Wax Ephemeral
From various frames of view, Wax Ephemeral is a tribute to the carousel of life, death, and revival
into new forms in a diverse but interconnected network of beings and organisms.
Cover Art by: Aurora Noguera
Trumpet (Ancestor) by: Jan Schroeder
Written, Performed & Produced by: Rachael Philip
About
Rachael Philip is a versatile British Composer specialising in scoring for film, television, commercials, dance and art. She is currently assistant to Segun Akinola on programmes such as Doctor Who. She was selected for BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew 2021 and released her debut album Wax Ephemeral in July 2021.
Her work has featured on BBC Sounds Sleeping Forecast, at COP 26, and on Channel 4 Random Acts and has written for numerous award-winning and award-nominated films and commercials, many of which have been viewed on the international stage, including at Cannes FF, San Sebastian IFF, Rotterdam IFFR, British Arrows, Neum FF and Manchester Animation Festival amongst others.
With a background of performance in guitar, cello and piano Rachael is an alumna of the National Film and Television School (MA Composing for Film and Television).
As a Composer, Rachael is described as intuitive and works particularly well with amalgamating ambient, electronic and classical styles, utilising sound design and electro-acoustic techniques to inject interesting sounds and textures into her pieces.
Credits
Nails & Beauty
(Comedy)
2021
Composer
Director: Rhona Foster
Free Zoo
(Fiction)
2021
Composer
Director: Raphael Chipperfield
Prangover
(Silent Comedy)
2021
Composer
Director: Celine Buckens
The Box
(Short Horror)
2020
Composer
Director: Jacob Byrd
High Hopes
Micro-Short Comedy
2020
Composer
Director: Haris Pylidis
Ruth
(Fiction)
2019
Composer
Director: Jonathan Choo
Strange Days
(Fiction)
2018
Composer
Director: Alice Seabright
Pas De Deux
(Fiction/Dance)
2018
Composer
Channel 4 Random Acts
Director: Emilie Cheung
The Girl With Two Heads
(Fiction)
2017
Composer
Director: Betzabé García
Nugget Love
(Fiction)
2017
Composer
Director: Charlie Manton
Can She See Us Daddy?
(Fiction)
2017
Composer
Director: Andrew McGee
The Nature of Tomorrow – UN Climate Change Conference – COP26
(Documentary / Conference Film)
2021
Composer
Director: Justin Davey
Turin Horse
(Documentary/Trailer)
2021
Composer
Director: Raphael Chipperfield
See How You Feel
(Documentary/Art)
2020
Composer
Director: Gabi Carpenter
Into the Jungle
(Nature Documentary)
2020
Composer
Director: Justin K. Davey
Ahimsa: Compassion for All Life
(Natural History)
2019
Composer
Director: Ralph Woollcombe
The Flow of Life
(Natural History)
2018
Composer
Director: Chris Orr
Mother Wolf
(Documentary)
2018
Composer
Director: Eva Kraljevic
Where Are You Going Joe?
(Documentary)
2018
Composer
Director: Adda Elling
The Hidden Rockpool World
(Natural History)
2017
Composer
Director: Ciaran Barry
Frozen Rose
(Time-Lapse)
2017
Composer
Director: Ralph Woollcombe
Muted Hues
(Documentary)
2017
Composer
Director: Arantxa Hernández Barthe
Butterfly
(Documentary)
2017
Composer
Director: Bex Singleton
One Liner
2019
Composer
Director: Matthew Lee
Happy Ending
2018
Composer
Director: Eun Ju A-ra Choi
Cabin Pressure
2017
Composer
Director: Matthew Lee
Shifted
2017
Composer
Director: Nelly Michenaud
Shrimp
2017
Composer
Director: Nelly Michenaud
The Mill
2017
Composer
Director: Nelly Michenaud
The Rage
2017
Composer
Director: Frank Burgess
High Art
2017
Composer
Director: Fokion Xenos
Hermes: Paris
Post-Event Film
2021
Composer
Raphael Chipperfield
Manchester Animation Festival Trailer 2021
2021
Composer
Matthew Lee / Manchester Animation Festival
Edwards: Storks
(Inspiris Heart Valve Commercial)
2019
Composer
Edwards Life Sciences / Soviet Science Music
Roundhouse: Creative Futures
2018
Composer
Roundhouse / Soviet Science Music
Magda’s Choice: Galaxy Chocolate
2018
Composer
Bridges To Industry
Director: Ewa Smyk
The Connection: St. Martin-In-The-Fields Charity
2018
Composer
St Martin-In-The-Fields
Director: Gabriela Carpenter
Spark A Revolution: Stella McCartney
2018
Composer
Sound Design
Stella McCartney
Director: Gabriela Carpenter
London International Animation Festival
2017
Composer
Director: Nelly Michenaud
National Film & Television School Course Promo: Production Management
2018
Composer
National Film & Television School
National Film & Television School Course Promo: Model Making
2018
Composer
National Film & Television School
One Liner Trailer
2018
Composer
Director: Matthew Lee
Cabin Pressure Trailer
2017
Composer
Director: Matthew Lee
Humans
(Art Film)
2021
Composer
Director: Aleksandra Czenczek
Menagerie Fabulosa
2018
Composer
Director: Alex Taylor
The Fix
2017
Co-Composer
Directors: Niru Fekri-Arnold & David Cecil