Here are the latest
Jan Berry music arrangements that have been transcribed and published (or are slated for publication). Expand the video descriptions on YouTube to see the specific
Wrecking Crew instrumentation for each track and other details.
The tracks linked below are transcribed from Jan Berry's surviving music scores from the 1960s and rendered with MuseScore:
"The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" (1964)
The studio backing track for the classic #3 hit from the summer of 1964. The bass line and horn arrangement are classic Jan Berry. Covered by the Beach Boys on their live
Concert LP in 1964.
https://youtu.be/4bFe8NH_-RA?si=w0UANPzO6oLy01V_"My Mighty G.T.O." (1964)
An album cut from the "Dead Man's Curve" LP and later the B-Side of "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)." The track for "My Mighty G.T.O." is more sophisticated than "Little Old Lady" and has several interesting things going on. It has the transition between 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures that Jan was fond of, and which he also used in his arrangements for "Dead Man's Curve" and "Anaheim, Azusa ..." (to name a couple). A fantastic bass line, especially in the chorus. The four-part horn ensemble features Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, and French Horn. The galloping eighth- and sixteenth-note groove on the Danelectro 6-String Bass Guitar in the chorus was also later employed by Jan in his arrangement for "Ride the Wild Surf."
https://youtu.be/Ah90J4oOBd4?si=fudU4nUvfmLVfp8q"Batman Theme" (from
Jan & Dean Meet Batman) (1966)
Neal Hefti's classic theme with a flourish . . . Jan Berry and George Tipton's arrangement pays homage to composer Nelson Riddle, who wrote the music for the first two seasons of the
Batman television series in 1966.
https://youtu.be/LItycM3bAFs?si=96LDSeWDtm6j4m1B"Bat Cues" (from
Jan & Dean Meet Batman) (1966)
Jan Berry and George Tipton go Baroque with moody underpinning and quirky connectors for the
Batman LP.
https://youtu.be/tmMOv1Xbvm4?si=4u7TiBJC288Naum2"Fan Tan" (String Sextet from
Carnival of Sound) (1967)
Jan Berry's first songwriting collaboration after his car accident, which later became part of his
Carnival of Sound project for Warner Bros. Working with George Tipton, Jan's string arrangements for "Fan Tan" and "Love and Hate" picked up where 1965's "Pop Symphony" left off.
https://youtu.be/KXpbjGvSiCE?si=o09MAKxPpwUnTlYH
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