Isobel Waller-Bridge facts for kids

Isobel Noeline Waller-Bridge (born on April 23, 1984) is a talented English composer. She creates music for movies, TV shows, and plays. She also writes electronic music and modern classical pieces.

Life and Career of a Composer

Isobel studied music at several top schools. She earned degrees from Edinburgh University and King's College London. She also received a special scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music.

Famous Music for TV and Film

Isobel is well-known for her music in popular shows and movies. She wrote the soundtrack for the BBC comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016–2019). Her sister, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, wrote and starred in this show.

Isobel also created music for feature films like Vita and Virginia (2018) and Emma (2020). In 2021, she composed the score for Netflix's Munich: The Edge of War and The Phantom of the Open.

Performing and Collaborations

Besides composing, Isobel is also a performer. She has played her music at places like the St James Theatre and Union Chapel.

In 2016, her music appeared on albums with famous Icelandic composers Ólafur Arnalds and Jóhann Jóhannsson. In 2021, the Philharmonia Orchestra asked her to write a piece for their Human/Nature series. Her music, called Temperatures, was first performed in November 2021.

Isobel has also worked with fashion and dance. In 2020, she created music for Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show in Paris Fashion Week. In 2021, she teamed up with ballet dancer Francesca Hayward to score her dance film, Siren.

Music for Theatre Productions

For theatre, Isobel has composed music for several plays. These include The Son and The Forest by Florian Zeller. She also worked on Woyzeck, Blood Wedding, and Knives in Hens.

In 2022, it was announced that Isobel would create the music for an animated short film called The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. This film aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in December 2022. She also produced the soundtrack for Sweetpea in 2024.

Isobel's Family Life

Isobel's parents are Theresa Mary Waller-Bridge and Michael Cyprian Waller-Bridge. Her father started an electronic trading company called Tradepoint. Her mother works for the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers.

Isobel has two younger siblings: Jasper Waller-Bridge and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The actress Michelle Dockery is her sister-in-law.

Works by Isobel Waller-Bridge

Isobel has composed music for many different projects. Here are some of them:

Television Shows

• Life (2009 documentary series, four episodes)
• War & Peace (2016 TV series)
• Fleabag (2016-2019)
• Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)
• The Split (2018 TV series)
• The ABC Murders (2018 TV series)
• Black Mirror (2019, episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too")
• The Way Down (2021)
• Roar (2022)
• Sweetpea (2024)

Films

• Vita and Virginia (2018)
• Emma (2020)
• Munich – The Edge of War (2021)
• The Phantom of the Open (2021)
• I Came By (2022)
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022; short film)
• The Lesson (2023)
• Wicked Little Letters (2023)
• Magpie (2024)
• Mother Mother (2024)