Philip J. Lang (17 April 1911, New York – 22 February 1986, Branford, Connecticut) was an American
musical arranger,
orchestrator and
composer of
band music, as well as a musical educator. He is credited for writing the orchestral arrangements (orchestrations) for over 50
Broadway theatre shows, including many landmark productions, such as
Li'l Abner (1956),
Hello, Dolly! (1964),
Mame (1966),
George M (1968),
Annie (1977) and
42nd Street (1980). Together with
Robert Russell Bennett, he orchestrated the record-breaking productions of
Lerner and Loewe's
My Fair Lady (1956) and
Camelot (1960). The dean of musical orchestrators, Russell Bennett remarked that the original arrangements Lang had prepared for
Annie Get Your Gun (1946), which utilized a modern technique of orchestral scoring, were beautifully done.