Winifred Phillips facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Winifred Phillips
Background information
Genres	Video game
Occupation(s)	Composer

Winifred Phillips is an American composer and author. She creates music for many popular video games. Some of her well-known works include the LittleBigPlanet series, God of War, and Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. In 2025, Winifred Phillips won a Grammy Award for her amazing music in the video game Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. This award was for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media.

Growing Up with Music and Games

Winifred Phillips loved music from a young age. Her school teachers helped her explore this passion. In middle school, her band teacher noticed she learned quickly. He often gave her new instruments to try when there was an empty spot in the school band. This way, she learned to play many different instruments and styles of music. She became very skilled in playing the keyboard and singing.

As a child, Phillips also loved playing video games. She played all kinds, from action games to big role-playing games (RPGs). However, she didn't realize she could make music for games until she worked in radio.

Her Journey in Music

Starting in Radio

From 1992 to 2003, Winifred Phillips worked on radio dramas. She was the composer, producer, and even an actress for these shows. The series was called Generations Radio Theater Presents. Later, it was known as Generations Radio Theater Presents: Radio Tales. These shows told stories based on classic books. The series even received money from the National Endowment for the Arts. National Public Radio (NPR) said the shows had "a top-to-bottom music score that is completely original." These programs were regularly heard on the Sirius XM Book Radio channel.

Composing for Video Games

In 2004, Phillips started making music for video games. Her first project was the game God of War. Since then, she has composed music for more than 20 video games. Some of her notable works include the LittleBigPlanet game series, SimAnimals, and Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. Her music helps bring these game worlds to life for players.

Writing a Guide for Game Music

Winifred Phillips is also an author. She wrote a book called A Composer’s Guide to Game Music. The MIT Press published it in March 2014. This book has won several awards, including a National Indie Excellence Book Award. It also won a Nonfiction Book Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association.

The book was very popular. In 2015, a Japanese version was published by O'Reilly Japan. It was titled Game Sound Production Guide - Composer Techniques for Interactive Music.

Her Musical Creations

Winifred Phillips has created music for many games. Here are some of them:

Music for LittleBigPlanet Games

Music for Other Games

Awards and Recognition

Winifred Phillips has won many awards for her work in video games and other media.

Awards for Video Games

Other Awards

• Hollywood Music in Media Award 2021 (Nomination), Best Holiday Music: Ho-Ho-Holiday
• American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 2001, 2003, 2004: Best National Network Drama (Radio Tales)
• The New York Festivals WorldMedal 2004: (Radio Tales)
• American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 1998: Outstanding Achievement by an Actress ("The Yellow Wallpaper")
• Golden Reel Awards 2001 / National Federation of Community Broadcasters (Radio Tales)
• The Audio Publishers Association Audie Award 1999 (Nomination)