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 song in French that pays tribute to the great French popular composers of the 40's 50s and 60s. Starts with rubato accordion and vocal. Instrumental in time at 1:00. Modulation and vocal at 1:58. Performed by a 5 pc ensemble of violin, accordion, guitar, bass and vocal. Female Vocals, European, France
An original mid tempo bossa-nova in the style of the famous Stan Getz / Astrid Gilberto 1960s recordings. Great for a late night bedroom scene or romantic summer beach vacation. Yearning for past romance, fantasy lover, making love, wishing, aimlessness. Real instruments. Sultry Vocals, Female Vocals, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
A genuine torch song, romantic, lush and unabashed, sung by a fantastic jazz vocalist. Coloristic piano trio accompaniment. Piano, upright bass and drums (brushes). Jazz atmosphere, Female Vocals, Lounge, Neo-Lounge Vocals
Retro romance, mystery and intrigue with this haunting bossa-nova in the style of 1960s Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto. "A stranger on a train, just a face looking out at the rain" sets the stage for an affair. Loneliness, exotic travel and the thrill of romantic adventure. Female Vocals, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
A catchy children's instrumental featuring a jaymar toy piano with acoustic accompaniment including ukulele, cajon, accordion and a playful vocalese section. Great for kids, infants, gentle fun, motion, cute animals, frogs. Sounds like something you might hear on Sesame Street. Male Vocals, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals
A gentle, quirky instrumental featuring fun and unusual instrumentation. Ukelele intro and a clarinet that sounds somewhere between dixieland and muskrat love. Has a classic Sesame Street/ CTW 70s vibe to it. Good for physical comedy, childrens programming, slapstick, silent film. Family fun Disney, Vocal Pads, Cartoon, Cartoon Goof Music
A comic tango presenting a mystery, a whodunit, behind the scenes in the kitchen of an elegant restaurant. Clever lyrics that raise more questions than answers. Double entendres, specific cooking, food preparation and restaurant terms. Female Vocals, Latin, Tango
A good-natured solo piano stride piano piece. Light and cheerful. Great for a comedy, romantic comedy. Getting things done, moving ahead. Sentimental, smiling, good natured, happy, bustling. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
An original bossa-nova in the style of the famous Stan Getz / Astrid Gilberto recordings of the 1960s. Lyric themes include romance, exoticism, travel, opposites, jet-set, skiing, cold and heat. I have several instrumental versions posted here as well. Female Vocals, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
Retro Jet-set romance wi this gentle bossa-nova in the style of 1960s Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto. There's cocktail culture / sexy bachelor pad vibe inside! Bubbly tropical organ cue ala Walter Wanderley's "Summer Samba". Lazy groovin' guitar backtrack. Vacation, post modern love, Napolean Dynamite, Female Vocals, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
A heartbreak song with attitude, this jazz torch song speaks the truth and puts him in his place. Influenced by the great bluesy torch songs of Billie Holiday, Harold Arlen and the Great American Songbook of the 30s 40s and 50s. Sophisticated, tasteful, classic sounding jazz vocals. Female Vocals, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Vocals
Here's a beautiful torch song about heartbreak, sung by a great jazz vocalist. There's a light latin / bossa nova underpinning to this track and rich orchestration. Sax solo at 2:46. Sad and very pretty. Female Vocals, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Vocals
Here's an era authentic 80's style pop track that was recorded in 1989 on a 4 track tascam casette recorder! Influenced by pop hits of the era like Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody". Lots of sequenced analog synths here including a chroma polaris, jupiter 6, drum macine etc. Female Vocals, Pop, 80's Pop
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