Philip Sheppard
Philip Sheppard is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and virtuoso cellist who has composed scores for film, documentary, video games, television, and theatre; and has worked with distinctive music visionaries including UNKLE, ODESZA, Model Man, and Scott Walker. His score for In the Shadow of the Moon received an International Film Critics Award nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary and won numerous accolades including the Sundance Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. His music has covered a stunning variety of other documentary subjects as well: Bobby Fischer Against the World about the late chess master, tragic sports/war doc The Tillman Story, and the intimate Love, Marilyn about the personal journals and letters of Marilyn Monroe. Easily adaptable between mediums, Philip's TV docuseries credits include the Emmy-nominated HBO's thrilling Golden State Killer true crime I'll Be Gone in the Dark as well as Human Universe exploring answers to some of mankind's most profound questions. He also applied his impeccable talent to score the critically acclaimed Quantic Dream video game Detroit: Become Human. Aside from his extensive media credits, Philip has also produced, conducted, musical directed and arranged many large scale and complex live events including the 2008 Beijing Olympics closing ceremony, the national anthems for the 2012 London Olympics, the Tour de France, and the Rugby World Cup. Accustomed to recording at prominent studios with large companies of players, Philip's wide-reaching talents enable him to accommodate projects from the massive to the modest with originality and authenticity.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer
- 22 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Philip Sheppard's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18
Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 9
Grounded 17 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 4
Steady 12 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Philip Sheppard's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Philip Sheppard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
30 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
In-I in Motion(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Bolivar(2022)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
L’Odyssée de l'écriture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A to Z: The First Alphabet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark(2020)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Final Year(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Mercury 13(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Legion of Brothers(2017)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Chosen(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Keep Quiet(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Fear of 13(2015)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
1971(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
We Are the Giant(2014)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Love, Marilyn(2012)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Fantastic Mr Feynman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Secrets of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Churchills(2012)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bobby Fischer Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
First Orbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Flaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Tillman Story(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
God in America(2010)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Sergio(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 2007 to 2026.
Biggest box office
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Highest rated
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Most popular right now
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Philip Sheppard's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the sound and music 45/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Philip Sheppard work with?
People who share at least 2 of Philip Sheppard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Battsek shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Greg BarkerShared titles: Legion of Brothers (2017), The Final Year (2017), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), God in America (2010), Sergio (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Greg Barker
- David SingtonShared titles: Mercury 13 (2018), The Fear of 13 (2015), The Churchills (2012), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 4 shared titles with David Sington
- Liz GarbusShared titles: I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020), A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY (2014), Love, Marilyn (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Liz Garbus
Cinematographers and editors
- David FairheadShared titles: Mercury 13 (2018), The Fear of 13 (2015), The Churchills (2012), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 4 shared titles with David Fairhead
- Frank-Peter LehmannShared titles: Legion of Brothers (2017), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), God in America (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Frank-Peter Lehmann
- Joshua AltmanShared titles: The Final Year (2017), We Are the Giant (2014), The Tillman Story (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Joshua Altman
- Clive NorthShared titles: The Fear of 13 (2015), The Churchills (2012), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Clive North
Producers
- John BattsekShared titles: Legion of Brothers (2017), The Final Year (2017), Keep Quiet (2016), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), The Tillman Story (2010), Sergio (2009), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 8 shared titles with John Battsek
- Diane BeckerShared titles: Legion of Brothers (2017), The Final Year (2017), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), God in America (2010), Sergio (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Diane Becker
- Julie GoldmanShared titles: The Final Year (2017), 1971 (2014), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), Sergio (2009), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 6 shared titles with Julie Goldman
- Kerstin EmhoffShared titles: Legion of Brothers (2017), The Final Year (2017), We Are the Giant (2014), Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013), The Tillman Story (2010), Sergio (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Kerstin Emhoff
Mixed roles
- Samantha PowerShared titles: The Final Year (2017), Sergio (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Samantha Power
