With studios in the Dallas area, Alan Marchand brings musical styles that include traditional and jazz piano, cool horns, occasional vocals and a rhythmic vibe that is good for the laid-back spirit caught up in a too-busy schedule in a too-busy world.
Backtalk Unlimited offers CD albums that contain arrangements of original compositions and popular tunes. In addition, we produce original music for incorporation into production music libraries.Backtalk Unlimited offers a variety of musical services that include collaboration on recording and performance of music-related projects, production of customized musical arrangements, background music and accompaniment for vocalists and professional stage acts, customized ringtones, and related services. One of our most popular services involves setting poetry to original music.
"Adrift" offers a relaxed mood that evokes pleasant memories. The arrangement features an extended baritone saxophone solo enhanced by a solo acoustic piano bridge. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
"After Dark" is a hard-driving, upbeat 1960s-style bebop arrangement that features trombone and baritone saxophone leads backed by acoustic piano, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"After Hours" encourages the listener to drift into reverie, thinking of loves won and lost long ago. Our arrangement, a slow ballad that features solo vibraphone backed by a soulful acoustic piano trio, provides background music to enhance a dramatic or romantic film or television production. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Calm Music
"Alien", constructed over an ostinato contrabass figure, is enhanced by the addition of techno-electronic effects and a variety of percussion instruments. Our arrangement provides background/atmosphere music to accompany a science fiction production or a dramatic/mystery scene. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
"Alone Together" features a slow, romantic piano trio. Picture a couple at a small table in an intimate cocktail lounge as they gaze at one another, totally unaware of their surroundings. Our arrangement provides background music to enhance a romantic scene in a film or TV production. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Lounge | Easy Listening
"Apesadumbrado" is a woe-is-me minor blues performed by acoustic piano and mellow vibraphone backed by acoustic bass, and drums. The arrangement features two mournful baritone saxophone solo choruses. Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Back To Square One" - the direction you gotta go sometimes when the best laid plans don't seem to be working out. Our up-tempo blues arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 185) features acoustic piano and vibraphone solos backed by acoustic bass, jazz electric guitar, and drums, Instrumental, Jazz Music, Swing Ensembles
"Beef Jerky" - the hiker's number one snack afoot. Our up-tempo arrangement, which features mellow vibraphone and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass and drums, can be used to enhance a romantic or romantic comedy scene in a film or television production. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Been That, Done There" is a happy tune that one might hum or whistle while strolling or while performing a simple task. A rubato solo piano introduction is followed by vibraphone accompanied by acoustic piano, bass, and drums. The arrangement features vibraphone and baritone saxophone solos. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Bersey Jounce" is an up-tempo jazz number that features section in- and out-choruses (baritone saxophone and trombones) with intermediate baritone saxophone and acoustic piano solos. The arrangement provides background music to transition between scenes in an action flick. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Beso Novia" (Kiss Your Girlfriend) is an upbeat Latin tune that features trombones, flute and vibraphone backed by acoustic piano, bass and drums. Trombone and piano solos are featured over expressive bossa nova rhythms. Instrumental, Latin Music, Bossa Nova
"Black Tux, White Sox" (just glance at the musicians on the bandstand at a wedding gig!) is a medium-tempo blues. The arrangement features mellow vibraphone, acoustic piano, and bari sax solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
Not your standard blues changes - - "Blue Fifths" is a walkin’-and-talkin’ 12-bar blues built around a cycle of fifths. An acoustic piano solo is sandwiched between vibraphone in- and out-choruses, all backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"BlueBelle" is a low-down, moody blues that mourns love's labor lost. The opening choruses are performed by a soulful piano trio, which then is joined by a sorrowful baritone saxophone. Instrumental, Blues Music, East Coast Blues
"Blues in G" is an upbeat 12-bar blues (quarter note = 209) that features an extended baritone saxophone solo backed by acoustic piano, jazz guitar, bass and drums. Instrumental, Blues Music, East Coast Blues
"Bluesette For Johann" opens with a 24 bar fugue played by orchestral strings. This segment is followed by 12-bar blues choruses that feature a mellow vibraphone lead backed by acoustic piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Smooth | Pop Jazz
"BOO-YAH!" - fans of CNBC's "Mad Money" will immediately recognize Jim Cramer's trademark cry. Our up-tempo (4/4 time, quarter note = 205) jazz/bebop arrangement features acoustic piano backed by jazz electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Bebop
"Boppin' Nanny" - that's a hootenanny for 1950s hepcats. Our medium-fast (4/4 time, quarter note = 195) bebop composition is performed by an upbeat piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Bebop
"Bread 'n' Butter" captures the essence of the piano-less post-bop sound popularized in the late 1950s by the late Gerry Mulligan. Our arrangement features two baritone saxophones backed by acoustic bass and drums/brushes. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Bebop
"Buddy's Bounce" is an upbeat, keep-on-truckin' jazz arrangement that opens with two baritone saxophones backed only by acoustic bass. The head is followed by solo baritone sax jazz choruses accompanied by an acoustic piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Burnt Sienna": a warm orange-brown, a favorite Crayola color! Our adagio arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 54), which features a warm vibraphone lead backed by acoustic piano, acoustic guitar and bass, provides background music to enhance a romantic/dramatic film or television production. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Romantic Music
"Caipirinha" - Brazil's national beverage. Our bossa nova arrangement features acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass, drums, and various percussion instruments. Instrumental, Latin Music, Bossa Nova
"Campos Elíseos" (Elysian Fields) provides new age mood music for relaxation and meditation. The arrangement features acoustic piano backed by orchestral strings, acoustic bass, and drums. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation
"Carinhoso" (Loving) is a bossa nova arrangement that features baritone saxophone and piano solos with a three-part harmony baritone saxophone bridge. The mood of the song is bright, happy, loving, romantic. Instrumental, Latin Music, Bossa Nova
"Cassie" is an homage to Cassie Black, the heroine in Michael Connelly's 2000 crime novel "Void Moon". Our arrangement, which features rubato acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass, sets the mood for a romantic tryst. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Romantic Music
"Catch As Catch Can" describes a situation that calls for improvisation. One must do whatever is necessary with the means at hand to get the job done. The head and out choruses feature mellow vibraphone and baritone saxophone. Improvisational choruses are performed by an acoustic piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
Film buffs might recognize the song title as a line spoken by Kilgore in the 1979 movie, "Apocalypse Now". Our arrangement features alto flute and piano solos backed by fretless bass, drums and Latin-rock percussion. Instrumental, Latin Music, Latin Jazz
"Chasin' Sanborn" provides traveling music that can be used to segue from one scene to another. The arrangement features mellow vibraphone backed by acoustic piano trio. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
Our arrangement, a salute to legendary burlesque comedian Billy "Cheese 'n’ Crackers" Hagen, features mellow vibraphone and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Cielito Lindo", composed by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés in 1882, is one of Mexico's most enduring and popular traditional songs. The arrangement features a Spanish harmony vocal track accompanied by acoustic guitars, piano, acoustic bass and drums. Male Vocal, Latin Music, Latin Folk
"Cleaned and Pressed, No Starch" is an upbeat jazz arrangement that features an extended vibraphone solo. The song promotes a "keep on truckin'" mood. The chorus features a catchy tune - - something that a housewife might hum to herself on her way to a local laundromat. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
I first heard this ragtime tune several years ago when it was used as background music in TV pantomime sketches. The tune was written in 1908 by Harry Von Tilzer. The arrangement features an extended piano solo, which then is joined by two ocarinas with a bass line provided by a hefty tuba, Instrumental, Jazz Music, Ragtime
"Cosi Fan Tootsie" is a playful, upbeat toe-teaser that features piano and baritone saxophone solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Swing | Stride
"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda", the procrastinator's lament, features an acoustic piano opening followed by baritone saxophone solo choruses backed by jazz guitar, acoustic bass, and drum. Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Couleur Café", composed by Armand Bokally and arranged in collaboration with Backtalk Unlimited, features a potpourri of African sounds and rhythms. The predominant "Bolo" rhythm, performed on ndjembe (African drum) and backed by African percussion, originates from a coastal Cameroon tribe. Instrumental, African Music, Cote d'Ivoire Music
"Dark Side Of The Moon" is a classic soft rock arrangement that features mellow vibraphone backed by various percussion instruments and enhanced by the addition of techno-electronic effects. Instrumental, Rock Music, Soft Rock
"Deep Ellum" is a renovated warehouse district East of downtown Dallas, Texas, where live entertainment reigns supreme and trend-setting musical groups can be heard and appreciated. Our upbeat arrangement (4/4 time, quarter note = 150) features piano and vibraphone solos backed by bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Dollars To Donuts" = a sure thing! Our up-tempo arrangement (quarter note = 220) features vibraphone and acoustic piano solos backed by trombones, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Smooth | Pop Jazz
"Down Memory Lane" is a 1930s-style arrangement that features clarinet and acoustic piano solos backed by acoustic bass and drums. The mood is thoughtful and nostalgic. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Cabaret Music
"Dr. Pepper" is an upbeat arrangement of a bebop composition that owes its genesis to Thelonious Monk, with a nod to Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts". The performance features solo acoustic piano backed by acoustic bass and drums. Jazz Music, Swing Ensembles
"Dramatic Ostinato", constructed over an ostinato contrabass figure, is enhanced by the addition of techno-electronic effects and a variety of percussion instruments. Our arrangement provides background/atmosphere music to accompany a dramatic/mystery scene. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
"Driftwood" is a slow ballad (4/4 time, quarter note = 74) that features vibraphone and baritone saxophone solos backed by an acoustic piano trio. Our arrangement can be used to enhance a dramatic or romantic scene in a film or television production. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Romantic Music
"Drop The Attitude" is a sassy 12-bar blues arrangement that features mellow vibraphone and piano solos backed by forceful rhythm. Our arrangement provides background music and/or a transition between scenes in a dramatic
production. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Swing Ensembles
É Uma Carioca (She's A Carioca) is a gentle bossa nova arrangement that features acoustic piano backed by acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums, and Latin percussion. Instrumental, Latin Music, Bossa Nova
You just entered a tapioca-colored restaurant, where dinner is being served at 4 PM. You're surrounded by blueheads with boyfriends wearing polyester lemon slacks and white shoes. The arrangement features baritone saxophone and acoustic piano backed by jazz electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz Music, Jazz Fusion
"Eldorado Blues" features an extended baritone saxophone solo. During the first chorus, the soloist is backed by banjo, clarinet and piano trio. By way of contrast, throughout the second chorus the soloist is backed by a piano trio that performs with a distinctly post-1960s jazz feel. Blues Music, Delta Blues
"Elli's Song", written by Ethan Winer and dedicated to his wife, features a country guitar lead with guitar and harmonica background. Instrumental, Country Music, Contemporary Country Music
In the wee, small hours a loving couple sit arm in arm before a fireplace watching the nearly-spent coals slowly fade away at the end of a peaceful evening. The arrangement features solo acoustic piano backed only by acoustic bass. New Age Music, Atmospheres
