Sam Phillips(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actress
Sam Phillips began her entertainment career as a Contemporary Christian
Music singer, where she made a number of albums under the name "Leslie
Phillips." She began to be disillusioned with the Christian music
business due (mostly) to its intolerance of her brutally honest
approach to her faith, and around the same time she met and married
T-Bone Burnett (who became her producer as well as her husband) and
switched from the Christian record label Word Records to Virgin
Records. Since then, she has released the albums "The Undescribable
Wow," "Cruel Inventions," and "Martinis and Bikinis" (as well as a few
songs that have appeared on movie soundtracks) all under the name
Sam Phillips. Her role in
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) movie is her first appearance as an actress; she was
reportedly chosen for the part after someone in a position of influence
was struck by her picture on the cover of "Martinis and Bikinis."
In 2000, Sam was asked by Amy Sherman-Palladino to compose for her new series _Gilmore Girls_. She accepted and would score the show throughout its entire run, ending in 2007. Marking a reunion for herself and Amy Sherman-Palladino, it was announced in 2012 that Sam would compose the music to the television series Bunheads (2012).
In 2000, Sam was asked by Amy Sherman-Palladino to compose for her new series _Gilmore Girls_. She accepted and would score the show throughout its entire run, ending in 2007. Marking a reunion for herself and Amy Sherman-Palladino, it was announced in 2012 that Sam would compose the music to the television series Bunheads (2012).