Biography
Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949) 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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Songs From The Wood
1977
A Design For Life
1996
Apple Venus Volume 1
1999
The Phantom Of The Opera
1987
Lipstick Traces (A Secret History Of Manic Street Preachers)
2003
The Premiere Collection - The Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber
1988
Century Child
2002
Are A Drag
1999
Ring Out, Solstice Bells
1976
Piece By Piece
2005
Fate For Breakfast
1979
Bright Eyes
1978
Garfunkel
1988
Original Soundtrack Watership Down
1978
Top Of The Pops Christmas
2016
Now That's What I Call Xmas
2006
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2004
My Colouring Book
2004
Born
2000
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
1997
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
1992
Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera
1987
The Greatest Hits Of 1986
1986
I Feel Like Buddy Holly
1984
Credited work
3,637 releases · 692 albums · active 1968–2025
- Performance · 6,147
- Production · 1,907
- Other credits · 516
- Engineering · 52
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Air Studios · Wessex Sound Studios · Audio International Studios