There can’t be many composers who’ve been heard on both ClassicFM and KissFM, but with his unique brand of Classical Fusion, RICHARD ANTHONY JAY is one such composer.

Music from his personal projects have been played on radio stations around the world. UK airplay includes BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC 6 Music and he’s been interviewed on-air by Classic FM and Echoes (US Public Radio). Magazine features include MUSO, Future Music and International Piano.

His music has been used in hundreds of TV shows worldwide including NCIS and BBC’s Top Gear, and films including "Anon" by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show). As a recording artist he has worked with Grammy-winner Davy Spillane, Peter Gregson and members of The Hallé Orchestra. 

Quotes
“Richard Anthony Jay, in a Washington Subway, to great ambient effect”
Verity Sharp, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3

“Richard Anthony Jay is hard to pin down, in musical terms. His music is a mix of classical chillout, modern classical and ambient chamber”
Bob Jones, Arts Daily, ClassicFM

“Love the tracks !”
Justin Wilkes, The Rehab, KissFM

“Classical … but with popular appeal”
Frank and Amy, BBC Radio Wales

“Very pleasing and assured music”
Jamie MacDougall, Classics Unwrapped, BBC Radio Scotland

“Now that’s how you play a Piano !’”
Paul O’Grady, BBC Radio 2

“Richard Anthony Jay is a modern composer, shaped by the contemporary sounds you’d expect from someone born in 1972. But there is also a sense of old-world elegance and majesty to his work”
John Diliberto, Echoes

“Contemporary, intricate and haunting … features an impressive roll-call of guest musicians”
MUSO magazine, June/July 09 issue

“Jay’s classical fusion is precise and impressively composed”
The Skinny magazine, July 11 issue

“I’m reminded of folks like Yann Tiersen, Michael Nyman and Max Richter. It’s making me weep all over the huge pie I’m eating. Actually that’s not strictly true (it’s only a small pie….)”
Norman Records

Highlights
TV
NCIS (CBS Paramount)
Top Gear (BBC)
Obese: A Year To Save My Life (Sky)
Thin Ice (Phil McIntyre Ent./BBC2)
Tocyn (S4C)
It’s Me or The Dog (Ricochet/Ch4)
Andy Richter Controls The Universe (Paramount TV/FOX TV)
Titanic: A Tale of Two Journeys (History Channel)
Formula 1 2004 (FIA/ITV)
The City Gardener (TwoFour/Ch4)
Richard And Judy (Cactus TV/Ch4)

Brands
Honda (Japan)
Nintendo (Europe)
Fiat (Italy)
Royal Mail (UK)

Publishing
EMI Production Music
Burning Petals Music

Records
Signed to Universal Records Japan (1999-2000)
Signed to Burning Petals Records (2008-present)

Showreel

ClassicFM Interview with Richard Anthony Jay

Copyright Echoes 2011. http://www.echoes.org

Echoes Interview with Richard Anthony Jay

There can’t be many composers who’ve been heard on both ClassicFM and KissFM, but with his unique brand of Classical Fusion, RICHARD ANTHONY JAY is one such composer.

Music from his personal projects have been played on radio stations around the world. UK airplay includes BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC 6 Music and he’s been interviewed on-air by Classic FM and Echoes (US Public Radio). Magazine features include MUSO, Future Music and International Piano.

His music has been used in hundreds of TV shows worldwide including NCIS and BBC’s Top Gear, and films including "Anon" by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show). As a recording artist he has worked with Grammy-winner Davy Spillane, Peter Gregson and members of The Hallé Orchestra.

Quotes
“Richard Anthony Jay, in a Washington Subway, to great ambient effect”
Verity Sharp, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3

“Richard Anthony Jay is hard to pin down, in musical terms. His music is a mix of classical chillout, modern classical and ambient chamber”
Bob Jones, Arts Daily, ClassicFM

“Love the tracks !”
Justin Wilkes, The Rehab, KissFM

“Classical … but with popular appeal”
Frank and Amy, BBC Radio Wales

“Very pleasing and assured music”
Jamie MacDougall, Classics Unwrapped, BBC Radio Scotland

“Now that’s how you play a Piano !’”
Paul O’Grady, BBC Radio 2

“Richard Anthony Jay is a modern composer, shaped by the contemporary sounds you’d expect from someone born in 1972. But there is also a sense of old-world elegance and majesty to his work”
John Diliberto, Echoes

“Contemporary, intricate and haunting … features an impressive roll-call of guest musicians”
MUSO magazine, June/July 09 issue

“Jay’s classical fusion is precise and impressively composed”
The Skinny magazine, July 11 issue

“I’m reminded of folks like Yann Tiersen, Michael Nyman and Max Richter. It’s making me weep all over the huge pie I’m eating. Actually that’s not strictly true (it’s only a small pie….)”
Norman Records

Highlights
TV
NCIS (CBS Paramount)
Top Gear (BBC)
Obese: A Year To Save My Life (Sky)
Thin Ice (Phil McIntyre Ent./BBC2)
Tocyn (S4C)
It’s Me or The Dog (Ricochet/Ch4)
Andy Richter Controls The Universe (Paramount TV/FOX TV)
Titanic: A Tale of Two Journeys (History Channel)
Formula 1 2004 (FIA/ITV)
The City Gardener (TwoFour/Ch4)
Richard And Judy (Cactus TV/Ch4)

Brands
Honda (Japan)
Nintendo (Europe)
Fiat (Italy)
Royal Mail (UK)

Publishing
EMI Production Music
Burning Petals Music

Records
Signed to Universal Records Japan (1999-2000)
Signed to Burning Petals Records (2008-present)

Film/TV Showreel

Taken from the E.P "Written In The Ground", based on a score for Jack Philp's dance piece of the same name
http://www.jackphilpcompany.co.uk/

Written In The Ground

Taken from the E.P "Written In The Ground"

Starting Over

Prelude

Taken from the debut solo album by Classical Fusion composer Richard Anthony Jay

Dawn

Taken from the debut solo album by Classical Fusion composer Richard Anthony Jay


Milan

Fragile

Hope

Promise Me

Alone

Griffonia

Europe

For The Love Of A Child

Still, Empty

Improv. 3

Something There

Everything's Going To Be Fine

Improv. 2

Sound 8

Taken from the debut solo album of Classical Fusion composer Richard Anthony Jay


25th March 1996

Taken from the second album by Classical Fusion composer Richard Anthony Jay

Imperfect Beauty

The Tailor

Time

There can’t be many composers who’ve been heard on both ClassicFM and KissFM, but with his unique brand of Classical Fusion, RICHARD ANTHONY JAY is one such composer.

His music has been played on radio stations around the world. UK airplay includes BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Bristol &amp; BBC Radio Scotland and has been interviewed on-air by Classic FM and Echoes (US Public Radio).

Over the past 10 years his music has been used in hundreds of TV shows worldwide. As a recording artist he has worked with Grammy-winner Davy Spillane and members of The Hallé Orchestra. His debut album “This Is What I Live For” was released in 2009 by Burning Petals Records and his second album, “Imperfect Beauty” which fuses his contemporary classical style with drums, guitars and synths was released in July 2011.

Richard is represented by George Christopoulos at OTICONS (Film Music Composer Agency).

Richard Anthony Jay

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