Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) is an English composer, best known for his

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and television scores. Warbeck was born in

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. He first became known for the music for ''

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'' and won an

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for his score for ''

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''. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play in 1994. Warbeck attended

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, 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

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and

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Film scores

*'' Mrs Brown'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) (

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) *'' The Duke'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Goal II: Living the Dream'' (2007) *'' Flawless'' (2007) *'' Miguel y William'' (2007) *'' The Other Man'' (2008) * '' He Who Said No'' (2008)Simorgh coveted prize for Oscar-winning composer Warbeck
''Iran Daily '' *'' The Hessen Affair'' (2009) *''The Winter Butterfly'' (2010) *'' Princess Kaiulani'' (2010) *'' Un balcon sur la mer'' (2010) *'' There Be Dragons'' (2011) *''

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'' (2011) *'' A Young Doctor's Notebook'' (2012) *''Des gens qui s'embrassent'' (2013) *'' Hussein Who Said No'' (2014) *'' Arctic Heart'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *'' The Children Act'' (2017) *''Making Noise Quietly'' (2019) *''My Family and the Wolf'' (2019) *'' The Man in the Hat'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) *'' Jeanne du Barry'' (2023) *'' 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: ''

'' (1998)

BAFTA Awards

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- Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music * Nominated: ''

'' (2001) * Nominated: ''

'' (1999)

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for Best Original Television Music * Nominated: ''

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(TV)-For episode "Skallagrigg (#10.2)'' (1995) * Nominated: ''

(TV)'' (1992)