Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams | |
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| Born | 13 December 1961 |
| Origin | conductor |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Wavecrest |
Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961)orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video games, television and films including the Metal Gear series, Spy Game, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, Déjà Vu, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Martian, Antz, The Tigger Movie, Chicken Run and its sequel, the Shrek franchise, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, Early Man, and Catch-22. He is also the older brother of fellow composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.
Gregson-Williams worked with several film directors such as Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Andrew Adamson, Ben Affleck, Joel Schumacher, Antoine Fuqua, Niki Caro, Nick Park, and Dan Ireland.
Education
Gregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to
independent boarding school in the civil parish of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, where he was a music scholar. He next went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[2]
He learned to play the piano as a child on a Broadwood piano which his father had bought with the winnings from a hundred-to-one bet during the Grand National.[3]
Discography
Film
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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| 2010 | Twelve | Joel Schumacher | — | |
| Shrek Forever After | Mike Mitchell | DreamWorks Animation Paramount Pictures |
Most recent collaboration with DreamWorks Animation as of 2023 | |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Mike Newell | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Walt Disney Pictures |
Additional music by Halli Cauthery and David Buckley As composer and conductor | |
| The Town | Ben Affleck | Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
Co-composed with David Buckley | |
| Unstoppable | Tony Scott | 20th Century Fox |
Additional music by Justin Caine Burnett | |
| 2011 | Life in a Day | Kevin Macdonald | National Geographic Films |
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| Cowboys & Aliens | Jon Favreau | Fairview Entertainment (International)Imagine Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Universal Pictures (North America) Paramount Pictures |
Additional music by Halli Cauthery Hybrid provided sound design textures[4] | |
| Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith |
Aardman Animations Sony Pictures Animation Columbia Pictures |
Also music producer Replaced Michael Giacchino and Adam Cohen | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox |
Two tracks ("Life" and "We Were Right") Main score by Marc Streitenfeld |
| I Am Bad | David Rackoff | OneZero Productions | — | |
| Total Recall | Len Wiseman | Original Film Columbia Pictures |
Additional music by Hybrid As composer and music producer Orchestra conducted by Gavin Greenaway | |
| 2013 | The East | Zal Batmanglij | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Themes Main score by Halli Cauthery |
| Mr. Pip | Andrew Adamson | Olympus Pictures | — | |
| 2014 | Hate from a Distance | Dan Ireland | Privarte Pictures | Co-composed with Tom Howe |
| The Equalizer | Antoine Fuqua | Escape Artists Village Roadshow Pictures Columbia Pictures |
Additional music by Hybrid | |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Michael Mann |
Legendary Pictures Universal Pictures |
Co-composed with Atticus Ross, Ryan Amon, and Leo Ross |
| Monkey Kingdom | Mark Linfield Alastair Fothergill |
Disneynature | — | |
| The Martian | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox |
As composer and conductor | |
| Miss You Already | Catherine Hardwicke | Lionsgate (US) Entertainment One (UK) |
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| 2016 | Confirmation | Rick Famuyiwa | HBO | TV movie Additional music by Stephanie Economou |
| Live by Night | Ben Affleck | Warner Bros. Pictures Appian Way Productions Pearl Street Films |
Additional music by Stephanie Economou As composer and conductor | |
| 2017 | The Zookeeper's Wife | Niki Caro | Focus Features | Additional music by Stephanie Economou As composer and conductor |
| Breath | Simon Baker | See Pictures Windalong Gran Via FilmRise |
Additional music by Stephanie Economou | |
| Alien: Covenant | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox |
Two tracks ("Life" and "We Were Right") Main score by Jed Kurzel | |
| 2018 | Early Man | Nick Park | StudioCanal Aardman Animations |
Co-composed with Tom Howe Additional music by Paul Mounsey Orchestra conducted with Gavin Greenaway |
| The Equalizer 2 | Antoine Fuqua | Columbia Pictures Escape Artists |
Additional music by Stephanie Economou | |
| The Meg | Jon Turteltaub | Warner Bros. Pictures | Additional music by Stephanie Economou As composer and conductor | |
| 2019 | Penguins | Alastair Fothergill Jeff Wilson |
Disneynature | — |
2020s
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mulan | Niki Caro | Walt Disney Pictures | Themes by Jerry Goldsmith Additional music by Stephanie Economou and Tom Howe |
| 2021 | Infinite | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount+ | — |
| The Last Duel | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Studios | — | |
| House of Gucci | Bron Creative United Artists Releasing |
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| Al Kameen | Pierre Morel | Image Nation Abu Dhabi |
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| 2022 | Return to Space | Jimmy Chin Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi |
Netflix | Co-composed with Mychael Danna |
| Polar Bear | Alastair Fothergill Jeff Wilson |
Disneynature | — | |
| 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | Ben Wheatley | Warner Bros. Pictures | — |
| Retribution | Nimród Antal | Lionsgate Roadside Attractions |
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| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Sam Fell | Netflix Aardman Animations |
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| 2024 | Gladiator II | Ridley Scott | Paramount Pictures | — |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1991 | G.B.H. | 2 episodes music coordinator |
| 1992 | Champion Children | |
| 1999 | The Hunger | Episode: "Sanctuary" |
| 2002 | AFP: American Fighter Pilot | |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride | 3 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | The Riches | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Halls | TV special |
| 2017–2018 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
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| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Composed with Tom Howe |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| 2020 | Manhunt | Composed season 2 with Stephanie Economou |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Episode: "Signs of Life" |
| 2022-2023 | The Gilded Age | Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams [5] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | With Norihiko Hibino |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | With Norihiko Hibino |
| 2007 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Main theme only and music producer With Stephen Barton |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | With Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori and Kazuma Jinnouchi |
| 2014 | Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | With Ludvig Forssell |
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Main title and themes only With audiomachine (Paul Dinletir and Kevin Rix) |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Music producer Score composed by Ludvig Forsell, Justin Burnett and Daniel James |
Rides
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2001 | Shrek 4-D | At various theme parks around the world. Based on the Shrek film franchise. |
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2018 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
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Electric Dreams: The Commute | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special | Return to Space | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Harry Gregson-Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Harry Gregson-Williams". Stowe School. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Creative Cribs – Harry Gregson-Williams" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Cowboys & Aliens". Hybrid Scores website. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Nimrod Antal's 'Retribution' ('The Ambush')". Film Music Reporter. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
External links
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- Harry Gregson-Williams at IMDb
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
- Harry Gregson-Williams discography at MusicBrainz
- An interview with Harry Gregson-Williams
- Epicenter Games Interviews Harry Gregson-Williams, an interview with Harry Gregson-Williams regarding Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, from EpicenterGames
- Harry Gregson-Williams at Scorereviews.com
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