Craig Richey


A native of North Carolina, Craig received his musical training as a classical pianist at the North Carolina School of the Arts, the St. Louis Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School. After graduating from Juilliard, Craig turned his attention to singing and songwriting, producing, and film composing. His first score, When It’s Over, written and directed by Rich Mancuso, received critical acclaim in the LA Weekly after the film’s premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

Craig is a Sundance Fellow, having been invited to participate in the 2006 Sundance Institute Composer’s Lab. His films have premiered at the Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, and Tribeca Film Festivals, among others. The Gymnast won over 26 festival awards including either (and sometimes both!) the Audience Award and Grand Jury prize at Outfest, Newfest and Frameline. A Marine Story followed in its foosteps with a nearly identical record of festival awards, most impressively winning the Grand Jury, Audience, and best actress awards at Outfest 2010.

As a songwriter, Craig currently has three songs featured in Jeremy Leven’s Girl On A Bicycle, and has had songs appear in Lovely and Amazing, Friends With Money, The King of Kong, Greenlit, and Answers To Nothing. He and his band present an annual Christmas show, featuring Craig’s original Christmas songs, to benefit children affected by HIV (see Christmas tab above). 'Mother & Child, Songs of Christmas' is available on iTunes as are several of his soundtracks.

Craig Richey in the news

	Lakeshore Records Presents Girl On A Bicycle - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (20/02/2014)
	Answers To Nothing - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (16/12/2011)
	'Friends With Money' Soundtrack Featuring the New Single 'Circle In The Sand' by Rickie Lee Jones Available On May 9, 2006 (27/04/2006)