Marc Teitler is an award-winning composer known for dark, playful and otherworldly scores spanning musical theatre, stage, film and animation. A recipient of the Guardian Innovation Award, his work often explores the surreal, magical and uncanny.

He co-created The Grinning Man, the cult musical “crowned by an extraordinary score” (WhatsOnStage). Premiering at Bristol Old Vic before transferring to the West End, it has inspired international productions, a chart-topping cast album and a motion-capture film adaptation directed by Andy Serkis. Marc also co-wrote the RSC’s The Magician’s Elephant, described by The Times as “a flawless piece of artistry… majestic and magnificent,” and is developing an AI-themed musical adaptation of Pinocchio.

His music has featured in American Horror Story, The Patient, Portlandia, Bones and The Loud House. His song Stranger in Paradise, with an animated film directed by Gabriella Orozco, was nominated at Raindance 2025.
Theatre scores include Dance Nation (Almeida), Blood & Gifts (National Theatre), The Secret Agent (Young Vic), Twitterdammerung (Royal Opera House) and, most recently, The Red Shoes for the Royal Shakespeare Company.