Philip Klein (composer)


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
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2022MedievalPetr Jákl
2021Wish DragonChris Appelhans
2021PigMichael SarnoskiCo-composed with Alexis Grapsas
2019The Last Full MeasureTodd Robinson
2015Growing Up and Other LiesDarren Grodsky and Danny JacobsCo-composed with Fil Eisler

As orchestrator