Here is the demo to "The Long Arm Of The Law," recorded sometime between 2000 and 2008 by Michael Lanning. Written for the musical "Bonnie & Clyde," Frank Wildhorn supplied the music, while Don Black supplied the lyrics.
Though cut from the final musical, "The Long Arm Of The Law" was in the score during the world premiere production at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California in 2009.
Though beginning life as a part of the ill-fated "Romantics" project for Atlantic Records, "Bonnie & Clyde" was almost instantly picked out by Wildhorn and Black for further development.
The two soon began working with screenwriter David Newman (who had co-written the screenplay to the acclaimed 1967 film "Bonnie & Clyde") and director Michael Greif to further develop the work into a full musical. Upon Newman's death in 2003, the project was shelved.
Years later, while looking for a show to do together, Wildhorn gave director Jeff Calhoun the original demo to "The Romantics" song-cycle, who immediately jumped on-board to direct, enlisting writer Ivan Menchell to write the book.