Stephen Warbeck | |
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| Born | 3 May 1953 Southampton, Hampshire England, UK |
| Genres | classical music, film music |
| Occupation(s) | composer |
| Website | unitedagents |
Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953)[1] is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores.
Warbeck was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He first became known for the music for Prime Suspect and won an Oscar for his score for Shakespeare in Love. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play in 1994.
Warbeck attended Bristol University, and began his career as an actor. He plays the accordion and co-leads the group The hKippers (the 'h' is silent)[2] with Paul Bradley.
In 2018, he directed his first feature film "The Thin Man" which has since been retitled The Man In The Hat[3] in France starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane.[4]
Film scores
- Mrs. Brown (1997)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) (Academy Award)
- The Duke (1998)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- A Christmas Carol (1999)
- Billy Elliot (2000)
- Quills (2000)
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- Charlotte Gray (2001)
- Deseo (2002)
- The Alzheimer Case (2003)
- Love's Brother (2004)
- Two Brothers (2004)
- Oyster Farmer (2004)
- Proof (2005)
- Cargo (2006)
- Alpha Male (2006)
- Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
- Flawless (2007)
- The Other Man (2008)
- He Who Said No (2008)[5]
- The Hessen Affair (2009)
- Princess Kaiulani (2010)
- Un balcon sur la mer (2010)
- There Be Dragons (2011)
- Polisse (2011)
- A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012)
- Des gens qui s'embrassent (2013)
- Hussein Who Said No (2014)
- Arctic Heart (2016)
- Hampstead (2017)
- The Children Act (2017)
- Making Noise Quietly (2019)
- My Family and the Wolf (2019)
- The Man In The Hat (2020)
- DNA (2020)
- The Last Rifleman (2023)
- The One Note Man (2023)
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Academy Award for Original Music Score-Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
- Won: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music-Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
- Nominated: Billy Elliot (2001)
- Nominated: Shakespeare in Love (1999)
BAFTA TV Award for Best Original Television Music
- Nominated: Screen Two (TV)-For episode "Skallagrigg (#10.2) (1995)
- Nominated: Prime Suspect (TV) (1992)
BMI Film & TV Awards
- Won: Shakespeare in Love (1999)
Cannes International Film Festival Awards
Jury Prize for Feature Films
- Won: Polisse,directed by Maïwenn Le Besco, score by Stephen Warbeck (2011)
European Film Awards
- Nominated: De zaak Alzheimer (2004)
Ghent International Film Festival Awards
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 'THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON FILM'-Georges Delerue Award for Best Music
- Won: Proof (2005)
Grammy Awards
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Nominated: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Other
References
- ↑ Graham Betts (2005). Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Collins. p. 435. ISBN 9780007205325.
- ↑ "How We Met: Paul Bradley & Stephen Warbeck". The Independent. 21 March 1999. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "British Films Directory". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Ciaran Hinds starring in The Thin Man". Screen. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ Simorgh coveted prize for Oscar-winning composer Warbeck Iran Daily