---
name: "Julian Wastall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julian-wastall"
fi1m_id: "julian-wastall"
tmdb_id: 1704281
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "18 September 1958"
died: "11 January 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:45:43.979599+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Julian Wastall

## Identity

Julian Wastall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julian-wastall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julian-wastall
- **TMDB ID:** 1704281
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1704281

Composer. Born 18 September 1958. Died 11 January 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 18 September 1958
- **Died:** 11 January 1994
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1704281

## Streaming the US now

- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Life Is Sweet*](https://film.one/film/life-is-sweet.md) (84)

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## Biography

Julian Wastall (18 September 1958 – 11 January 1994) was a British composer of film and television scores.

His credits include the music for Mike Leigh’s *Life Is Sweet* (1991), co-composed with Rachel Portman, as well as *The Lost Language of Cranes* (1991), *This Boy’s Story* (1992) and episodes of the Granada series *Cracker* (1993). He also composed the theme for Channel 4’s *Out On Tuesday* (as Jules Wastall) and other programmes including *GamesMaster* and *Angels*.

In 1992 he shared a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Original Music with Daemion Barry for the drama *Friday on My Mind*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Life Is Sweet* (1991), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-sweet.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Thicker Than Water* (1993), Music
- *The Lost Language of Cranes* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Revolver* (1991), Music
- *Life Is Sweet* (1991), Music — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-sweet.md)
- *Love and Marriage* (1991), Music
- *Unmasked Part 25* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *What Can I Do with a Male Nude?* (1985), Music

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