“STARTLINGLY ORIGINAL” **** The Observer
“MESMERISING” **** The Times
“IMMERSIVE” Mojo
“PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFUL” Jazzwise
“UTTERLY TRANSFIXING” Prog Magazine
“HYPNOTIC” The Guardian
“COMPLETELY ADDICTIVE” The Wire
“TRANSCENDENT” **** BBC
“BEAUTIFUL… MESMERIZING” All Music Guide

Philip Clemo brings together orchestration, improvisation, sound design and electronics to create richly textured and cinematic works that blur the boundaries between contemporary classical, ambient, jazz and experimental forms. Across seven critically acclaimed albums, Clemo has collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Arve Henriksen, Byron Wallen, B J Cole, Henry Lowther, Theo Travis, Evi Vine, Cleveland Watkiss, Peter Gregson and Emily Burridge.

Clemo has worked closely with acclaimed engineer Phill Brown (Talk Talk, Bob Marley, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix), together creating immersive sonic environments that balance compositional structure with spontaneity and exploration.

His latest album, Through the Wave of Blue (2024), continues this evolving practice, combining brass, woodwind, strings, guitar, piano, electronics and sound design into a deeply atmospheric and cinematic sound world.

Philip Clemo welcomes conversations around original music for film, documentary, visual media and interdisciplinary projects.

A short scoring reel featuring four original compositional sketches by Philip Clemo. Visuals by Philip Clemo and Colin Gray.

Philip Clemo welcomes conversations with filmmakers, producers and music supervisors about original music for film, documentary and visual media.