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| Birth name | Stuart Phillips |
| Born | September 9, 1929 [1] |
| Genres | classical contemporary film scores television scores |
| Occupations | arranger conductor record producer songwriter |
| Years active | 1958 – present |
| Labels | Colpix Records (1958-unknown) |
| Website | stuwho.com |
Stu Phillips (born September 9, 1929[1]) is an American composer of film scores and television-series theme music, conductor and record producer.
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Biography
Career
Phillips studied music at The High School of Music & Art in New York City, New York, and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While at Eastman, he began arranging music for the Rochester Civic Orchestra.[2]
In 1958, Phillips began composing television and film scores. One of his first scores was for Columbia's 1964 movie, Ride the Wild Surf. He also founded Colpix Records and produced hits for Shelley Fabares, Nina Simone, and The Skyliners.
In the mid-1960s, he worked for Capitol Records and created, produced and arranged for the The Hollyridge Strings.[2]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Phillips continued scoring films and television series including music for the films Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), The Seven Minutes (1971) and the television series The Monkees and Get Christie Love!.
In 1974, he began working at Universal Studios scoring television series. During this time, he scored music for the television series The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud, and Battlestar Galactica.[2] His Battlestar Galactica theme was featured prominently in the film Airplane II: The Sequel (1980). He also composed music for the television series The Amazing Spider-Man (which was for Charles Fries/Dan Goodman/Danchuck Productions) during this time.
In the 1980s, Phillips left Universal and began working at 20th Century Fox where he composed music for the television series The Fall Guy and Automan.[2]
Later years
Phillips has been semi-retired since the 1990s. Since that time, he has appeared at fan conventions for Battlestar Galactica and has attended cult-film screenings for the Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.[2]
In 2002, Phillips published his autobiography Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business.
In 2006, he also participated in a documentary film featured on the special edition DVD re-release of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.[3]
A fan of classical music, Phillips has also orchestrated pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven and Sergei Rachmaninoff for symphonic orchestra.[2]
Phillips can be heard on FaLaLaLaLa.com discussing the history of The Hollyridge Strings's Christmas album (2008).
Filmography
Film music
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Television music
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Awards and nominations
- Nominated: 1964 Best Instrumental Performance - Non Jazz, The Beatles Song Book (Hollyridge Strings)
- Nominated: 1979 Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, Battlestar Galactica
BMI Film & TV Awards
- Won: 2005 Best Ringtone, Knight Rider
Further reading
Phillips, Stu. 2002. Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business. Studio City, California. Cisum Press. ISBN 978-0972036337
References
- ^ a b Stu Phillips at the Notable Names Database (nndb.com)
- ^ a b c d e f Stu Phillips official biography at stuwho.com
- ^ Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Look on up at the Bottom: The Music of the Dolls [DVD]. USA: 20th Century Fox.
External links
- stuwho.com, official website
- Stu Phillips at the Internet Movie Database
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