Stephen Warbeck

Stephen Warbeck
Born (1953-05-03) 3 May 1953 (age 71)
Southampton, Hampshire England, UK
Genresclassical music, film music
Occupation(s)composer
Websiteunitedagents.co.uk/stephen-warbeck

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]

  1. ^ Graham Betts (2005). Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Collins. p. 435. ISBN 9780007205325.
  2. ^ "How We Met: Paul Bradley & Stephen Warbeck". The Independent. 21 March 1999. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "British Films Directory". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Ciaran Hinds starring in The Thin Man". Screen. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

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