Mark Warman Music

About

Conductor, musical director, composer, orchestrator & educator

Mark Warman is a British conductor, musical director, composer, orchestrator and educator. He has worked extensively in London’s West End on musical productions and orchestrated and conducted countless albums, TV and film scores.

Mark read music at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was a Choral Scholar and Musical Director of the Footlights.

At the age of just 23, he began his West End career as Musical Director of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, which ran for 16 months at the Wyndham’s Theatre. His very first studio experience was conducting his own orchestral arrangements of that score by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley at Abbey Road Studios.

Musical Director / Conductor

Over 100 productions since 1984

Since 1984 Mark has musically directed and conducted well over 100 West End Musicals, Stage, Film and Television productions.

Mark Warman conducting a live screening of The Childhood of a Leader — Conducting a live screening of *The Childhood of a Leader*

West End MD / Conductor

Les MisérablesPalace Theatre
MetropolisPiccadilly Theatre
Thoroughly Modern MillieShaftesbury Theatre
The Lion KingLyceum Theatre
Kiss Me KateVictoria Palace Theatre
Children Of EdenPrince Edward Theatre
Saturday NightBridewell
Into The WoodsDonmar Warehouse
Pacific OverturesDonmar Warehouse
Sweeney ToddHolland Park
Enter The GuardsmanDonmar Warehouse
Floyd CollinsBridewell
Babes In ArmsChichester Festival Theatre
RoomsFinborough Theatre
Drifting and TiltingBarbican
Martin Smith’s KingPrince Edward Theatre
SinatraLondon Palladium
The Night Of 1000 VoicesRoyal Albert Hall
The Fields Of AmbrosiaAldwych
Chess In Concert 2008Royal Albert Hall

Film & Television Conducting

Vox Lux
Mister Abbott’s Broadway
The Childhood of a Leader
May To December
Split Ends
Mr Pye
A Penny For Your Dreams
Foreign Bodies
The Black And Blue Lamp

1990 – 2013

Discover The Lost Musicals

Ian Marshall Fisher, Artistic Director of Lost Musicals, invited Mark to be Musical Director for his inaugural 1990 season of three musicals: Fanny, Allegro and Trouble In Tahiti.

He went on to musically direct a further 15 shows in this project until 2013.

Mark Warman with Julia McKenzie at the Sondheim Competition — With Julia McKenzie at the Sondheim Competition

Fanny1990
Allegro1990
Trouble In Tahiti1990
Greenwillow1991
DuBarry Was A Lady1993
Music In The Air1993
Red Hot And Blue1994
Love Life1995
Of Thee, I Sing1996
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1997
As Thousands Cheer1998
I’d Rather Be Right1999
Evening Primrose2005
Nymph Errant2006
Park Avenue2008
Darling Of The Day2010
Flahooley2012
Around The World – London and New York2013
DuBarry Was A Lady – BBC Concert Orchestra2013

Orchestrations

TV & Film Orchestrations

Mark Warman has orchestrated hundreds of Film and TV scores over his career. Here are some highlights.

Mark Warman recording Vox Lux at Westpoint Studios — Recording *Vox Lux* at Westpoint Studios

Pride and PrejudiceCarl Davis / BBC · Film
Vox LuxBold Films · Film Score
The Childhood Of A LeaderScion Pictures · Film
The Thatcher YearsCarl Davis / BBC · TV series
Mkomazi: Return of the RhinoHIT Wildlife · Documentary
Anne Frank RememberedCarl Davis / BBC · Documentary Film
The Queen’s NoseCarl Davis / BBC · TV series
GhostsBBC · TV series
Oliver’s TravelsCarl Davis / BBC · TV series
A Dance To The Music Of TimeCarl Davis / Channel 4 · TV series
Genghis CohnBBC · Film
Mister Abbott’s BroadwayBBC Omnibus · TV series
Split EndsGranada · TV series
Mr PyeLandseer · TV series
A Penny For Your DreamsBBC · TV series
Foreign BodiesBBC · TV series
The Black And Blue LampBBC · TV series

Stage Orchestrations

NineDonmar Warehouse · Stage Musical
Into The WoodsDonmar Warehouse · Stage Musical
Moll FlandersLyric, Hammersmith · Stage Musical
Hard TimesTheatre Royal, Haymarket · Stage Musical
MetropolisPiccadilly Theatre · Stage Musical
The Secret Diary of Adrian MoleWyndham’s Theatre · Stage Musical

2003 – 2019

Scott Walker

Mark Warman began working with the avant-garde musician Scott Walker on his album The Drift in 2003. Mark remained his musical director, conductor, keyboardist and orchestrator of albums, ballets and film scores until Walker’s death in 2019.

Brady Corbet’s debut film The Childhood Of A Leader was chosen to close the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam with a live performance of Walker’s score, performed by a 75-piece orchestra conducted by Warman.

Mark Warman recording Soused with Scott Walker — Recording *Soused* with Scott Walker

The Drift2006Orchestrator, Conductor
Darkness: A Plague Song2006Orchestrator, Conductor
And Who Shall Go To The Ball?2007Orchestrator, Conductor
Drifting and Tilting2008Orchestrator, Conductor
Duet For One2011Orchestrator, Conductor
Bish Bosch2012Orchestrator, Conductor
Soused2014Orchestrator, Conductor
The Childhood of a Leader2016Orchestrator, Conductor
Rubato2017Orchestrator, Conductor
The Title Is In The Text2017Orchestrator, Conductor
Vox Lux2018Orchestrator, Conductor

Composer

Composing

Dark Sublime2019Trafalgar Studios · Theatre
Yes, But That’s Not All!2016Short Film
Three Hours After Marriage1996Royal Shakespeare Company · Theatre
School For Scandal1995Chichester Festival Theatre · Theatre
The Rivals1994Albery Theatre · Theatre
May to December1989–1994BBC · TV Series, 35 episodes

Mark Warman preparing a score — Score preparation

Pianist / Session Keyboardist

At the keyboard

As a busy session musician, Mark has worked for film composers including Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, Carl Davis and Nigel Hess and enjoys regular concert appearances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mark Warman accompanies Alfie Boe at Air Studios — Accompanying Alfie Boe at Air Studios

Mary Poppins Returns2018Disney · Film, Rehearsal Pianist
The Happy Prince2018Maze Pictures · Film, Pianist
Nine (The Musical)2009The Weinstein Company · Film, Rehearsal Pianist
The Tiger’s Tail2006Merlin Films · Film, Pianist
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates1996–1998BBC · TV Series, Pianist, 26 episodes
Amy Foster1997TriStar Pictures · Film, Pianist
Two Days In The Valley1996Unused score · Film, Pianist
An Audience with Shirley Bassey1995John Kaye Cooper · TV Special, Keyboards
Powder1995Caravan Pictures · Film, Pianist
Us Girls1992BBC · TV Series, Pianist, 12 episodes
Covington Cross1992Thames Television · TV Series, Keyboards, 13 episodes
Perfect Scoundrels1990–1992TVS Television · TV Series, Pianist, 18 episodes
Maigret1992Granada Television · TV Series, Pianist, 6 episodes

Educator

Royal Academy of Music

In 2003 he was invited by Mary Hammond, then Head of Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, to create a one-year postgraduate course in Musical Direction which he continues to lead as its Principal Tutor.

He was awarded an Hon ARAM in 2012.

Mark Warman conducting the RAM Musical Theatre choir at the BBC Radio Theatre — Conducting the RAM Musical Theatre choir at the BBC Radio Theatre

Recordings

Discography

Mark Warman as arranger being thanked by Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall — As arranger, being thanked by Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall

Mary Poppins Returns2018Original Soundtrack · Keyboards
Vox Lux2018Original Soundtrack · Orchestrator, Conductor
The Childhood Of A Leader2016Original Soundtrack · Orchestrator, Conductor
Soused2014Scott Walker · Orchestrator, Conductor
Bish Bosch2012Scott Walker · Orchestrator, Conductor
Carl’s War2010Czech National Symphony Orchestra · Orchestrator
Chess In Concert2008Concert Cast · Music Director
And Who Shall Go To The Ball?2007Scott Walker · Orchestrator, Conductor
Voices Of The Valley2006Fron Male Voice Choir / Czech Film Orchestra · Conductor
The Drift2006Scott Walker · Orchestrator, Conductor
Here’s To The Ladies2002Christine Andreas · Conductor
Hard Times2000Original London Cast · Orchestrator, Producer
Saturday Night1998Original London Cast · Vocal Arrangements, Music Supervisor
Beauty And The Beast1997Original London Cast · Keyboards
The Fields Of Ambrosia1996Original London Cast · Conductor
Circle Of Life1996The King’s Singers · Orchestrator
Pride And Prejudice1995Original Soundtrack · Orchestrator, Producer
Moll Flanders1993Original London Cast · Orchestrator, Producer
A Year In Provence1993Original Soundtrack · Keyboards, Arranger
Children Of Eden1993Original London Cast · Keyboards
Metropolis1989Original London Cast · Music Director, Orchestrator
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole1984Original London Cast · Orchestrator, Conductor