Composer Stuart Ridgway writes for film and television. Credits include P Diddy, Making The Band; MTV's Real World/Road Rules, NBC's Emmy Award winning Starting Over, Oxygen's Bad Girls Club, MTV's Paris Hilton's My BFF, CW's Stylista, E! - Keeping Up With The Kardashians, TLC's Date My House, Camp 9/11, Magnolia Pictures, AOL, The US Army, The NBA, and many more. As a kid in suburbia, Stuart was trapped and forced to listen to AM radio. Had it not been for his college roommate Dirk, he would have withered and died in a wedding band. You gotta love Stuart and his great music!
Guitar driven, fast tempo, crazy, serious rock track, high energy, success, finality, slamming. Think starting in hard and amping up. Adrenaline has been pumping. This is the main event. Instrumental, Action, Intense Rock
Guitar and percussion driven, medium tempo, serious tense rock track, high impact. Evokes a challenge or dare and possible victory with some suspense about outcome. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, serious rock track, with synth percussion. Physical strain or ordeal is underway, think sweaty task, mountain climb or torture. The brain is almost shut down and in heavy survival mode. Heat is turned up. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, serious rock track, synth bridge, double time feel, methodical, measured searching, CSI. High tension, great sense of urgency and importance; a lot at stake here. Think of a climax being reached and the need to "pour it on" and reach higher than ever before. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar and percussion driven, medium tempo, uplifting rock track, gradual build, positive ending, jubilation, celebration, big finish. Think envisioning and ultimately achieving personal goals and dreams. Great sense of achievement fulfilled. Intense and ultimate grandiosity. Instrumental, Dramatic, Regal Orchestral
Acoustic Guitar and Piano driven, medium tempo, positive, uplifting, rock track. Timeless uptempo teenage ballad. Theme of fulfillment, youth as time of joy. Think wholesome cute teen couple. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Keyboard driven, groovy, medium tempo serious rock track, think hanging out and chilling with gangsters or opponents. Evokes the idea of glances being exchanged, the idea being "I'll get to you later" as opposed to any immediate dealings. Easygoing but not too easygoing. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Guitar driven, fast tempo, crazy, fun rock track, high energy, enthusiastic, happy, nutty, fast paced. Think teenagers overhauling the school for a big party, putting on a show or welcoming a celebrity and accomplishing major things. High motivation and great accomplishments happening here. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar driven, fast tempo, serious rock track, wah wah bridge, Bush, high energy. Meaningful work being done here. Pushing toward a high-level goal, maybe business or corporate oriented. Determination and grit are in great supply. Goals being accomplished. High expectations. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar and synth driven, medium tempo, serious rock track, mysterious, gradual build-up. Definite move from step A to step B. Growth, gain of knowledge or physical power through training or exercise. A goal is being reached. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Guitar and vocal driven, mid tempo, triumphant rock track, motivated, celebratory, sports, winning, taking charge. Taking a claim of victory and one's own life. Winning a challenge and opening doors. End credits anthem. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Guitar and vocal driven, mid tempo, triumphant rock track, motivated, celebratory, sports, winning, taking charge. Taking a claim of victory and one's own life. Winning a challenge opened doors on other facets of life. Blessing all that has gone on before. End credits anthem. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, quirky, fast action sports, nutty. Forward moving, short time passing. Good montage mood highlighting growing, learning, probable victory, fun or comedy sight gags. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar driven, fast tempo, crazy, fun rock track, high energy, sneaky, adventure, action sports. Think laughing, trucking, beer-swilling guys on the road. Male bonding music with high-fives throughout. Enjoying life, positive energy. Good moods and good times prevail. The guys you want to see. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar and synth driven, medium tempo, serious tense rock track, evil, creepy, suspense. High tension, great sense of urgency and importance; a lot at stake here. Think "flight" as opposed to "fight". Being chased, pursued by an unknown force with great doubt as to outcome. Feeling of danger. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Guitar and synth percussion driven, medium tempo, serious tension track, eerie, scary strings. Tension rises, builds and ends suddenly. Interruption of mood at the end. Discovery of something frightening. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Ominous, brooding mood piece. A dangerous place to be, could be within the mind, interior thoughts or a real threat. An ending, denouement takes place, leaving the listener in suspense. Good for a cliff-hanger ending. Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Versatile, cool, rhythmic uptempo piece. Could be the entrance of a sexy and slightly menacing character, a tense stare-down or lengthy montage of a challenge leading to a conclusion. Dramatic, Smooth Music
After race's "starting gun" there is a feeling of "they're off!" Tension rises slowly and steadily as racing obstacles are faced and possibly overcome before a finish occurs. Editing between contestants, each facing their own obstacles. Time is of the essence. Piece concludes at finish line. Action, Impending Pending Music
Piano and percussion driven, medium tempo, tension track, sneaky, sly, dangerous, high impact, crime. One-on-one chase scene. Single person running, seeking hiding place. Evokes immediate threat, Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Synth and guitar driven, slow tempo rock track, tension, intense, CSI, wah wah guitar. Useful as brief dance or meaningful eye contact between principle characters, possibly sex challenge or proposition. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Slight Celtic tone. Wistful, romantic, elegiac piece. Evoking memories of a beautiful time. Think "growing love" montage in a sunny country setting or memories of a very happy time with soulmate. Dramatic, Tender music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, organ bridge, positive energy, motivated. Evokes characters entering into club for good time celebration or beach party 60s style. Happy, upbeat on-the-road montage. Traveling music. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, more cowbell! Think large wild party on the beach. Think fun-style car or motorcycle race with some tension, then moving into realization of assured victory. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Rhythmic, quietly tense piece. Information, pieces of a puzzle or mystery coming together, perhaps creating more questions than answers. Data retrieved from written form in everyday setting. Dangerous, Mysterious Music
Keyboard and guitar driven, medium tempo, fun, groovy rock track, wah wah bridge. Growth in motivation or numbers, enjoyment of goals or victory reached. Someone enjoying good times/attitudes. Self assurance, well earned. Think happy endings after climax and decisions reached; lead in to end. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Tense, drawn-out feelings. Pain is promised or present. Really bad drug trip. Danger is revealed and worse than anyone thought. High tension, entry into the hell of the mind and body. Disaster happening in slow motion. Dangerous, Psychedelic
Vibraphone, easy tempo. Cool, rhythmic, jazzy, bluesey. Sophisticated, elegant setting. Quietly romantic and sexy. Evokes feelings of a late night jazz club. Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, serious rock track, synth percussion, nervous tension, gradual build, uncertainty, certainty, mysterious. Evokes urban railyard, blue collar, factory atmosphere. Think bad drug trip or hangover. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Guitar, drum and percussion heavy. Rhythmic. Fast tempo. Psychological thriller, mysterious. A cool tension is developing and growing. Understanding is being gained. Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, organ bridge, double time ending, purpose. Rising tension before an out-of-the-gate burst of energy. Adrenaline pumping. Anticipation of something exciting and fun. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Heavy bass. Rhythmic. Sexy, tense. Can be a stare-down with much at stake as the tensions builds. Complex, waiting for opposing party to make their move, whatever it may be. A challenge is taking place. Action, Impending Pending Music
Starts out tense and unsure, but gains in confidence and the mood lightens. Building instrumentals adds to spirit of fun, funkiness, lightness. Dramatic, Energizing Music
Fast tempo. Constant, high-pitched beat with bass undertone invokes heartbeat or clock countdown. Think a high-tension hiding situation. Comes to a conclusion. Creepy, frightening, cringe-worthy Horror or Halloween flick. CSI, stalker, rapist, nighmare, midnight chase in the forest, etc. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, tense rock track, big buildup, suspense. Racing with obstacles, others gaining on lead producing greater tensions. Abrupt ending. Action, Action Adventure Pending
Guitar and synth driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, nutty, fast action. Concentration on an assured victory, taking speed and agility. Possible obstacle course with various portions. Instrumental, Action, Action Adventure Pending
Synth and guitar driven, slow tempo rock track, motivated, intense, driving. Coming toward the goal and finding that last bit of what you need to finish, win or lose. Evokes the end of a long race and doing whatever it takes to finish. Sense of completion, ending is near. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, tense rock track, big buildup, suspense, high impact percussion. Senses heightened. This is the start of something big with much more to come. Big burst of speed occurs, winds down quickly. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Guitar driven, fast tempo, crazy, fun rock track, more cowbell! Think surf punks racing to catch the first waves. Things are going great with smooth sailing assured. Good times happening and nothing can go wrong. Confidence is high. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Medium tempo, tense rock track, lengthy chase scene. Leans toward running away from a danger that maintains the prey within sight. Evokes need for getaway, tension, apprehension. Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Medium tempo, tense rock track, big buildup, suspense. Entering into danger as atmosphere becomes more ominous. Need for flight may arise. Increase in percussion line indicates turning point into greater tension. Dangerous, Dark Music
Heavy percussion. Repetitive steady medium rhythm, evokes steps or journey into stranger and possibly more dangerous areas. Jungle or scifi feel. Sense of wonder, curiosity, discovery and tension. Dangerous, Edgy Music
Repetitive steady medium rhythm, evokes steps or journey into stranger and possibly more dangerous areas. Jungle or scifi feel. Sense of wonder, curiosity, discovery and tension. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Synth and guitar driven, medium tempo rock track, sneaky, sly, tension. Think that something is wrong and it's hard to put your finger on it right away. Things may not be what they seem. Deception abounds. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Medium fast tempo. Bell-like sounds, generally high notes. Evokes childhood nostalgia, winter, Christmas, gentle snow, sense of quiet excitement, safety. Happier times. Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Guitar driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, gradual build, think retro dance party. Where the girl shows her stuff on the dance floor amid cheers. Totally joyful victory dance. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Fast tempo. Sense of foreboding urgency here. Evokes early warning for evacuation, the increasingly apparent need for flight from a dangerous situation and the flight itself. Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Guitar and synth driven, medium tempo, fun rock track, wah wah bridge, nutty, fast action. Guys working, getting stuff done and having fun doing it. Male bonding music with high-fives throughout. Motivation is high. Positive macho stuff. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
