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name: "Stephen Warbeck"
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tmdb_id: 469
wikidata_id: "Q1361541"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "3 May 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T08:05:12.501098+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."
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# Stephen Warbeck

## Identity

Stephen Warbeck

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-warbeck
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-warbeck
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006339
- **TMDB ID:** 469
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1361541
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Warbeck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361541, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006339/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/469

Composer. Born 3 May 1953 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 3 May 1953, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–2005
- **Frequently works with:** [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md), [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://film.one/person/gwyneth-paltrow.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 3, Comedy 2, History 2, Music 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $468m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Warbeck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361541, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006339/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/469

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shakespeare in Love*](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) (79)
- **BritBox:** [*Mrs Brown*](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md) (75)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Proof*](https://film.one/film/proof.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Stephen Warbeck is an English composer of film, television and theatre scores. Born in Southampton, Hampshire, he attended Bristol University and began his career as an actor and musician at the Theatre Royal Stratford East before moving into composition for the stage.

He first gained prominence for his music for the *Prime Suspect* television series and won the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for *Shakespeare in Love* (1998). Other notable film scores include *Mrs Brown* (1997), *Billy Elliot* (2000), *Quills* (2000), *Captain Corelli's Mandolin* (2001) and *Jeanne du Barry* (2023). He has received multiple BAFTA nominations and a Drama Desk Award for his stage work.

Warbeck is a founder member of the band The hKippers and has composed for numerous theatre productions, including at the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2018 he directed his first feature film, *The Man in the Hat*.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *Captain Corelli's Mandolin* (2001), Fi1m 48, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-corellis-mandolin.md)
- *Billy Elliot* (2000), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/billy-elliot.md)
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Fi1m 75, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)

## Complete filmography (104)

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

- *Faraway Home* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *The Three Urns* (2026), Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- *The Baronesses* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Point of Change* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Rifleman* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The One Note Man* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Jeanne du Barry* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *DNA* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Uncle Vanya* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Man in the Hat* (2020), Director, Writer
- *My Family and the Wolf* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Letter* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Children Act* (2018), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *King Lear* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Hampstead* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Journey* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Time of Their Lives* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Arctic Heart* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Fungus the Bogeyman* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Dresser* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *My King* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Yellowbird* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Seve* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Keeping Rosy* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Hussein Who Said No* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Day of the Flowers* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Marchers* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Jadoo* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *It Happened in Saint-Tropez* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Papadopoulos & Sons* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *A Young Doctor's Notebook* (2012), series, Original Music Composer
- *Walking the Dogs* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Epithet* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Polisse* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *There Be Dragons* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Venus & the Sun* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *A View of Love* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Princess Kaiulani* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Meant To Be* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Winter Butterfly* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *10 Minute Tales* (2009), series, Original Music Composer
- *Machan* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Skellig* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Hessen Affair* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Other Man* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *French Film* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Red Mist* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Flawless* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Goal II: Living the Dream* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Alpha Male* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Cargo* (2006), Music
- *Opa!* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Proof* (2005), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *On a Clear Day* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Housewarming* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Mickybo and Me* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Oyster Farmer* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Two Brothers* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Love's Brother* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Dreamkeeper* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Mystics* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Blackball* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Desire* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Charlotte Gray* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Birthday Girl* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Gabriel & Me* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Very Annie Mary* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Captain Corelli's Mandolin* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-corellis-mandolin.md)
- *Quills* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Billy Elliot* (2000), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/billy-elliot.md)
- *A Christmas Carol* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Fanny & Elvis* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Mystery Men* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Toy Boys* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Heart* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *The Student Prince* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Eight* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *My Son the Fanatic* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)
- *Bright Hair* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Element of Doubt* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Valley Girls* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Different for Girls* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Shadow of a Gunman* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Brothers in Trouble* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Devil's Advocate* (1995), series, Original Music Composer
- *Sister My Sister* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Marooned* (1994), Music
- *Meat* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Bambino Mio* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Spot FX Man* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Changeling* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Femme Fatale* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Happy Feet* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Caucasian Chalk Circle* (1985), as Musician/Petitioner/Blockhead Ironshirt/Lame Man · Original Music Composer
- *The Secret Servant* (1984), series, as Student
- *The English Programme* (1976), series, Creator
- *Wittgenstein's Poker*, Original Music Composer
- *Timeless Eye*, Music
- *The Narrows*, Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1999: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (won), for *Shakespeare in Love*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Composer 2004: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *The Alzheimer Case*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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