Haakon Esplo

The popular Christmas song 'It's the most wonderful time of the year' from 1963 was first released by artist Andy Williams on his first Christmas album. It has been part of the Christmas repertoire an...

Bollywood is a popular name for a part of the film industry in India that is based around Mumbai. The name is a combination of Hollywood and Bombay - the older name of Mumbai and is the largest film p...

Chi non conosce il grande successo Last Christmas del gruppo pop Wham! Il duo ha venduto 25 milioni di album tra il 1982 e lo scioglimento nel 1986. La figura principale, il cantante George Michael e...

With rock beats and fun rhythms you can let the young musicians have fun in this simple and captivating rock song! It has challenges and small solo parts in all parts, including percussion, and allows...

The Best' is written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart. The song was later covered by Tina Turner, and released as a highly succ...

'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded...

Tango originated in the late 19th century in South America and belonged initially to the lower classes in society. The period 1920-1950 is called «The golden age of the tango» and became popular also...

Three Hazerlnuts for Cinderella, original title Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, is an East German-Czechoslovakian adventure film from 1973./The film has been shown on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporat...

Who does not know the big hit Last Christmas from the pop group Wham! The duo sold 25 million albums between 1982 until they dissolved in 1986. The front figure, vocalist George Michael and guitarist/...

Friday I'm in Love' is a song by British rock band The Cure. It is the second single from the album 'Wish' (1992), and it became a worldwide hit. It won the award for European Viewer's Choice for Best...

We are the Champions - One of the big hits of the 70's from the pop group Queen. The song became, and still is, very popular. People almost expect to hear the tune at sportevents. To the Conductor: Ev...

The song 'Just the way you are' by Billy Joel was released on the album 'The Stranger' in 1977. It was Joel's first song to reach the pop charts in the U.S.. It also got on the UK Top 20 singles list...

Emma Gunnarsen, who has taken the artist name eMMa, is the sister of the pop duo Marcus and Martinus. 'Angels in the Snow' are among the songs that were in the pile when Marcus and Martinus were recor...

Feeling Good was written in 1965 for the Broadway musical 'The Roar of the Grease Paint - The Smell of the Crowd'. Since then it has been interpreted and recorded by many famous artists. Nina Simone,...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) è stato, oltre a Claude Debussy, il più importante compositore dell'impressionismo francese. Il termine impressionismo può essere tradotto come "impressione artistica", utili...

Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in our literary history. The writer Agatha Christie has left the Belgian investigator acting for over 30 novels and 50 short stories. Most people pr...

Il film della Walt Disney Pictures "Vaiana" del 2016 racconta la storia di Vaiana, la volitiva figlia del maestro di una tribù polinesiana. Viene eletta dal mare per riunire una misteriosa reliquia co...

My heart is yours - Norways contribution to Eurovision Song Contest 2010. A beautiful and mighty song about love - in an arrangement made by Haakon Esplo.

'Hello' is a song by English singer Adele. It was released October 2015 as the first single from her third studio album, '25'. Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin. 'Hello' has achi...

The iconic soundtrack composed by John Williams continues with 'The Force Awakens', the seventh Star Wars movie. This arrangement for Young Band tries to capture the rich timbre of the original orches...

'Winter and Snow' was written by Sigurd Jansen and Alfred Naess and were recorded and released on single by Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre in 1966. The single was released in connection with the Nordi...

Most Scandinavian people know Benny Borg. As a guitarist, composer, lyric writer and a show actor, he has been producing great music for many decades. His most famous songs are probably 'Balladen om M...

Norwegian artist Jorn Hoel made his breakthrough with his album 'Varme ut av is' released in 1987. The songs 'Have a Dream' and 'Hold My Hand' became big hits and still stand out as some of the most p...

Sunday People is the title track from the debut album with the same name from the group The Monroes. The LP was released in 1983 and the Sunday People immediately became a huge hit. The Monroes was th...