__NOTOC__ Isobel Noeline Waller-Bridge (born 23 April 1984) is a British composer who is known for her scores for film, television, and theatre, along with her works for

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and

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Life and career

Waller-Bridge received her

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in music from

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and a master's degree from King's College London. She was also awarded a scholarship from the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke ...

, where she received another diploma. Waller-Bridge composed the soundtrack for the BBC comedy-drama series, '' Fleabag'' (2016–2019), which was written by and starring her sister, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She also wrote the score for the feature film, '' Vita and Virginia'' (2018), and ''

Emma. ''Emma'' (stylized as ''Emma.'') is a 2020 historical drama, period romantic comedy film directed by Autumn de Wilde, from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton, based on Jane Austen's 1815 Emma (novel), novel of the same name. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy ...

'' (2020). In 2021, she scored Netflix's ''Munich: The Edge of War'', which was released by Milan Records/Sony Music, and '' The Phantom of the Open.'' Aside from composing, Waller-Bridge is also a performer, playing in venues such as the St James Theatre and Union Chapel. In 2016, her music appeared on albums with the Icelandic composers

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and Jóhann Jóhannsson. In 2021, she was commissioned by the

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to write music for their ''Human/Nature'' series. Her piece, ''Temperatures,'' was premiered in November 2021, conducted by

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at the

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. In 2020, she was commissioned by Sarah Burton to score

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’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection at

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. In 2021, she collaborated with ballet dancer and actress, Francesca Hayward, to score her dance film
''Siren''
For theatre, Waller-Bridge worked on Florian Zeller's ''The Son'' (

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) and ''The Forest'' (

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director sin ...

), ''Woyzeck,'' adapted by

Jack Thorne Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the stage play '' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', the films '' Wonder'' and '' Enola Holmes'', a ...

(

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), ''Blood Wedding'' (

Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 20 ...

), and ''Knives in Hens'' (

Donmar Warehouse The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by M ...

). In June 2022, it was announced that Waller-Bridge would be providing an original score for an animated short film of '' The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse'', which aired on

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and BBC iPlayer on Christmas 2022.

Personal life

Waller-Bridge is the daughter of Theresa Mary Waller-Bridge (née Clerke) and Michael Cyprian Waller-Bridge. Her father founded the electronic trading platform, Tradepoint, and her mother works for the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. The Waller-Bridge family were

landed gentry The landed gentry, or the ''gentry'', is a largely historical British social class of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least had a country estate. While distinct from, and socially below, the British peerage, t ...

of Cuckfield, Sussex. On her father's side, she is a descendant of the Revd Sir Egerton Leigh, 2nd Baronet, and a distant relative of politician and author, Egerton Leigh. Her maternal grandfather was Sir John Edward Longueville Clerke, 12th

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

, of Hitcham, Buckinghamshire. Waller-Bridge has two younger siblings: Jasper Waller-Bridge and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Works

* ''Music for Strings'' (2013)

Television

* ''

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'' (2002 documentary series, four episodes) * '' War & Peace'' (2016 TV series) * '' Fleabag'' (2016-2019) * '' Vanity Fair'' (2018 TV series) * '' The Split'' (2018 TV series) * ''

The ABC Murders ''The A.B.C. Murders'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, featuring her characters Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp, as they contend with a series of killings by a mysterious murderer know ...

'' (2018 TV series) * '' Black Mirror'' (2019, episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too") * '' The Way Down'' (2021) * '' Roar'' (2022)

Film

* '' Vita and Virginia'' (2018) * ''

Emma Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...

'' (2020) * '' Munich – The Edge of War'' (2021) * '' The Phantom of the Open'' (2021) * ''

I Came By ''I Came By'' is a 2022 British crime thriller film written, co-produced and directed by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari. The film stars George MacKay, Percelle Ascott, Kelly Macdonald, and Hugh Bonneville. The film was released in the Un ...

'' (2022) * '' The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse'' (2022; short film)

References

External links

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Isobel Waller-Bridge on Spotify
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