Seth MacFarlane Tackles Frank Sinatra Rarities With ‘Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements’
The album will be released on June 6.
When Frank Sinatra Jr. passed away, Seth MacFarlane was entrusted by the Sinatra family with preserving Frank Sinatra’s priceless physical arrangements, owing to his deep appreciation for the Great American Songbook.
Now, a new album featuring twelve, never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements have been brought to life by Seth MacFarlane and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, CA.
The album, titled Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements, includes arrangements by Sinatra’s legendary collaborators—Nelson Riddle, Billy May, and Don Costa—including a unique conceptual Nelson Riddle arrangement of “Lush Life” written for Frank Sintra, which they attempted to record but never completed.
The album was recorded live at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, California.
Sinatra’s daughter Tina Sinatra said: “Seth’s interest and knowledge of my father’s music is boundless. With arrangements by the masters, Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Don Costa, we can only wonder why these songs went un-produced. Thanks to Seth, we can now enjoy these lost Sinatra arrangements.”
MacFarlane is also planning to bring ‘Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements’ to the stage with a live performance at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall on February 17, 2026.
