Nick Lloyd Webber

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The Honourable
Nick Lloyd Webber
Born
Nicholas Alastair Lloyd Webber

(1979-07-22)22 July 1979
London, England
Died25 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 43)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Occupations
  • Composer
  • record producer
Spouses
Charlotte Windmill
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(m. 2007; div. 2016)​
Polly Wiltshire
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
FatherAndrew Lloyd Webber
Relatives

Nicholas Alastair Lloyd Webber (22 July 1979 – 25 March 2023) was an English composer and record producer. He was the son of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and his first wife, Sarah Hugill.[1]

Early life

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Lloyd Webber was born at King's College Hospital in London on 22 July 1979, the son of British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and his first wife, Sarah Hugill.[2][3][4] His older sister is the author, broadcaster, and communications executive Imogen Lloyd Webber,[5] his grandfather was the organist, composer and music educator William Lloyd Webber, and his uncle is the cellist and music educator Julian Lloyd Webber.[5]

He was educated at the Dragon School and St Edward's School, Oxford.

Career

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Composer Lloyd Webber is known for writing a theatrical and symphonic version of The Little Prince (co-written with James D. Reid) based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The production premiered at the Lyric Theatre Belfast and Theatre Calgary before headlining the Abu Dhabi music and arts festival with the Heritage Orchestra.[6][7] Together, Lloyd Webber and Reid produced the Scottish folk music album Speyside Sessions with actor Kevin McKidd, which went to No.1 in the iTunes World Music Charts. He also composed the music for Fat Friends The Musical, which premiered at the Grand Theatre in Leeds and subsequently toured the UK in 2018. A second UK tour, planned for 2022, was postponed.[8]

Besides musical theatre, Lloyd Webber was known for scoring the BBC One drama Love, Lies and Records, and the film The Last Bus, directed by Gillies McKinnon and starring Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan.[9] Lloyd Webber also wrote music for 56 Up, the eighth installment of the documentary series that began with 7 Up, for Children's television, and for television advertisements.[5]

Work with his father

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At the age of 14, Lloyd Webber was the tape operator on Sunset Boulevard: World Premiere Recording, the album of the 1993 original London production of his father's musical.[10]

Lloyd Webber produced the Andrew Lloyd Webber Symphonic Suites at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, released by Decca Records in 2021.[11]

Lloyd Webber co-produced and mixed the pre-production concept album of the musical Cinderella for Polydor Records, which went to number one on the official UK compilation album charts in July 2021.[11][12]

Personal life

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In 2007, Lloyd Webber married theatre producer and designer Charlotte Windmill, with whom he had a daughter in 2008.[13] In June 2018, he married viola player Polly Wiltshire.[14] He was the father of two children.[1][10]

Death

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Lloyd Webber died on 25 March 2023 aged 43 at Basingstoke Hospital, after suffering from gastric cancer for 18 months.[15][13][8]

Composer credits

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Year Title Contribution Notes Ref
2001 Mon Amour Mon Parapluie Score Short film [16]
2003 Homecoming Score [17]
2012 56 Up Score Television documentary [5]
2013 Mr Invisible Score Short film [18]
2016 The Little Prince Score Theatrical production [19]
2017 Love, Lies and Records Score BBC One [9]
Fat Friends The Musical Music Theatrical production [8]
2020 Monarca Licensed track Netflix series [20]
2021 The Last Bus Score Feature film [9]
Control Z Licensed track Netflix series [21]

References

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