Steve Rice is a versatile composer, keyboardist and accordionist based in Philadelphia. He records and writes with several outstanding ensembles, including Rouge (French Cabaret), Big Squeezy (Zydeco), Troy Kline (Retro Vegas Lounge), and the Steve Rice Quintet (original Jazz). Steve's compositional interests include Jazz, Classical, World, Traditional Ethnic, and Electronic music, as well as SFX. He has a Film Scoring degree from Berklee College of Music, where he received the prestigious Oscar Peterson Award.
Partial composer credits: TV credits: The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Webcast), Girl Code (MTV), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), Longmire (A&E), Marido En Alquiler (Telemundo), Rake (Fox), Revenge (ABC), Smash (NBC), Sons of Anarchy (FX), Superbowl 2013 (CBS), The Voice (NBC), 10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family), All Star Cast (Outdoor Channel), Diggers (NGC), Guy Code (MTV), Lost Years (CBC), O'Neill Outside (Sun Sports), The Sisterhood (TLC), Toddlers In Tiaras (TLC)
Film credits: Identity Thief (Universal), Werewolf; The Beast Among Us (Universal), Sparkle (Tristar), Ambrosia, Through A Lens Darkly, Current Rutledge Films (Independents)
Video Games: Voodoo Zombie (Lunch Money Games)
Advertising credits: Moods Condoms, Coach Hugo Guinness
Session credits: "French in 10 Minutes a Day"," Italian in 10 Minutes a Day" (Bilingual Books), "Team Fortress 2", "Left for Dead" (Valve), Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Video Game (Walt Disney Corporation), "Beamz"
On-screen performance: “A Different Path” (SXSW 2010 Indie)
A lovely, spare solo piano track. An outstanding choice for a wide range of emotional underscore. Romance, learning moments, tenderness, family bonding, epiphany, awareness of new feelings, nostalgia, breakup, hurting, healing, reconsidering, falling in love, friendship, hospital, sickness, healing. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
A beautiful and sentimental classical guitar solo piece with soft rock / adult contemporary sensibilities. Friendly, homey, comfortable, safe and secure, this is a great candidate for real estate videos and family or health related projects. Instrumental, Classical, Classical Guitar
Energetic Klezmer/ Easten European music performed by live musicians including clarinet, accordion and violin. A fast, energetic jewish Hora in the spirit of Hava Nagila, Great source music for a Jewish wedding, barmitzvah, travel scene. Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
Energetic Klezmer/ Easten European music performed by live musicians including clarinet, accordion and violin. A fast, energetic jewish Hora in the spirit of Hava Nagila, Great source music for a Jewish wedding, barmitzvah, travel scene. Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
A very French sounding accordion and violin waltz that could be heard in a Paris Café. Starts rubato, time comes in at 0:34. Instrumental, European, France
This elegant, sophisticated and swinging jazz piano trio track immediately sets the mood for an upscale event or an intimate evening. Add classy energy to Black Tie Ball, fine restaurant or late night rendezvous. Classic lounge jazz with real Piano, Bass and Drums (brushes). Great for close dancing! Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A very pretty, melancholy solo jazz piano ballad with lush harmonies. Moody, evocative. Classical influences. Good for a reflective sequence. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Romantic Italian music featuring mandolin and accordion with an appealing harmonized tremolo mandolin orchestra section 2nd chorus.. Perfect for a cafe scene, Mediterranean vacation, or strolling the 6th Streeet Italian market in Philly! Instrumental, European, Italy
Light cocktail swing featuring muted trumpet with a great retro vibe. Black Tie elegance suitable for high society, serious jazz listening, dancing or schmoozing. Creates swanky, upscale party atmosphere without dominating. Supports dialogue. Played by a quartet of accomplished jazz musicians, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A classic Jazz club bossa nova with flugelhorn and tenor sax lead. A lush, beautiful 2 horn melody. Light, sweet, sophisticated and colorful. A great choice for a project needing of jazz atmosphere, nightclub scene, lovers in the park, midlife romance. This version has a flugelhorn, then tenor solo. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Piano and violin play this rousing hora. Klezmer music played in a lively dance style. A small band that might play at a barmitvah, batmitvah or jewish wedding. Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
disturbing retro-futuristic ambient avant garde synth texture for your scifi or horror fantasy. genuine old technology here! creepy improvised texture recorded with a vintage Buchla modular synth to 4track. Most parts reversed. Spirits aliens robots, eerie 70's analog electronics. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Ambience
disturbing retro-futuristic ambient avant garde synth texture for your scifi or horror fantasy. genuine old technology here! creepy improvised texture recorded with a vintage Buchla modular synth to 4track. Spirits aliens robots, eerie 70's analog electronics. Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
A snappy Blue-note style hard-bop theme/ fanfare recalling Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers or Lee Morgan. This is the full 3 chorus version with a great tenor sax solo on the 2nd chorus and a piano break with a nod to Thelonious Monk. Evokes 1950s Miles Davis, Bird and Diz. Real Instruments, Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
Created on a rare vintage Steiner Parker Synthacon Model 174 Analog Synth. This effect is a single pass descending / landing type sound. A classic cheesy sound effect from a great vintage 1970's synth. Great for space machinery, engine idle, ufo traffic, video game sound effects fx etc. Science Fiction, Spaceship Miscellaneous
An original Viennese style waltz played on piano with accordion accompaniment. Cute, clever brisk and sassy, this short tune can be punctuation for a comic situation, lighthearted romance, an absurd situation, a sly triumph, a pompous buffoon, piano student, music teacher. Short stinger variation. Instrumental, European, Austria
A novelty boogie woogie solo piano piece with a light comic feel. Manic fun energy, shifting keys and classic boogie bass rhythm make this a great choice for physical comedy, childrens programming, silent film, vaudeville skill acts, improv comedy skits, theatrical exits, entrances, lighthearted fun, Instrumental, Jazz, Ragtime
Background jazzy piano that's slow, swinging and elegant. Sophisticated period underscore or source music. Solo grand piano. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A poignant ballad performed on solo classical guitar. Great for emotional underscore, quiet reflection or elegant acoustic guitar source music. Performed by Julian Catford, Instrumental, Classical, Classical Guitar
Great sax lead on this fusion instrumental with a nod to progressive and smooth jazz of the 80s and 90s. Great emotional content. Breaks into a samba at 0:40. Great electric piano ride at 1:57. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
A pretty, lyrical jazz ballad in an intimate trio setting: Tenor Sax, Piano and Upright Bass. Great romantic harmonies, smokey sax sound, sparkling piano solo, this would be perfect background music for an elegant dinner party, or an intimate nightclub. This version is the 2:35 edit, Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A sophisticated jazz ballad that features an assuring and romantic trumpet line, played beautifully by a seasoned jazz ensemble. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A pretty violin / piano ballad with melancholy undertones. Good for romantic underscore or source music for an elegant restaurant, slow dance, love scene. Instrumental, Classical, 20th Century
This light and swinging jazz piano trio adds upscale and sophisticated jazz atmosphere to a scene. Perfect for swanky source music at a wedding, black tie event, urban restaurant, jazz club. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A jazz flute feature that showcases A-list woodwind musicianship over a sophisticated jazz bossa nova. If you're looking for "Anchorman" quality jazz flute, check out the exciting virtuoso flute solo at 2:30. Yep - believe it! Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Created on a rare vintage Steiner Parker Synthacon Model 174 Analog Synth. This effect is a single pass complex motor / engine idling type sound. Great for space machinery, engine idle, ufo traffic, video games etc. Created entirely on the Synthacon. Science Fiction, Spaceship Miscellaneous
Good for news theme or breaking news, corporate presentations, important or dramatic situations. Orchestral percussion and suspenseful strings build to a lead line that has a sense of adventure and heroism. Builds tension and creates a sense of urgency and importance. Instrumental, News, News Music
A lovely ballad performed on solo classical guitar. Gentle and quiet with a steady pulse, this is a great candidate for emotional underscore or source music. Performed by Julian Catford, Instrumental, Classical, Classical Guitar
An eastern European style klezmer played by solo violin. Could be a strolling musician at a wedding, the fiddler on the roof, a subway or street busker. Instrumental, East European, Gypsy
A solo Tejano/Tex-mex style polka accordion track - sounds like a musician playing casually in a cantina, street, restaurant or apartment, good for Mexican street atmosphere, neighborhood, family or home setting. Variations incude full track and 2 stingers, also wet and dry mixes. Instrumental, Latin, Tejano & Tex-Mex
original Baseball Stadium or Hockey Rink organ music to get the crowd going. Major /Minor league Authentic soundalike source music. Check out it's companion piece, "Stanley Cup Organ" Instrumental, Sports, Stadium Organ Music
A beautiful melodic ballad played by a solo violinist. Romantic strolling music. A pretty, sophisticated melody reminiscent of the great tin pan alley era songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Instrumental, Classical, 20th Century
A breathy tenor sax ballad as romantic and full of heartache as you just might find today. Smokey late night jazz that keeps the candle burning low. What is revealed in it's flickering shadows? Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
A beautiful melodic ballad played by a violinist accompanied by piano. Romantic background music or underscore. A pretty, sophisticated melody reminiscent of the great tin pan alley era songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
A pretty and nostalgic solo piano ballad. Sophisticated retro cocktail music that supports romantic and emotional scenes. Elegant background grand piano that could be heard today or back as far as the 1930s. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A melodic and sentimental ballad played in a sweet salon style by a violinist and pianist. This track might be heard in an elegant restaurant today, or perhaps in the past - as far back as the 1940s. Instrumental, Classical, 20th Century
Catchy, laid back cocktail swing that makes great background or source music for a scene needing elegant jazz flavor. Jazz clubs, black tie parties, charity balls, restaurants. Grand piano, upright bass and drums played with brushes. Light and relaxed. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
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