- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- October 3, 1936
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Steve Reich
Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA as Stephen Michael Reich. Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, his early compositions It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, Pendulum Music and Four Organs). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially in the US. Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish …
Filmography
movieTribute to Steve Reich @ Présences Festival 2024
2024 · Original Music Composer
movieLes Apaches | Simon Nogueira | Johan Tonnoir | Andrea Catozzi @ Paris Sur Mesure
2024 · Music
moviePuparia
2021 · Music
Riding Light
movieRiding Light
2015 · Music
Steve Reich in Concert - Salle Pleyel 2014
movieSteve Reich in Concert - Salle Pleyel 2014
2014 · Music
movieRain
2014 · Music
movieLight Motif
2014 · Music
movieC.O.G.
2013 · Music
movieBAM150
2012 · Self
Drums
movieDrums
2011 · Music
movieSteve Reich: Phase to Face
2011 · Self
movieMichael Nyman in Progress
2010 · Self
movieSpace Tourists
2009 · Music
movieReich at the Roxy
2006 · Himself
movieThe Dying Gaul
2005 · Music
movieReich: Three Tales
2002 · Musician, Original Music Composer, Writer
Fase
movieFase
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieMostly Martha
2001 · Music
movieIn the Ocean
2001
movieJohn Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieSteve Reich - City Life
1995
movieShadow on the Snow
1992 · Original Music Composer
moviePAPERS
1991 · Music
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
movieSteve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987 · Self
movieA Few Things I Know About Miami
1986 · Music
movieRegard de ma fenêtre
1974 · Music
Portraits
moviePortraits
1972 · Music
movieNew Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
1971 · Self
movieMy Name Is Oona
1969 · Sound Designer, Original Music Composer, Thanks
movieOh Dem Watermelons
1965 · Music
moviePlastic Haircut
1963 · , Music
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
movieThirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
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