Winifred Phillips, Biography

Bio

Winifred Phillips is a composer for video games, television, radio and film. She is a winner of the Interactive Achievement Award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, and a two-time winner of the Hollywood Music in Media Award.

One of her latest projects is Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, from Ubisoft. Phillips' composed 100% of the music for this game. Her music for this game won a Global Music Award, a Hollywood Music in Media Award, a Game Audio Network Guild Award and a GameFocus Award.

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

For Assassin's Creed III Liberation, Phillips created a symphonic and choral score, enhanced with classical voice, instrumental soloists, African drum performances and tribal vocals.

Set in 18th Century New Orleans, the game presents a little-known period of American history through the eyes of a woman caught between two worlds - the aristocratic French society of her father, and the African heritage of her mother. This clash of cultures is expressed in the musical score, which sets baroque string orchestra against African percussion and voices.

Winifred was also a composer for the LittleBigPlanet PS Vita and LittleBigPlanet 2 video games. Both games have received enormous critical acclaim. In addition, she composed all the music for LittleBigPlanet 2: Toy Story. This DLC game was released by Media Molecule / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for LittleBigPlanet 2.

Previously, Winifred composed the music for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - The Videogame from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, released in September 2010 alongside the film of the same name, directed by Zack Snyder (300, The Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) and produced by Animal Logic (Happy Feet, visual FX for 300). Winifred's music from the Legend of the Guardians videogame won a Hollywood Music in Media Award. The music of the Legend of the Guardians videogame was also an IFMCA Award finalist in the category of "Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media" from the International Film Music Critics Association.

Winifred's other videogame credits include the following:

Spore Hero, from the "Spore" franchise. Winifred Phillips was named an International Film Music Critics Award finalist for her music for this game..

SimAnimals, from the bestselling "Sims™" series.

The Maw, released in January 2009 as the number one bestseller on XBox Live Arcade, winner of the Audience Choice Award (2008 PAX-10 showcase), finalist at the 2009 Independent Games Festival.

Speed Racer was a tie-in to the film starring Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman and Susan Sarandon. For her work on this project, Winifred was a Hollywood Music Awards finalist.

Shrek the Third was released to coincide with the blockbuster movie premiere. Winifred's music for this game was nominated for a Game Audio Network Guild award.

The Da Vinci Code™ was a videogame tie-in to the blockbuster movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released to coincide with the premiere of the film starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton (who personally approved all of Winifred's music for the game).

God of War was a smash-hit action-adventure game released by Sony Computer Entertainment America. For her work on this game, Winifred received an Interactive Achievement Award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition). The music she wrote for "God of War" also received four Game Audio Network Guild Awards, including "Music of the Year".

Winifred's film and television credits include the Canadian coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the 15th Annual Critics Choice Awards on VH1, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the feature film "Violent Memories", and the TV series America's Most Wanted, among others.

From 1992 to 2003, Winifred was the producer / composer of the award-winning Radio Tales series, for which she wrote the musical scores for over one hundred music drama programs. The series first aired via National Public Radio and then received a ten-year weekly broadcast run on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. For her work as a composer on this music series, Winifred is a four-time winner of the Gracie Award for artistic excellence and outstanding achievement from the Alliance for Women in Media.

In addition, Winifred is a New York Festivals WorldMedalist, and has been honored by the NFCB Golden Reel Awards and the Audio Publishers Association Awards.

For the past five years Winifred has served as a nominating committee panelist for the Best Original Score category of the Interactive Achievement Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Service on an Interactive Achievement Awards nominating panel is limited to the most accomplished video game professionals, and is a testament to career achievement in the interactive entertainment industry. Winifred is the owner of Generations Productions LLC, an award-winning music studio and production company.

Winnie Waldron is a multiple award-winning music producer. Her latest project is Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, from Ubisoft, for which she produced the entire musical score.

She also produced music for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, LittleBigPlanet 2 and LittleBigPlanet 2: Toy Story, for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.

Her previous project was Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - The Videogame from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Music produced by Winnie Waldron for the Legend of the Guardians videogame has just won a 2010 Hollywood Music in Media Award in the category "Best Original Song - Video Game". Her work on the Legend of the Guardians videogame music is currently nominated for an IFMCA Award in the category of "Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media" from the International Film Music Critics Association.

Prior to this, Winnie worked for Electronic Arts as music producer for the video game, Spore Hero, a continuation of the blockbuster Spore franchise. The International Film Music Critics Association have recognized "Spore Hero" as a finalist in the 2009 IFMCA Best Score Awards. Her previous work includes the videogames SimAnimals, The Maw, Speed Racer, Shrek the Third, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and God of War. For her music production work on God of War, Winnie received four Game Audio Network Guild Awards and the prestigious Interactive Achievement Award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

In addition to her achievements in the videogame industry, Winnie has also produced music for the movie "Violent Memories", and for television programs such as National Geographic's "Decoding Bible Relics" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", among others.

Winnie has also garnered awards and recognition for her work as a music producer in broadcast radio. Winnie worked as a music producer, script editor, actress and on-air host for the Tales from the Other Side radio drama series on National Public Radio Playhouse, then went on to serve for over ten years as co-producer, script editor and on-air host for the critically acclaimed series Radio Tales. In this capacity, she produced over a hundred programs. The series aired on National Public Radio, and is currently broadcast across the United States via Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

For her work on the Radio Tales series, Winnie was thrice honored with an American Women in Radio and Television GRACIE Award for outstanding achievement. She has also been recognized by the International Radio Festivals "World's Best Work" Awards, the NFCB Golden Reel Awards and the Audio Publishers Association Awards.

Winnie currently serves as the music producer responsible for all projects undertaken by Generations Production LLC, serving the music needs of the interactive and broadcast communities.