Richard Freitas (1945-2011) -- A prolific composer and musician, writing and producing 1200 songs which are broadcast in 60 countries. He garnered three Emmy nominations, two Grammy nominations, and seven International Telly Awards, plus his music is featured on Burn Notice and Season 4 of Mad Men. Richard wrote, arranged and produced music for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV, AMC, TNT, HBO, Disney, Sony, and others, plus promos for Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, 20/20, General Hospital, and Jimmy Kimmel.
An uptempo bubbling, effervescent and fun track featuring funky organ and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and high spirited, this is a great track for fast moving montages, animation, comedy and web production. Feel good, happy, lively, and bouncy, this will appeal to both kids and adults alike. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride, Richard Freitas
Atmospheric, pulsating track featuring electric piano, dreamy pad swells, pizzicato strings, full strings and various other elements. Sparse melodies intertwine throughout the piece. Think Lexus commercial. Cool, luxury cars commercials, corporate, smooth, flowing, emotional, sexy, dreamy, flirty, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
An uplifting, peaceful and warm church organ rendition of this classic tune. Played in a style heard at funeral services, wakes and religious services. Traditional, sad, dramatic, emotional and reverent, this track is perfect for scenes depicting both sadness and dark comedic elements, Instrumental, Spiritual, Church music, Richard Freitas
A 1940s Big Band swing track featuring saxes and clarinet a la Benny Goodman. Jazzy, uptempo and fun tune perfect for commercials, TV underscore or corporate uses. Swing, Floor Show Sassy Classy Uptempo, 1940s, Positive Confident, Saxes, Clarinet, Playful, Django jazz. Club Lounge Cocktail Rom-com, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band, Richard Freitas
Pulsating atmospheric new age track with synth ostinato and sparse melodies weaving in and out over a funky rhythm track. Hypnotic, positive and bright. Lively, Pulsating, Rhythmic, Flowing, Underscore Background, Sexy, Muzak, Catchy, Car commercials, Fragrance commercials, Exotic, Tourism, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Ambient, Richard Freitas
A swinging jazz track featuring clarinet, piano and rhythm. Benny Goodman in style. Energetic, fun, lively tune right out of the 1940s. Perfect for dance scenes, montages, travel, underscore. Swing, jazz, upbeat, uptempo, small band, fun, Django Reinhardt, Django jazz, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles, Richard Freitas
Bluegrass track featuring banjo, guitar and piano. Fun, energetic, toe tapping music well suited for montages, chase scenes, party scenes, comedy and tongue in cheek situations. Western clothes ad campaigns, liquor ad campaigns, dog products ad campaigns, truck and car ad campaigns. Americana, Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music, Richard Freitas
Martin Denny like tropical, jazzy track with vibes and orchestra. With its infectious percussion and jazz influenced vibes, this track makes the listener feel like she's laying on the beach in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico or any resort in the world. You won't be able to stop moving. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
A whimsical, elegant and humorous solo piano piece, perfect for animations, children's videos or commercials and anywhere where you'd like to tickle the listener's fancy. Delightful, feel good, tongue in cheek, happy, carefree, quirky, uplifting, frisky, vibrant, warm, childlike, innocent, goofy, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals, Richard Freitas
A swinging big band track right out of the Count Basie style 1960s groove. Lots of horns, driving rhythm and plenty of hits. A fun tune that will make you tap your toes hard. Swinging, elegant, up tempo, sassy, fun, sophisticated, cool, society parties, country club, tuxedos and gowns, Django jazz, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Jazz trio track with piano, bass and drums. Swinging, elegant, mid tempo, sassy, fun, sophisticated, cool, society parties, country club, tuxedos and gowns, sipping wine, cocktail time, Manhattan elegance, Sex in the City, feel good jazz, penthouse, Hamptons party, weddings, catering hall, Muzak, Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz, Richard Freitas
Alfred Hitchcock type TV theme from the 1960s. Playful suspense with a twinkle in the eye. Humorous and whimsical, this fully orchestrated track will delight listening audiences in a variety of productions. Mystery, suspense, sneaky, playful, sound a like, minor key, campy fun, quirky lurking, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music, Richard Freitas
A fun Pink Panther soundalike. Swing triangle anchors an orchestration with pizzicato strings, vibes and rhythm section. Dramatic comedy, dramedy, spy, sneaking around music. The bridge is a full out swing section. Ad, video, commercial. Sneaky, tip toe, swing, jazz, triangle. Monk Peter Sellers, Instrumental, Richard Freitas
A lilting, gleeful, carefree, song reminding everyone to be optimistic. A swinging jazz trio makes it “cool” to be happy! You can’t help grinning and slipping into a lighthearted mood and, maybe even tapping your toes as you listen! Female vocal with kids. Mixed Vocals, Childrens, Childrens English, Richard Freitas
Accordion, piano and strings meld together to create a gorgeous track right out of the Paris cafes. A waltz oozing with French flavor, sexy, passionate and elegant. French, countryside, confident, beautiful, emotional, romantic, underscore, sensual, sensuous, hot, beautiful, Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music, Richard Freitas
In this fun filled Foxtrot we learn that if you teach a big bad wolf to dance, he becomes putty in your hands... it’s the ultimate anti-bullying song! A swinging piano interlude segues into a “Hidey-Hidey-Ho,” big Broadway finish. Catchy, happy, friendly, humorous, goofy, entertaining. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Hot Latin piano over a driving rhythm section of drums, Latin percussion and bass. A cross between salsa and samba, this track is guaranteed to make the listeners swivel their hips and move their feet. Sexy, flirtatious, sensuous, late night dancing, Latin clubs and driving down the highway music. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz, Richard Freitas
What would happen if Schwarzenegger's Predator met Jaws? Take a listen and hear how the two monsters come together in this eerie, dark, sinister and brooding track. Going between low and mysterious sections to frantic peaks of high energy, you'll experience fright, suspense, terror and goosebumps. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music, Richard Freitas
Smooth, ultra elegance and sophistication. Living the high life with this ultra cool swing /jazz track. Smooth trumpet melody, Lift your production to the highest class society has to offer. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles, Richard Freitas
A Hitchcock influenced orchestral track. Impending doom, a chase in the middle and a very creepy ending that will make your skin crawl. Dangerous, ominous, suspenseful and menacing. Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, 24 Terminator, Predator, eerie, fright, fear,trepidation, dismay perturbed, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music, Richard Freitas
A light jazz waltz version of this catchy children's classic song. Oboe, bassoon and xylophone play the lead with a rhythm section of brushes, acoustic bass and acoustic guitar. Perfect for children's ad campaigns, TV background music, video games, kids' film music. Also kids' websites and radio. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
A quirky, medium fast track with a pizzicato cello ostinato anchoring a mysterious sounding orchestration with Middle Eastern overtones. Suitable for dark comedy and humorous situations. Full orchestration. Commercials, Middle Eastern, Minor Key, Tongue in Cheek, Fun, campy, sneaky, romantic comedy, Instrumental, Middle East, Contemporary Dramatic, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
A sultry, sexy, sensuous tango featuring accordions and orchestra. Steamy and hot, this elegant, romantic and provocative track will heat up any production. Sizzling, sensuous, accordion, heat, dance, Argentina, Buenos Aires, beautiful, alluring, emotional, elegant, romantic, dance of love, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride, Richard Freitas
A funny and goofy version of this great kids' classic. Uptempo track with a flute and bassoon lead interspersed with a silly kazoo doing a call and response. Add a very funny trombone and you've got a track that will have both kids and adults laughing out loud. A sure fire pleaser! Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Medium tempo, pulsating track with guitars, synths, drums and percussion. A funky organ riff on top makes this a hard driving, hot piece suitable for a variety of film/TV and corporate uses. Funky, driving, hot, electronic, pulsating, underscore, rhythmic, sultry, sexy, flirty, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
Bubble gum meets pop rock in this song that puts silly rhymes to a rhythm to make you grin with delight! A mixture of kids voices chanting rhymes complimenting the female vocal is a sure fit for any use geared toward kids or the young at heart. Fun, humorous, goofy, enjoyable, entertaining, light. Female Vocals, Childrens, Childrens English, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Uptempo rock track featuring guitars and organ leads. Hot, driving sexy and fun, this track works well for extreme sports, corporate presentations, lively montages, car cruising, racing scenes, chase scene and anything that needs high energy. American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Burn Notice, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music, Richard Freitas
Spice up your production with this solo stride jazz piano rendition of a Christmas classic. Fun, energetic, uptempo, lively, cool, playful, happy, swinging, exciting, Muzak, intro, outro, transitions, positive, confident, Target Christmas ads, department store commercials, Christmas parties, Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Solos, Richard Freitas
Funky bass and drums hip hop track. Medium tempo. Hard hitting drums, melodic bass lines, percussion. Cool, lively, fun and pulsating track. hard, deep, cool, lively, fun, pulsating, bluesy, edgy, frisky, city streets, club music, underscore background, sexy, sensual, moody, erotic, sizzling, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music, Richard Freitas
Eerie, dark, sinister and brooding track. If you're doing a cemetery scene at midnight, this is the track you need. Mysterious, disturbing, uncomfortable, vampires, werewolves, haunted house, Friday the 13th, The Mummy, fright Halloween Freddy Kruger nightmares bad dreams scared senseless crime, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Psychological, Richard Freitas
Pulsating, atmosphere track with impending doom. Odd percussion anchors a bed of synth pads with weaving, sparse melody lines interspersed. A harder hitting rock section comes in and out to spice up the tension. Suspenseful, scary, tense, spooky, horror, frightening, fear, nerves on edge, foreboding, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music, Richard Freitas
Hard hitting, exciting track with lots of sizzle, breakdowns and powerful energy. Great for chase scenes, club scenes, fast moving montages, underscore and cruising down the highway music, fast cars, hot cars, sports endurance movie credits movie trailers. Fast, sexy, aggressive and moving. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music, Richard Freitas
A slow country piano blues in the style of Floyd Cramer with his classic 1950s piano licks. Piano is supported by rhythm section and strings. Slow and catchy. Bluesy, country, piano, Floyd Cramer, slow, sexy, bar scenes, club scenes, jukebox, flirtatious, dating music, baby boomer ad campaigns, Instrumental, Richard Freitas
Adorable, fun, cool and lightly funky, this track is perfect for kids' productions for both TV, radio and webisodes. Features clavinet, guitars, acoustic piano and hot rhythm section. Frisky, feel good and happy, this track will make your kid and adult listeners tap their feet and snap their fingers, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals, Richard Freitas
An atmospheric, pulsating, bubbling track featuring various synth elements, electric piano, lots of cool percussion and strings. Great for moving the picture along without getting in the way. Flowing, Determined, Positive, Confident, Ambient, Sexy, Club Scene, Dancing, Instrumental, Electronic, Ambient House, Richard Freitas
An innocent, sweet song that begins in great doubt and ends delightfully in accomplishment! The full orchestration of this wistful waltz builds as the story of success unfolds. This song is great metaphor for overcoming disappointment. Female vocal. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Tender music, Richard Freitas
A sultry medium tempo atmospheric hip hop tune. Starts slow, builds electric piano, vibes, synth pads and rhythm. A strong bass line & drums anchor the pulsating track that weaves in and out of sparse melodic lines. Film TV high fashion, sparkly diamonds, corporate, light techno, chic sophisticated, Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge, Richard Freitas
If this doesn't make your blood turn to ice, see your doctor! Sinister, brooding, evil, foreboding track that puts you in a nightmare moving in slow motion. Horror, Evil, Foreboding, Sinister, Brooding, Nightmare, Suspense, Scary, Cold, Dark, Eerie, Icy, Goosebumps, Skin Crawl, Creepy, Jaws, Instrumental, Richard Freitas
An uptempo funky jazz track featuring acoustic piano and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating, lively, hot, sexy, cruising music, car music, club scenes, radio, jukebox, hot piano, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Nascar. Sounds like Ramsey Lewis's The In Crowd. Great for commercials, reality shows. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Kitschy, sassy upmarket jazz. Break out comes the tux, gowns & cocktails. Elegant, swinging clarinet, cool acoustic piano, smooth acoustic bass. A wonderful, high class, high society piece. Fun, animated, lively, feel good and spirited. Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt, Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz, Richard Freitas
Solo cocktail piano piece perfect for background music in restaurants, piano bars, hotel or lounge scenes. Slow, easy, sensuous, flirtatious, relaxed, romantic and warm. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz, Richard Freitas
A lilting medium tempo swing tune featuring clarinet, trumpet, vibes and rhythm section. Style is like Benny Goodman Quintet from the 1950s. Perfect for hotel lounge, restaurant, piano bar and party scenes. Swinging, elegant, mid tempo, sassy, fun, sophisticated, cool, society parties, penthouse, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles, Richard Freitas
Swinging, uptempo stride solo piano. Fun and energetic, well suited for period films, kids' productions, lounge settings, ballroom dance scenes and old footage. Comedy scenes, children ad campaigns, exciting confident, positive, uplifting, cruising the highway, documentary, tourism, vibrant, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals, Richard Freitas
When you need to draw attention to a big news, election or sports event, look no further. This is an exciting, dramatic and big track with big importance attached to it. Lots of brass and orchestral percussion with a beautiful, sweet string led bridge transitioning back to a big finish. Instrumental, Americana, American Patriotic, Richard Freitas
Self pride, joy and happiness shine through in this sweet innocent song of a little girl mastering the art of dance. Instrumental interludes in a semi classical style come together in this beautiful song that tugs at the heart stings of the audience. Gorgeous alluring dreamy innocent and sweet. Female Vocals, Childrens, Childrens English, Richard Freitas
A quirky, jazzy and humorous track featuring sliding strings, marimba and xylophone ostinatos and a funky bass and drum rhythm. It's dancing bones with a jazzy electric piano solo in the middle. Cute, funny, perky, silly and rhythmic. Funny, Funky, Perky, Silly, Rhythmic, Cute, Animation Music,, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
An uptempo blues shuffle featuring Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Uptempo, lively, hot, sexy, cruising music, car music, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Nascar hot girls beach party, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
An uptempo bluesy track featuring hot picking guitars, organ and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun, this is a great track for fast moving montages, chase scenes, comedy scenes. Lively, sexy, cruising music, car music, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky. Smokey and the Bandit, Instrumental, Country, Country Two-Step, Richard Freitas
A dark, atmospheric track with Middle Eastern flavor, featuring the dudek and rhythm. Mournful, sad, exploring and mysterious, this track would work in a variety of reflective scenes. Haunting, mournful, mysterious, dark, atmospheric, Middle Eastern, dudek, sensuous, sexy, crying, war, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music, Richard Freitas
Beautiful bossa nova with French overtones. Elegant, sophisticated, charming & lush track with accordion, acoustic piano & orchestra. Sounds like Henry Mancini's Charade. Great background music for TV and film score, fragrance commercials, jewelry commercials, alluring fashion, love affair. Instrumental, European, European, Richard Freitas
A cool, funky, jazzy track with electric piano lead, rock guitar figures, rhythm section and the vocal phrase, "Let It Ride", interspersed. A mix of jazz and rock, perfect for background scenes in clubs, casinos, hip restaurants and corporate functions. Hip, rock, driving, sizzling, bars, lounge, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music, Richard Freitas
Uptempo, fun, animated retro track from the 1950s/60s. Features violins playing an animated melody mixed in with pizzicato strings, horns, rhythm section and percussive instruments such as xylophone, glockenspiel and bells. The Beav at his best! Great for kids TV, smartphone apps, corporate shows, Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music, Richard Freitas
Downtempo lounge chill-out track with funky drums, string figures, electronic guitars and interesting textures. Perfect for TV/film underscore, corporate, commercials/TV themes.documentarys, chill-out lounge club. Drum grooves, photography webcasts, internet programming, Sex in the City, Instrumental, RnB, Groove, Richard Freitas
A mid tempo Spanish track featuring accordion, piano and orchestra. Very sophisticated, elegant and beautiful, this bossa nova style tune fits well into many productions including travel, corporate and TV underscore. Elegant, Spanish, Latin, Bossa Nova, Sophisticated, Accordion Sexy, Flirtatious, Instrumental, Latin, Spanish Music, Richard Freitas
An ominous, pulsating track with lo fi drums under a distant ambient piano and strings. It's a disaster about to happen either in a chase through the swamp or in a dark alley. Evil, dark, brooding and frightening. Jack Bauer at his best. Crime music, detective music, horror music, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music, Richard Freitas
Hard hitting techno track well suited for dance scenes, montages, corporate presentations. 130 bpm. Dance, disco, dance club, montage, corporate, hot, driving, 4 on the floor, sexy, flirty, sweaty, sensuous, trailer film credits, hot cars, fast cars, auto and truck ad campaigns, exciting, hot, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music, Richard Freitas
