Well, I finally caved in and created a myspace for my music… I was hesitant due to the fact I already have 3 (patrick, austin wind symphony, and patrick phillips show) It’s hard enough to maintain one… but 4?!? haha

So here it is for your listening pleasure… There are clips from my various “Star Trek” scores… http://www.myspace.com/composerpatrickphillips

Enjoy!

Now this was an interesting one… I got hired to do the score for the Irving Children’s Theater in 2002, and wrote most of the cues off of the script, but the director and I had our creative differences.

The score was written to sound similar to “Harry Potter” as the success of the movie was evident by this time, and I knew this would be a great way to have them paying attention to the music from the start… The mock up cues were recorded at a low bit rate so they could be emailed to the director…

Unfortuately, I never had the oppotunity to get a solid and clean stereo recording… I will be posting the cues as soon as I can figure out how to get a embedded flash player on this site!

I was originally signed on to be the composer for Starship Farragut, but after scheduling conflicts, and an all around “Trek burn out” I opted out of this endeavor into the Final Frontier… At this point I was composing music for 2 Star Trek fan films, and had 2 others in a waiting line… At some point it all became too much…

But I still feel that some of my best music was behind this project thanks to the really talented NEO-FX. Michael Struck is a special effects genius and he kept me writing my best by delivering stunning visuals! I wrote music for at least 4 trailers, one of which was voiced by famous voice over artist (and Star Trek UPN announcer) Don LaFontaine. That was a blast, and overall I ended up regretting not continuing to work on the project. I have learned in this line of work, the second you don’t do something it ends up being a great thing! The lesson learned? Keep on, Keep on… No matter what.

My music can be heard in the Spanish trailer below!

In 2002, I worked with director Jeff Fenter on a children’s play of “Babe The Sheep Pig”. This was one of the more difficult scores I had written as I was still VERY new to composing for theater. I had moved more than 45 minutes away and I found myself in a very different, and lonely place in my life… This actually helped my scoring process, as I found myself relating to how Babe must have felt being “new” on the farm. The score (while very synth sounding in parts) ended up being one of my more “cinematic” theatrical scores, and I even got to write and teach kids how to sing like ’sheep’.Overall this was a delightful play to work on, and was well received by the media as well ” Even the pre-show music added a certain unsophisticated air to the program.” said Jessie Progar of the Rowlett Lakeshore Times. She then refers to my choice of “techno scooby doo” hahaha!

Coming this Christmas… The soundtrack for “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” from the 2002 Garland Civic Theatre production. I got this gig by accident when the original composer broke a finger…

I volunteered, and in addition to playing two roles in the play, I wrote this score in 2 weeks! The final track called “The Letter” was my favorite, and often had eyes watering in performances when added to the final scene. A well acted, well directed play that I am proud I was part of!

A little over a year ago I had a wonderful time scoring this vignette called “Center Seat”. This was a opportunity to write music that was captivating, and I got to do my first ship leaving drydock sequence! (my favorite cue!)

Unfortunately once again, the sound effects overpowered the music, (but we got to hear every voice and sound effect clearly!) Ok, enough griping about that, that’s obviously a touchy subject!

Selections from this score will be online soon as well!

Here is the Vignette:

One year after the release of “Star Trek: New Voyages ” (To Serve All My Days) I will finally be releasing many of my tracks from the original 37 minute soundtrack.

The score was so low in the final mix that many people (including me) had complaints with sound designer on the project. After having composed an entire score in only 2 days, and then having it mixed to the point of “inaudible” I bowed out of my scoring duties on “World Enough and Time”, I have since been shunned by the crew of New Voyages, and sadly many references to my hard work on the project have since been removed.

There was even some talk (from Ralph Miller) of releasing a separate “1968″ version of the episode with my music completely removed and tracked with the original score. How’s that for being stung? hehe

I really do believe in the magnificant work that James Cawley and friends have put into restoring “Star Trek” to what it was. They are amazing people, and I really enjoyed the ability to see it all for myself, visit the set and meet many of the talented people involved in the project.

One person I miss talking to most is Rich Newman, he is a very compassionate person, and I wish to thank him for his kindness, and support.

I will have some exciting news about my return to “Star Trek” in a few days!

Here is a clip from the episode:

In two weeks I will begin composing music for a 9 minute student UT film called “Killer Weed” directed by Gabe Evans. The music will be reminiscent of the old B-Monster movies and I am very excited to be working on the project.

It has been nearly a year since I have sat down and written anything, the reason? A complete “Star Trek” burn out! I was literally working on “Star Trek” to the point of exhaustion (I got rather sick from writing the score to TSAMD in 2 days after no sleep and very little food.)

This is a very welcomed project, and I will keep you updated on the score as it gets into full swing! Unlike “Star Trek” I will have nearly one week and a half to write a 9 minute score! YAY!!!

Stay Tuned for more news on this project…