Talented Composer Richard Freitas for years split his time between Connecticut and NYC with over 1,200 of his compositions broadcast in 60 countries. With three Emmy nominations, two Grammy nominations, and seven International Telly Awards, his music has been featured on Blue Bloods, Chicago Fire, Younger, and multiple seasons of Mad Men, and also appears on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV, AMC, TNT, HBO, Disney, Sony, and many more. During his storied musical career, Richard's music has been heard on Saturday Night Live, Grey's Anatomy, America's Got Talent, The X-Files, etc.
In addition to all of the above credits, the fabulous Richard Freitas's music has been heard on Burn Notice, How I Met Your Mother, American Idol, Let's Make a Deal, The Defenders, The Closer, Better Off Ted, House, Burn Notice, So You Think You Can Dance, Royal Pains, 90210, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, Square OneTV, Rosie O’Donnell, Passions, American Pickers, and The X-Files. It also has been featured in commercials for Master Card Priceless, Mars Candy Bars, Jenny Craig, Avon, Old Navy, Verizon, Subway, Dairy Queen, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Toys R Us, Mattel, and in video games such as BioShock 2 for X Box 360 and Play Station 3.
His music was also featured in promos for Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, 20/20, General Hospital and Jimmy Kimmel.
Richard shared his fantastic musical career with his wife, Gerri Brioso (Producer, Director, and Composer), and a big, fuzzy, goofy, sweetheart of a dog named Tootsie.
Bach lives! A baroque piece featuring solo harpsichord. Perfect for period film and TV shows, background restaurant music. Baroque, 1600s, 1700s, Classical, Bach, Harpsichord, Positive, Confident, Serious, Weddings, Historical Productions, History, Pompous, Big Wigs, Period Documentary. Regal, Instrumental, Classical, Baroque, Richard Freitas
Beautiful bossa nova with French overtones. Elegant, sophisticated, charming & lush track with accordion, acoustic piano & orchestra. Sounds like Henry Mancini's Charade. Great background music for TV and film score, fragrance commercials, jewelry commercials, alluring fashion, love affair. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music, Richard Freitas
An uplifting, haunting, peaceful and warm church organ rendition of this classic tune. Played in a style heard at funeral services, wakes and religious services. Traditional, sad, dramatic, emotional and reverent, this track is perfect for scenes depicting both sadness and dark comedic elements. Instrumental, Spiritual, Church music, Richard Freitas
Medium tempo atmospheric, pulsating and funky track with strings, electric piano, synth pads and rhythm section. Very sparse melodically, perfect for underscoring voiceovers, power point presentations, corporate video and light commercials. Elegant, romantic, uplifting, swirling and beautiful. Instrumental, Dramatic, Smooth Music, Richard Freitas
A sweet, animated lullaby with solo celeste. Beautiful melody with a moving arpeggiated figure. Wide eyed infants crawling in the nursery or the crib. Soft, delicate, melodic & dreamy. Children's bedtime or napping music, infant commercials, sleeping babies. Instrumental, Childrens, Lullabies, Richard Freitas
Uptempo rock track featuring guitars and organ leads. Hot, driving and fun, with a catchy melody, this track works well for extreme sports, corporate presentations and lively montages. Rock, melodic rock, uptempo, guitars, organ, driving, fast cars, cruising music, skateboarding, surfing, hot night, Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock, Richard Freitas
Hot, uptempo rock boogie blues track featuring pulsating bass and drums with sparse, tasty piano licks riding on top. Driving, sexy and fun, this track works well for cruising down the highway, fast montages, corporate presentations, chase and racing scenes and cool parties. Car music, club scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music, Richard Freitas
Bluegrass track featuring banjo, guitar and piano. Fun, energetic, toe tapping music well suited for montages, chase scenes, party scenes, comedy and tongue in cheek situations. Western clothes ad campaigns, liquor ad campaigns, dog products ad campaigns, truck and car ad campaigns. Americana, Instrumental, Country, Bluegrass, Richard Freitas
An uptempo bubbling, effervescent and fun track featuring funky organ and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and high spirited, this is a great track for fast moving montages, animation, comedy and web production. Feel good, happy, lively, and bouncy, this will appeal to both kids and adults alike. Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals, Richard Freitas
An uptempo bluesy track featuring hot picking guitars, organ and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun, this is a great track for fast moving montages, chase scenes, comedy scenes. Lively, sexy, cruising music, car music, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky. Smokey and the Bandit, Instrumental, Country, Country Two-Step, Richard Freitas
Light jazz waltz featuring piano, strings and rhythm section. Cool, swinging, easy and playful, this track works well for any number of commercial spots, corporate venues and TV underscore. Cool, Uptempo, Lilting, Jazz Piano, Fun, Playful, TV Underscore, Commercials, Talk shows, Oprah, The View, Instrumental, Themes, Food & Cooking, Richard Freitas
A retro track from the 1950s/1960s featuring flutes, strings, xylophone, glockenspiel & rhythm section. Lively & cute, this track works beautifully in commercials, corporate presentations, TV underscore, kids shows, ad campaigns. Sophisticated, lively, cheeky, elegant, bouncy, sizzling, feel good. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Orchestral, Richard Freitas
Solo cocktail piano piece perfect for background music in restaurants, piano bars, hotel or lounge scenes. Slow, easy, sensuous, flirtatious, relaxed, romantic, warm, amorous, passionate, tender, lovely, charming, pretty, elegant, exquisite, graceful, Manhattan restaurant, slow dancing, dreamy, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music, Richard Freitas
Eerie, dark, sinister and brooding track. If you're doing a cemetery scene at midnight, this is the track you need. Mysterious, disturbing, uncomfortable, vampires, werewolves, haunted house, Friday the 13th, The Mummy, fright Halloween Freddy Kruger nightmares bad dreams scared senseless crime, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Psychological, Richard Freitas
If you have a scene exploring a haunted sunken ship or crawling through a graveyard in the middle of the night, this track is for you. Eerie, foreboding, creepy and ominous with strings, pads, sound design elements. Halloween, Vampires, werewolves, haunted house, Friday the 13th, The Mummy slasher, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music, Richard Freitas
An ominous, pulsating track with lo fi drums under a distant ambient piano and strings. It's a disaster about to happen either in a chase through the swamp or in a dark alley. Evil, dark, brooding and frightening. Jack Bauer at his best. Halloween, thriller. Crime music, detective music, cops. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Action Intense, Richard Freitas
Hard hitting techno track well suited for dance scenes, montages, corporate presentations. 130 bpm. Dance, disco, dance club, montage, corporate, hot, driving, 4 on the floor, sexy, flirty, sweaty, sensuous, trailer film credits, hot cars, fast cars, auto and truck ad campaigns, exciting, hot, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music, Richard Freitas
Bubble gum meets pop rock in this song that puts silly rhymes to a rhythm to make you grin with delight! A mixture of kids voices chanting rhymes complimenting the female vocal is a sure fit for any use geared toward kids or the young at heart. Fun, humorous, goofy, enjoyable, entertaining, light. Female Vocals, Childrens, Childrens English, Richard Freitas
In this fun filled Foxtrot we learn that if you teach a big bad wolf to dance, he becomes putty in your hands... it’s the ultimate anti-bullying song! A swinging piano interlude segues into a “Hidey-Hidey-Ho,” big Broadway finish. Catchy, happy, friendly, humorous, goofy, entertaining. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
A dark, atmospheric track with Middle Eastern flavor, featuring the dudek and rhythm. Mournful, sad, exploring and mysterious, this track would work in a variety of reflective scenes. Haunting, mournful, mysterious, dark, atmospheric, Middle Eastern, dudek, sensuous, sexy, crying, war, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music, Richard Freitas
Ever wonder what it was like in the mind of a serial killer? Take a listen to this track to find out. Dark, sinister, menacing and ominous, this music will keep the audience at the edge of their seats. A Halloween classic. Vampires, werewolves, haunted house, Friday the 13th, The Mummy, fright, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music, Richard Freitas
Pulsating atmospheric new age track with synth ostinato and sparse melodies weaving in and out over a funky rhythm track. Hypnotic, positive and bright. Lively, Pulsating, Rhythmic, Flowing, Underscore Background, Sexy, Muzak, Catchy, Car commercials, Fragrance commercials, Exotic, Tourism, Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres, Richard Freitas
Spice up your production with this solo stride jazz piano rendition of a Christmas classic. Fun, energetic, uptempo, lively, cool, playful, happy, swinging, exciting, Muzak, intro, outro, transitions, positive, confident, Target Christmas ads, department store commercials, Christmas parties, Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Piano, Richard Freitas
Jazz trio track with piano, bass and drums. Swinging, elegant, mid tempo, sassy, fun, sophisticated, cool, society parties, country club, tuxedos and gowns, sipping wine, cocktail time, Manhattan elegance, Sex in the City, feel good jazz, penthouse, Hamptons party, weddings, catering hall, Muzak, Instrumental, Dramatic, Smooth Music, Richard Freitas
Downtempo lounge chill-out track with funky drums, string figures, electronic guitars and interesting textures. Perfect for TV/film underscore, corporate, commercials/TV themes.documentarys, chill-out lounge club. Drum grooves, photography webcasts, internet programming, Sex in the City, Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental, Richard Freitas
An uptempo blues shuffle featuring Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Uptempo, lively, hot, sexy, cruising music, car music, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Nascar hot girls beach party, Instrumental, Blues, Electric Blues, Richard Freitas
A slow country piano blues in the style of Floyd Cramer with his classic 1950s piano licks. Piano is supported by rhythm section and strings. Slow and catchy. Bluesy, country, piano, Floyd Cramer, slow, sexy, bar scenes, club scenes, jukebox, flirtatious, dating music, baby boomer ad campaigns, Instrumental, Country, Classic Country, Richard Freitas
Fast paced action adventure track with lots of hard hitting percussion, drums, bass and orchestra. Suspenseful and tense, great for high energy chase scenes or action montages. Chase, Energetic, Adventure, Action, Suspense, Thriller, Crime, Tension, Suspense, Percussion, Drums, Hits, Exhausting,, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music, Richard Freitas
Medium tempo, funky, pulsating track with live guitars, bass and drums. Smooth and hot piece suitable for a variety of film/TV and corporate uses. Elegant funk, underscore, rhythmic, sultry, sexy, flirty, Sounds like Niles Rogers/Bernard Edwards productions of Chic. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
An orchestral fanfare with French horns, trombones, trumpets, strings and tympani. Building slowly from low horns to a climatic ending with the full orchestra. Perfect for majestic & grand scenes from the unveiling of a new product to the election of a president. Royalty, Kings, Queens, Red Carpet. Instrumental, Dramatic, Regal Orchestral, Richard Freitas
Big, glorious and bold sports/news theme with full strings, brass and orchestral percussion. A beautiful string bridge softens the track before plunging into full brass again. Perfect for football montages, heroic scenes, election night themes, corporate presentations. ESPN sports, theme song, intro, Instrumental, Action, Adventure Orchestral, Richard Freitas
Funky bass and drums hip hop track. Medium tempo. Hard hitting drums, melodic bass lines, percussion. Cool, lively, fun and pulsating track. hard, deep, cool, lively, fun, pulsating, bluesy, edgy, frisky, city streets, club music, underscore background, sexy, sensual, moody, erotic, sizzling, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music, Richard Freitas
Medium tempo, pulsating track with guitars, synths, drums and percussion. A funky organ riff on top makes this a hard driving, hot piece suitable for a variety of film/TV and corporate uses. Funky, driving, hot, electronic, pulsating, underscore, rhythmic, sultry, sexy, flirty, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
Hot Latin piano over a driving rhythm section of drums, Latin percussion and bass. A cross between salsa and samba, this track is guaranteed to make the listeners swivel their hips and move their feet. Sexy, flirtatious, sensuous, late night dancing, Latin clubs and driving down the highway music. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz, Richard Freitas
Pulsating, atmospheric track anchored by an eighth note electric piano pattern, a cool repetitive bass line, sparse flowing melody and many short melodies weaving in and out of the piece. Bubbly, bouncy and steady, this track works well for TV/film underscore as well as corporate presentations. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr, Richard Freitas
Hard hitting techno track well suited for dance scenes, montages, corporate presentations. 130 bpm. Dance, disco, dance club, montage, corporate, hot, driving, 4 on the floor, sexy, flirty, sweaty, sensuous, trailer film credits, hot cars, fast cars, auto and truck ad campaigns, exciting, hot, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music, Richard Freitas
Hard hitting dance/industrial track well suited for montages, dance scenes, corporate presentations. video tutorials, 120 bpm. Disco, dance club, montage, hot, driving, 4 on the floor, sexy, flirty, sweaty, sensuous, trailer film credits, hot cars, fast cars, auto and truck ad campaigns, exciting, Instrumental, Dance, House, Richard Freitas
A catchy, funny and happy version of this great kids' classic. Uptempo track with a friendly lead instrument backed by rhythm section and great sound effects. Great for children's ad campaigns, TV background music, home video background music and films. Very youthful, silly, goofy and campy. Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals, Richard Freitas
