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Rick Hirsch is a nationally-known composer, arranger and jazz educator living in State College, PA. Check out his music, book a live jazz band in Central Pennsylvania.

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Marching Band

Marching band arrangements. Movie and Broadway themes: Wonder Woman, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, the Wizard of Oz, the Wiz, the King and I. TV themes: Cheers, Family Feud, Spongebob Squarepants, Partridge Family, Happy Days, Family Guy, I Love Lucy, Friends, Big Bang Theory. Jazz: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, For Once in My Life, Hello Young Lovers. Pop/rock: Shut Up + Dance, Open Arms, Don’t You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Do I Do, These Three Words, Isn’t She Lovely, Won’t Get Fooled Again, Stairway to Heaven, Soul Man, Rockin’ Robin, Drive Like Lightning, America, Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show, Jackson Five, I Want You Back, ABC, I’ll Be There, Glory Days, the Power of Love, Beach Boys, Fun Fun Fun, Dance Dance Dance

** NEW Titles for 2022 are here **


Marching Band Arrangements

AFFORDABLE custom MARCHING BAND ARRANGEMENTS without PROHIBITIVE commission fees:

RE-LICENSE CHARTS I ARRANGED FOR SOME OF THE BEST COLLEGIATE BANDS IN THE COUNTRY.


In addition to all of my work in jazz, I have a long history with marching bands


NOTES:

  • These arrangements are for the winds only (no battery or sideline percussion included)

  • All but one of these arrangements was written for Big 10 marching bands (one was for the SEC) — except the four new charts for “small band,” identified below.

  • Most of these charts will require that you purchase a license through Tresona: the others are in the public domain and don’t require a license (which saves big bucks).

  • View sorted and categorized list

  • Preview-scores & prices are available upon request — please complete the contact form below

REAL HALFTIME PERFORMANCES

These arrangements are all road-tested and have been performed by collegiate marching bands nationwide, including:

Penn State, U of Wisconsin (Madison), U of Iowa, U of Kentucky, Kansas State U, Ole Miss, U of Maryland, U of Montana, Syracuse U, Slippery Rock U, High Point U.


» Watch some halftime videos at the bottom of thIS page «

 

» 2022 new releases »

America
Neil Diamond (Finale audio)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters (Finale audio)
Brady Bunch TV Theme
(Finale audio)
Freedom
Béyonce & Kendrick Lamar (Finale audio)
Friends TV Theme
I'll Be There For You (Finale audio)
Hero
Mariah Carey (Finale audio)
Holding Out For A Hero
Bonnie Tyler / Footloose (Finale audio)
"Little" Fugue in G Minor
J.S. Bach (Finale audio)
Mandalorian TV Theme
Baby Yoda All-Stars (Finale audio)
Mr. Brightside
The Killers (Finale audio)
My Girl - Walk This Way medley (!!)
The Temptations / Aerosmith — These tunes can be separated for small fee (Finale audio)
No Time To Die (2021 James Bond)
Billie Eilish (Finale audio)
The Office TV Theme
the Scrantones (Finale audio)
The Walking Dead TV Theme
Zombie All-Stars (Finale audio)
Welcome To The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance (Finale audio)
 

NEW: tunes scored for “small band”

Fl/Picc, Clar, Alto, Tenor, Bari saxes, Tpt 1 &2, Mello Tbn 1&2, Baritone TC/BC, Tuba

All The Stars (Black Panther) - Sunflower (Spiderverse) medley
Kendrick Lamar // Post Malone (Finale audio)
Batman TV Theme - Spiderman TV Theme medley
Classic TV themes (Finale audio)
Gonna Take You There (Disney / Princess and the Frog)
Randy Newman (Finale audio)
Lose My Breath
Destiny's Child (early Béyonce) (Finale audio)
 

MOVIE & BROADWAY

Wonder Woman's Wrath
new Wonder Woman soundtrack (Hans Zimmer)
Marvel Studios Fanfare
all Marvel Studios movies
Avengers Theme
the Avengers
Can You Dig It?
Ironman
Awesome Mixtape Vol. 1
Guardians of the Galaxy
Black Panther
Black Panther
I've Had the Time of My Life
Dirty Dancing
Footloose
Footloose
VOCAL: Oh What a Night / Can't Take My Eyes...
Jersey Boys / Frankie Valli
VOCAL: My Shot
Hamilton
VOCAL: Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
Hair
OZ MASHUP: Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead / Merry Old Land of Oz
the Wizard of Oz
Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
the Wiz
 

JAZZ / BIG BAND

Summertime
Big, then burning, then big again
It Don't Mean a Thing
Cool, gradual build into shout choruses
Malaguena (MIDI)
Finale All-Star Marching Unit
For Once in My Life
big band-style version of Stevie Wonder tune
That's All
Bobby Darin, Michael Bublé, Sinatra, etc
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington
Hello, Young Lovers
(jazzy big band-style version)
 

POP / ROCK

MEDLEY: Bye Bye Bye / Sucker
NSYNC / Jonas Brothers
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Who
Girls Like You
Maroon 5
Shut Up + Dance
Walk the Moon
Treasure (MIDI)
Bruno Mars
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Stevie Wonder
Do I Do
Stevie Wonder
Open Arms
Journey
Rockin' Robin
Bobby Day, Jackson 5
Soul Man
Sam and Dave
Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)
Brian Setzer
Neil Diamond Medley
America / Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Jackson 5 Medley
I Want You Back, ABC, I'll Be There
Glory Days
Bruce Springsteen
The Power Of Love
Huey Lewis and the News
Beach Boys Medley
Fun, Fun, Fun/Dance, Dance, Dance
 

RECENT SHOWS

I’ve been arranging for the Penn State Blue Band since 2002. Here are a few of their recent halftime shows that I arranged.

The sound quality is better on the recordings above. Beaver Stadium is a LOUD place with 110,000 hyped of fans in it…

Recorded at the whiteout game versus Michigan on October 19, 2019 featuring music from Marvel movies.

Marvel Studios Theme • Avengers Theme • Can You Dig It? (Iron Man) • Awesome Mixtape Vol.1 (Guardians of the Galaxy) • Black Panther Themes

Recorded at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019, featuring holiday classics.

Jingle Bells • Nutcracker Suite (Brian Setzer jazzy version) • The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé)


I became a staff arranger for the University of Wisconsin Badger Band in 2019. Here are a couple of the halftime shows I arranged for them.

October 5, 2019: “Masters of Piano and Song”

Piano Man (Billy Joel) • Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Elton John) • Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keys) • Love Song (Sara Bareilles) • Bad Romance/Shallow (Lady Gaga)

October 12, 2019: "Modern Broadway: Our Visit to New York"

Opening Up (Waitress) • Lady Marmalade (Moulin Rouge) • Waving Through A Window (Dear Evan Hansen)

 

REQUEST PRICING AND SCORES

 

TV

Spongebob Squarepants theme
Penn State Blue Band
Family Feud theme
Penn State Blue Band
Cheers theme
Penn State Blue Band
Golden Girls Theme
Channel Surfing Medley
I Love Lucy, Big Bang Theory, Friends, Family Guy
MEDLEY: C'mon Get Happy / Happy Days
Partridge Family, Happy Days
 

“CLASSICAL” / orchestral

Firebird Suite
Igor Stravinsky
 

HOLIDAY

Carol of the Bells
DCI flavor / no Tresona license required!
All I Want for Christmas is You
Maraiah Carey
Nutcracker Suite
jazzy a la Brian Setzer — no license req.
Jingle Bells
New Orleans style — no license req.
The Christmas Song
warm, powerful ballad
Auld Lang Syne
New Orleans style / no license req.
 

 PATRIOTIC

God Bless the USA
Lee Greenwood
Battle Hymn of the Republic
inspired by late-era Elvis

ALPHABETICAL LIST

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Mariah Carey)

ALL THE STARS / SUNFLOWER (Kendrick Lamar / Post Malone)

AMERICA (Neil Diamond)

AULD LANG SYNE

AVENGERS THEME (The Avengers)

AWESOME MIXTAPE VOL.1: Hooked On A Feeling, Pina Colada Song, Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Guardians of the Galaxy)

BATMAN TV THEME / SPIDERMAN TV THEME

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

BEACH BOYS MEDLEY: Fun Fun Fun, Dance Dance Dance

BLACK PANTHER THEMES (Black Panther)

BOOGIE-WOOGIE BUGLE BOY (Andrews Sisters)

BOY BAND MEDLEY: Bye Bye Bye, Sucker (NSYNC, Jonas Brothers)

BRADY BUNCH TV THEME

CAN YOU DIG IT? (Iron Man)

CAROL OF THE BELLS

CHANNEL SURFING MEDLEY: I Love Lucy, Big Bang Theory, Friends, Family Guy

CHEERS TV THEME

DO I DO (Stevie Wonder)

DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE (Duke Ellington)

DON’T NOBODY BRING ME NO BAD NEWS (The Wiz)

DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING (Stevie Wonder)

DRIVE LIKE LIGHTNING (Brian Setzer)

FAMILY FEUD TV THEME

FOOTLOOSE (Kenny Loggins)

FREEDOM (Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar)

FRIENDS TV THEME (I”’ll Be There For You”)

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (Stevie Wonder, Bobby Darin)

GIRLS LIKE YOU (Maroon 5)

GLORY DAYS (Bruce Springsteen)

GOD BLESS THE USA (Lee Greenwood)

GOLDEN GIRLS THEME (“Thank You For Being A Friend”)

GONNA TAKE YOU THERE (Disney’s Princess & the Frog / Randy Newman)

HAIR MEDLEY: Age Of Aquarius, Let The Sunshine In

HERO (Mariah Carey)

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (Bonnie Tyler / Footloose)

TV MEDLEY: Happy Days Theme, C'mon Get Happy (Partridge Family)

HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS (Sinatra, The King And I)

I’VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE (Dirty Dancing)

IT DON’T MEAN A THING (Duke Ellington)

JACKSON 5 MEDLEY: Stop The Love You Save, ABC, I'll Be There

JERSEY BOYS MEDLEY: Oh What A Night, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)

JINGLE BELLS

LADY MARMALADE (Patti LaBelle, Moulin Rouge)

LOSE MY BREATH (Destiny’s Child)

MALAGUENA (Stan Kenton, Madison Scouts)

MANDALORIAN TV THEME

MARVEL STUDIOS FANFARE (Marvel movies)

MR. BRIGHTSIDE (The Killers)

MY GIRL - WALK THIS WAY medley (!!) (The Temptations - Aerosmith)

MY SHOT (Hamilton)

NO TIME TO DIE (James Bond / Billie Eilish)

NUTCRACKER SUITE (Brian Setzer, Les Brown)

THE OFFICE TV THEME (The Scrantones)

OPEN ARMS (Journey)

ROCKIN’ ROBIN (Jackson 5)

SHUT UP + DANCE (Walk the Moon)

SOUL MAN (Sam and Dave)

SPONGEBOB THEME

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Led Zeppelin)

SUMMERTIME (Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Porgy and Bess)

THAT’S ALL (Bobby Darin)

THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Mel Tormé)

THE FIREBIRD SUITE (Igor Stravinsky)

THE POWER OF LOVE (Huey Lewis and the News)

THE WALKING DEAD TV THEME

TREASURE (Bruno Mars)

WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE (My Chemical Romance)

WIZARD OF OZ MASHUP: Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, Merry Old Land Of Oz

WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN (The Who)

2016 WONDER WOMAN THEME (Hans Zimmer)