#arranger

[ongawdclub]

N i n a S i m o n e

[wouldyourecognizethisperson-poll]

Would you have recognized this person if you had seen them in public when they were alive?

Yes, I know who this is and I feel confident that I would have recognized them

I know who this is but I’m not sure I would have recognized them in person

They look familiar but I’m not sure who they are

I have no idea who this is

Nuanced answer

Voting ended onAug 31, 2025

[ifelllikeastar]

Leon Russell started talking later than most children. According to his mother, while he was watching the birds, and something was going on with the birds, Leon's first words were, "What's the matter, little birdie, you cry?". His mother was shocked because he never spoke. Both of Leon's parents played upright piano, and when he was four years old his mother heard him picking out the melody to "Trust and Obey", a hymn he had heard at church. He then began piano lessons and learned the alto saxophone, cornet, and baritone horn in his elementary school band.

Leon said was born with 'spastic paralysis', now called cerebral palsy. An injury at birth damaged his second and third vertebrae, causing a slight paralysis in the right side of his body, most notably affecting three fingers on his right hand which caused Russell to favor his left hand and develop his signature left-hand-dominant piano playing style. 

Born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma and died on November 13, 2016 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee at the age of 74.

[misterivy]

R.I.P. Lalo Schifrin (21st June 1932 – 26th June 2025)

Schifrin's best known compositions included the themes from Mission: Impossible and Mannix, as well as the scores to Cool Hand Luke (1967), Bullitt (1968), THX 1138 (1971), Enter the Dragon (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979), and the Rush Hour trilogy (1998–2007). Schifrin was also noted for collaborations with Clint Eastwood from the late 1960s to the 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry series of films. He composed the Paramount Pictures fanfare used from 1976 to 2004.

[drewwise]

So excited to help design the Arranger vinyl soundtrack! Snag this amazing score from Tomás Batista! 🧩🎵 💚 www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/arranger

[judahdnspoonful]

To this day I still love this song. 😭💖 All the voice parts are sung by me using GarageBand!

“Time Adventure: An Adventure Time Vocal Cover” coming January 14th!

My official website is also up now so we can stay connected. By February 1st, it will completely replace my Linktree!

[justinunlocd]

Ozdust Duet - for two marimbas

I was inspired by Austin Keck‘s video of his arrangement of Defying Gravity to make a marimba version of the Ozdust Duet. That scene of the movie was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve ever had in a movie theater. It reminded me of how precious it is to have friends that see me and love me for who I am, just as I am. I hope you all have the perfect dance partners to join you on the floor whenever you decide to cut a rug, however you see fit. Sometimes, you really do have to “not give a twig about what anyone thinks.” Happy dancing! 😉

To clarify; I arranged, recorded, performed and edited this myself. Let me know if y’all want the sheet music. 🩷💚