Inspired by Wendy Carlos' landmark "Switched on Bach" recordings, here is my arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D, based on a solo piano arrangement I learned as a young student.  It was created using Reaper and Surge XT.

Switched On Pachelbel

Played by Jessica Tomlinson
Arranged by Dan Coates

A Dream Is A Wish

Played by Jessica Tomlinson
Arranged by Jessica Tomlinson
Inspired by the pop radio recording from 1992 featuring Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Here is a rendering close as I could bring it to that original song, complete with all four modulations!

Beauty And The Beast

Played and arranged by Jessica Tomlinson
Words by David Axlerod | Music by Sam Pottle | 1974 | Season 6
Here is just one of several orthcoming tributes to the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street!  I was a growing, toddling viewer in the late 1980s, which is a time when I feel the cast of Muppets and humans alike were at the top of their game, and their stories were fun, silly, but also had emotional depth.

What's The Name Of That Song

Written by James Horner | 1997
Played by Jessica Tomlinson
Inspired by James Horner's solo piano performance of "My Heart Will Go On" in the drawing scene of the movie Titanic.  Originally recorded by Celine Dion

My Heart Will Go On

Written by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams for the Muppet Movie, released in 1979.
Originally performed by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog
Played and arranged here by Jessica Tomlinson

The Muppet Movie chronicles the coming-together journey of a little group of diverse performers.  Jim Henson's Muppet productions have always been a favorite of mine.

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