Editing Joby Talbot

{{Short description|British composer}}
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'''Joby Talbot''' (born 25 August 1971) is a British [[composer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Joby+Talbot|title=Joby Talbot music, videos, stats, and photos - Last.fm|website=Last.fm|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> He has written for a wide variety of purposes, with a broad range of styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements and works for dance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-19 |title=Joby Talbot |url=http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=2&composerId_2905=1558 |access-date=2023-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319114452/http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=2&composerId_2905=1558 |archive-date=19 March 2006 }}</ref> He is known, to sometimes disparate audiences, for quite different works.

Prominent compositions include the a cappella choral works ''The Wishing Tree'' (2002) and ''[[Path of Miracles]]'' (2005); orchestral works ''Sneaker Wave'' (2004), ''Tide Harmonic'' (2009), ''Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'' (2012) and ''Meniscus'' (2012); the theme and score for the popular [[BBC Two]] comedy series ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'' (1999–2002); silent film scores ''[[The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog|The Lodger]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Dying Swan]]'' (2002) for the [[British Film Institute]]; film scores ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005), ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (2007) and ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'' (2008).<ref name="MSC Works">{{Cite web |date=2007-03-02 |title=Joby Talbot |url=http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=3&ComposerID_2905=1558&CategoryID_2905=0 |access-date=2023-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302193317/http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=3&ComposerID_2905=1558&CategoryID_2905=0 |archive-date=2 March 2007 }}</ref>

Works for dance include shorter works ''[[Chroma (ballet)|Chroma]]'' (2006), ''Genus'' (2007), ''[[List of Morphoses productions#Fools.E2.80.99 Paradise|Fool's Paradise]]'' (2007), and ''Chamber Symphony'' (2012); and four full-length narrative ballet scores, commissioned by [[The Royal Ballet]], the [[National Ballet of Canada]] and [[The Australian Ballet]], ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (2011, revived 2012 and 2013), ''[[The Winter's Tale (ballet)|The Winter's Tale]]'' (2014), ''Like Water for Chocolate'' (2022),<ref name="MSC Works"/> and ''[[Oscar (ballet)|Oscar]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Jane |date=2024-09-14 |title=The Australian Ballet: Oscar review – much to love in this blend of classical and contemporary dance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/14/the-australian-ballet-oscar-review-much-to-love-in-this-blend-of-classical-and-contemporary-dance |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Talbot premiered his first opera in January 2015 with [[Dallas Opera]], a one-act work entitled ''[[Everest (opera)|Everest]]''  to a libretto by [[Gene Scheer]], which follows three of the climbers involved in the [[1996 Mount Everest disaster]].<ref>{{cite web |title=La Wally by Alfredo Catalani |url=http://dallasopera.org/season/everest/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029211131/http://dallasopera.org/season/everest/ |archive-date=2014-10-29 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Talbot was born in August 1971 in [[Wimbledon, London]]. He grew up in [[Mitcham]], South London, and attended [[King's College School]], Wimbledon, on a music scholarship from the age of eight. Talbot played the piano and oboe,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/aug/20/proms2004.proms|title=Prom King|date=19 August 2004|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> studied composition privately with [[Brian Elias]] and after receiving a Bachelor of Music from [[Royal Holloway, University of London|Royal Holloway University of London]], he completed a [[Master of Music]] (Composition) at [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] under [[Simon Bainbridge]].<ref name="About">{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.jobytalbot.com/about |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=JOBY TALBOT |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early career and concert works==
Though classically trained, Talbot's early career centred on film and television scores and pop arrangements. His work as arranger and keyboardist with [[Neil Hannon]]'s band [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] continued from 1993 until 2002.<ref name="About" /> He also played saxophone on the song "Time of Legends" for gothic rock band NOSFERATU, appearing on their 1993 single "Savage Kiss" and their 1994 album ''The Prophecy''. In 1999, following some minor television scoring jobs, Talbot was commissioned to write the theme and score for [[BBC Two]]'s comedy series ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', for which he was awarded the [[Royal Television Society|Royal Television Society Award]] for Best Title Music<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.wisemusiccreative.com/|title=Wise Music Creative US - Home|website=Us.wisemusiccreative.com|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> and which he would continue to score throughout its three series and film, ''[[The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]]'' (2005). Talbot was commissioned, also in 1999, by the [[British Film Institute]] to provide a new score for Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent film ''[[The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog|The Lodger]]'', and again in 2002 the BFI had Talbot write a piano trio to accompany Evgenii Bauer's ''[[The Dying Swan]]'' (1917).<ref name="MSC Works" />

Concert works of this period include ''Luminescence'' (1997) for the [[BBC Philharmonic]]; ''Falling'' (1998), written for cellist [[Philip Sheppard (musician)|Phillip Sheppard]]; ''Incandescence'' (1998) for percussion and orchestra, commissioned by the Brunel Ensemble and later toured by [[Evelyn Glennie]] and the [[London Sinfonietta]]; String Quartet No. 1 (1999) and No. 2 (2002), for the [[Duke Quartet]]; the saxophone quartet ''Blue Cell'' (2001) for the Apollo Saxophone Quartet; and ''Minus 1500'' (2001) for bassoon, percussion, strings and piano, commissioned by the London Sinfonietta.<ref name="MSC Works" /> During this time, Talbot also completed a popular reworking of [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]'s 'All Mine' for The Divine Comedy's contribution to [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]' covers album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]'' (1999).<ref name="About" />{{failed verification|date=August 2013}}

In 2002, Talbot wrote ''The Wishing Tree'', a short a cappella madrigal setting a text by [[Kathleen Jamie]], for [[King's Singers|The King's Singers]], commissioned by the ensemble and [[The Proms]] as part of [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|the Queen's Golden Jubilee]]. Subsequent to this, Talbot was asked by Nigel Short, artistic director of chamber choir [[Tenebrae (choir)|Tenebrae]], to create a work that described the ancient [[Pilgrimage Church of St James|Christian pilgrimage route]] across northern Spain to [[Santiago de compostela|Santiago de Compostela]]. The resultant piece was the hour-long, [[a cappella]] journey ''Path of Miracles'', setting multilingual texts collated by Robert Dickinson, which has steadily gained popularity with vocal ensembles and audiences.<ref name="MSC Works" />

''Sneaker Wave'' (2004) for the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]] was Talbot's second Proms commission, and also in that year, he was appointed [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]'s inaugural Composer-in-Residence, a project which involved the composition of one short piece for small ensemble per month and resulted in the album ''Once Around the Sun'' (2005 Sony BMG). In 2006, Talbot wrote the trumpet concerto ''Desolation Wilderness'' for soloist [[Alison Balsom]] and the [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] and [[Turku Philharmonic Orchestra]]s. A third work for the Proms was Talbot's 2011 arrangement of [[Purcell]]'s Chacony in G Minor for the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]. The next year, Talbot was commissioned by the [[Philharmonia Orchestra]] to write an eighth movement to [[Gustav Holst|Holst]]'s ''[[The Planets]]'', as part of their interactive installation ''Universe of Sound'' at the [[Science Museum, London]]. The work, entitled ''Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'' premiered at [[Royal Festival Hall|The Royal Festival Hall]], London, in 2012, as part of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] [[Cultural Olympiad#Cultural Olympiad|Cultural Olympiad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2434&State_2912=2&newsId_2912=2519|title=News - Joby Talbot's "Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity" - Music Sales Classical|website=Chesternovello.com|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

==Works for dance==
===Collaborations with Wayne McGregor===
Among the pieces composed as part of Talbot's Classic FM residency are ''A Yellow Disc Rising from the Sea'', ''Transit of Venus'' and ''Cloudpark'', all of which went on to form part of Talbot's score for the Royal Ballet production ''Chroma'' (2005), his first collaboration with current Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer [[Wayne McGregor]] C.B.E. McGregor had heard Talbot's 2004 orchestral work ''Hovercraft'' and approached him about creating a larger score around this. The remaining elements of the ''Chroma'' score are the tracks 'Aluminum', 'Blue Orchid' and 'Hardest Button to Button' from Talbot's 2005 instrumental covers album of songs by [[The White Stripes]], entitled ''[[Aluminium (album)|Aluminium]]'', a project conceived and executed in partnership with [[XL Recordings]] founder [[Richard Russell (XL Recordings)|Richard Russell]], and Talbot's long-time collaborator, the conductor and orchestrator [[Christopher Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/work.aspx?work=6460&row=32&letter=C&|title=ROH Collections|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> ''Chroma'' won the [[South Bank Show|South Bank Show Award]] for Dance and an [[Olivier Award]] for Best New Dance Production, and continues to be staged by numerous companies internationally, including the [[Bolshoi Ballet]], [[San Francisco Ballet]], [[Royal Danish Ballet]], [[National Ballet of Canada]], [[Boston Ballet]], [[The Australian Ballet]] and [[Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]].

Following ''Chroma'', McGregor and Talbot collaborated on two further works, ''Genus'' (2007) for the [[Paris Opera Ballet]], for which Talbot produced an electro-acoustic score with LA-based electronic musician [[Deru]]; and ''Entity'' (2008) for McGregor's company [[Random Dance Company|Random Dance]], a score divided between electro-acoustic string works by Talbot, and an electronic score by [[Jon Hopkins]]. Talbot's half was adapted from his string quartet ''Manual Override'', originally commissioned in 2007 by Singapore's [[T'ang Quartet]]; and from the 2005 cello work ''Motion Detector'', written for cellist [[Maya Beiser]].<ref name="MSC Works" />

===Collaborations with Christopher Wheeldon===
Subsequent to ''Chroma'', Talbot became increasingly involved in projects for dance, adapting his 2002 score for [[Evgenii Bauer]]'s silent film ''The Dying Swan'' to score ''Fool's Paradise'', a short 2007 work devised by choreographer [[Christopher Wheeldon]] for his company [[Morphoses]] and later integrated into the repertoire of The Royal Ballet.

When Wheeldon was appointed to choreograph The Royal Ballet's first new, full-length narrative ballet commissioned in almost 20 years, he approached Talbot to write the score.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Toronyi-Lalic |first=Igor |date=2023-12-24 |title=Joby Talbot heads down the rabbit hole for the Royal Ballet's Alice |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/classical-opera/article/joby-talbot-heads-down-the-rabbit-hole-for-the-royal-ballets-alice-29cl2rdhq5l |access-date=2023-12-24 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', commissioned jointly by the Royal and the National Ballet of Canada, premiered at the [[Royal Opera House|Royal Opera House Covent Garden]] on 28 February 2011, and at the [[Four Seasons Centre|Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre]], Toronto, on 4 June 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/onstage/article/1285343--alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-returns-to-national-ballet|title=Alice's Adventures in Wonderland returns to National Ballet|first=Michael|last=Crabb|date=9 November 2012|access-date=10 March 2018|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> The production has had its third consecutive run with The Royal Ballet in March 2013<ref name="roh.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-christopher-wheeldon|title=Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Productions – Royal Opera House|website=Rroh.org.uk|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131165813/http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-christopher-wheeldon|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has thus far been successfully toured to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. by the National Ballet of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://national.ballet.ca/performances/season1213/Alice_s_Adventures_in_Wonderland/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219190241/http://national.ballet.ca/performances/season1213/Alice_s_Adventures_in_Wonderland/|url-status=dead|title=National Ballet of Canada Website|archive-date=19 February 2013|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated in 2011: "Mr. Talbot's score is the trump card for ''Alice''."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sulcas |first=Roslyn |date=2011-03-01 |title=Alice on Her Toes, at a Rare Tea Party |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/arts/dance/02alice.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The 2012 and 2013 productions received very good to excellent reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-24 |title=Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Covent Garden |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-at-covent-garden-wjdxmnvnb9l |access-date=2023-12-24 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-19 |title=A magic potion {{!}} The Sunday Times |website=[[The Sunday Times]] |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/dance/article1232394.ece |access-date=2023-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419141130/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/dance/article1232394.ece |archive-date=19 April 2013 }}</ref> Talbot was praised for his "sublimely witty score, which seems to use every instrument to match the sounds from the pit to the action on the stage, creating a lush soundscape that drives the action."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-17 |title=Alice in Wonderland, Royal Ballet, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/9935852/Alice-in-Wonderland-Royal-Ballet-review.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> A suite from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', along with the score from the duo's first collaboration ''Fool's Paradise'', was recorded in London in November 2012 by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] under Christopher Austin and released in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AJL1DVK/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1358951797&sr=8-1|title=Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|access-date=10 March 2018|website=Amazon.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planethugill.com/2013/03/joby-talbot-alices-adventures.html|title=A delightful disc - Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|website=Planethughill.com|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

In May 2013, Wheeldon choreographed sections of an orchestral version of Talbot's 2009 work ''Tide Harmonic'' for [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]], under the same title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnb.org/AboutPNB/Repertory/TideHarmonic.aspx |title=PNB &#124; Tide Harmonic &#124; Pacific Northwest Ballet |access-date=2014-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127192506/http://www.pnb.org/AboutPNB/Repertory/TideHarmonic.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2014}}</ref>

In London in April 2014, the pair premiered a second full-length narrative work for The Royal Ballet and National Ballet of Canada, an adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''. Talbot commented that he spent two years thinking about 'nothing else.' The project proved especially challenging as he was composing music to be played by unusual instruments and the contrasting nature of each act from one to three made it feel he had to 'start again' twice more.<ref>Interview on Opus Arte DVD 2015</ref> The critical reception was favourable with five stars from The Times<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/the-winters-tale-at-covent-garden-zg879h86fhl|title=The Winter's Tale at Covent Garden|first=Debra|last=Craine|website=[[The Times]] |access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> and The Telegraph<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalcdreviews/10759738/The-Winters-Tale-Royal-Ballet-Covent-Garden-review.html|title=The Winter's Tale, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, review|first=Sarah|last=Crompton|date=11 April 2014|access-date=10 March 2018|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> and four from the ''[[Financial Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/6f6a5b46-c15b-11e3-97b2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IzJE26RP |title=The Winter's Tale, Royal Opera House, London – review |website=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=10 Jan 2021 }}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'', which called the work 'a ballet to keep'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/13/winters-tale-christopher-wheeldon-british-ballet|title=The Winter's Tale review – 'a ballet to keep'|first=Luke|last=Jennings|date=12 April 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> ''The Winter's Tale'' was premiered in North America by the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto in November 2015 and returned to Covent Garden the following year. With some amendment it was performed again at the Royal Opera House in 2018.

In 2023 Talbot received an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] nomination at The Ivors Classical Awards 2023. ''Like Water for Chocolate'' was nominated for Best Stage Work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mark |date=2023-10-18 |title=Nominees announced for The Ivors Classical Awards 2023 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominees-announced-for-the-ivors-classical-awards-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The ballet ''[[Oscar (ballet)|Oscar]]'', based on the life of [[Oscar Wilde]], was premiered by The Australian Ballet at the [[Regent Theatre, Melbourne|Regent Theatre]], [[Melbourne]] in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Yvette |date=2024-09-16 |title=Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde's life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage |url=https://theconversation.com/oscar-the-tragedy-and-beauty-of-wildes-life-and-an-historic-moment-on-the-ballet-stage-235649 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref>

===''Eau'' and ''Chamber''===
French choreographers [[Carolyn Carlson (artist)|Carolyn Carlson]] and Medhi Walerski have both created works to specially commissioned scores by Talbot. Carlson's production ''Eau'' for CCN Roubaix and the [[Orchestre National de Lille]] had its premiere in [[Lille]] in 2008, and Talbot later adapted the score as ''Tide Harmonic'', a five-movement chamber work released on Signum Classics in 2011.<ref name="jobytalbot.com">{{cite web|url=http://jobytalbot.com/#/digital|title=Home|website=Joby Talbot|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> Walerski's ''Chamber'' was choreographed to Talbot's Chamber Symphony (2012) for [[Netherlands Dance Theatre]] and the [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet]], and premiered in The Hague in October 2012. The piece formed part of a worldwide programming focus on the 100th anniversary of [[Stravinsky|Igor Stravinsky]]'s ''[[The Rite of Spring]]'' (1913).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theriteofspringat100.org/ros_perf_series/nederlands-dans-theater-i/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416004027/https://www.theriteofspringat100.org/ros_perf_series/nederlands-dans-theater-i/|url-status=dead|title=The Rite of Spring at 100|archive-date=16 April 2013|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

==Screen scores and arrangements==
Talbot has continued to write for film and television, with notable scores including ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ([[Garth Jennings]], 2005); ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'' ([[Mark Palansky]], 2006); ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (Garth Jennings, 2007); ''[[Is Anybody There?]]'' ([[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]], 2008); ''[[Franklyn]]'' ([[Gerald McMorrow]], 2008); ''[[Burke & Hare (2010 film)|Burke and Hare]]'' ([[John Landis]], 2010); and ''[[Hunky Dory (film)|Hunky Dory]]'' ([[Marc Evans]], 2011), for which Talbot developed orchestral arrangements of pop songs with the film's young actors and musicians, alongside writing the largely electronic score.<ref name="About" /> Following his work on BBC Two comedy series ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1999–2002), Talbot wrote the theme and, with Jeremy Holland-Smith, the score for League co-creators and actors [[Reece Shearsmith]] and [[Steve Pemberton]]'s new series, ''[[Psychoville]]'' (2011–12). Further work for the [[BBC]] has included the theme and (with Jeremy Holland-Smith and Richard Chester) score for the popular children's series ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]'' (2010–12). Talbot also wrote the theme for the [[BBC One]] drama series ''[[Frankie (TV series)|Frankie]]''.

As an arranger, Talbot has worked with numerous contemporary pop musicians, including [[Paul McCartney]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Air (French band)|Air]], [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]], [[Neil Hannon]] and [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]], [[Travis (band)|Travis]], and [[Ute Lemper]], and with record producer [[Nigel Godrich]]. Talbot himself acted as producer as well as arranger on the [[XL Recordings]] album ''[[Aluminium (album)|Aluminium]]'', a limited-edition collection of songs by The White Stripes, arranged by Talbot and Christopher Austin for chamber orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jobytalbot.com/#/work?category=composition&tags=arrangements|title=Home|website=Joby Talbot|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, Talbot provided the score for animated movie ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' and received an [[Annie Award]] for Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/nominees/#1|title=Annie Awards|website=Annieawards.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-12}}</ref>

==Notable works==
* "Time of Legends" (1994), hired on a session basis to play saxophone on this Nosferatu song which appeared on their album ''The Prophecy''
* ''Luminescence'' (1997), commissioned by the [[BBC Philharmonic|BBC Philharmonic Orchestra]]
* ''The Lodger'' (1999), a new score for [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1927 silent film, commissioned by the [[British Film Institute]]
* ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'' (1999–2002), television soundtrack
* ''The Dying Swan'' (2002), a new score for Evgenii Bauer's 1917 silent film, commissioned by the British Film Institute
* ''Hovercraft'' (2004), commissioned by the [[Kensington Symphony Orchestra]] and later incorporated into the score for ''[[Chroma (ballet)|Chroma]]''
* ''[[Path of Miracles]]'' (2005), an [[a cappella]] choral work commissioned by [[Tenebrae (choir)|Tenebrae]]
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005), film soundtrack
* ''[[Chroma (ballet)|Chroma]]'' (2006), an arrangement of existing works commissioned by [[The Royal Ballet]] and choreographed by [[Wayne McGregor]]
* ''Desolation Wilderness'' (2006), a trumpet concerto commissioned by the [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] and [[Turku Philharmonic Orchestra]]s, soloist [[Alison Balsom]]
* ''Fool's Paradise'' (2007), an adaptation of Talbot's 2002 score for [[Yevgeni Bauer|Evgenii Bauer]]'s silent film ''[[The Dying Swan]]'', commissioned by [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]] for [[List of Morphoses productions|Morphoses]]' ''Fool's Paradise'', choreographed by [[Christopher Wheeldon]].
* ''Genus'' (2007), an electro-acoustic score written with electronic musician [[Benjamin Wynn#Deru|Deru]], commissioned by the [[Paris Opera Ballet]] and choreographed by [[Wayne McGregor]]
* ''Tide Harmonic'' (2010), originally commissioned by CCN Roubaix for the dance work ''Eau'' (2008) by [[Carolyn Carlson (artist)|Carolyn Carlson]]
* Chacony in G Minor (after [[Purcell]]) (2011), commissioned by the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]] and [[The Proms]]
* ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (2011), commissioned by [[The Royal Ballet]] and [[National Ballet of Canada]], choreographed by [[Christopher Wheeldon]]<ref name="roh.org.uk"/>
* ''Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'' (2012), commissioned by the [[Philharmonia Orchestra]] for their 2012 interactive installation ''Universe of Sound''
* Chamber Symphony (2012), commissioned by [[Netherlands Dance Theatre|Nederlands Dans Theater]] and [[Residentie Orchestra|Het Residentie Orkest]], choreographed as ''Chamber'' by Medhi Walerski
* ''Meniscus'' (2012), commissioned by the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (China)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]], [[Beijing]]
* ''[[The Winter's Tale (ballet)|The Winter's Tale]]'' (2014), commissioned by The Royal Ballet and National Ballet of Canada, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-winters-tale-by-christopher-wheeldon|title=The Winter's Tale — Productions — Royal Opera House|website=Roh.org.uk|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=30 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530172844/http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-winters-tale-by-christopher-wheeldon|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Everest (opera)|Everest]]'', one-act opera 
* ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016), film soundtrack
* ''[[Sing 2]]'' (2021), film soundtrack
* ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]'' (2023), film soundtrack

==Recordings==
* ''The Dying Swan, Music for 1 to 7 Players'' (2002, [[Black Box Music]]), Talbot's score for [[Evgenii Bauer]]'s 1917 silent film, along with a selection of early works
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005, [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood Records Inc]]), film soundtrack
* ''Once Around the Sun'' (2005, [[Sony BMG]]), the collected works written during Talbot's 2004 [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] residency, along with other short works
* ''Path of Miracles'' (2005, Signum Classics), an a cappella work descriptive of the ancient [[Christians|Christian]] [[pilgrimage]] route across northern Spain to [[Pilgrimage Church of St James|Santiago de Compostela]], in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
* ''[[Aluminium (album)|Aluminium]]'' (2006, [[XL Recordings]]), Talbot's chamber arrangements of songs by [[The White Stripes]]
* ''[[Arctic Tale]]'' (2007, Bulletproof), film soundtrack
* ''Genus'' (2007, Dear Oh Dear!/[[List of industrial music labels|Ant-Zen]]), Talbot and [[Deru]]'s original electro-acoustic score for choreographer [[Wayne McGregor]]'s work of the same name, for the [[Paris Opera Ballet]]
* ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (2008, Bulletproof), film soundtrack
* ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'' (2008, [[Lakeshore Records]]), film soundtrack
* ''[[Franklyn]]'' (2009, Silva Screen Records), film soundtrack
* ''Tide Harmonic'' (2011, Signum Classics), originally written for choreographer [[Carolyn Carlson (artist)|Carolyn Carlson]]'s work ''Eau'', Tide Harmonic is a five-movement chamber work describing the different states and functions of water<ref name="jobytalbot.com"/>
* ''[[Hunky Dory (film)|Hunky Dory]]'' (2012, [[Decca Records]]), film soundtrack
* Suite from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (2012, Signum Classics), the score for [[Christopher Wheeldon]]'s full-length narrative ballet, for [[Royal Ballet|The Royal Ballet]] and [[National Ballet of Canada]]. Includes the score from another Wheeldon collaboration, ''Fool's Paradise''. Performed by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] under [[Christopher Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ax.search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?entity=album&media=all&page=1&restrict=false&startIndex=0&term=joby+talbot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808190147/http://ax.search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?entity=album&media=all&page=1&restrict=false&startIndex=0&term=joby+talbot|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2014|title=Connecting to the iTunes Store.|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

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