Richard Stone

Who was Richard Stone?

Richard Stone was an American composer. He played an important part in the revival of Warner Bros. animation in the 1990s, composing music and songs for Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Road Rovers, Histeria, and The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries. Many consider him to be an heir to the style of Carl Stalling.

After studying cello with Lloyd Smith and Orlando Cole in addition to music theory at the Curtis Institute of Music, Stone went on to earn a degree from Indiana University. In 1980, he moved to California to work as a music editor with such composers as Georges Delerue on Platoon and other films) and Maurice Jarre.

He went on to write music for various feature films and television series, including the Bruce Campbell western Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Pumpkinhead, as well as North Shore and the miniseries, "In a Child's Name". Stone worked on John Hughes films including Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Sixteen Candles. Stone also composed the music for the William Shatner series, "Rescue 911". Stone also scored the PBS Documentary "Medal of Honor" along with Mark Watters.