Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film 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 has since been 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) *'' A Christmas Carol'' (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) *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Goal II: Living the Dream'' (2007) *''Flawless (2007) *'' The Other Man'' (2008) * '' He Who Said No'' (2008)Simorgh coveted prize for Oscar-winning composer Warbeck
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'' (2009) *'' Princess Kaiulani'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' There Be Dragons'' (2011) *'' Polisse'' (2011) *'' A Young Doctor's Notebook'' (2012) *''Des gens qui s'embrassent'' (2013) *'' Hussein Who Said No'' (2014) *''

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'' (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)

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

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- Best Original Musical or Comedy Score * Won: ''

'' (1998)

BAFTA Awards

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* Nominated: ''

'' (2001) * Nominated: ''

'' (1999) BAFTA TV Award for

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* Nominated: ''

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

(TV)'' (1992)

BMI Film & TV Awards

BMI Film Music Award * Won: ''

'' (1999)

Cannes International Film Festival Awards

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* Won: '' 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

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* Won: ''

'' (2005)

Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media * Nominated: ''

'' (1998)

Other

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for ''

The Day of Judgement (2008 film) ''Hussein Who Said No'' ( fa, رستاخیز translit ''Rastâxiz'', meaning ''Resurrection'') is a historical film directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish. The story narrates Battle of Karbala on Day of Ashura and tells the uprising of Hussein ib ...

References

External links

* 1953 births Living people musicians from Southampton Alumni of the University of Bristol Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners English classical composers English film score composers English male film score composers Georges Delerue Award winners English male classical composers English television composers English male composers Varèse Sarabande Records artists {{UK-composer-stub