Arrangement of movie soundtrack ?The Grinch?, composed by James Horner. Because the film is based on a children?s picture book, many additions were made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of the title character and reworking the story?s minor character Cindy Lou Who as a main character. The film also borrowed some music and character elements (such as the Grinch?s green skin tone) that originated in the 1966 animated television special.

"The Old Rugged Cross" has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of Ernest Tubb's 1952 gospel album; it has been performed by some of the twentieth century's most important recording artists, including Andy Griffith, Anne Murray, Brad Paisley, Chet Atkins, John Berry, Floyd Cramer, George Jones, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Loretta Lynn, Ray Price, Ricky Van Shelton, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The Oak Ridge Boys, The Statler Brothers, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, George Beverly Shea and John Prine on the 2007 CD "Standard Songs for Average People" with Mac Wiseman. British television dramatist Dennis Potter used the gospel song prominently in several of his plays, most notably Pennies from Heaven (1978); and the song also played a major part in "Gridlock" (2007), an episode of the long-running sci-fi drama series Doctor Who. In early 2009, the song was covered by Johnny Cash and June Carter, Kevin Max, Mahalia Jackson, Merle Haggard, and Patsy Cline. Parts included for this arrangement are: Full Score, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Acoustic Bass (Optional).

Performance Time: Approx. 2 minutes 15 seconds

The Pie in the Face Polka by Henry Mancini comes from the film, The Great Race that included Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood. The scene in the movie is a massive pie throwing festival where even the clean Tony Curtis gets it in the face. As you might imagine, the music is comical and fun, too. This has been set for clarinet quartet by John Gibson. (Bb Soprano 1 - 3, and bass).