Philip Sheppard (musician)

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Philip Sheppard
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Sheppard at the 2008 Olympic Games
Background information
Born (1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 55)
GenresClassical film, television and video game scores and soundtracks
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Cello
  • electric cello
  • conductor
LabelsRadiomovies Limited
Website philipsheppard.com

Philip Sheppard (born 4 November 1969) is an English musician.

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Career

Film and Video game soundtracks

In 2017 Sheppard worked with director Greg Barker and producer John Battsek on the soundtracks for the films The Final Year [1] and Legion of Brothers. [2] Sheppard also composed the original score for Chosen . [3] In 2018 he collaborated with director David Sington on the Soundtrack for the Netflix original documentary Mercury 13 . [4]

Philip Sheppard composed some soundtracks for the critically acclaimed game Detroit: Become Human, [5] such as the main theme for Kara, Little One and Dark Night.

Solo albums and collaborations

In 2017, Sheppard collaborated with Odesza on their album, A Moment Apart . Sheppard is featured on the strings for "A Moment Apart" and "Just A Memory". In 2018, Sheppard released his sophomore solo orchestral album, Fall From Earth. [6]

Keynotes

Sheppard has delivered keynotes in conferences such as C2MTL. [7] e.g. conference, [8] Business Innovation Factory, [9] and The How To Academy. [10]

Bibliography

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