Philip Klein is an American film and television composer and orchestrator.[1][2][3] He is best known for scoring Wish Dragon, Pig, and The Last Full Measure.[4][5]
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Born | Batavia, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Composer, conductor, orchestrator |
Years active | 2005–present |
Philip was born in Batavia, New York. He studied trumpet and composition at Northwestern University.[6] In 2011, he was selected to be a Fellow at the Sundance Institute Composers Lab.[7] He has collaborated with composers including Harry Gregson-Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Ludwig Göransson, Fil Eisler, and Alex Heffes.[8]
As composer
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2022 | Medieval | Petr Jákl | — |
2021 | Wish Dragon | Chris Appelhans | — |
Pig | Michael Sarnoski | Co-composed with Alexis Grapsas | |
2019 | The Last Full Measure | Todd Robinson | — |
2015 | Growing Up and Other Lies | Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs | Co-composed with Fil Eisler |
As orchestrator
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Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2022 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Association | Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Wish Dragon | [9] |
2021 | Nominated | Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year | The Last Full Measure | [10] | |
2009 | Won | ATAS Foundation College Television Awards | Best Composing | Hangar No. 5 | |
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