Stephen Buzzell's musical compositions meld breathtaking melodies and grooves. A New England-based artist who studied at Berklee College of Music, his compositions evoke a wide array of settings and eras, from the 1920s to the Mississippi Delta and urban streets. Stephen has written music for TV and film, including the soundtrack for a documentary that debuted at the Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim. Having been called a "musician's musician," he favors the warmth and quality of live instruments over synth tracks and loops.
On This Special Day is baritone guitars, piano, 808 bass and drums. It is three sections and a bridge where piano and guitar play melodies together for this heartfelt composition. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
On This Winter Day is acoustic guitars, baritone guitar, piano, synth pad, bass guitar, 808 bass and drum machine. Guitar and piano play melodies giving it a rich blend over a dreamy rhythm section. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Singer/Songwriter, New Acoustic
On Your Own is piano over acoustic guitar, keyboard bass and percussion. It has a full warm sound with sparse instrumentation and emits a feel good emotion. Good for acoustic radio, restaurant or cafe. Instrumental, Singer/Songwriter, New Acoustic
On Your Way is baritone guitar, bass guitar, percussion and drums. It is sparse and open with a fingerpicked guitar chord melody and a good mood. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
One Family is electric guitars, organ, bass guitar, percussion and drums. One electric guitar improvises over a minimalist rhythm track in this soulful song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Reggae, Contemporary Reggae
Open Hearts is synth keys and voices with dub step drums. It is a feel good and wondrous set of chords and melodies on magical key sounds. Good for shopping, restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Electronic
Open the Door is electric guitar, two Rhodes pianos, Finger and Stinger bass patches and RnB drums. The guitar improvises over a Doors type background. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Lounge, Alt Lounge
Open Up the Window is voices, piano, bowed basses and orchestral percussion. Starts with two vocal parts and adds two more half way through in this evocative tale of old. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Opens Up Their Life is male vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar and drums. It is a tale of survival where one makes up stories to make oneself more interesting only to have the facade come crashing down. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Male Vocals, Country, Country Pop
Our Happy Home is three part harmonies over Rhodes, electric guitar, bass, djembe, bongos, shaker, gourd shell shaker and tambourine. It is about family life and how good it can be. Good for young family scenes. Male Vocals, Pop, 70's Pop
Out My Window Pane is electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, synth bass and drums. It has an electric guitar lead with acoustic guitar counterpoint and takes you back to Aretha. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
Outdoor Reggae With You is double soprano saxes, organ, Rhodes, electric guitar, two bass guitars, two percussion tracks and drums. It has different sax riffs for each 8 bar sequence. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Reggae, Contemporary Reggae
Paint This City is electric guitar, Rhodes piano, bass guitar and drums. Guitar improvises over three sections and a bridge of interesting chord progressions in this funky song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Pay No Mind is baritone guitar, tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, two Wurlitzer pianos, upright bass patch and drums. It is a laid back jazzy blues with cool instrument colors. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Peace On Earth is mandolin, classical guitar, upright bass and percussion. It has minor and major sections signifying the joy and sorrow of life on our planet. Classical guitar is fingerpicked and mandolin is flutter picked. Good for documentary, folk radio, French and Italian scenes. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Perfect Day is acoustic guitar in DADGAD with bass and brushes drums. The guitar and bass play lines together, some pretty and some aggressive. Works well for outdoor family adventures. Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Piece of Me is electric guitar, Wurlitzer pianos, upright bass and drums. Guitar plays laid back staccato chordal harmonies over a minimalist rhythm section. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Pop, 70's Pop
Pirate Run is baritone guitar in A D A D G C tuning. It plays with a double echo mirroring of the riffs in 12/8 time which counts as 123 123 123 123... Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Place for Them is acoustic guitar in D G D G A# D tuning. There are four sections that repeat in this heartfelt lament for the displaced people of the world. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Plant The Seeds is electric slide guitar over electric guitar lines and rhythm, bass and drums. It has a hint of Robert Plant in the bridge in the rhythm with well developed melodies throughout. Good for vintage rock radio. Instrumental, Rock, 70s Rock
Play in the Water is tenor sax, baritone guitar, bass guitar and roots drums. It has three sections and all sections of sax are unique. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Play Time is baritone guitars, upright bass patch, percussion and drums. Guitar lead floats over a pleasant rhythm background. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Please Don't Walk Away is male vocals over synths, bass, electric guitar, djembe, bongos and tambourine. It is a story of male pursuit of female companionship where he is trying not to lose her attention. Good for scenes of this nature. Hint of Mac Miller. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Soul
Pocket Dance is tenor sax, electric guitars, Wurlitzer, organ, upright bass patch and RnB drums. It is a trance groove tune with sax improvised on top. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
Possibilities is piano, upright bass patch and brushes drums. Piano and bass are free form in this 12/8 time song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Piano
Power Outage is acoustic guitar in D A D F# B E tuning. This is a strumming melody song that moves quickly in 6/8 time at 160bpm and has four sections. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Powers of Five is soprano and tenor sax sections, piano, upright bass patch and drums. It is in 5/4 and move quickly at 170bpm. It has 4 sections to keep it interesting. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Pray for Peace is mandolin, piano, upright bass patch and drums. It is heartfelt with solemn and uplifting sections. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Acoustic
Preaching to the Choir is baritone guitar, Rhodes, bass guitar and drums. It has three sections and is reverent to the memory of Mac Miller. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Precious Moments is baritone guitar in D tuning. It is delicate and tender and varies in tempo in a dynamic fashion. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Presidio is baritone guitar, piano, upright bass patch and drums. Guitar improvises in a passionate manor over four sections in F minor. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Promises is acoustic guitars in D G D G A# D tuning, bass guitar and drums. One guitar improvises melodies over double rhythm guitars using modal type chords found in the tuning. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Folk Pop
Puerto Vallarta is acoustic guitar in a laid back pool side cocktail afternoon. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Latin, Latin Easy Listening
Pure Light is piano, electric guitar, bass guitar and drums. It is a dreamy melody with the bass playing two note chords. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Quiet Morning is piano. It is a delicate beautiful soulful classical like piece. Good for lullaby type scenes. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
Rain for the Dry is electric guitar, Wurlitzer pianos, keyboard bass and drums. The pianos play a cool chord sequence while the electric guitar bluesy riffs over the groove. Good for jazz radio, restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Rainy Wednesday is piano, upright bass patch and brushes drums. It is a jazz ballad in 6/8 time with an improvised piano track in a mellow mood. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Piano
Rasta Groove is electric guitars, acoustic guitar, Rhodes, organ, synth basses and drums. It has a cool groove with an improvised lead guitar on top. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, World Music, Reggae Fusion
Rave Time is distorted electric guitar lead over house drums, synth bass 1, synth bass 2, anthem chord arp, Chicago chords. It reminds me of the cave dance in the movie Matrix. Good for a large full dance floor scene. Instrumental, Electronic, Oldschool Jungle
Reaching is baritone guitar, Rhodes, upright bass patch and drums. It uses fourth intervals to give it a sense of wonder and then blues chords to funk it up. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
Reaching is tenor and soprano saxes, piano, Wurlitzer, upright bass patch and brushes drums. It is fast paced and broken up by the lead becoming tenor, soprano and Wurlitzer. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
Recognizing Grace is acoustic guitar in standard tuning. Chord harmonies and melody combine using fourths and fifths for a modal sound mixed with diminished and minor sections. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Reconnecting is four acoustic guitars, upright bass patch and percussion. There is a lead guitar playing melody over a rhythm guitar and two guitars playing harmony lines. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Red Fox is bass guitar in D G D G tuning, acoustic guitar in D G D G A# D tuning and drums. Bass improvises over guitar chord melodies with a hint of Jaco. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Red Trillium Trail is acoustic guitar inn D G D G B D tuning and percussion. Guitar uses fast 16th note picking over four sections in the expression of the Spring beauty on a mountain trail. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Redwoods is male vocals, Native American flute, classical guitar, mandolin, bass, djembe and tambourine. It is in support of the planet Earth in hope that we take care of it. Good for documentary nature scenes. Instrumental, Americana, Native American Contemp
Reef is classical guitar, tenor sax, piano, upright bass patch, percussion and drums. Sax and guitar play melody to the rhythm section. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
Refuge is soprano sax, acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, bass guitar and trap drums. It is pleasing to listen to in a mellow modern way. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Soul
Reggae Blues is electric guitar, organ, bass guitar, percussion and drums. It is guitar lead over the rhythm section with a gospel chord progression. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Reggae, Lovers Rock
Relax In Style is acoustic guitar, soprano and tenor saxes, clarinets, upright bass patch and roots drums. It is a relaxed bluesy jazzy number with a slow groove. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Continental Jazz
