Jeff Richmond to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Richmond fans. Speculation had been rife that the American composer best known for the soundtracks to 30 Rock, will announce his retirement from music, at age 64, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 11/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a composer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a composer-actor-director-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouJeff
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouJeff was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouJeff.”
— @DesireePlum, 10 Jul 2025
“I thought Jeff Richmond retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 10 Jul 2025
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