re enjoying Harry Potter sheet music, and we hope that you find the sheet you’re looking for. For those of you that enjoy the Harry Potter movies, which one is your favorite? Do you like the movies better (or worse) than the books?

Did you know that they are working on a production of Fame: the Movie? There isn’t an “official website” up yet, but according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) the film will debut in September. You can watch a sneak preview of Fame on IMDb, to see what it’s about. No word yet on the soundtrack, but if the sheet music for Fame the TV show is any indication, expect a high-energy list of songs.

Next up we wanted to share with all you Broadway fans out there that two shows are due out in 2009, with a lot more on the way in 2010. Both the Broadway musicals Nine and Jekyll & Hyde are being made into movies. Not to be confused with Tim Burton’s “9,” the Broadway show Nine is set in a Venetian spa during the early 1960s. The story is about a romantic, middle-aged film director who finds himself unable to complete his next film. His dilemma? There are one “three” many women in his life: his wife, his mistress and his protege. Songs for the Broadway show included Unusual Way, and were composed by Maury Yeston.

Jekyll & Hyde is a Broadway show based on the theatrical adaptation of the Novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The play “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” ran from 1887 to 1907, but it wasn’t turned into a broadway show until ninety years later. This fall, the Broadway hit will be made into a musical. We have several songs for Jekyll & Hyde sheet music, and expect that many of these will be featured in the movie version as well. Some of us are wondering if the decision to make this movie was based on the success of Sweeney Todd. What do you think?

Disney continues to deliver popular musical films like High School Musical, and in 2009 there are two of them. Debuting on April 10th, Hannah Montana: the Movie from Disney stars Miley Cyrus. Already we’ve received a ton of requests for songs from the Hannah Montana soundtrack. You can now download sheet music from Hannah Montana: the Movie to find songs by Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts. If you’re interested in this film, you can learn more about it at the official website for Hannah Montana.

The other musical Disney film that debuts shortly is the Jonas Brothers the 3D Concert Experience. Another musical extravaganza from Disney that’s debuting this year is the movie Jonas Brothers: the 3D Concert Experience, with special guests Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato. The song features some of your favorites from the Jonas Brothers, but also offers a new song, too! If you’re inspired to play songs from the movie, check out our Jonas Brothers sheet music for some of your favorites!

Do you remember the animated film Heavy Metal? The movie soundtrack was first released in 1981 and included songs like Open Arms by Journey and The Mob Rules by Black Sabbath. Well, we got word that another rock-n-roll animated musical is in production. It’s called “Ruby Tuesday” and is based on the song Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones.

Sneak Preview of Movie Musicals for 2010

What’s next on the movie musical calendar? In an upcoming post, we’ll share with you the exciting list of Broadway shows-turned-musicals. Here’s one of the movies that’s supposed to debut in 2010. It’s a two-hour “remake” of The Rocky Horror Picture Show produced for TV. Can you imagine some of those songs like Sweet Transvestite or Super Heroes performed with the singers and actors from today?

That’s all for now, stay tuned for more upcoming musical movies!

Disney sheet music is also a lot of fun to sing, too! Several songs over the years have been sung by very talented artists including Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Angela Lansbury and many others. Who is your favorite Disney singer?

List of Disney Animated Movies Sheet Music

In this list, we feature several animated Disney movies that we have sheet music for. Some of these movies also have sequels, like Toy Story II. The sheet music for the Disney sequels are included in the link. To help you jog your memory, we’ve included a brief synopsis of the film. Hope you enjoy this list! If you can’t find the film you’re looking for, we have quite a few others not featured here, so feel free to visit our Disney sheet music store or search for your favorites!

• 101 Dalmatians sheet music – Who can forget this cute movie about black-and-white dalmatian puppies pitted against none other than Cruella de Ville?
• A Bug’s Life sheet music – In this groundbreaking film for animation, we watched as Flik recruited a band of merry circus bugs to save his colony from the evil grasshoppers.
• Aladdin sheet music – Although Aladdin was the true hero in this movie, many of us fell in love with “Genie” whose voice was provided by the ultra-talented Robin Williams. Jafar, Jasmine and the mischievous bird Iago join Aladdin in this story about how important it is to be yourself.
• Alice In Wonderland sheet music – Lewis Carroll’s classic tale comes to life in the animated version of Alice in Wonderland replete with a purple-and-pink striped cat.
• Atlantis the Lost Empire sheet music – Hidden far beneath the depths of the sea is a mystical land called Atlantis. Milo Thatch and his band of adventurers look for lost treasure in this film about discovery.
• Beauty and the Beast sheet music – Did you know that the animated version of Beauty and the Beast was based on a French fairytale? In this version, Belle wears a gorgeous gold gown to the ballroom where she’ll express her love.
• Bolt sheet music As we mentioned earlier in our post about sheet music from Bolt, this is a movie about a dog from Hollywood who believes he’s a superhero with powers.
• Brother Bear sheet music – In this coming-of-age story, a young man turns into a bear so he can become a man.
• Cars sheet music – A very popular film for kids, Cars offers a broad range of colorful characters like Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Doc Hudson (Paul Newman). The story is about how McQueen shifts from hot rod to life in suburbia.
• Chicken Little sheet music – Not to be confused with the fable The Sky is Falling, this story is about a little chick who is trying to warn his town from an impending alien invasion.
• Cinderella sheet music – Also inspired by a children’s fairytale, this is a classic Disney film that inspires little girls everywhere to dream of their “Prince Charming.”
• Dumbo sheet music – Dumbo is one of Disney’s early animated films, about an elephant with massive ears that can fly. Now you can sing or play the song When I See an Elephant Fly from the movie and join in the fun! Many music lovers enjoy the song Baby Mine from Dumbo, too.
• Finding Nemo sheet music – When Nemo and his father get separated, they have to swim through dangerous waters and vast oceans to find one another again.
• Home on the Range sheet music – When Patch of Heaven ranch owner gets an eviction notice the animals, led by three cows, come to her rescue!
• Hercules sheet music – In this story about a what makes a hero a “hero,” Disney looks into Greek mythology with a touch of humor and adventure. James Woods lends his voice to the unforgettable god of the underworld, Hades.
• Kingdom Hearts sheet music – Even though this is a video game, Kingdom Hearts features a wide range of Disney animated titles and characters. Mickey Mouse, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, 101 Dalmatians, Nightmare Before Christmas, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid are just a few of the settings you’ll be introduced to in this popular series.
• Lady and the Tramp sheet music – Just thinking about the film that defines “puppy love” inspires more than a few of us to go out and have a romantic dinner with meatballs.
• Lilo & Stitch sheet music – A strange, mischievous alien who loves Elvis and unusual families are all part of this fun film set in Hawaii.
• Monsters, Inc. sheet music – Monsters, Inc. is a company that generates electricity by scaring kids. That is, until one child refuses to be scared. John Goodman and Billy Crystal star in this movie about conquering your fears and finding the true meaning of friendship.
• Mulan sheet music – To save her father and her family’s honor, this young girl bucks tradition to join the Imperial Army, posing as a male soldier. With the help of a few unlikely friends, Mulan chooses to do what is right for her country.
• Oliver & Company sheet music – Inspired by Charles Dickens story Oliver Twist, this animated feature is about a stranded kitten who joins a gang of dogs in New York. Although the dogs help Oliver survive, the story takes a different turn when Oliver finds a new owner. Starring Billy Joel and Joey Lawrence.
• Peter Pan sheet music – Arguable one of Disney’s classic animated films, this 1953 film was an adaptation of a play from 1904. Peter Pan was created by J.M. Barrie in the late nineteenth century, but has been revived and adapted several times over. Watch as Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, Wendy and Hook enjoy the ultimate adventure.
• Pinocchio sheet music – Do you remember the story about the toy who wanted to be a boy? We just received sheet music for When You Wish Upon a Star and a few other songs. Pinocchio is also featured as part of our video game sheet music series, songs from Kingdom Hearts.
• Pocahontas sheet music – This animated film is a story loosely inspired by figures in American history. Pocahontas is the daughter of a Native American chieftain who falls in love with an English soldier, who is part of the army that invades the coastline. Will love conquer all, even in times of war?
• Ratatouille sheet music – Remy is a French rat with an unusual dream – he wants to become a four-star chef! In this story, Remy must overcome his family expectations and the “rat-hating” stereotypes of the humans around him to achieve his dreams.
• Sleeping Beauty sheet music – This story about a lovely princess cursed by an evil witch was originally created in 1697 by French writer Perrault, and then later adapted into a ballet by Tchaikovsky in 1890. Drawing from both versions with a touch of Disney magic, this endearing story features fairies (Flora, Fauna and Merryweather), the beautiful Princess Aurora, Prince Phillip and the sorceress Maleficent.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sheet music – Based on a fairy tale, this animated Disney full-length feature is about a princess who falls into a deep sleep after eating a poison apple. We feature three, very special songs from this classic Disney movie that includes: Whistle While You Work, Some Day My Prince Will Come and the dwarf’s marching song Heigh-Ho.
• Tarzan sheet music – Based on the book published in the early 1900s by Edgar Rice Burroughs, this is the first animated film. Set in the late 1880s, this story is about an orphaned boy raised by Kerchak and Kala, two gorillas who live in the jungle. Once grown, Tarzan must choose between re-engaging with the human world or staying in the jungle. When Clayton betrays him, Tarzan stands with the jungle to fight.
• The Aristocats sheet music – When a wealthy opera singer passes on, her butler is dismayed to find out she left her estate to her cats. The will stipulates that he has to look after them until they die, and then the butler can inherit her fortune. Unfortunately, the butler wants to get his hands on her estate sooner rather than later and tries to kidnap the cats (Duchess and her three kittens Marie, Berlioz and Toulouse) to mail them out of the country. Will Duchess (Eva Gabor) and her family find happiness at the end of her adventure?
• The Emperor’s New Groove sheet music – A spoiled, vain Emperor decides to build a new waterpark in honor of his birthday, not caring if he has to destroy a village in the process. His administrator Yzma has other plans in store for Emperor Kuzco, who attempts to assassinate him. Through a twist of fate, Kuzco ends up turning into a llama and falls under the protection of Pancha the llama herder. In this story about what it means to be a strong leader, Kuzco and Pancha work together to regain his throne and save Pancha’s village.
• The Fox and the Hound sheet music – Tod and Copper are accidentally thrown together as children, but end up turning into enemies once they’re grown up. Can the fox and the hound cast aside their instincts and remain friends?
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame sheet music – Inspired by Victor Hugo’s story first published in 1831, Quasimodo is hidden away in the bell tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral by Frollo. During the Feast of Fools, three gargoyles encourage Quasimodo to participate in the festivities. There he meets a young gypsy named Esmeralda (Demi Moore) and a handsome soldier named Phoebus (Kevin Kline). Quasimodo’s bravery doesn’t stop at the Feast of Fools, he struggles to defend Esmeralda, her gypsy home and the cathedral!
• The Incredibles sheet music – This “incredible” family starts off with two superheroes in love. When the superhero craze has passed, the “incredibles” have to fit in with everyone else. Unfortunately, Mr. Incredible has other plans as he gets caught up in a web of betrayal by Syndrome. Together with Frozone, this “super” family fights back to save their city and re-establish the need for superheroes. Don’t forget to visit our earlier post about superhero sheet music if you love the “supers”!
• The Jungle Book sheet music – Mowgli is a “man-cub” who is lost outside of a human village, in this story inspired by Rudyard Kipling. Bagheera, King Louie and the lovable Baloo all help Mowgli along his journey dodging from the fierce tiger Shere Khan to return home.
• The Lion King sheet music – Simba, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are all part of this coming-of-age story. When Simba’s uncle Scar murders his father, Simba believes he’s to blame. Left to die in the desert, Timon and Pumbaa rescue the young cub and help him escape his troubled past. Simba soon learns that in order to be a true leader, you need to work through your past and not leave all your troubles behind.
• The Little Mermaid sheet music – In this musical spectacular, Ariel falls in love with a young man. The only thing standing between them is the fact that she’s a mermaid! Will Ariel get the Prince to fall in love with her before the wicked sea witch has her way?
• The Nightmare Before Christmas sheet music – This cult classic is a spooky hit for fans of Jack the Pumpkin King. Halloween will never be the same again!
• The Three Little Pigs sheet music – Every child knows the story of the three, little pigs, but have they see the Disney animated film by the same name? The animated version of The Three Little Pigs is one of Disney’s classic films, and features the song Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Wolf?.
• Toy Story sheet music – Woody, a well-loved “classic” toy, is threatened by the arrival of a flying spaceman called “Buzz Lightyear.” Unfortunately, when Buzz goes missing Woody is blamed by the other toys. In the ultimate adventure, the toys band together to rescue Buzz underneath the very noses of their owners.
• Treasure Planet sheet music – If you enjoy science fiction films, you’ll really like this modern story inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. The main character in this film is Jim Hawkins, a teenager with a bad attitude. When a dying pirate hands him a treasure map to Captain Nathaniel Flint’s hidden loot, Jim embarks on an adventure to find it.
• WALL-E sheet music – Have you seen this film about a garbage-collecting robot who falls in love with E.V.E.? Read more about this award-winning film in our post about Down to Earth from Wall-E sheet music.
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh sheet music – In this film from the late 70s, we met Disney’s version of Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends. Songs from the movie (and the cartoon series) are often taught to kids to introduce them to music.
]]> http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/03/19/disney-sheet-music-for-your-favorite-animated-movies/feed/ 3 http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/03/09/watchmen-movie-sheet-music-for-the-soundtrack/ http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/03/09/watchmen-movie-sheet-music-for-the-soundtrack/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:55 +0000 Monica http://blog.musicnotes.com/?p=1541 Watchmen released in theaters this past weekend grossing an impressive $55.7 million. The film is based on an acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore, who has a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. So far the film has received an average rating of 65 percent according to Watchmen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, in part due to its “R” rating. Watchmen is a landmark film in part because it’s the first R-Rated superhero movie ever produced, but also because it’s a film based on a graphic novel that has received critical acclaim.

Part of the graphic novel’s success has been due to its multi-layered storyline which spans decades. The Interview with Alan Moore by The Boston Phoenix has some great commentary on the challenges between relaying a storyline in comic format, novel format and film. For example:

A novel is all up in the foreground. The reader is made painfully aware of every detail. Because the author has to call attention to it or the reader is not aware of it. In comics, we can slip in this subliminal layer in the background. We don’t have to mention it, but the reader will be slowly picking up the fact that the smily face is recurring in different incarnations throughout the book and the links between the Gordian Knot lock company, the Nodus Gordii Mountains on Mars – all these little links. — Alan Moore (Courtesy of The Boston Phoenix

Music plays an important part in this film as well, because the song selection here will relate to different time periods in history. The songs that we have digital sheet music or guitar tab for are linked in this list below.

1. Desolation Row (My Chemical Romance)
2. Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
3. The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Bob Dylan)
4. The Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
5. Me & Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
6. I’m Your Boogie Man (KC & The Sunshine Band)
7. You’re My Thrill (Billie Holiday)
8. Pruit Igoe & Prophecies (Philip Glass)
9. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
10. All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
11. Ride of the Valkyries (Budapest Symphony Orchestra)
12. Pirate Jenny (Nina Simone)

For more Watchmen sheet music, be sure to read our earlier post. We had identified that the song used in the Watchmen trailer was Take a Bow by Muse.

]]> http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/03/09/watchmen-movie-sheet-music-for-the-soundtrack/feed/ 0 http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/27/bunessan-free-sheet-music-whole-note/ http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/27/bunessan-free-sheet-music-whole-note/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:50:32 +0000 Monica http://blog.musicnotes.com/?p=1743 Do you remember the song Morning Has Broken? The popular melody performed by Cat Stevens in the early 1970s was originally based on a song by Scottish composer Mary MacDonald (1789 – 1872). The original lyrics for her hymn entitled Leanabh an Aigh were written in Gaelic. When the hymn was translated into English by Lachlan Macbean, the song title was renamed Bunessan after a Scottish village close to Mary MacDonald’s hometown of Ardtun. Believe it or not, the song was originally associated with a hymn called Child in the Manger. (1)

This March, download your free sheet music for the song Bunessan and enjoy this gorgeous melody.

To download your free copy of Bunessan, please visit our free sheet music page on Musicnotes.com.

Twilight Sheet Music News!

Yesterday, we were pleased to bring you an interview with Twilight score composer Carter Burwell. We hope you enjoy reading about this score composer who has worked on over fifty films!!!

We just got in a brand new sheet music book for Twilight that includes some great songs that you’ve been asking for and collector’s photos. Here’s a little bit about this collector’s sheet music book:

This sheet music book for Twilight includes Bella’s Lullaby, and 10 more tracks from alt-rock bands author Stephenie Meyer listened to as she wrote the novels. Features the hit singles Decode by Paramore and Go All the Way (Into the Twilight) by Perry Farrell, as well as songs from Muse, Linkin Park, Collective Soul, Mute Math and others, plus Never Think by British actor Robert Pattinson, who plays the movie’s male lead.–SOURCE: Twilight Sheet Music Book

Watch for new digital sheet music downloads to come out next week for this popular movie sheet music. To stay on top of Twilight news, be sure to check out our Twilight sheet music post.

What’s Popular on the Musicnotes Blog Lately?

Over the past few months, we’ve been actively bringing you sheet music news, interviews with songwriters and composers, and other music-related goodies. We have been working hard behind-the-scenes here to look for new ways to bring you great content. In the meantime, here are some posts that many of our music lovers have enjoyed reading this past week:

• 10 Free Music Wallpapers – This post was so much fun to put together, we just might do another one!
• Sightreading Tips for Singers and Musicians – We just posted about how you can increase your sight-reading abilities to help you with your performances or our Musicnotes.com YouPerform contest. This was a very popular post this past week; it’s really great to see that so many musicians out there wanting to improve their musical skills!
• Sheet Music from the 2009 Oscars – Many of you have enjoyed reading about your favorite movies. There are a lot of new films coming out that are generating a lot of excitement including Watchmen, a brand new Harry Potter film and a whole lot more!

That’s all the time we have for now. Stay tuned for next week as we bring you updates about your song requests, offer you a fun battle of the contest videos and get into American Idol. For now, feel free to subscribe to the Musicnotes.com Blog RSS feed or follow Musicnotes on Twitter! We’ve got some give-a-way contests going on today!

]]> http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/27/bunessan-free-sheet-music-whole-note/feed/ 3 http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/20/oscars-sheet-music-for-nominated-movies/ http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/20/oscars-sheet-music-for-nominated-movies/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:08:02 +0000 Monica http://blog.musicnotes.com/?p=1671 What do movies like Benjamin Button, the Dark Knight or Wall-E have in common? If you guessed the Oscars, then you guessed right! We took a look into our sheet music vault to see what songs we had for these fabulous films.

Everyone is talking about The Wrestler starring Mickey Rourke. The soundtrack features many bands and artists from the era of big hair bands. Remember Cinderella? We have sheet music for Don’t Know What You Got (Until It’s Gone). The song can only be described as one of the best “rock” ballads of its time. We’ve gotten quite a few requests for the song from Bruce Springsteen, and we’re still waiting to hear back from the publisher on that particular tune.

The film Revolutionary Road also got an Oscar nod. This movie, starring Leonardo di Caprio, Kate Winslet and Michael Shannon as “John Givings” is based on a novel written by Richard Yates.

Set in the mid-1950s, the music for the film includes songs like Crying in the Chapel by The Orioles and The Gypsy by The Ink Spots.

Congratulations to actress Kate Winslet for her Oscar. Kate won the award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader.

Last week we highlighted sheet music from the Benjamin Button soundtrack, and talked a little bit about what makes the movie so unique. In our post we wrote, “The soundtrack for Benjamin Button includes original compositions by Alexandre Desplat, and offers a rich mix of jazz, blues and gospel undertones. Here’s a piece of movie trivia for you, too. The piano piece that Benjamin learns how to play in the movie is The Bethena Rag by Scott Joplin.” Click here to read more about Benjamin Button.

Now available on DVD, Milk starring Sean Penn, was a film about California’s first openly gay elected official who was later assassinated.

Everyday People by Sly and The Family Stone and Rock the Boat by Hues Corporation were two of the songs featured in this multi-Oscar nominated film.

Congratulations to Sean Penn for his Oscar-winning performance as Harvey Milk!

The song Down to Earth from Wall-E was nominated for Best Song at the Oscars. We recently covered Wall-E in a post about sheet music for Down to Earth. We wrote: “This six-minute song was featured in the animated film Wall-E by Disney and Pixar Studios, and is a perfect compliment to a movie about this trash compactor robot. (His full name is Waste Allocation Load-Lifter Earth-Class. What a mouthful!)”

This week we’ve learned that the Academy Awards scaled back their song nomination category, to feature only three songs. The song already won a Grammy, and is the likely favorite to win at the Oscars. Peter Gabriel will not be performing at the Oscars in protest after learning that he would only be on stage for 65 seconds, even though his song is over six minutes long. You can read about Peter Gabriel Not Performing Out of Protest at Rollingstone.com.

Congratulations to the creators of Wall-E for their Oscar for Best Animated Film!

The voices of Miley Cyrus and John Travolta star in this feature-length animated film about a dog who thinks he’s a superhero.

As we mentioned earlier today, we have sheet music for I Thought I Lost You by Miley Cyrus as well as nine other songs from this fun movie. Read about the movie Bolt and find fun freebies on Disney’s website!

The Dark Knight, starring Heath Ledger and Christian Bale, is a darker take on Gotham City’s hero, Batman. Superhero sheet music is always interesting to play and listen to, especially when an original score is created.

For this epic battle between Batman and the Joker, sheet music for the Dark Knight includes original compositions by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. We also have other songs for sheet music from Batman including the Batman theme, too!

Congratulations to the late Heath Ledger for his award-winning role as the Joker. Heath’s family accepted the award for “best supporting actor” on his behalf.

To find out more about these award nominees, visit The Oscars for more information. Musicnotes.com would like to extend our best wishes to all award nominees. Good Luck! We’ll be watching!

]]> http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/20/oscars-sheet-music-for-nominated-movies/feed/ 1 http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/20/the-whole-note-2/ http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/02/20/the-whole-note-2/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:11:34 +0000 Monica http://blog.musicnotes.com/?p=1652 Have you seen Bolt yet? Nominated for an Academy award, this film is about a Hollywood action star dog who believes he has super powers! But does he? If you haven’t found out whether or not Bolt’s true super powers lie in his paws or in his heart, you’ll definitely want to rent this heart-warming tale about man’s best friend voiced by John Travolta.

Miley Cyrus lends her voice-acting and singing talents to the other main character in the film, Penny. Miley sings the song I Thought I Lost You, a song featured on the Bolt soundtrack and in the movie.

Now you can sing right along with Miley, or play sheet music from the movie Bolt. We have a number of songs from the film, including many selections from the musical score composed by John Powell. We hope you enjoy playing Bolt sheet music, and encourage you to write a sheet music review if you get the chance.

Click Here to View Bolt sheet music.

Don’t forget to visit the official website of the movie Bolt to learn more about the film and get some great freebies like Bolt wallpaper, games and more!

This Week on American Idol

Now in its eighth season, American Idol has moved past the audition phase and into the top 36. Performing in batches of twelve, there were some interesting song choices from the first American Idol group. Performances from the first group on American Idol included:

+ Alexis Grace’s soulful rendition of I Never Loved a Man by Aretha Franklin earned her a spot as an American Idol finalist.

+ A show-stopping version of Hero by Mariah Carey was sung by Danny Gokey. Danny was the clear favorite and it’s no surprise he’s also an American Idol finalist.

+ Ricky Braddy’s high tenor voice breathed new life into the pop song A Song For You by Leon Russell. He didn’t make the finals, which was a bit surprising because Ricky has an amazing voice.

+ Sung by American Idol finalist Michael Carver, I Don’t Want To Be by Gavin DeGraw was an interesting choice for the audition. This is a pretty complicated song to sing, because of its frequent pitch changes and fast tempo.

+ Casey Carlson didn’t make it in the finals with her rendition of Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police. Would she have made it if she picked a different song? Maybe. Her performance is a good example of how the right song choice is extremely important for any audition.

For more American Idol sheet music and recaps, stay tuned until next week when more finalists are announced. Until then, we hope you practice your singing all week long. Maybe one of you will consider trying out for next year’s American Idol!

Contests on Twitter, Just for You!

It’s no secret everyone here at Musicnotes.com loves music — and you!

We want to show you how much we love our fellow music lovers, so we’re giving away free t-shirts, hats and other Musicnotes.com goodies randomly on Twitter. You can find us here: @music_notes.

Yesterday, we had our first Twitter contest winner after asking this music trivia question: How many children did J.S. Bach have? The answer is 20!

We hope you stay tuned and join us on Twitter for a little bit of music trivia fun and prizes. Remember, if you’re interested in more fun, don’t forget we have our Musicnotes YouPerform contest every month. We already have an entry for February, so be sure to record your video performance for a chance to win $100 gift certificate to Musicnotes.com!

Until next time, we hope you pick out your favorite piece of sheet music this weekend and play it with a smile. There is nothing like a good song to toss away those Winter blahs and usher in Spring.

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