Mike Batt
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- February 6, 1949 · Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Michael Philip Batt 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Eurovision Secrets & Scandals · Self
- The A-Z of Eurovision · Self
- The Wombles · Theme Song Performance, Director
- Katie Melua - With the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra · Music
- Heston's 1970's Feast · Self
- Faintheart · Music
- Watership Down · Music
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying · Music
- Noel's Telly Years · Self
- The Dreamstone · Music, Theme Song Performance
- The Hunting of the Snark · The Boots, Music
- Zero Zero · Number 17, Director
- Digital Dreams · Music
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning
- Caravans · Music
- The Upchat Connection · Music
- Watership Down · Songs
- Wombling Free · Music
- The Upchat Line · Music
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings · Music
- The Wombles · Music