Debbie Wiseman

Debbie Wiseman
Born (1963-05-10) 10 May 1963 (age 49)
London, England
Occupation Composer
Nationality British
Genres Film and television
www.debbiewiseman.co.uk

Debbie Wiseman MBE (born 10 May 1963 in London, England) is a composer for film and television.

Biography

Debbie Wiseman started composing music at the early age of 8. She is one of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors.[1]

She studied at Trinity College of Music Junior Department, and then piano and composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Her many credits for television include the theme music for Jackanory, Children's Hospital, The Upper Hand, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Doomwatch (1999), Tom's Midnight Garden, My Uncle Silas, Warriors, Shrinks, Jekyll and The Promise.

Her film work includes Wilde (which won her an Ivor Novello Award), The Truth About Love, Arsène Lupin, Female Perversions, Flood, and Tom & Viv.

Debbie has been nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards for Wilde and Death Of Yugoslavia, and has won a TRIC Award for The Good Guys and an RTS Award for Warriors. In 2007 she was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters.[1]

Wiseman presented the Channel 4 series Backtracks, examining the role of music in film and television productions.[2] She was awarded an MBE in the 2004 New Year Honours List for services to the film industry.[1]

On 1 October 2008, She composed and conducted the CD "Different Voices" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with narration by Stephen Fry and solo vocals performed by Hayley Westenra, The lyrics are written by Don Black.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Debbie Wiseman MBE". classicfm.co.uk. http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/presenters/john-brunning/classic-fm-drive-powered-honda/debbie-wiseman-mbe/. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  2. ^ "Debbie Wiseman tells her Piano Stories". classicfm.co.uk. http://www.classicfm.co.uk/music/interviews/debbie-wiseman-tells-her-piano-stories/. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  3. ^ "On making classical music appeal to younger audiences". bbc.co.uk. 2008-09-29. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/01/2008_40_mon.shtml. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 

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