FILM MUSIC AT THE PIANO

Brett Mitchell performs original solo piano arrangements of iconic cues from film score history.

Cues marked with an asterisk (*) are presented in synchronization with the original, corresponding film clips.

Films are listed in chronological order by release date.

For Mitchell’s performances of the works of John Williams, please visit John Williams: The Piano Covers.

VICTOR SCHERTZINGER
ONE NIGHT OF LOVE (1934)
One Night of Love

FRANZ WAXMAN
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
Main Title

MAX STEINER
THE INFORMER (1935)
Main Title

FRANK CHURCHILL
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
Someday My Prince Will Come

HERBERT STOTHART
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Munchkinland*

There’s No Place Like Home*

Over the Rainbow
(arr. George Shearing)

MAX STEINER
GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
Main Title

AARON COPLAND
OF MICE AND MEN (1939)
Barley Wagons

LEIGH HARLINE
PINOCCHIO (1940)
When You Wish Upon a Star

AARON COPLAND
OUR TOWN (1940)
Grover’s Corners

BERNARD HERRMANN
CITIZEN KANE (1941)
Prelude

DAVID RAKSIN
LAURA (1944)
Main Theme

WILLIAM WALTON
HENRY V (1944)
Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

MIKLÓS RÓZSA
SPELLBOUND (1945)
Love Theme

DIMITRI TIOMKIN
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
It’s a Wonderful Life*

AARON COPLAND
THE RED PONY (1949)
The Gift*

ANTON KARAS
THE THIRD MAN (1949)
The Harry Lime Theme

MACK DAVID, AL HOFFMAN, & JERRY LIVINGSTON
CINDERELLA (1950)
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

FRANZ WAXMAN
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Norma Desmond – The Studio Stroll

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
Love Theme

FRANZ WAXMAN
REAR WINDOW (1954)
Lisa

LEONARD ROSENMAN
EAST OF EDEN (1955)
Theme

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
THE GADFLY (1955)
Romance

PEGGY LEE & SONNY BURKE
LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955)
He’s a Tramp

ALFRED NEWMAN
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (1955)
Main Title

BERNARD HERRMANN
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955)
Tea Time

LEONARD ROSENMAN
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
Theme

BERNARD HERRMANN
VERTIGO (1958)
Scène d’Amour*

BERNARD HERRMANN
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
Conversation Piece*

MIKLÓS RÓZSA
BEN-HUR (1959)
Star of Bethlehem – Adoration of the Magi*

BERNARD HERRMANN
PSYCHO (1960)
Shower Scene*

HENRY MANCINI
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961)
Moon River

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Cha-Cha*

MAURICE JARRE
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
Main Theme

ELMER BERNSTEIN
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
Main Title

BERNARD HERRMANN
MARNIE (1964)
Marnie

SHERMAN BROTHERS
MARY POPPINS (1964)
Feed the Birds

MAURICE JARRE
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
Lara’s Theme (Somewhere, My Love)

BURT BACHARACH
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
Not Goin’ Home Anymore (Reprise)

HENRY MANCINI
SUNFLOWER (1970)
Love Theme

LESLIE BRICUSSE/ANTHONY NEWLEY
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
Pure Imagination

NINO ROTA
THE GODFATHER (1972)
Love Theme

JERRY GOLDSMITH
CHINATOWN (1974)
Love Theme (Main Title)

NINO ROTA
THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
Main Title – The Immigrant

Kay

JERRY GOLDSMITH
THE WIND AND THE LION (1975)
Main Title

BILL CONTI
ROCKY (1976)
Alone in the Ring

JOHN CARPENTER
HALLOWEEN (1978)
Halloween Theme

JERRY GOLDSMITH
ALIEN (1979)
Main Title

JERRY GOLDSMITH
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)
A Good Start*

MICHAEL GORE
FAME (1980)
Ralph and Monty (Dressing Room Piano)

JOHN BARRY
SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980)
Finale* and End Credits

KEN THORNE/JOHN WILLIAMS
SUPERMAN II (1980)
The Alley Transformation*

You ARE Superman!*

VANGELIS
CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981)
Titles*

PHILIP GLASS
KOYAANISQATSI (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi*

JAMES HORNER
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
Spock’s Death

RANDY NEWMAN
THE NATURAL (1984)
The Final Game*

ELMER BERNSTEIN
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
Love Theme

JERRY GOLDSMITH
GREMLINS (1984)
The Gift

MAURICE JARRE
A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984)
Adela

ALAN SILVESTRI
BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
Marty’s Letter*

JAMES HORNER
THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (1985)
First Love

BRUCE BROUGHTON
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985)
Love Theme

JOHN BARRY
OUT OF AFRICA (1985)
Main Title (I Had a Farm in Africa)

Love Theme (The Music of Goodbye)

QUINCY JONES/ROD TEMPERTON
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)

ENNIO MORRICONE
THE MISSION (1986)
Gabriel’s Oboe

JAMES HORNER
FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)
The Place Where Dreams Come True*

DANNY ELFMAN
BATMAN (1989)
The Bat Cave*

ALAN SILVESTRI
THE ABYSS (1989)
Bud on the Ledge*

ALAN MENKEN
THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989)
Bedtime

ANGELO BADALAMENTI
TWIN PEAKS (1990)
Theme

Laura Palmer’s Theme

JERRY GOLDSMITH
TOTAL RECALL (1990)
A New Life

STEPHEN SONDHEIM
DICK TRACY (1990)
What Can You Lose

JOHN BARRY
DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
Farewell and End Title*

RANDY NEWMAN
AWAKENINGS (1990)
Dexter’s Tune

WOJCIECH KILAR
BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992)
Love Remembered

DAVE GRUSIN
THE FIRM (1993)
Mitch & Abby

DANNY ELFMAN
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)
Finale*

ALAN SILVESTRI
FORREST GUMP (1994)
I’m Forrest… Forrest Gump

You’re No Different

They’re Sending Me to Vietnam

I Had a Destiny

Where Heaven Ends

HOWARD SHORE
THE CLIENT (1994)
Meet the Boys

LUIS BACALOV
IL POSTINO: THE POSTMAN (1994)
Titles

THOMAS NEWMAN
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme)

Suds on the Roof*

JERRY GOLDSMITH
THE RIVER WILD (1994)
Gail’s Theme (Main Title)

PATRICK DOYLE
MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (1994)
Please Wait

HANS ZIMMER
CRIMSON TIDE (1995)
Roll Tide

JAMES HORNER
BRAVEHEART (1995)
Main Title

A Gift of a Thistle*

JAMES HORNER
APOLLO 13 (1995)
Main Title

All Systems Go

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
WATERWORLD (1995)
Main Credits

RANDY NEWMAN
TOY STORY (1995)
I Will Go Sailing No More

JAMES HORNER
JUMANJI (1995)
A New World

MICHAEL KAMEN
MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (1995)
Cole’s Song

BASIL POLEDOURIS
IT’S MY PARTY (1996)
It’s My Party

DAVID ARNOLD
INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996)
The President’s Speech*

CRAIG ARMSTRONG
ROMEO + JULIET (1996)
Balcony Scene

Morning Breaks

ALAN SILVESTRI
CONTACT (1997)
Main Theme

JERRY GOLDSMITH
AIR FORCE ONE (1997)
The Parachutes

JAMES HORNER
TITANIC (1997)
Rose

JERRY GOLDSMITH
FANFARE FOR OSCAR (1998)

JERRY GOLDSMITH
THE MUMMY (1999)
Giza Port

RACHEL PORTMAN
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999)
Main Titles

Goodnight You Kings of New England

THOMAS NEWMAN
AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
Main Theme

Angela Undress

W.G. SNUFFY WALDEN
THE WEST WING (1999)
Main Title

RANDY NEWMAN
TOY STORY 2 (1999)
When She Loved Me

THOMAS NEWMAN
THE GREEN MILE (1999)
End Title

HANS ZIMMER
THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (2000)
Cheldorado

HANS ZIMMER
GLADIATOR (2000)
Honor Him

TAN DUN
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000)
The Eternal Vow

JAMES HORNER
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)
A Change of the Heart

ALAN SILVESTRI
CAST AWAY (2000)
Wilson’s Departure*

End Credits

RACHEL PORTMAN
CHOCOLAT (2000)
Piano Suite

MICHAEL ANDREWS
DONNIE DARKO (2001)
Liquid Spear Waltz

CRAIG ARMSTRONG
MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
Satine’s Theme

HOWARD SHORE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
Concerning Hobbits

PHILIP GLASS
THE HOURS (2002)
The Poet Acts

HOWARD SHORE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
Evenstar

THOMAS NEWMAN
FINDING NEMO (2003)
Nemo Egg (Main Title)

JOHN DEBNEY
ELF (2003)
Buddy’s Theme

CRAIG ARMSTRONG
LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
Glasgow Love Theme

HOWARD SHORE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
The Grey Havens

JAN A.P. KACZMAREK
FINDING NEVERLAND (2004)
The Park on Piano

JOE HISAISHI
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004)
You’re in Love

ALAN SILVESTRI
THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)
When Christmas Comes to Town

HOWARD SHORE
THE AVIATOR (2004)
America’s Aviation Hero

GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
The Wings

PATRICK DOYLE
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005)
Hogwarts Hymn

MICHAEL GIACCHINO
UP (2009)
Stuff We Did*

ALAN SILVESTRI
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2009)
God Bless Us Everyone

JOHN POWELL
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010)
Romantic Flight*

JAMES HORNER
THE KARATE KID (2010)
Leaving Detroit

HANS ZIMMER
INCEPTION (2010)
Time

RACHEL PORTMAN
NEVER LET ME GO (2010)
Piano Suite

TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010)
Hand Covers Bruise

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (2010)
Harry and Ginny

JAMES HORNER
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)
Rooftop Kiss

CHRISTOPHE BECK
FROZEN (2013)
Heimr Àrnadalr

MAX RICHTER
THE LEFTOVERS (2014)
Only Questions

Vladimir’s Blues

HANS ZIMMER
INTERSTELLAR (2014)
Day One (Interstellar Theme)

JAMES HORNER
WOLF TOTEM (2015)
Leaving for the Country (Main Title)

THOMAS NEWMAN
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)
Homecoming

ENNIO MORRICONE
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)
L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock

JUSTIN HURWITZ
LA LA LAND (2016)
Mia & Sebastian’s Theme

MICHAEL GIACCHINO
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
Your Father Would Be Proud*

JOHN POWELL
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018)
Lando’s Closet

Lando’s Closet*

HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR
JOKER (2019)
Bathroom Dance

JOHN POWELL
THE CALL OF THE WILD (2020)
They’re All Gone

TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS
SOUL (2020)
Epiphany

NFL MEDLEY (2024)

JOHN MURPHY
SUPERMAN (2025)
Lois & Clark