Marc Teitler is a composer known for his dark, playful, and otherworldly scores spanning stage musicals, theatre, film, and animation. A recipient of the Guardian Innovation Award, his cross-disciplinary work has honed his ability to craft immersive, emotionally resonant storytelling that often draws on the surreal, the magical, and the uncanny.

He is the co-creator of The Grinning Man, the cult hit musical hailed as “crowned by an extraordinary score” (WhatsOnStage). The show premiered at Bristol Old Vic, transferred to the West End, and inspired international productions, a motion-capture film adaptation directed by Andy Serkis, and a chart-topping cast album. Marc also co-wrote The Magician’s Elephant (Royal Shakespeare Company), based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel. It premiered in 2021, had its U.S. debut in 2024, and will be released globally by MTI in 2025. The Times called it “a flawless piece of artistry… majestic and magnificent.”

His earlier musical Baddies was praised by The Guardian as “delightfully witty and endlessly imaginative” and he is currently developing an AI-themed musical adaptation of Pinocchio.

Marc’s music has featured in American Horror Story, The Patient, Portlandia, Bones, The Loud House, and The Seventh Dimension, and he scored the animation Hearts, nominated for the VW Score Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and Stuck On a Sunday by Marc Craste. The music video for his haunting song Stranger in Paradise, directed by Gabriella Orozco, has just been nominated for Best Animated Short at Raindance 2025. His commercial credits include PlayStation and Johnnie Walker.

For theatre, he has composed scores for Dance Nation (Almeida), Blood & Gifts (National Theatre), The Secret Agent (Young Vic), and most recently, The Red Shoes at the RSC.