An excerpt from the sixth movement of Stephen Ridley's 'Symphony for Percussion'. The piece is written for a large percussion orchestra of 20 or more players, playing over 100 instruments. This movement is called 'Palindrome 2' and is based on a simple tuned gong melody, which is passed around the percussion orchestra one note at a time.This performance is by the Arizona State University Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, directed by JB Smith.


Symphony for Percussion - Mvt VI: Palindrome (excerpt)

This piece was written as the main title for a TV pilot, then later used as underscore in the indie feature film 'A Perfect Ending'.

Prelude

This is an excerpt from the end of 'For the Quiet Star' for chamber strings and percussion.  It was recorded at UCLA as part of my Master's Thesis.

For the Quiet Star (excerpt)

This is my new marimba duet that was commissioned by Escape Ten, an incredible marimba duo from the eastern U.S.

Meteor (featuring Escape Ten)

This is a street beat / transitional phrase from a concert work by Stephen Ridley.  Performers: Stephen Ridley, Paul Welter, Arnold Ruiz, Dan Monaghan, Chris Reidy

Trees for Percussion And Trash (excerpt)

This was created during my time at BMI's 'Composing for the Screen' seminar under Rick Baitz. The assignment was to score a famous scene from 'There Will Be Blood' without first hearing the original composer's cue, then comparing my choices to his.

Ambient Re-score for 'There Will Be Blood'

Originally for Black Knights Drumline.  I still like it  :]

Control1 (marimba edit)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. I - Ten Thousand Trumpets (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. IV - Ratchet Choir (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. V - Palindrome 2 (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. III - Palindrome 1 (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. VI - Mbira (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. VII - Haiku (Live)

Symphony for Percussion - Mvt. II - Click Track (Live)

This is an underscore cue from the short film 'The Sharktank Redemption', directed by Natalie Van Doren.  This is a live 45-piece orchestra, recorded at Capitol Studios.

Promoted

This is an underscore cue from the short film 'The Sharktank Redemption', directed by Natalie Van Doren. This is a live 45-piece orchestra, recorded at Capitol Studios.

Pipe Dream

This is an underscore cue from the short film 'The Sharktank Redemption', directed by Natalie Van Doren.  This is a live 45-piece orchestra, recorded at Capitol Studios. The short is a faithful parody of 'Shawshank', and was selected to appear as an extra feature on the 10th anniversary DVD release of that film.

Magic Marker

This track was created for BMI's 'Composing for the Screen' seminar

Dojo Showdown (edit)

This is the end title cue from the short film 'The Sharktank Redemption', directed by Natalie Van Doren. This is a live 45-piece orchestra, recorded at Capitol Studios. The short is a faithful parody of 'Shawshank', and was selected to appear as an extra feature on the 10th anniversary DVD release of that film.

End Titles from 'The Sharktank Redemption'

Subbing

This is the main title cue from the indie feature film 'A Perfect Ending'.

Points of Difference

This is an underscore cue (and one of the bigger themes) from the indie feature film 'A Perfect Ending'.

A Perfect Ending

I'm working on a final version of this track so I thought it would be fun to post the original.

Paris, In Three (Original Version)

Mirrored (Extended Version)

Stephen Ridley is a composer and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. His music features niche percussion instruments and electronics, blended with the traditional orchestra. 

Stephen has written music for productions on the ABC and HBO television networks in the US, as well as for short and feature films. His concert works for percussion have enjoyed many performances, both domestic and international. Stephen received his Masters in Music Composition from UCLA, where he studied with the late, great Jerry Goldsmith.

More information may be found at www.stephenridley.com.

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