Philip Klein | |
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| Born | Batavia, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, orchestrator |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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]
Klein was born in Batavia, New York, and 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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