John Murphy (composer)
John Murphy is a prominent
British film composer from the city of
Liverpool. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with
Orchestral Manouevers in the Dark (OMD) and
Heaven 17.
He began composing music for films in the early 1990s and scored his first hit with
Leon the Pig Farmer. Together with former OMD member
David Hughes he worked on several successful British movies, enjoying particular success with the soundtrack to 1998's
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Since 2000's
Snatch, Murphy has been mainly based in
Los Angeles. He has produced several prominent and diverse successes, including
City By the Sea and
Danny Boyle's box-office success
28 Days Later.
Awards for his film music include the Silver Award (1st Prize) at Cannes, British D & AD Award, and John has been nominated for an
Ivor Novello, an RTS Award, and the
Brit Award for Best Soundtrack. He has also composed and produced music for commercials, including campaigns for
Reebok,
Nike and
Apple Computer. Other excerpts from his scores have been released for advertising, in particular
In The House, In a Heartbeat from 28 Days Later.
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