Eric Matthew Richardson
COMPOSER // WRITER // SOUND DESIGNER
Eric Matthew Richardson (b. 1992) is a composer, writer, and sound designer based in Chicago, Illinois.
After graduating with a degree in Sound Recording Technology from DePaul University’s School of Music, Eric experimented with multidisciplinary composition techniques for immersive theatre, independent video games, and award-winning short films.
He refined his musical palate from an early age through participation in multiple bands, classical ensembles, and private instruction ranging from Double Bass to Jazz Piano. With each of his projects, he seeks to amplify the human aspects of the work by leaning into the complexity of emotion and the hidden qualities of life.
Eric enjoys taking on exciting and innovative projects; whether through collaboration with directors, producers, and other artists, or exploring his own personal work.
MUSIC SAMPLES
“I could have stayed in that first scene… but I allowed myself to be pulled again - this time by Eric Richardson’s haunting original music.”
No Proscenium
PREVIOUS WORK
Works for stage
Works for screen
Works for self
2018
CURSED: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY, Berger Park Cultural Center North Mansion, Birch House Immersive
THE BOOK OF SEBASTIÁN, The Den Theatre, The Jacobins
2017
DARK DAY, The Athenaeum Theatre, Birch House
NAMIRAM, 48 Hour Film Project, Nine Helm
THE EDEN OF OMICRON CETI, Paragon 2017, Otherworld Theatre
CURSED: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (Workshop), Foxhole Theatre, Birch House Immersive
ESPRESSO, The Side Project, Three Crows
2016
THE MISSING, Chicago Fringe Festival, The Interstice
SILENT SKY, The Side Project, Three Crows
2015
THE HORROR EXPERIMENT, Camelot, The Horror Ensemble
AND ACTION, Short Film, Directed by John Grannan
2014
PRECINCT MIDNIGHT: CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY, Audio Game, DePaul Game Jam 2014
“[Bill, The Pony’s] sound is full and summery with an occasional twangy guitar rifF… sounds like an experiment between Kings of Leon and Vampire Weekend gone terribly right.”
The DePaulia
Photos by Juli del Prete. Makeup by Talia Weingarten.