When She Loved Me (from Toy Story 2) (arr. Jim Kahlke): TTBB Choral Octavo

Jim Kahlke's arrangement honors the song's emotional core while giving it genuine barbershop character. The voicing options (TB/TTB/TBB/TTBB) mean you can adapt this to your specific ensemble size without compromising the harmonic richness that makes the original so moving.

Wistful and introspective, this arrangement unfolds with the quiet intensity of someone reconciling loss with gratitude. The harmonic palette creates moments of unexpected richness that lift the melody into new emotional dimensions.

Men's choirs looking to program contemporary material with genuine emotional weight. Barbershop ensembles seeking repertoire that sits squarely in the genre while drawing from contemporary rather than traditional sources.

• Balance the melody line carefully across voices; this melody deserves clarity without ever sounding exposed or thin.
• Attend to vowel consistency in the sustained passages, particularly where voices hold notes behind the primary melodic line.
• Let the arrangement breathe at phrase endings rather than pushing through them; the vulnerability of this song demands space and silence.

Pair this with other contemporary choral arrangements in a program devoted to modern songwriting, or use it as an emotional centerpiece in a concert that balances lighter repertoire with more vulnerable material. The five-page length makes it substantial enough to anchor a set without overwhelming a single-concert program.

• Singing sustained melodic lines with consistent tone quality
• Balancing harmonic texture with clear melodic projection
• Interpreting emotional nuance within a barbershop harmonic framework
• Maintaining tuning stability in extended chords