Arranging
Jesse Haugen's unique approach to arranging has granted him opportunities to work with incredible artists like Halsey, Gracie Abrams, Bebe Rexha, Joe Newman (of Alt-J), John Summit, The Used, Tiffany Stringer, Jessie Murph, Remi Wolf, Olivia Lunny, Madison Beer, Sym Fera, and more. His cinematic style (influenced by his film scoring work) mixed with his pop sensibilities creates emotionally impactful and resonant arrangements that have found homes on major label records, iconic venues like The Hollywood Bowl and the Sydney Opera House, headline sets at festivals like Coachella, award shows and TV appearances like SNL, and tours throughout the world. Experience some of the highlights from those projects below:
Tiffany Stringer - "Damn Good Actress"
For Tiffany Stringer's single, "Damn Good Actress," under Atlantic Records, Jesse wrote an extended original intro featuring strings for the music video and did the string arrangement for the song.
Bebe Rexha - "I'm Good (Blue)"
For the 2023 BBMAs, Jesse Haugen took Bebe Rexha and David Guetta's hit dance song, "I'm Good (Blue)" and created an original cinematic string orchestra version to air during the awards show.
John Summit - "Where You Are (Orchestral Version)"
During his 3 sold-out shows at The Kia Forum in 2024, John Summit performed an orchestral version of his hit song, "Where You Are" arranged by Jesse Haugen.
Gracie Abrams - "That's So True"
For Gracie Abrams' December 14th, 2024 appearance on SNL, Jesse Haugen arranged string parts for the live performance of her number 1 song, "That's So True".
Orchid Quartet x Mike Viola - "Paul McCarthy"
In collaboration with Orchid Quartet, Jesse reimagined Mike Viola's indie rock song, "Paul McCarthy" for string quartet, keeping the essence of the song the same while exploring extended string techniques in an exciting new arrangement.
Halsey - "The Great Impersonator"
For Halsey's fifth studio album, "The Great Impersonator," Jesse Haugen worked on the orchestral arrangements and recordings for the title track.