Stuck in Loops – STUCK IN LOOPS for mallet quartet, composed by Dr. Kenneth Froelich for Orphic Percussion, is inspired by the constant dying, restarting, and dying again that occurs in a very difficult video game. The opening gesture represents the starting point in a gameplay loop where multiple paths present themselves. Fittingly, this gesture appears numerous times throughout the work through a musical representation of death and repetition. Each path is represented as a section of music, containing unique challenges for the players to overcome. However, where in a video game trial-and-error is the only possible way to achieve success, in this composition success is inevitable as the work winds its way to a hard-fought conclusion.