Nick Lloyd Webber
{{Short description|English composer (1979–2023)}}
{{British barrelled name|Lloyd Webber|Webber}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific prefix = The Honourable
| name = Nick Lloyd Webber
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Nicholas Alastair Lloyd Webber
| birth_date = {{birth date|1979|07|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|3|25|1979|7|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Composer
- record producer
}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Charlotte Windmill|2007|2016|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Polly Wiltshire|2018}}
}}
| partner =
| children = 2
| father = Andrew Lloyd Webber
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- William Lloyd Webber {{avoid wrap|(paternal grandfather)}}
- Julian Lloyd Webber {{avoid wrap|(paternal uncle)}}
- Imogen Lloyd Webber (sister)
}}
| signature =
| website = {{URL|https://www.nickwebber.net}}
}}
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.{{Cite book |last=Lloyd Webber |first=Andrew |title=Unmasked: A Memoir |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2018 |isbn=9780008237592 |location=London |pages=294, 483}}
Early life
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.{{Cite news|url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/750867812/|title = Births|newspaper = The Daily Telegraph|date = 24 July 1979|page = 28|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = 25 September 2024|url-access = subscription|quote = LLOYD WEBBER.—On July 22, at King's College Hospital, Dulwich, to Sarah (née Hugill) and ANDREW, a son (Nicholas Alastair), a brother for Imogen.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lloyd-webber/2049|title=Lord Lloyd-Webber|work=UK Parliament|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019144508/https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lloyd-webber/2049|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43 |language=en-US |work = Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webber-son-nicholas-dies-4bf42c1d48d1d07e2e5a4840e8edfc6a |date = 27 March 2023|accessdate = 25 September 2024}} His older sister is the author, broadcaster, and communications executive Imogen Lloyd Webber, his grandfather was the organist, composer and music educator William Lloyd Webber, and his uncle is the cellist and music educator Julian Lloyd Webber.
He was educated at the Dragon School and St Edward's School, Oxford.
Career
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.{{Cite web |date=26 March 2023 |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Confirms His Son, Nicholas, Has Died Aged 43 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andrew-lloyd-webber-son-died-nicholas-nick_uk_641fe500e4b0dd51111d8daf |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327054513/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andrew-lloyd-webber-son-died-nicholas-nick_uk_641fe500e4b0dd51111d8daf |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=The Little Prince musical announces crowdfunding campaign for album recording {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/the-little-prince-musical-crowdfunder_52664.html |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=26 October 2020 |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327101839/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/the-little-prince-musical-crowdfunder_52664.html |url-status=live }} 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.
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.{{Cite web |date=26 March 2023 |title=Andrew Lloyd-Webber announces his son has died aged 43 from gastric cancer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-son-died-b2308134.html |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327091911/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-son-died-b2308134.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=25 March 2023 |title=Nicholas Lloyd Webber passes away at 43 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/nicholas-lloyd-webber-passes-away-at-43 |url-status=live |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=Playbill |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326164744/https://playbill.com/article/nicholas-lloyd-webber-passes-away-at-43 }}
= Work with his father =
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.{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Angela |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber announces death of his composer son Nicholas Lloyd Webber |url=https://musicaltheatrereview.com/andrew-lloyd-webber-announces-death-of-his-composer-son-nicholas-lloyd-webber/ |website=Musical Theatre Review |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328143923/https://musicaltheatrereview.com/andrew-lloyd-webber-announces-death-of-his-composer-son-nicholas-lloyd-webber/ |url-status=live }}
Lloyd Webber produced the Andrew Lloyd Webber Symphonic Suites at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, released by Decca Records in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Ingenthron |first=Blair |title=Nicholas Lloyd Webber, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Son, Has Passed Away |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nicholas-Lloyd-Webber-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Son-Has-Passed-Away-20230325 |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327091912/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nicholas-Lloyd-Webber-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Son-Has-Passed-Away-20230325 |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite news |date=25 March 2023 |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's son Nicholas dies aged 43 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65078024 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327094829/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65078024 |url-status=live }}
Personal life
In 2007, Lloyd Webber married theatre producer and designer Charlotte Windmill, with whom he had a daughter in 2008. In June 2018, he married viola player Polly Wiltshire.{{cite web |title=Inside Nick Lloyd Webber's life as he dies aged 43 after devastating cancer battle |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-nick-lloyd-webbers-life-29551092 |website=Daily Mirror |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325211941/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-nick-lloyd-webbers-life-29551092 |url-status=live }} He was the father of two children.
Death
Lloyd Webber died on 25 March 2023 aged 43 at Basingstoke Hospital, after suffering from gastric cancer for 18 months.{{cite news|website=Deadline|last=Haring|first=Bruce|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Announces Son Nick's Death|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/andrew-lloyd-webber-announces-son-nicks-death-obituary-1235310138/|date=25 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325192704/https://deadline.com/2023/03/andrew-lloyd-webber-announces-son-nicks-death-obituary-1235310138/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Nicholas Lloyd Webber, composer, record producer and son of Andrew Lloyd Webber – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/03/26/nicholas-lloyd-webber-composer-record-producer-son-andrew-lloyd/ |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326100903/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/03/26/nicholas-lloyd-webber-composer-record-producer-son-andrew-lloyd/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's eldest son, Nicholas, dies of gastric cancer aged 43 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/mar/25/andrew-lloyd-webbers-eldest-son-nicholas-dies-of-gastric-cancer-aged-43 |website=The Guardian |date=25 March 2023 |access-date=26 March 2023 |last1=Badshah |first1=Nadeem |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325235225/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/mar/25/andrew-lloyd-webbers-eldest-son-nicholas-dies-of-gastric-cancer-aged-43 |url-status=live }}
Composer credits
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title !Contribution ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref |
|---|
| 2001
|Score | rowspan="2" | Short film |
| 2003
| Homecoming |Score |
| 2012
| 56 Up |Score | Television documentary |
| 2013
|Mr Invisible |Score | Short film |
| 2016
|Score | Theatrical production | [https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/2016/richard-jordan-nicholas-lloyd-webber-is-a-chip-off-the-old-block/ Jordan, Richard, "Nicholas Lloyd Webber Is A Chip Off The Old Block"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143857/https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/2016/richard-jordan-nicholas-lloyd-webber-is-a-chip-off-the-old-block/ |date=12 June 2018 }}, The Stage 5 February 2016 |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
|Score | BBC One |
| Fat Friends The Musical
|Music | Theatrical production |
| 2020
| Monarca |Licensed track | Netflix series |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Score | Feature film |
| Control Z
| Licensed track | Netflix series |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.nickwebber.net}}
- {{IMDb name|1181777}}
- {{discogs artist|Nick Lloyd Webber}}
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{{Andrew Lloyd Webber}}
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Category:English film score composers
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Category:English record producers
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