Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores. 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.
Stephen Warbeck
- Name
- Stephen Warbeck
- Born
- 21 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Southampton, Hampshire England, U.K.
- Occupation
- composer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- University of Bristol
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
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) with Paul Bradley. In 2018, he directed his first feature film, The Thin Man, which was retitled The Man in the Hat in France, starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane.
Stephen Warbeck studied at University of Bristol. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Hanns Eisler, Kurt Weill and John Williams are recorded as an influence. Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Stephen Warbeck • Born — 21 October 1953 • Birthplace — Southampton, Hampshire England, U.K. • Genre — classical music, film music • Occupation — composer • Website — https: unitedagents.co.uk/stephen-warbeck
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Stephen Warbeck (born 3 May 1953) is recorded as a composer and musician. The birth of Stephen Warbeck is recorded on 3 May 1953 in Southampton.
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• Crystal Simorgh for The Day of Judgement (2008 film)
Identity
Identity
Stephen Warbeck is recorded with the occupation film score composer. Classed in the genre classical music. Recorded as composer, film director and musician.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1953
Stephen Warbeck was born on 3 May 1953.
Film scores
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) • Miguel y William (2007) • The Other Man (2008) • He Who Said No (2008) • The Hessen Affair (2009) • The Winter Butterfly (2010) • 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) • Jeanne du Barry (2023) • The Last Rifleman (2023) • The One Note Man (2023)
BMI Film & TV Awards
BMI Film & TV Awards
BMI Film Music Award • Won: Shakespeare in Love (1999)
Cannes International Film Festival Awards
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
European Film Awards
Best Composer Award • Nominated: De zaak Alzheimer (2004)
Ghent International Film Festival Awards
Ghent International Film Festival Awards
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 'THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON FILM'-Georges Delerue Award for Best Music • Won: Proof (2005)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1361541: Stephen Warbeck
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- “Stephen Warbeck”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- VIAF cluster 85856690 for Stephen Warbeck, aggregating national library name authorities.
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Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Academy Award for Original Music Score-Best Original Musical or Comedy Score • Won: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
BAFTA Awards
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)
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media • Nominated: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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- 1.Graham Betts. Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Collins. 435. 2005. 9780007205325.
- 2.How We Met: Paul Bradley & Stephen Warbeck. The Independent. 21 March 1999.
- 3.British Films Directory. film-directory.britishcouncil.org. 24 May 2020.
- 4.Screen. Ciaran Hinds starring in The Thin Man. 28 September 2018.
- 5.Simorgh coveted prize for Oscar-winning composer Warbeck Iran Daily
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Formation and teaching. Warbeck studied at University of Bristol. His recorded influences include Hanns Eisler, Kurt Weill, John Williams, Ennio Morricone and Jerry Goldsmith.
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