About

Stephen Rippy is an award-winning Texas-based composer with nearly three decades of experience writing and recording original soundtracks for games.

Since 1997, Stephen has provided music and sound design for a wide variety of titles and platforms. Notable releases include the Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars, as well as genre classics CastleVille (2011) and Dungeon Boss (2015).

In 2022, Stephen began his current role as an audio director for Netflix Games, writing music for Money Heist: Ultimate Choice and Squid Game: Unleashed (the latter featuring a full orchestral score).

Maintaining a separate body of work as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Stephen has independently released twelve full-length albums - most recently 2025's Clear and a Million - and an instrumental EP (Points, 2012).

Stephen continues to work in the Dallas area and is likely thinking about getting started on his next record.

Please visit the "MUSIC" section for information on current and past releases. For inquiries and correspondence, email big_al@stephenrippy.com.

2024 - Squid Game: Unleashed (Music composition and sound design)

2023 - Money Heist: Ultimate Choice (Music composition and sound design)

2022 - Return to Empire (Music composition)
2021 - Kingdom Boss (Music composition and sound design)

2021 - myVEGAS Bingo (Music composition and sound design)

2017 - Anvil: War of Heroes (Music composition and sound design)

2015 - Dungeon Boss (Music composition and sound design)

2013 - Zynga Elite Slots (Additional music composition)

2012 - Zynga Bingo (Music composition and additional sound design)

2011 - CastleVille (Music composition and sound design)

2010 - Adventure Bay (Music composition and sound design)

2010 - Game Chest (Music composition and sound design)

2010 - We Farm (Music composition and sound design)

2009 - Halo Wars (Music composition)

2007 - Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Expansion (Music and sound design consulting)

2006 - Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Expansion (Music composition and sound design)

2005 - Age of Empires III (Music composition and sound design)

2003 - Age of Mythology: The Titans Expansion (Music composition and sound design)

2002 - Age of Mythology (Music composition and sound design)

2000 - Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion (Music composition)

1999 - Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (Music composition)

1998 - Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion (Music composition)

1997 - Age of Empires (Music composition)

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