Kyle Shepherd (born 8 July 1987 in Cape Town) is a South African jazz film and theatre composer and pianist.

As a film composer he has scored Netflix hit TV series Unseen, Savage Beauty, and Blood and Water.

His body of work comprises seven jazz albums (as of October 2024) and numerous scores for film, television and theatre.

[4] In addition to his SAFTA, SAMA, and Silwerskerm nominations, Shepherd was nominated for a Fleur du Cap Theater Award in 2023 for his score in Lara Foot's award-winning Life & Times of Michael K. [5] The production is based on the Nobel prize-winning novel by J.M Coetzee and won the 2023 Fleur du Cap award for Best Theatre Production.

Waiting for the Sibyl was created in collaboration with the South African visual artist William Kentridge and co-composer Nhlanhla Mhlangu.