Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Biography

Michael Brown (b. 1962, New Orleans, La.) is an American composer and arranger.

Brown earned his M.M. in music theory from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.M. in music theory from Furman University in Greenville, S.C.

Michael is currently staff arranger for the United States Army Band ("Pershing's Own") in Washington, D.C., having served previously as chief arranger for the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, N.Y.

His arranging credits include: the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. Michael draws upon his experience as a college and high school band director, church orchestra director, and freelance trumpeter.

Works for Winds

Adaptable Music

• Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1981/2016)
• Coldplay Classics (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016)
• Feel It Still (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017)
• Hallelujah (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1984/2010/2017)
• The Hanging Tree (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014/2015)
• Highlights from "The Greatest Showman" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2018)
• Highlights from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1994/2017)
• I'm Still Standing (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/2020)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1951/1979/2019)
• Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Gillis; as adapter) (1990/)
• Low Rider (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1975/2014)
• The Music of James Bond (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
• The Pink Panther (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1963/2011)
• Pixar Movie Favorites (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016)
• The Saints' Hallelujah (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger, with Henderson) (1991/2015)
• Shake It Off (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014/2015)
• Sogno di Volare (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2019)
• Waltz No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (post 1956/2021)

All Wind Works

• ABBA on Broadway (as arranger)
• Alan Silvestri: A Night at the Movies (as arranger)
• America from "West Side Story" (as arranger)
• American Anthem (as arranger)
• Appalachian Air (as arranger) (2004)
• Armed Forces Salute (as arranger with Murtha)
• The Avengers (as arranger) (2012)
• Beach Boys Greatest Hits, The (as arranger)
• Captain America March (as arranger)
• Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1981/2016)
• Coldplay Classics (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016)
• Dance Fever (as arranger) (2010)
• A Disneyland Celebration (as arranger) (2006)
• Fantasy Adventure at the Movies (as arranger) (2011)
• Feel It Still (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017)
• The Genius of Ray Charles (as arranger) (2004)
• Get Smart (as arranger) (1965/2009)
• Go the Distance (as arranger)
• Grown-Up Christmas List (as arranger) (1992/2012)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (as arranger) (2014)
• Hallelujah (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1984/2010/2017)
• The Hanging Tree (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014/2015)
• Hans Zimmer: Movie Milestones (as arranger) (2017)
• Happy (as arranger)
• Highlights from Walt Disney Pictures' "Enchanted" (as arranger) (2008)
• Highlight from "Frozen" (as arranger)
• Highlights from "Jersey Boys" (as arranger) (2007)
• Highlights from "La La Land" (as arranger) (2016/2017)
• Highlights from "Star Trek into Darkness" (as arranger)
• Highlights from "The Greatest Showman" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2018)
• Highlights from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1994/2017)
• Highlights from "Wicked" (as arranger)
• How Does a Moment Last Forever (as arranger) (2017)
• I Dreamed a Dream (as arranger) (1980/2009)
• I'm Still Standing (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/2020)
• Irving Berlin's Christmas (as arranger)
• It's a Grand Night for Singing (as arranger)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1951/1979/2019)
• Jerusalema (as arranger) (2019/2022)
• Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Gillis; as adapter) (1990/)
• Let It Go (as arranger) (2014)
• Letters from War (as arranger)
• Low Rider (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1975/2014)
• The Mansions of the Lord (as arranger) (2002/2004)
• March of the Belgian Paratroopers (as arranger)
• Medley from "Beauty and the Beast" (as arranger) (1991)
• Moon River (as arranger)
• More Cowbell! (as arranger) (2015)
• Music from "The Hunger Games" (as arranger)
• Music from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (as arranger) (1990/2004)
• Music for a Darkened Theater (as arranger) (2007)
• The Music of James Bond (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
• My Shot (as arranger)
• Nearer My God To Thee (as arranger) (1856/2012)
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (as arranger)
• Opening Night on Broadway (as arranger)
• Oye Como Va (as arranger)
• Peter Gunn (as arranger)
• The Pink Panther (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1963/2011)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (as arranger) (2011)
• Pixar Movie Favorites (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016)
• Pixar Movie Magic (as arranger) (2011)
• Sadness and Sorrow (as arranger) (2002/2019)
• The Saints' Hallelujah (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger with Henderson) (1991/2015)
• Salvation Is Created (as arranger) (1912/2016)
• Salvation Is Created (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1912/2016)
• Santana in Concert (as arranger) (2012)
• Selections from "Sing" (as arranger) (2017)
• Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (as arranger)
• Selections from "Up" (as arranger) (2009)
• Shake It Off (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014/2015)
• Sogno di Volare (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2019)
• Somewhere (as arranger) (1957/2012)
• The Soulful Sixties (2011)
• Soundtrack Highlights from "Avengers: Endgame" (as arranger) (2019)
• Soundtrack Highlights from "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"
• Soundtrack Highlights from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (as arranger) (2015/2018)
• Soundtrack Highlights from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (as arranger) (2015/2019)
• Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland" (as arranger) (2010)
• Soundtrack Highlights from "Yesterday" (as arranger) (2020)
• St Thomas (as arranger)
• Symphonic Portrait (2009)
• This Is Me (as arranger) (2017)
• A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch (as arranger) (2013)
• Tribute to Whitney Houston (as arranger) (2013)
• Waltz No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (post 1956/2021)
• Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly (as arranger) (2000/)
• Yesterday. See: Soundtrack Highlights from "Yesterday"

Resources

• Michael Brown, Hal Leonard
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Michael Brown." Accessed 1 March 2015