Stu Phillips

Stu Phillips (born September 9, 1929) is an American composer of film scores and television-series theme music, conductor and record producer. 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. In 1958, Phillips began composing television and film scores. One of his first scores... more

Stu Phillips (born September 9, 1929) is an American composer of film scores and television-series theme music, conductor and record producer. 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. 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. 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... less