Patrick Savage (composer)

Patrick Savage is an Australian-born composer and violinist best known for his collaboration with French composer, Holeg Spies,^[1] on the score for The Human Centipede (First Sequence).^[2]

He was formerly leader of the Tippett Quartet^[3] in London and formerly Principal First Violin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra^[4] and is currently first violin at the London, West End production of Hamilton (musical).^[5]

A former student at the Victorian College of the Arts^[6] in Melbourne and the Royal College of Music^[7] in London, he collaborates regularly as a composer on scores with French composer and producer, Holeg Spies,^[8] and has contributed as a musician to a large number of high-profile film scores^[9]

In collaboration with pianist, Martin Cousin, his 2024 album release, on the Quartz Music label,^[10] The Golden Age of Hollywood: Concert Works for Violin and Piano, included world premiere recordings of music by Bernard Herrmann, Jerome Moross and Heinz Roemheld, and was received with critical acclaim.^[11][12]