Biography

Anthony Weeden is an award-winning conductor and orchestrator whose versatility, vast repertoire, and reputation as a trusted musical collaborator have made him a first choice for leading composers and ensembles worldwide. His work features on scores that have earned Golden Globe, Academy Award, and BAFTA wins and nominations.

Equally at home on the concert stage and in the recording studio, Anthony has collaborated with a remarkable cross-section of creators, including Jóhann Jóhannsson, Michael Giacchino, Christophe Beck, Bear McCreary, David Byrne, Junkie XL, David Arnold, David Buckley, Peter Gregson, Oli Julian, Mica Levi, Anna Calvi, Amelia Warner, and Nainita Desai.

He appears regularly with leading orchestras internationally—including the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orkest, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heritage Orchestra—and with all the major UK orchestras, among them the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recent screen credits include The Sandman (Netflix, 2022–25), Young Woman and the Sea (Disney, 2024), The Family Plan (Apple Original, 2023), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Marvel, 2023), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon, 2022), and Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel, 2022). Earlier acclaimed projects include Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), The Theory of Everything (2014), and Sherlock (BBC, 2010–17).

Born on England’s north-east coast, Anthony began his musical life in local brass bands before studying trumpet and composition at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy. He read Music at Durham University (BA Hons) and completed postgraduate studies in orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music, working with Lorin Maazel and Daniele Gatti. He twice won the August Manns Prize and, in 1999, became the inaugural winner of the Norman Del Mar Conducting Prize. The Royal Academy of Music appointed him an Honorary Associate in 2014.