Winifred Phillips

Early career

From 1992 to 2003, Phillips was the composer, producer and actress in a series of radio dramas, first presented on National Public Radio Playhouse under the title Generations Radio Theater Presents,^[3] and then later as Generations Radio Theater Presents: Radio Tales.^[4] This anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature, and was a recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.^[5] The series was described by NPR as "featuring a top-to-bottom music score that is completely original and fully integrated to the text".^[6] The programs aired regularly as the Radio Tales series on the Sirius XM Book Radio channel.^[7]

Video games

In 2004, Phillips contributed music to her first video game project, God of War. She has composed music for more than 20 video games. Some relevant titles include the LittleBigPlanet video game franchise, SimAnimals^[8] and Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.^[9]

Writing

Phillips is the author of the book A Composer’s Guide to Game Music, which was published by the MIT Press in March 2014.^[10] The book has won several awards including a National Indie Excellence Book Award,^[11] and a Nonfiction Book Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association.^[12]

The book was very well received by critics^[13][14] and in 2015, O'Reilly Japan published a Japanese language edition titled Game Sound Production Guide - Composer Techniques for Interactive Music.^[15]

Discography

Video games