Stephen Warbeck

Stephen Warbeck (born 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores.

Warbeck was born in Southampton. He first became known for the music for Prime Suspect and won an Academy Award 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 Kippers with Paul Bradley.

Film scores

• Mrs. Brown (1997)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998) (Academy Award)
• Mystery Men (1999)
• A Christmas Carol (1999)
• Billy Elliott (2000)
• Quills (2000)
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
• Charlotte Gray (2002)
• The Alzheimer Case (2003)
• Love's Brother (2004)
• Two Brothers (2004)
• Oyster Farmer (2004)
• Proof (2005)
• The Other Man (2008 film) (2008)
• Princess Kaiulani (2010)
• There Be Dragons (2011)

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards Academy Award for Original Music Score-Best Original Score Won: Shakespeare in Love (1999) 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 BMI Film Music Award Won: Shakespeare in Love (1999) Cannes International Film Festival Awards Jury Prize for Feature Films Won: Poliss (Polisse),directed by Maïwenn Le Besco, score by Stephen Warbeck (2011) European Film Awards Best Composer Award 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)

References

Stephen Warbeck at the Internet Movie Database