Songs with cool trumpet. Introducing famous pieces from wind ensemble and jazz.
The trumpet is often regarded as a leading, spotlight instrument among wind instruments, and especially in wind ensembles and classical music, you’ll often hear the trumpet playing standout phrases.
Beyond that, there are plenty of songs where the trumpet shines in drama and film insert songs, as well as in jazz classics.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide selection of cool trumpet pieces all at once.
We’ve chosen a variety of tracks across genres with the trumpet at the core, so be sure to find some pieces you’d like to perform yourself.
Playlist
| Songs with cool trumpet. Introducing famous pieces from wind ensemble and jazz. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | The Pigeon and the BoyHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | This song is from an anime created by Hayao Miyazaki... |
| 2east | “Main Title” from the movie Star WarsJohn Williams | play_arrow | In the film score, the trumpet takes up the theme and... |
| 3east | Lupin the Third Theme ’78Ōno Yūji | play_arrow | The theme of Lupin the Third, known from anime and films… |
| 4east | Passion ContinentHakasé Tarō | play_arrow | The opening of the documentary program “Jounetsu Tairiku”… |
| 5east | SpainChick Corea | ![]() | A jazz pianist and keyboardist in the United States... |
| 6east | Theme of Hissatsu ShigotoninHirao Masaaki | play_arrow | A long-running television period drama series since 1972... |
| 7east | Friday Night FantasyPierre Porte | play_arrow | A composer from France, nicknamed the “painter of sound”… |
| 8east | Main Theme from Battles Without Honor and HumanityTsushima Toshiaki | play_arrow | When asked, “What comes to mind when you think of yakuza films?”, many people... |
| 9east | Sing, Sing, SingBenny Goodman | play_arrow | This piece is a swing jazz standard… |
| 10east | SummertimeGeorge Gershwin | play_arrow | A wide-ranging repertoire spanning jazz, popular, and classical mu… |
| 11east | Triumphal and Victory March from the opera AidaGiuseppe Verdi | play_arrow | The opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi, … |
| 12east | A Trumpeter’s HolidayLeroy Anderson | play_arrow | Composed by Leroy Anderson in 1954… |
| 13east | William Tell OvertureGioachino Rossini | play_arrow | The impression we usually get from the trumpets we hear... |
| 14east | Treasure IslandIzumi Hirotaka | play_arrow | A representative fusion band that Japan is proud of… |
| 15east | Hagure Keiji Junjō-ha Main ThemeKai Masato | play_arrow | Between 1988 and 2009, a total of 18 se... |
| 16east | Festive OvertureDmitrii Shostakovich | play_arrow | A composer from the Soviet Union, Shostakov… |
| 17east | On the Sunny Side of the StreetLouis Armstrong | play_arrow | The Broadway musical “Lou Les… |
| 18east | Rocky ThemeIwai Naohiro | play_arrow | Having held a trumpet from a certain era and older… |
| 19east | Olympic Fanfare and ThemeJohn Williams | play_arrow | Star Wars, E.T., Indiana... |
| 20east | Symphony No. 5Gustav Mahler | play_arrow | This piece was composed by Gustav Mahler and 19… |
| 21east | Friend Like MeAlan Menken | play_arrow | A sleek, velvety melody like smooth jazz... |
| 22east | So WhatMiles Davis | play_arrow | As a jazz trumpeter, Louie Ar— |
| 23east | Grand MarchKonagaya Soichi | play_arrow | “Grand March” is by the composer Soichi Konagaya, and it... |
| 24east | light cavalryFranz von Suppé | play_arrow | Austrian composer Franz von S... |
| 25east | Festival(s) of RomeOttorino Respighi | play_arrow | From the late 1800s to the 1930s… |
| 26east | When the Saints Go Marching In | play_arrow | This song is also familiar to listeners in Japan... |
| 27east | In the MoodGlenn Miller | play_arrow | A bright, catchy tune with a saxophone melody… |
| 28east | Carpenters ForeverJ.Raposo/P.Williams/R.Nichols/J.Bettis/R.Carpenter/H.David/B.Bacharach/L.Russell/B.Bramlett/F.Karlin/J.Griffin/R.Wilson | play_arrow | A timelessly beloved classic by the Carpenters... |
| 29east | Trumpet of the Night SkyNini Rosso | play_arrow | In the night sky wrapped in silence, a trumpet resonates in the heart… |
| 30east | Trumpet VoluntaryJeremiah Clark | play_arrow | Celebrate brilliantly with a trumpet festival piece |
| 31east | Dragon Quest Concert Selectionsugiyama kouichi | play_arrow | The beginning of the epic tale of the hero known as the Player... |
| 32east | Trumpet ConcertoFranz Haydn | play_arrow | Franz Joseph Haydn, in his later years… |
| 33east | The Splendid DanceClaude Thomas Smith | play_arrow | The sight of people dancing lightly at a glamorous ball comes into view… |
| 34east | Car 16 15 AKuroda Takuya | play_arrow | A dynamic track blending jazz and hip-hop |
| 35east | “Retro” 2023 All-Japan Band Competition Required Piece IIIAmano Masamichi | play_arrow | Bringing pop music from the 1970s to the ’80s into the present… |
| 36east | Suite ‘Space Battleship Yamato’Miyakawa Tai | ![]() | Grand orchestral sound and moving melo... |
| 37east | Eternal StoryYamashita Kōsuke | play_arrow | Beautiful, well-harmonized instrumental conversation and melody |


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