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John Murphy

John Murphy

Known For Sound
Birthday Mar 04, 1965 (60)
Birthplace Liverpool, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Jul 11, 2025
Entry Date May 05, 2024
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Biography

John Murphy (born 4 March 1965) is a British film composer. He is a self-taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s, working with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang, and Claudia Brücken. He has collaborated with directors Danny Boyle, Guy Ritchie, Michael Mann, Matthew Vaughn, S ... tephen Frears, and James Gunn. Murphy gained recognition in the film industry while working with Guy Ritchie on his film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Michael Mann's Miami Vice, Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, and scoring various films by Danny Boyle. His instrumental tracks "In the House—In a Heartbeat" from 28 Days Later and "Adagio in D Minor" from Sunshine have been featured in a variety of TV shows, commercials, and film trailers. Born in Liverpool, England, Murphy began composing music for films in the early 1990s and scored his first hit with Leon the Pig Farmer. Together with former OMD member David Hughes, he worked on several successful British movies, enjoying particular success with the soundtrack to 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Since 2000's Snatch, Murphy has worked independently and has been based in Los Angeles. His successes include Danny Boyle's box-office success 28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later. He also collaborated with Underworld to score Danny Boyle's science fiction film Sunshine. In 2006, Murphy composed the score for Michael Mann's Miami Vice. In 2009, he composed the music for the 2009 remake of the 1972 film The Last House on the Left, followed by 2010's Kick-Ass, based on the comic book of the same name. Other excerpts from his scores have been released for advertising, in particular "In the House—In a Heartbeat" from 28 Days Later and "Adagio in D minor" from Sunshine. In 2014, he released an album titled Anonymous Rejected Filmscore that had been, as the title suggests, composed for a film whose studio head had rejected for being too 'weird.' Murphy promised the director that he wouldn't name the film. The score was allowed to develop in directions unconstrained by the original film's narrative, and the cover art is a photograph of Murphy's son, taken by his wife through her sunglasses. In 2019 he scored "Les Miserables" for the BBC, and in 2020, he composed the score for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Murphy (composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Superman

Superman

2025

Original Music Composer

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

Original Music Composer

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

Original Music Composer

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

Original Music Composer

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

2010

Original Music Composer

Janky Promoters

Janky Promoters

2009

Original Music Composer

The Last House on the Left

The Last House on the Left

2009

Original Music Composer

Armored

Armored

2009

Original Music Composer

Secret Access: Air Force One

Secret Access: Air Force One

2008

Sound Recordist

28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

2007

Original Music Composer

Sunshine

Sunshine

2007

Original Music Composer

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

Original Music Composer

Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2

2006

Original Music Composer

The Man

The Man

2005

Original Music Composer

Guess Who

Guess Who

2005

Original Music Composer

Millions

Millions

2004

Original Music Composer

The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score

2004

Original Music Composer

Intermission

Intermission

2003

Original Music Composer

New Best Friend

New Best Friend

2002

Original Music Composer

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002

Original Music Composer

All About the Benjamins

All About the Benjamins

2002

Original Music Composer

Friday After Next

Friday After Next

2002

Original Music Composer

City by the Sea

City by the Sea

2002

Original Music Composer

Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools

2001

Original Music Composer

Liam

Liam

2001

Original Music Composer

Strumpet

Strumpet

2001

Original Music Composer

Mean Machine

Mean Machine

2001

Original Music Composer

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

2001

Original Music Composer

Shooters

Shooters

2001

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Snatch

Snatch

2000

Original Music Composer

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

1999

Original Music Composer

One More Kiss

One More Kiss

1999

Original Music Composer

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

1998

Original Music Composer

What Rats Won't Do

What Rats Won't Do

1998

Original Music Composer

Black Velvet Band

Black Velvet Band

1997

Original Music Composer

Proteus

Proteus

1995

Original Music Composer

Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice

1995

Original Music Composer

Welcome II the Terrordome

Welcome II the Terrordome

1995

Original Music Composer

A Feast At Midnight

A Feast At Midnight

1994

Original Music Composer

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