Composer
Mike Batt
British songwriter, musician and record producer
6 works in the index
- Birthplace
- Southampton
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, and conductor. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.
Batt created the novelty pop band the Wombles, after recording the theme song for the animated BBC series of the same name. He also composed the song "Bright Eyes" for the 1978 animated film Watership Down. Batt promoted the early career of singer Katie Melua after signing her to his label, Dramatico. He wrote, arranged and produced her debut album Call Off the Search and her following two albums.
Batt has conducted the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and Stuttgart Philharmonic.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; record producer; singer; musician; conductor; bandleader; librettist
- Instruments played
- keyboard instrument
- Genres
- rock music
- Official website
- http://www.mikebatt.com/
- Birth name
- Michael Philip Batt
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 85740831
- ISNI
- 0000000114947826
- GND ID
- 134322975
- Library of Congress ID
- n88669174
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2f354cca-0eba-46e2-a716-96f14f47865a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- pop, Children, Film and TV
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 6
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Closest Thing To Crazy | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | pop | 5 |
| The Wombling Song | — | — | — | — | Children, Film and TV | 2 |
| Bright Eyes (Batt) | — | — | — | — | pop | 1 |
| Call Off The Search | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 1 |
| Blue Shoes | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Winter's Tale, A | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 85740831. Portrait: DJM-Dick James Music, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.