Haakon Esplo

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...

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...

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...

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...

Qui ne connaît pas le grand succès Last Christmas du groupe pop Wham ! Le duo a vendu 25 millions d'albums entre 1982 et sa dissolution en 1986. La figure de proue, le chanteur George Michael et le gu...

Le film de Walt Disney Pictures 'Vaiana' de 2016 raconte l'histoire de Vaiana, la fille du maître au caractère bien trempé dans une tribu polynésienne. Elle est élue par la mer pour réunir une mystéri...

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/...

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...

Coconut March - I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts was written in 1944 by Fred Heatherton, an English songwriter, and celebrates coconutshy (coconut toss) at fairs. The song is used in several movies...

'Hey, Look Me Over' was written for the Broadway Musical 'Wildcat' in 1960. In the original version, the song was sung by comedy player Lucille Ball, in her only Broadway role ever. The song are perf...

CC Cowboys is a Norwegian rock band from Fredrikstad. Their first album was published in 1990 titled Blodsbroedre (Blood Brothers). For this they received the Norwegian Grammy as this year's newcomer....

The first theatre performance of Captain Sabertooth; 'Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure in Kjuttaviga' premiered in Kristiansand Zoo in 1990. Up to now, it's written even four plays, all of them ren...

The City of Friends' is a Norwegian animation series for children that was broadcasted on TV2 in Norway for the first time in 2011. The story was created by police officer Carl Christian Hamre. It's i...

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...