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1. John Murphy is a prominent British film composer from the city of Liverpool.
He began composing music for movies in the 90s, working on several successful British movies, enjoying particular success with the soundtracks to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.

Since Snatch, Murphy has been based in Los Angeles. He has produced the scores for several prominent and diverse successes, including Kick Ass, 28 Days Later, Miami Vice, Sunshine, 28 Weeks Later and The Last House on the Left.

Awards for his film music include the Silver Award (1st Prize) at Cannes, British D&AD Award, and John has been nominated for an Ivor Novello, an RTS Award, and the Brit Award for Best Soundtrack.

2. John Murphy is an Australian-born percussionist who has played with many artists since the early 1980s while living in both Australia and the UK. From being a member of groups such as The Associates and SPK, working extensively with artists like Current 93, Death in June and Boyd Rice, and having many solo projects, his work has covered a wide range. For a while in the late 1990s/early 2000s, he went by the name of Jonh Murphy (to avoid confusion with another artist). On Chaos, he is helped by Roger Smith, and last but not least David Tibet of Current 93. This trio actually where Dogs Blood Order, the band preceding Current 93.

3. John Murphy, a pianist notably featured on William Bolcom’s album The Complete Rags for Piano.

4. John Murphy, a singer-songwriter from Tarragona, Spain.
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