Stephen Barton
Stephen Barton | |
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Born | Film scores | 17 September 1982
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Website | www |
Stephen Barton (born 17 September 1982
Early life
As a child, Barton became a cathedral chorister at the age of eight in the Winchester Cathedral Choir. He toured internationally with the choir in the United States, Australia and Europe, including concerts in Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, and Carnegie Hall; and performing on numerous albums and television broadcasts. He subsequently won a Department for Education specialist music scholarship to study piano and composition at Wells Cathedral School.[2] At 18, he became an assistant to the composer Harry Gregson-Williams, working for him on numerous film scores before branching out to form his own company in 2009.[citation needed]
Video games
In 2007, he wrote the score for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (with Harry Gregson-Williams).[3] He teamed up with the same developers at their new company Respawn Entertainment to work on the music for Titanfall,[4] an online-only multiplayer shooter. Barton also created the music for the 2016 sequel, Titanfall 2. In 2019, he composed the original music for Titanfall’s battle royale sibling, Apex Legends, including the now iconic four note theme motif, and has continued to compose over three hours of music for all subsequent seasons of the game.[citation needed]
In 2019, he also co-composed the score for
Film and television
Barton's film work include scores for
In television, he scored two seasons of the TV adaptation of 12 Monkeys, and has collaborated extensively on nature documentaries with Natural History New Zealand and the Discovery Channel.
In 2022, Barton served as the primary composer for season three of Star Trek: Picard, which was released in 2023. He was the sole composer for the first six episodes of the season and shared composing duties with Frederik Wiedmann for the final four episodes. Barton incorporated themes and styles from many prior Star Trek composers, notably including Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner, combining them with his own original music.[9]
Other work
Barton has collaborated frequently with Sir
He has been a consultant in the emerging field of spatial and immersive audio, working with the BBC and Qualcomm. Barton also serves as a committee member of the
Discography
Film scores
Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
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2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Dan Ireland | — |
2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Howard Michael Gould | — |
Exam | Stuart Hazeldine | Co-composed with Matthew Cracknell | |
Jennifer's Body | Karyn Kusama | Co-composed with Theodore Shapiro | |
2012 | Dino Time | John Kafka Yoon-suk Choi |
Co-composed with Loren Gold |
2013 | Line of Duty | Bryan Ramirez | — |
2014 | 4 Minute Mile | Charles-Olivier Michaud | — |
Last Weekend | Tom Dolby Tom Williams |
— | |
2017 | Unlocked | Michael Apted | — |
Other credits
Year | Title | Director(s) | Composer(s) | Notes |
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2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Patrick Gilmore Tim Johnson |
Harry Gregson-Williams | Additional Music |
2004 | Man on Fire | Tony Scott | Harry Gregson-Williams Lisa Gerrard |
Conductor, music arranger and programmer. |
Shrek 2 | Andrew Adamson Conrad Vernon Kelly Asbury |
Harry Gregson-Williams | Additional music | |
Return to Sender | Bille August | |||
Team America: World Police | Trey Parker | |||
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Beeban Kidron | |||
2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Ridley Scott | ||
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Andrew Adamson | |||
2006 | Seraphim Falls | David Von Ancken | ||
Flushed Away | David Bowers Sam Fell |
Additional music and arranger | ||
Déjà Vu | Tony Scott | Music programmer | ||
2007 | The Number 23 | Joel Schumacher | ||
Shrek the Third | Chris Miller | Additional music and arranger | ||
Slipstream | Anthony Hopkins | Arranger and orchestrator | ||
Gone Baby Gone | Ben Affleck | Additional music arranger | ||
2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Andrew Adamson | Additional music | |
Jolene | Dan Ireland | |||
2012 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | Andrew Adamson |
Television
Year | Programme | Network | Episode(s) | Notes |
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2009 | G.I. Joe: Resolute | Adult Swim | 11 | — |
2012 | Motorcity | Disney XD | 16 | Theme music composed by Brendon Small |
2013 | Liquid Television | MTV | 1 | Composer for pilot episode only |
2015 - 2017 | Niko and the Sword of Light | Amazon Video
|
14 | — |
2017 - 2018 | 12 Monkeys | Syfy | 16 | Co-composed with Bryce Jacobs, Paul Linford and Trevor Rabin |
2023 | Star Trek: Picard | Paramount+ | 10 | Composer for Season 3 only |
Video games
References
- ^ "Stephen Barton". IMDb. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Composition | Specialist Music School | Wells Cathedral School".
- ^ Van Zelfden, Alex (14 June 2012). "The Music of Call of Duty 4". IGN. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' Unveils Cast and Composer". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- VerticalScope Inc.Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Gamer Profile: Stephen Barton". Obsolete Gamer. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Dambrot, Shana Nys (17 October 2013). "Jim Mahfood: Frenetic Illustrations and Cosmic Comic Books". KCET. Public Media Group of Southern California. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Composing at Warp Speed: Frederik Wiedmann & Stephen Barton Discuss Scoring the Final Season of Star Trek: Picard". BMI. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Hopkins Lives Out A Long-Deferred Musical Dream". NPR. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Global Group. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Classic BRITs. 2 October 2012. Archived from the originalon 5 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- MediaNews Group, Inc.Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- Viacom International Inc. Archived from the originalon 6 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Lucy (23 February 2017). "DICE 2017: Overwatch Wins Game Of The Year At DICE 2017". IGN. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Coming soon.... @watchdogsgame ..." Twitter. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Star Wars Jedi: Survivor". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Stephen Barton at IMDb