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Music

Albums, soundtracks and singles, with around 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

What the critics say

“Gripping music, much more than a soundtrack for an imaginary movie.”
Gramophoneon The Glass Cathedral

Out 27 November 2026

Regency Redux

The new album. Its cover and ink-drawn animation grow out of Philip’s graphic score of School Farm Studios, a drawing of the room made from music.

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Philip Sheppard’s graphic score of School Farm Studios
The graphic score: School Farm Studios, 2023

Philip’s collaborations with other artists

Philip’s writing and recording with other artists.

The full list

Records Philip has played on, arranged or recorded strings for.

  • Adiemus (Karl Jenkins)The Eternal Knot (2000)
  • Steve BeresfordCue Sheets II (2002)
  • David BowieHeathen (2002), I Can’t Give Everything Away 2002–2016 (2025)
  • Andrew Britton and David GoldsmithThe String Project (2006)
  • The Chemical BrothersTheme for Velodrome, London 2012 (2012)
  • The Divine ComedyRegeneration (2001)
  • Cristina DonàLa quinta stagione (2007)
  • Ex CathedraChristmas Music by Candlelight (2008)
  • Brigitte FontaineL’un n’empêche pas l’autre
  • Hafliði HallgrímssonSolitaire for solo cello, with the Kreutzer Quartet (1996)
  • The HoursAli in the Jungle (2006), See the Light (2009)
  • Jarvis CockerThe Jarvis Cocker Record (2006)
  • Grace JonesHurricane (2008)
  • Lupe FiascoThe Cool (2007)
  • Masters of RealityPine / Cross Dover (2009)
  • (móa)Universal (1998)
  • ODESZAA Moment Apart (2017)
  • Orchestra of the SwanVivaldi Sleep (2021), Echoes (2023)
  • Pedro Abrunhosa and BandemónioSilêncio (1999)
  • PulpWe Love Life (2001)
  • Queens of the Stone Age…Like Clockwork (2013)
  • Max RichterThe Blue Notebooks (2004), Waltz with Bashir (2008), Memoryhouse (2009)
  • Colin Riley and Claron McFaddenClose (2005)
  • SiaDon’t Bring Me Down EP (2004)
  • The Smith QuartetGood Medicine (2000)
  • Mark SnowThe X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
  • Joby TalbotThe Dying Swan (2002)
  • TeiturStay Under the Stars (2006)
  • These New PuritansField of Reeds (2013)
  • Keith TippettLinückea (2000)
  • Michael TippettString Quartets, with the Kreutzer Quartet (1997)
  • UNKLENever, Never, Land (2003), War Stories (2007), End Titles… Stories for Film (2008), The Road: Part I (2017), The Road: Part II (2019), Rōnin I (2021)
  • Suzanne VegaBeauty & Crime (2007)
  • Scott WalkerThe Drift (2006), And Who Shall Go to the Ball? (2007)
  • John WallFractuur (1997)
  • We Fell to EarthWe Fell to Earth (2009)
  • The WildheartsFishing for More Luckies (1995)

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Reviews

What the critics say

“Gripping music, much more than a soundtrack for an imaginary movie”
GramophoneThe Glass Cathedral · Steve Beresford, March 1999Read the review
“Feels cinematic in a way that’s unlike anything I’ve seen or felt before”
VICEDetroit: Become Human · Ryan Bassil, June 2018Read the article
“Imaginative soundscapes inspired by diverse subject matter”
GramophoneThe Diver in the CryptRead the review
“Noble, patriotic, emotional, heroic, and filled with a sense of wonder and discovery”
Movie Music UKIn the Shadow of the MoonRead the review
“A masterful string-based score”
Soundtrack CentralDetroit: Become HumanRead the review
“Wondrously uplifting score”
Guardian UnlimitedIn the Shadow of the Moon
“The urgent energy of Buffalo Jump”
InterludeEchoes, with Orchestra of the SwanRead the review
“His finest and most self-contained creation”
Thoroughly GoodFall From EarthRead the review
“Covers Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir like you’ve never heard”
EG ConferenceLive, EG11Watch the performance
“Inhumanly great music scores”
PlayStation LifeStyleDetroit: Become Human · April 2018Read the article
“Captivating lyrical compositions for strings with the leading motif in cello”
GameMusic.netDetroit: Become HumanRead the review
“A whole chamber of cellos swimming off in a new direction”
Misfit CityThe Glass CathedralRead the review

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Music videos

The latest films for the records.

First Exposure : New music from Philip Sheppard, MOONS, lye.ll
Philip Sheppard – Harvest (Official Video)
A Song to the Moon by Philip Sheppard
'Moveable Type' Live looping improv by Philip Sheppard

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The Essentials, a playlist of Philip’s best-loved pieces.

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