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Music Samples
Gast Waltzing
Born in the Grand Duche of Luxembourg in 1956, Gast Waltzing’s defining passion has always been music. At the age of 7 he began his studies at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg, continued his classical training at the Conservatoire Royal de Brussels and completed his studies at the Conservatoire National Superior de Paris. “I am always a musician” he states, “It’s not like I wake up and decide where to schedule music in. It is always present.”
He was named Professor of Trumpet at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg in 1982, and in 1986 founded the Jazz Department of which he remains the head.
He has released tens of albums ranging from Classical to Jazz to Dance, notably his early jazz groups, “Atmosphere” and “Lifes Circle: and more recently his jazz group “Largo”, which is signed to Warner Bros. London, who will release his second “Largo” album titled “Long Journey” for this label in the summer of 2005. “I am so tired of all the backward looking that goes on in Jazz right now. The original innovators were just that… innovators, and they took influenced from everything that was around them, they didn’t try to sound exactly like anyone else. Jazz is a living music, and it doesn’t, belong in the past. It needs to move on. Hip-Hip, DJ culture, dance music, it all plays a part in my composing”
And he began composing at 15, with the Luxembourg Jazz Five, and has always composed original music for his many formations, (hundreds of pieces!) expanding into the composition and production of music for Film and Television in 1989, with the original score for “A WOP BOP A LOP BOP” for which he was nominated for Best European Film Composer. Since that time he has composed and produced over 150 original scores for Film and TV.
Many of his Film music scores were written for Symphony Orchestra and he has conducted and recorded them with the Orchestra Philharmonic du Luxembourg. He has also conducted several very special public productions with Orchestra Philharmonic de Luxembourg, such as a coronation celebration concert for Luxembourg’s Grand Duc in 2000, with Patricia Kaas and the opening of the Tour de France in 2002 with the Scorpions.
This year (2005) Gast has composed for and will conduct the first concert of his newly founded “Orchestra National du Jazz, Luxembourg” ONJL for short, with guest star George Duke, for the opening of the newly built Salle Grand Duchess Charlotte. He also composed, conducted and produced the fireworks music for Luxembourg’s National Day celebration and will conduct the large outdoor concert of the Orchestra Philharmonic du Luxembourg featuring renown French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.
In 2004 Waltzing founded WPR (Waltzing-Parke Records) the mother company of his “WPR Jazz” label. To date Gast has recorded and produced 4 new jazz artists on this label, with 2 more to be released in fall of 2005. WPR Jazz is distributed throughout Europe.
George and the Dragon
This original film music score, composed, conducted and produced by Gast Waltzing is strong, romantic, touching and lyrical. It features famous Jazzman Steve Houben on the Tin Whistle and the hauntingly beautiful soporano vocals of Carmen Welter-Jander. Recorded with the Orchestra Philharmonic du Luxembourgand the choirs A. Piacere & Les Amis du Chant, and mixed in WPA studios. Includes the title song “It will always be you” performed by Maggie Parke.
Projects 2005
The 2nd album of Gast’s jazz group LARGO will be released on Warner Jazz internationally in May.
In March, April and May Gast will be composing for three different projects that will all take place in the busy month of June.
The first, on the 21st of June, is an outdoor concert for the Fete de la Musique, with Gast conducting the Orchestra Philharmonic du Luxembourg and the great jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.
Then on the 23, the Luxembourg National Day of Celebration, the grand evening fireworks will be accompanied by an original orchestral composition of Waltzing, that he will record with the OPL in May.
Finally, to help celebrate the opening of the new and impressive Salle Philharmonic Josephine Charlotte, the new home of the Orchestra Philharmonic du Luxembourg, Gast will conduct and perform with the Big Band National du Luxembourg, many of his own compositions, and the soloist will be none other than jazz legend George Duke!
For more information on any of these events please contact us at: contact@waltzingparke.com
Film & TV Music
| 2005 |
Polizeiruf 110
Hoffnung auf Glück/TV Movie
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Bavaria Sonor
Dir. Marco Serafini
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| 2004 |
La Libération Luxembourg
Documentarey
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CNA Luxembourg |
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Eine Liebe in Venedig
TV Movie
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Bavaria / Degeto Film
Dir. Marco Serfini
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Corporate Music |
Radio “Eldoradio” |
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| 2003 |
Os Immortais
Cinema
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Samsa Film
Dir. Antonio Louis Pedro
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Polizei Ruf 110
TV Movie
“Doktor Spiele”
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MDF
Dir. Marco Serafini
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| 2002 |
George & The Dragon
Cinema
Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze,
Michael C. Duncan
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Carousel Piccture Company
Dir. Tom Reeve
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Da lass II
Educational Films 26 episodes
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Samsa Film
Armand Strainchamps
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| 2001 |
Diggity – Home At Last
Children’s Movie
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Carousel Picture Company
Dir: Tom Reeve
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Polizei Ruf 110
T V Movie
“Der Kurschatten”
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MDF
Dir. Marco Serafini
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| 2000 |
The Enemy
Cinema
Staring Roger Moore &
Luc Perry
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Carousel Picture Company
ProMark
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The Point Men
Cinema
Starring Christopher Lambert
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Carousel Picture Company
for Columbia Pictures
Dir. John Glen
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| 1999 |
Code Name:Puma
TV Pilot Movie
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RTL Germany/ i2i
Dir: Alex De Roche
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| 1998 |
The First 9 1/2 Weeks
(Starring Malcom McDowell)
Cinema Film
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Carousel Picture Company/Lions Gate
Dir:Alexander Wright
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Polizei Ruf 110
TV Movie
“Disco Killer”
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Tellux Film
Dir: Marco Serifini |
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Küsten Wache
10 Episodes
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Opal Film/Berlin
Various Directors |
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New World Disorder
(Starring Rutger Hauer)
Movie |
Cine Grande/Carousel Picture Co.
Dir: Richard Spencer
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| 1997 |
Der Schnapper
TV Movie |
Calypso Film/ZDF
Dir: Vadim Glowna
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Im Namen Des Gesetzes
16 Episodes
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Opal Film Productions
Various Directors
RTL
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Beim Nachsten Kuss
Movie
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Rodweg Films
Dir: H. Ch. Blumenberg
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| 1996 |
Zwei Bruder
TV Movie |
Aspekt Films
Dir: Hans C. Blumenberg
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KüstenWache
14 Episodes |
Opal Film Productions
Various Directors
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Schwarz Greift Ein
TV Movie |
Tellux Films/Sat 1
Dir: Marco Serafini
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| 1995 |
Flitze Feuerzahn
6 episode Cartoon |
Monypoly Productions
Dir: Milos Hlavic
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The Way To Dusty Death
(Starring Linda Hamilton)
Movie |
Delux Productions
Dir: Jeff Reeves
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| 1994 |
Rotwang Muss Weg
Movie |
Rodweg Films
Dir:by H. Ch. Blumenberg
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Mord bleibt Mord
TV Movie |
RTL Plus/Calypso Films
Dir: Andy Bausch
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Da Lass (Educational films)
10 Episodes
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SAMSA Films
Dir: A. Strainchamps
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| 1993 |
Three Steps to Heaven
Movie |
European Co-production
SAMSA Films
Dir: Andy Bausch
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ERR
Animated Short |
European Co-production
SAMSA Films
Dir: A. Strainchamps
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Die Manner Von K3
TV Movie |
Studio Hamburg
Dir: Andy Bausch
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| 1992 |
Die Manner Von K3
TV Film |
Studio Hamburg
Dir: Andy Bausch
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2 Schlitzohren in Antalya
Episodes 11 - 20
TV Series |
Taunus Films/ARD
Dir:M. Serafini
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| 1991 |
Der Ausloser
TV Movie |
Berlin-Allianz
Filmproduktion GmbH
Dir: Andy Bausch
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Der Millionaire
TV Series
26 episodes
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Frankfurter Filmproduktion
Dir: M. Serafini
W. Wickert
Muller-Schone
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Struppi und Wolf
TV Film |
Berlin Allianz
Filmproduktion GmbH
Dir: Andy Bausch
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| 1990 |
Ex & Hopp
TV Movie |
Frankfurter Filmproduktion
Dir: Andy Bausch
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| 1989 |
A WOPBOPALOOBOP
Movie
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Frankfurter Filmproduktion
Dir: Andy Bausch
Nominated for Best European
Film Music Award 1989.
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Mumm Sweet Mumm
(One Song Contributed)
Movie |
A.F.O. Film Production
Dir: Paul Scheuer
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Discography
| Musique Classique |
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| Ensemble de Cuivres de Wallonie |
LP
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CBS |
| Deux Trompettes et Orgue |
LP |
Obet. |
-Kammermusikvereenegung Lëtzebuerg:
Trompette, Soprano, Orgue et Basso
Continuo-Scarlatti |
LP
CD
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Lip
WPP
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| Musique de Jazz |
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Atmosphere - Jazz Rock
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LP |
ADW |
| Atmosphere - Hoeilaart |
LP |
RIO |
| Atmosphere - Sauna |
LP |
WPP |
| Atmosphere - Rotation |
S |
WPP |
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Lifes Circle - Vol 1.
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CD |
Igloo |
| Big Band Conservatoire - Beyond |
CD |
Rols |
| Atmosphere - In the Backstreets |
CD |
WPP |
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| Autres |
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Park Café - My Song for you
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Maxi |
WPP |
| Park Café - Park Café |
CD |
RCA |
| Park Café - Living in Toonland |
Sing. |
Chr |
| Park Café – Goodtime Boy |
CD |
Dnsk |
| Park Café - Won’t Fall Again |
CD |
Hit+ |
| Park Café - Never Close Your Eyes |
CD |
WPP |
| City Project - 3 Tracks |
CD |
Vdel |
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| WPP: Waltzing - Parke Productions |
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| 2005 |
Largo <Long Journey>
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CD |
Warner Jazz |
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Calvin Owens Bigband |
CD |
WPR Jazz |
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Benoît Martiny |
CD |
WPR Jazz |
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| 2004 |
George & the Dragon
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CD |
WPR Music |
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David Laborier |
CD |
WPR Jazz |
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Michel Reis |
CD |
WPR Jazz |
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Jeff Herr |
CD |
WPR Jazz |
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| 2003 |
Largo <Fables of Lost Time>
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CD |
Warner Jazz |
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Tatoo on my Heart |
CD |
WPP |
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| 2002 |
Gast Waltzing < Nu Jazz >
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CD |
WPP |
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Big Band du Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg |
CD |
WPP |
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| 2000 |
Gast Waltzing & the Imagi-Nation
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CD |
WPP |
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| 1998 |
Past to Future Suite |
CD |
WPP |
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| 1997 |
Project J – Ensemble de Jazz du
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg |
CD |
TTP |
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| 1995 |
Crystal Vision – Transyphysical |
CD |
Mercury |
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| 1993 |
Original Soundtrack – Three Steps to Heaven
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CD |
Samsa |
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Edition limitée : L’administration
Des travaux publics – Past to Future Suite |
CD |
TP150 |
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| 1991 |
Magic Platters |
CD |
TM |
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