By Meat Loaf. By Jim Steinman. Arranged by David Boyd. This edition: pdf, streaming. Broadway, Musical/Show, Rock. 390 pages. David Boyd #1274075. Published by David Boyd (A0.1710431).
For Concert Band and Rock Combo
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)" is perhaps the most commercially successful of Steinman’s works, reaching No. 1 in 28 countries upon its release in 1993. The song marked a major comeback for Meat Loaf, reuniting him with Steinman after a long hiatus following the monumental success of Bat Out of Hell (1977). The track earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and cemented its place in pop culture with its theatricality, sweeping orchestration, and unforgettable title.
Despite its complex structure and operatic scope, the emotional heart of the song is simple: a vow of unshakable love, tempered by personal boundaries and self-respect. In this way, Steinman transformed a rock anthem into a deeply theatrical and human expression of passion and principle.
For performers, this piece offers a unique opportunity to explore Steinman’s signature contrasts: grandeur and intimacy, tenderness and bombast, and the space between rock energy and symphonic lyricism. Interpreters may find inspiration in its stage treatment within Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, adopting a sense of narrative pacing that builds towards a triumphant, cathartic release. By channeling the same larger-than-life theatricality that closed the musical, performers can elevate the song beyond a concert work into a fully immersive emotional journey—one that feels, even in isolation, like the grand finale to an epic love story.
This arrangement is in the more wind band friendly key of Eb major. It is also available in the originally recorded key of D major. It features exposed solos and duets for piccolo, alto clarinet, alto sax, and horn in F. The alto clarinet and horn solos are cued in other voices. In addition the rock combo has considerable opportunity for solos and creative rhythmic support.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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By Meat Loaf. By Jim Steinman. Arranged by David Boyd. This edition: pdf, streaming. Broadway, Musical/Show, Rock. 390 pages. David Boyd #1274075. Published by David Boyd (A0.1710431).
For Concert Band and Rock Combo
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)" is perhaps the most commercially successful of Steinman’s works, reaching No. 1 in 28 countries upon its release in 1993. The song marked a major comeback for Meat Loaf, reuniting him with Steinman after a long hiatus following the monumental success of Bat Out of Hell (1977). The track earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and cemented its place in pop culture with its theatricality, sweeping orchestration, and unforgettable title.
Despite its complex structure and operatic scope, the emotional heart of the song is simple: a vow of unshakable love, tempered by personal boundaries and self-respect. In this way, Steinman transformed a rock anthem into a deeply theatrical and human expression of passion and principle.
For performers, this piece offers a unique opportunity to explore Steinman’s signature contrasts: grandeur and intimacy, tenderness and bombast, and the space between rock energy and symphonic lyricism. Interpreters may find inspiration in its stage treatment within Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, adopting a sense of narrative pacing that builds towards a triumphant, cathartic release. By channeling the same larger-than-life theatricality that closed the musical, performers can elevate the song beyond a concert work into a fully immersive emotional journey—one that feels, even in isolation, like the grand finale to an epic love story.
This arrangement is in the more wind band friendly key of Eb major. It is also available in the originally recorded key of D major. It features exposed solos and duets for piccolo, alto clarinet, alto sax, and horn in F. The alto clarinet and horn solos are cued in other voices. In addition the rock combo has considerable opportunity for solos and creative rhythmic support.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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