Ian Henry Murray Marsh (born 8 December 1948) is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the pop group Sailor.
Marsh wrote musical scores for other theatre productions including Romeo and Juliet, The Grapes of Wrath and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.
He received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Original Music in Theater Production in 1998 for The Comedy of Errors,[2] and in 1999 for Much Ado About Nothing.
As joint owner of MB Productions with award-winning writer, composer and performer Paul Boross (formerly of comedy music acts Morris Minor and the Majors with Tony Hawks, and The Calypso Twins with Ainsley Harriott), Marsh was also commissioned to compose numerous scores for television programmes shown by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, and other TV channel networks during the 1990s and 2000s.
[8] These included Eye of the Storm, Pirates, Blockbusters, Strike It Rich, Win Lose Or Draw, Backdate, Get Wet, Butterfingers, House Invaders, and The Fastest Man On Earth,[9] as well as several presentation packages and advertisement campaigns.
[10] His solo library music has been used worldwide, including in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Private Parts, Father Ted, Home and Away, Peak Practice and many others.