Philip Klein is an American film and television composer and orchestrator. He is best known for scoring Wish Dragon, Pig, and The Last Full Measure.
Life and career Klein was born in Batavia, New York, and studied trumpet and composition at Northwestern University. In 2011, he was selected to be a Fellow at the Sundance Institute Composers Lab. He has collaborated with composers including Harry Gregson-Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Ludwig Göransson, Fil Eisler, and Alex Heffes.
Selected filmography As composer Year Title Director Notes2022MedievalPetr Jákl2021Wish DragonChris AppelhansPigMichael SarnoskiCo-composed with Alexis Grapsas2019 The Last Full MeasureTodd Robinson2015Growing Up and Other LiesDarren Grodsky and Danny JacobsCo-composed with Fil Eisler2026The RevisionistAlex Vlack As orchestrator
2022 – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 2022 – Turning Red 2021 – Jungle Cruise 2021 – Raya and the Last Dragon 2020 – News of the World
2019 – The Mandalorian 2019 – Joker 2018 – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2016 – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 – The Finest Hours
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2022 NominatedInternational Film Music Critics AssociationBest Original Score for an Animated FilmWish Dragon2021 NominatedBreakthrough Film Composer of the YearThe Last Full Measure2009 WonATAS Foundation College Television AwardsBest ComposingHangar No. 5
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