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March, 2013
Now available. Please click here for song samples and purchase link.
September 25, 2012
My new EP "le Jardin" (the garden) is 16:48 seconds in length. I must have been listening to Claude Debussy this day. I hope it takes you to a good place :-)
March 18, 2012
The Prayer Closet Volume 3 released!
This is Volume Three of a new series I've started. It's based on my communion with God and is all improvised. In a way, recorded conversations expressed through the language of music. The works are all arranged using piano and a virtual synthesizer instrument called "Omnisphere." This Volume was mixed and mastered by my dear friend Eric Persing
February 23rd, 2012
Because of your kind requests for the soundtrack to "Cenere: Tribute to Eleonora Duse," I am now releasing the entire soundtrack here as one digital download.
If you've enjoyed my music through the many years, I know you'll enjoy this new work! ~Richard
~Richard
January 9th, 2012
Happy New Year!
2012 for me has seen the culmination of a long-held ambition, creating the score for a forgotten silent film called Cenere.
I explain here the origins and inspirations for this passion project.
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous 2012!
~Richard
November 30th, 2011
Now available at cdbaby:
'Although not a Christmas song…I became aware of this 17th century Scottish ballad through the 1951 version of Charles Dickens "Scrooge." This is my solo piano interpretation of it.
In the wonderful scene where a transformed Scrooge has decided after all to come to his nsephew's Christmas party, he repentantly says to Fred's wife, "Can you forgive a pig-headed old fool with no eyes to see with and no ears to hear with all these years?" Barbara Allen was the background music.
Every Christmas I try to do something for someone who can never pay back. This year 2011, any money made from the sale of this song will be donated to one of my favorite charities, Friends of Animals Utah. Every little bit helps.'
~Richard
November 30th, 2011
Now available at cdbaby:
'Although not a Christmas song…I became aware of this 17th century Scottish ballad through the 1951 version of Charles Dickens "Scrooge." This is my solo piano interpretation of it.
In the wonderful scene where a transformed Scrooge has decided after all to come to his nsephew's Christmas party, he repentantly says to Fred's wife, "Can you forgive a pig-headed old fool with no eyes to see with and no ears to hear with all these years?" Barbara Allen was the background music.
Every Christmas I try to do something for someone who can never pay back. This year 2011, any money made from the sale of this song will be donated to one of my favorite charities, Friends of Animals Utah. Every little bit helps.'
~Richard
'I was asked by my church to write a composition that would allow the listener who came to the service to relax, meditate and focus on our Creator. I composed this forty-nine minute electronic soundtrack in a way which I could improvise on top of it with acoustic piano.
The composition is what many will call "Soaking Music." The purpose of Soaking Music is "setting aside of oneself to focus and meditate on God for renewal of strength and peace. My hope is that "The Burn" will achieve this purpose.
The piano part is completely improvised as if performed live in front of an audience. There was no editing involved. I was responding to the soundtrack and my Creator.'
~Richard
June 6th, 2011
The Prayer Closet Vol 2 - Now available at cdbaby and iTunes
April 5th, 2011
The Prayer Closet Vol 1 - Now available at cdbaby
This is Volume One of a new series I am beginning. It's based on my communion with God and is all improvised. In a way, recorded conversations expressed through the language of music. The works are all arranged using piano and a virtual synthesizer instrument called "Omnisphere".
April 4th, 2011
New recording just out - soon to be available at cdbaby.com. Samples of the songs can be heard here.
December 7th 2010
A collaboration with my friend Nyle Steiner on ten seasonal favoites now available! Nyle is the developer of the Steiner EVI, an instrument that combines wind instrument and sythesizer to produce an amazing, soulful range of sound. You can read more about Nyle here.
November 24th 2009
An experiment in Ancient Electronica Christmas Carols - check it out here!
ALL (Yes-I said ALL) of the proceeds from from this
project will go to two Charities I support. Please check them out:
Rescue Mission of Salt Lake
No More Homeless Pets in Utah
Saturday Nights 6pm - 9:30pm at the Cafe Galleria
I'm happy to announce that on Saturday nights for the next two months (through July) I'll be performing at the Cafe Galleria in Midway. For directions, click here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 15th 2009
This project represents the merging of my Under The Radar Electronica work with Richard Souther's Jazz piano, Classical/Crossover and Electronic Orchestral/Ambient styles. I have always been a "musical chameleon" which usually spells success one season and, "whatever became of him?" the next. I get re-discovered from time to time. I've never gone away and I'm still here. I hope you enjoy the new project!
All the best,
Richard
August 17th 2008
Thanks to the directing/editing talents of Joaquin Montalvan, we now have a video for "Nobody Tips the Piano Player"! CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
August 15th 2008
I've just released 'reminisce', songs that I call my 'landmarks', indelibly linked to memories that make them personal, effecting and evocative. More information on 'reminisce' is available here.
June 17th 2008
I'm thrilled to report Joaquin Montalvan has completed his three "cinemagraphic interpretations" of songs from 'i was there, i traveled, but i can't remember when...', and they're posted here for your viewing pleasure.
May 10th 2008
Independent filmmaker, Joaquin Montalvan is finishing up editing his "cinemagraphic interpretations" of three songs from 'i was there, i traveled, but i can't remember when...' They should be up here for your viewing pleasure shortly. I am also finishing up a solo piano project of originals and standards which should be available in a few weeks.
All the best,
Richard (aka Under The Radar)
May 9th 2008
NEW RELEASE!
Check out the new release from Under the Radar here.
February 1st, 2008
Sundance 08 for
me was very successful. Where else could I play my Hildegard music,
and "A River Runs Through It" for Tom Hanks, his son and the mayor of
Salt Lake City in the same room??? ;-) pretty cool!
January 16th, 2008
Happy New Year!
After having been a fan and attendee of the Sundance Film Festival for years, this year I am lucky enough to be a participant. I will be playing at the Opening Night Gala in SLC tomorrow (January 17th) as well as for the Directors Lodge in Park City next Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
November 19th, 2007
Check out my official MySpace sites for Under The Radar and Richar Souther (before clicking through, you'll want to stop the music on my site - just click on the green button by the song title at the bottom of the page).
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
October 18, 2007
Every now and then on YouTube.com someone will take my music (sometimes without permission) and create their own video. This person did a beautiful job using the song Kyrie from my Illuminaton project. Click here to watch (before clicking through to YouTube, you'll want to stop the music on my site - just click on the green button by the song title at the bottom of the page).
October 16, 2007
Credit Where Credit Is Due
I was very pleased to see IMDB (the Internet Movie Database) have included my mother, Katherine Yorke, in their directory. The page features her photo and a few of the close to 100 films she appeared in as a contract player.
This acknowledgment is especially appreciated as her work went largely uncredited during her career. She cut Clark Gable's hair in a film called "Honky Tonk" and got into a barroom brawl along with Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury in "The Harvey Girls". I sure miss her...
October 13, 2007
Carols, Rhythms and Grooves Remastered
Now available at iTunes!
September 27th 2007
Carols, Rhythms and Grooves Remastered
Carols Rhythms & Grooves was a labor of love for me when I recorded it back in the 1990s, but has only been available on cassette. Over the years I've received requests for a CD version and now it's here, edited and remastered to take advantage of the digital format to give a little more clarity and punch. For more information and to order the CD, click here.
July 2nd 2007
We received a very nice review from the TRON 2.0 website on the Syd Mead documentary "Visual Futurist" that I scored for filmmaker Joaquin Montalvan. You can read about it by clicking here.
June 26th 2007
Vision is now available for download on iTunes Plus - meaning (as I understand it) that it's the highest quality audio download you can get... at this point. In a few months, hopefully all my CDs currently available for purchase will be made available on iTunes Plus.
Click to download songs from Vision.
June 13th 2007
'A Small Glitch in Time' is now available at iTunes.
Click here for more info!
May 31st 2007
Check out the Unofficial Richard Souther MySpace site!
May 8th 2007
Hi Everyone:
After a long absence, I am excited to announce that a new project has finally escaped from my recording studio entitled "A Small Glitch In Time" written under my sometime pseudonym "Under The Radar". It can be previewed on the discs page of my site. Also finally, the documentary I composed the soundtrack for, "Visual Futurist: The Art And Life Of Syd Mead" is now available on DVD through Syd's website. Be sure to check it out. We are very proud of it.
Now that our relocation is almost complete, I promise you'll be
hearing many new and exciting projects coming in the not too distant
future from us. Check back here often.
Best regards,
Richard
January 18th 2007
We are very excited about the new website and would like to thank our wonderful webmasters Ian and Sue Peters for the great job they've done.
As we move into the new year we would like to make you aware of a new project in the works by Under The Radar. It takes Richard into the realm of IDM and Ambient music. We expect it out at the end of January 2007. Be sure to check back often as we are mixing it at this time!
Richard's latest work can be heard at www.nothingbutnets.net where his music was used in the information video to help raise money for the United Nations campaign "NOTHING BUT NETS". Be sure to watch the video and contribute to a very worthy cause.
Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. While the UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for years, it was a column that Rick Reilly wrote about malaria in Sports Illustrated, challenging each of his readers to donate at least $10 for the purchase of an anti-malaria bed nets -- and the incredible response from thousands of Americans across the country -- that led to the creation the Nothing But Nets campaign.
