Philippe Gerber is a French film/TV/trailer composer, specializing in horror and psychological thrillers. He is currently based in Philadelphia, USA. His scoring credits include the horror feature “El Laboratorio”, selected for the Medellin Horror Film and Bogota Film Festivals (Colombia), the psychological thriller “The Soul Catcher” presented at the International Boddinale Film Festival in Berlin (Germany), and the horror “The Doxey Boggart”, which won Best Sci-Fi Documentary Feature award at the Gallup UFO festival in New Mexico (USA).

Philippe is a featured composer for the acclaimed trailer music house Music Junkies (“The Exorcist/Believer”, “Deadpool 2”, “Insidious: Chapter 3”) based in Los Angeles and owned by the pioneer of trailer music Ruben Nava.  Philippe’s work is featured in horror and sci-fi trailers for internationally successful feature films, TV series, and advertising campaigns. 

As a musician, Philippe has played live intensively and recorded in the USA, Europe, and in the Middle East. His band Heat From a DeadStar signed an exclusive deal with Boston-based producer Rick Harte / Ace of Hearts Records; their first album “Seven Rays of The Sun” was distributed by Matador Records.  Philippe has also released 9 full-length albums of dark industrial instrumental music with his solo project, JOHN 3:16. 

Growing up in France near Paris, Philippe was introduced to the horror genre at age 6 by his mother, who was deaf and enjoyed horror films for their expressive visuals. Philippe would wait for his siblings to fall asleep, sneak into the living room, and hide behind the couch long into the night, secretly sharing in his mother’s addiction to horror.

Philippe is also an award-winning photographer and videographer. His work has been published in National Geographic, ABC News, Washington Post, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, France Inter, and more. Philippe has a PhD in Materials Science and a postdoctoral degree in Nuclear Physics, and worked as a nuclear researcher for the French government before switching careers to pursue music full-time.