Aden Kent Ramsey
musical theatre / film composer
MUSICALS
The Curious Contents of
Christie's Wastebasket
music by Aden Kent Ramsey
book and lyrics by Janine Robledo
In this quirky musical comedy, Christie can’t seem to decide on anything...what to eat, who to date, where to live, or how to finish her short stories. Things are about to change when certain discarded characters emerge from her wastebasket in the middle of the night and demand that she give them proper endings. When faced with the many mirrors her characters reflect to her, she’s faced with the choice: to finish what she started, risking failure to reach success, or to give up and never know who or what she might become.
(workshopped/performed at Berklee College of Music in 2018, and at EAT New Works Series, 2019)
The Ghost in the Machine
music by Aden Kent Ramsey
book and lyrics by Janine Robledo
A story about life, death and rebirth; set in a future world where nature is mysteriously falling out of balance. Carlo (a young man with a fatal heart defect), his father Victor (an obsessive inventor), and Cynthia (a synthetic human), are trying to understand and cope with the fickle ironies and impermanence of life.
One Wish
music by Aden Kent Ramsey
book and lyrics by Nolan Doran
It's Reyvonne's 9th birthday, and she only has one wish: to get her parents back together. As Reyvonne tries to remind her parents, Danielle and Aaron, of the love they once shared, they must overcome the loss of each other in order to find closure and begin the healing process.
SUGAR RUSH
music by Sujin Kim-Ramsey & Aden Kent Ramsey
book and lyrics by Daphny Maman
After causing a town-wide candy ban, three 11-year-olds decide to make a run for it and find Candiana - a legendary candy store. But Candiana is located on the other side of Darkandscary forest - a haunted forest that holds challenges for those who try to cross it. To do so, the three will need to overcome the forests' traps, and learn to overcome the things that hold them back.
(developed at the 92Y Musical Theatre Development Lab)
Chicken Noodle Woop!
music by Aden Kent Ramsey
book and lyrics by Janine Robledo
Aden Kent Ramsey and Janine Robledo were selected as a writing team to create a fifteen minute musical for the 4@15 Four New 15-Minute Musicals, April 2016. Performances were held at the Royal Family Arts Center.
R.S.V.P.
music by Aden Kent Ramsey
book by Donna Warfield
lyrics by Arianna Rose
Gina is getting married! Or is she? And to whom? A zany farce where an ex -husband, an overwrought mother, a cowboy and even a horse get caught up in bridezilla-level shenanigans..
WORKS/ORCHESTRATIONS
Aden Kent Ramsey has written songs, dramatic scenes, and orchestrations for the ESL Children's book series, English Egg.
English Egg
Film Scores
Aden has scored several films and documentaries while attending both SAFSU and NYU. Here are a few of the cues from the films, Sarah's Book and All Good Years.