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Faber Music signs Philip Sheppard
Faber Music is delighted to announce a new publishing agreement with the Philip Sheppard. A highly successful solo cellist and composer for film and TV, Philip is also well known for his involvement in large-scale theatre and musical events – including being composer and music producer for the London 2012 Handover Ceremony at the Beijing Olympics, where he worked with the London Symphony Orchestra, Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis.
Recent film/TV scores include the Apollo lunar missions documentary In the Shadow of the Moon (which won numerous awards including the World Documentary Prize at Sundance), and David Starkey’s acclaimed series for Channel 4, Henry Mind of a Tyrant.
Philip has produced the music for two recent BBC TV live events; The Manchester Passion and The Liverpool Nativity. He was awarded the BBC award for Best Music Production of the year for his arranging and directing work on the Passion Project. His stage works include the ballet Sacred Monsters for Sylvie Guillem and Akram Khan, and the theatre dance piece In-I starring Khan and the actress Juliette Binoche. He regularly writes and plays with UNKLE and has written and arranged tracks with numerous rock musicians including Scott Walker, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Page, Suzanne Vega, David Bowie and Jarvis Cocker.