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Here's my latest trombone choir arrangement and overdub: "Anakin's Dark Deeds" from Star Wars "Revenge of the Sith" composed by John Williams.

It begins with the music which sets the scene after Anakin has slaughtered all the Jedi younglings and the lamenting aftermath. This quickly gives way to the brutal violence that ensues as Anakin destroys all the figures standing politically in the way of the Emperor, clearing the path for the Empire to take complete control.

The brilliant interplay between the low incessant voices pushing harshly forward and the bright soaring dissonances in the extreme high register show Darth Vader at his most unhinged and barbaric. 

After the blazing G minor climax, the slow lamenting funeral march starts and gains momentum until finally the ringing D minor climax shows Vader, bathed in his own hubris waiting a top a mountain of fire, waiting to destroy the one person left in his way, his once friend, brother and mentor: Obi Wan Kenobi.

(Some of you may recognize the second half of this recording as the intro to my "Lord Vader is Forged" overdub. This recording is how the music is presented in the original soundtrack to "Revenge of the Sith". I thought it was more potent this way!)

Anakin's Dark Deeds

Street Fighter Alpha 2- Sakura Theme Mix

A good friend of mine (who's a fabulous composer/conductor as well!) once said to me,"No one writes an action sequence as well as John Williams."

I heartily agree!!

Here's my latest trombone choir arrangement and overdub: "The Battle Over Coruscant" from Star Wars "Revenge of the Sith" composed by John Williams. This is the huge space battle sequence in the opening of the film. It's an incredible setting of "The Force" melody in the start which give way to an incredibly intense interplay.

Lately I've been catching some grief for doing so many arrangements from Star Wars Episodes 1-3. My response is,"The movies may not be that great, but the music is incredible and tells a way better story than the acting!"

To my sound cloud followers, please help me get these John Williams arrangements published and sign this petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/john-williams-trombone-ensemble-arrangements

Thanks and enjoy the latest overdub!!

Battle Over Coruscant

Spider - Man Miles Morales - Free RoamOpen World Music Theme 4 [Low]

Lower Norfair level music from classic Super Nintendo game "Super Metroid" - re-orchestrated for full orchestra.
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Full Playlist of Super Metroid Re-imaginings: 
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Lower Norfair (Orchestral Re-Imagine) from Super Metroid

My latest overdub is of my trombone choir arrangement of the "Throne Room and Closing Titles" by John Williams from the score to Star Wars Episode 4, "A New Hope."

This music truly captures the noble and victorious energy at the end of the film. I richly enjoyed doing this overdub as it readily connects me to my childhood.

This recording is rife with unabashed high Fs, G flats and Gs (listen for the last chord!!) but more importantly, I tried to capture the excited and hopeful spirit of the ending scene of the movie that started it all, "Star Wars Ep.4, A New Hope"

Enjoy!

Star Wars Throne Room/Closing Titles

Music owned by Capcom, uploaded for use on rolld20

MML 1 09 - Feeling of love?

This is the Full AM2R soundtrack, all in separate files. I take no credit for this soundtrack or the fan game, I'm just providing another means to access the soundtrack, All in high audio quality

Enjoy!

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All you need to do is extract and play!

10 - Hydro Station

Garou Densetsu 15th Anniversary BOX (DISC 3: Garou Densetsu 3 & Real Bout Garou Densetsu)

Big Shot! (Terry Bogard Stage)- Fatal Fury 3 - 15 anniversary box (DISC 3)

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia - Lobby Theme

Epic Dark Battle Music - Escape [Powerful Fantasy Horror by Ebunny]

Here's my latest overdubbing homage to John Williams and my love of his music. I revisited my original arrangement that I did years ago and added some "Glenn Dodson" touches...ie: a lot more high notes...Really gave the alto a workout on this one...not to mention my chops...

Raiders March

I though it was time to downshift the Star Wars journey for a moment. Here's my overdub of my arrangement of Yoda's theme which is from my all time favorite Star Wars film, Empire Strikes back.

This is dedicated to my old teacher, mentor, musical hero, but most importantly, friend, Norman Bolter. He is the Yoda of the trombone and of music!

Some 20 years I remember first hearing about him: Joined the Boston Symphony at 19, member of the Empire Brass, prolific and gifted composer, master teacher who battled back from playing injuries to command his rightful place as one of the great teachers.

I went up to Boston to have a lesson with him. I'd heard all these amazing recordings of him. I had this distinct image of him in my head. Then this 5'5" relatively small man peered at me at the Symphony Hall Stage entrance and said, "Jim?" I looked at him puzzled and he quickly said,"You thought I'd be bigger..."

As I compare him to Yoda as an allegory, it's startling if you adjust the language a bit it's significance to musicians:

Yoda: "Ohhh. Great warrior. Wars not make one great." 
Norman translation: "Oh he won how many auditions? Auditions not make a musician great."

Yoda: "Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?  Hmm?  Hmm.  And well you should not."
Norman translation: A man who's 5'5" tall and buys shoes in the boys section of stores, can play louder and bigger and higher and faster and cleaner and more expressively than I can ever hope to dream...I need to listen to what he has to say closer.

Yoda's Theme

Battle Theme - Yo - Kai Watch 2 OST Extended (320  Kbps)

James Nova joined the Grammy award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2009 as second/utility trombone. In 2012, Nova made his solo debut with the PSO, performing Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. Prior to that, he was a member of the Utah Symphony Orchestra where he served eight seasons as assistant principal/second trombone. 
 
Since 2012, James Nova has found a new passion in multitrack recording, also known as "overdubbing." Overdubbing is a process by which a musician records all the parts of a piece of music one by one and layers the recordings on top of each other to create a full ensemble. Nova has released dozens of stunning and virtuosic tracks of his own challenging arrangements of exciting repertoire for trombone choir. The arrangements employ many different trombones: contra bass, bass, tenor, small tenor, alto, and even soprano trombones!
 
James Nova has had a lifelong love of John Williams’ film scores and in December of 2017, he released a new overdub album for trombone choir, A Fall from Light to Dark. Through the chosen moments of John Williams’ masterful scores, this album musically chronicles the rise and descent of Anakin Skywalker as he transforms into Darth Vader. Truly a one-man show, this album’s transcriptions, playing, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering were all done by Nova himself.

James Nova has always been passionate about music education. When not on stage at Heinz Hall with the Pittsburgh Symphony, he can be found at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University where he is adjunct trombone faculty, as well as the brass coach of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras. Given their widespread popularity, Nova’s recordings are playing an impactful role in inspiring the next generation of musicians and budding recording artists and he is frequently invited to teach outside the region. Since 2012, he has completed more than 85 visits to prominent festivals (such as the International Trombone Festival, American Trombone Workshop, and the Korea Trombone Festival, among others) and reputable educational institutions (such as the Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School of Music, and New England Conservatory, among others) as the featured artist and educator in concerts, masterclasses, and clinics.

James Nova studied with Glenn Dodson at the Curtis Institute of Music followed by study with Norman Bolter at the New England Conservatory of Music. While in Boston, Nova played regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, including recordings and television broadcasts as both principal and second trombone. 

James Nova is an S.E. Shires Artist and performs on his signature line of Greg Black Mouthpieces.

For more info, visit jimnova.com or hear his recordings at soundcloud.com/jimnova
 

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