Philip Kay
Award-winning Composer, Arranger and Producer
Philip Kay is a multi-award-winning composer, arranger and producer.
His collaborations include Garth Davis (Lion), Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), Wally Pfister (cinematographer: Dark Knight), Rupert Sanders (Ghost In The Shell), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie), John Hillcoat (The Road) and Ringan Ledwidge (The Gunn Report’s Most-Awarded Director Worldwide).
Philip found his way into composition by less than conventional means. In 2001 he formed the art-pop band Working for a Nuclear Free City. His debut record, Businessmen & Ghosts, received ecstatic reception on its release in 2007. Amongst a number of film and TV syncs, the track Dead Fingers Talking was featured in the first episode of Breaking Bad.
He has won numerous awards including the coveted Music + Sound Award for best commercial composition in 2014, 2017, and 2020, winner at Kinsale and LIA in 2018, and has been awarded gold at Ciclope in 2014, 2017 and 2023.
Widely regarded as a luminary in contemporary commercial composition, he has scored films for brands such as Smirnoff, Mercedes-Benz, Intel, Puma, Amazon, Playstation, Hennessey, Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, The New York Times and Nike.
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