Tom Howe (musician)
Tom Howe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, performer, conductor, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | www |
Tom Howe (born 26 December 1977) is a British composer and musician who has worked on over 100 films and television series.[1] Growing up in a musical family, Tom was classically trained on piano, clarinet and guitar.[2]
After attending the University of Edinburgh, he became a session musician in both classical and contemporary spheres,[3] working with multiple bands, including Adult Jazz,[4] and performed at multiple live events, including David Byrne's Meltdown Festival.[5]
He started writing for TV in 2008, with music credits[6] for the BBC production How The Celts Saved Britain presented by Dan Snow. In 2011 he co-wrote with Gary Go on the theatrical release Love's Kitchen.
He developed a close working relationship with established composers Harry[7] and Rupert Gregson-Williams and subsequently has worked on multiple major TV series and movies, including Wonder Woman, Mulan, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Ted Lasso.
Other work includes music for The Great British Bake Off,[8][9] Taskmaster, Whiskey Cavalier,[10] Paranormal Witness,[11][12] and The Lodge.[13][14]
Following his work with Bill Lawrence on Whiskey Cavalier he was asked to work on the new Apple Series Ted Lasso[15] with Marcus Mumford[16]
In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[17]
Film
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hate from a Distance | Dan Ireland | Privarte Pictures | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox |
Additional Music Composed by Alberto Iglesias | |
| 2015 | Monkey Kingdom | Mark Linfield Alastair Fothergill |
DisneyNature | Additional Music Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2016 | Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? | Matt Cooper | The Vault | Music |
| Open Season: Scared Silly | David Feiss | Sony Pictures Animation Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Additional Music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams and Dominic Lewis | |
| The Do-Over | Steven Brill | Netflix Happy Madison Productions |
Additional Music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams | |
| The Legend of Tarzan | David Yates | Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures | ||
| 2017 | Lost & Found | Joseph Itaya | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Music |
| Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins | Warner Bros. Pictures DC Films |
Additional Music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams | |
| Professor Marston and the Wonder Women | Angela Robinson | Annapurna Pictures | Music | |
| 2018 | Early Man | Nick Park | StudioCanal Aardman Animations |
Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2019 | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Richard Phelan Will Becher |
Music | |
| Charming | Ross Venokur | Vanguard Animation | Music | |
| 2020 | Mulan | Niki Caro | Walt Disney Pictures | Themes by Jerry Goldsmith Additional Music with Stephanie Economou Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2021 | Shaun The Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas | Steve Cox | Aardman Animations | Music |
Freddie Mercury - The Final Act |
James Rogan | BBC/Rogan Productions | Music | |
| Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache | Jed Hathaway | Apple TV+ | Music with Marcus Mumford | |
| 2022 | Minions & Monsters | Chloë Lesueur Jed Diffenderfer |
Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
Mini-movie |
| The Amazing Maurice | Toby Genkel Florian Westermann |
Ulysses Filmproduktion | Music | |
| Shattered | Luis Prieto | Grindstone Entertainment Group
|
Music | |
| The People We Hate at The Wedding | Clare Scanlon | Amazon Studios Filmnation Entertainment Wishmore |
Music | |
| 2023 | Rally Road Racers | Ross Venokur | REP Productions 6 Ltd. Kintop Pictures Riverstone Pictures Vanguard Animation Virtuso Productions Lipsync Post |
Music |
Television Credits
| Year | Title | People Associated | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | How The Celts Saved Britain[18] | Director: Steven Clark | BBC |
| 2009 | Life | Producer: Martha Holmes | BBC |
| 2010 | Directors Season | Director: Grant Berry | Sky TV |
| 2010 | Total Player | Series Producer: Aisling Collins | Sky TV |
| 2010 | America: The Story of Us | Directors: Richard Bedser, Hugh Ballantyne, Jenny Ash | Nutopia |
| 2010 | Games That Time Forgot[19] | Director: Andy Devonshire | Avalon/BBC |
| 2010 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 1 | Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2011 | Love Thy Neighbours | Series Producer: Chloe Court | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 2
|
Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2011 | Four Rooms | Director: Andy Devonshire | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | The Great British Weather | Series Producer: Denis O'Connor | BBC |
| 2011 | Seconds from Disaster - Series 4 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | National Geographic |
| 2011 | Paranormal Witness | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | SyFy |
| 2011 | Seconds from Disaster - Series 5 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | National Geographic |
| 2011 | Home for The Holidays | Series Producer: Denis O'Connor | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | Four In A Bed - Series 3 | Series Producer: Mike Cotton | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 2 | Head of Format: Charlie Bunce | BBC |
| 2012 | Four Rooms - Series 2 | Series Director: Andy Devonshire | Talkback Thames/Channel 4 |
| 2012 | National Treasures Jubilee Special[20] | Series Producer: Amanda Lyon | BBC |
| 2012 | Seconds from Disaster Series 6 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | Darlow Smithson/National Geographic |
| 2012 | Paranormal Witness - Season 2 | Series Producer: Simon Mills | RAW TV/Sy Fy |
| 2012 | The Great British Bake Off Series 3
|
Director: Andy Devonshire | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2012 | Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold | History Channel
|
| 2013 | Four in a Bed - Series 4 | Series Producer: Tom Whitrow | Studio Lambert/Channel 4 |
| 2013 | Nursing The Nation | Series Producer: Alf Lawrie | Shine/ITV |
| 2013 | Mankind Decoded[21] | Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold | History Channel
|
| 2013 | Locked Up Abroad - Series 9
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Series Producer: Richard Bond | RAW TV/National Geographic |
| 2013 | Paul Hollywood's Bread | Series Director: David Robertson | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2013 | Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 3 | Head of Format: Charlie Bunce | Leopard Films/BBC |
| 2013 | Perspectives: Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain | Director: Andy Devonshire | Hot Sauce TV/ITV |
| 2013 | Paranormal Witness - Season 3 | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | RAW TV/Sy Fy |
| 2013 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 4
|
Series Producer: Amanda Westwood | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2013 | Five Aside | Producers: Carol Ann and Aileen Docherty | Emerald Films |
| 2013 | Four in a Bed - Series 5 | Series Producer: Tom Whitrow | Studio Lambert/Channel 4 |
| 2013 | The Face | Series Director: Alf Lawrie | Princess TV/Sky Living |
| 2014 | Autopsy | Series Director: James Tovell | ITV Productions/Channel 5 |
| 2014 | Hair | Series Producer: Ceri Jones | BBC |
| 2014 | Mary Berry | Series Director: Scott Tankard | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2014 | Inside Holloway[22] | Series Director: Duncan Bulling | Channel 5 |
| 2014 | The Great British Bake-Off - Series 5
|
Series Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2014 | Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 2[23] | Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane | Channel 5 |
| 2014 | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Series Producer: David Wilson | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | Paranormal Witness - Season 4 | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | RAW TV/Sy Fy, |
| 2015 | Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 3[24] | Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | The Brain with David Eagleman[25] | Producers: Justine Kershaw, Jennifer Beamish | Blink/PBS |
| 2015 | Finding Jesus. Faith. Fact. Forgery.[26] | Series Producer: Simon Breen | CNN |
| 2015 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 6
|
Series Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2015 | Truly, Madly, Wembley[27] | Director: Kevin Lane | BBC |
| 2015 | Witch Hunt | Series Director: Chris Holt | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | Raised Human[28] | Series Producer: Tom Adams | Animal Planet/Blink Films |
| 2015 | Britain's Bloody Crown[29] | Series Director: Nick Green | Channel 5 |
| 2016 | Web Of Lies[30] | Series Producer: Gillian Pachter | Discovery ID |
| 2016 | The Lodge[31] | Series Directors: Matt Bloom & Dez McCarthy | Disney Channel |
| 2017 | Africa's Great Civilizations[32] | Series Producer: Ben Goold | PBS |
| 2017 | Finding Jesus - Season 2 | Series Producer: Ben Goold & Jane Root | CNN |
| 2017 | The Lodge - Season 2[33] | Series Director: Dez McCarthy | Disney Channel |
| 2018 | I Am A Killer - Season 1[34] | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2019 | Jesus His Life[35] | Series Producer: Ben Goold | History Channel
|
| 2019 | Detroit: Comeback City | Series Producer: Jane Root | History Channel
|
| 2019 | The Last Czars[36] | Series Producer: Ben Goold | Netflix |
| 2019 | Catch 22 | Series Producer: George Clooney | Hulu |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Series Producer: Bill Lawrence | ABC |
| 2020 | Babies | Series Producer: Jane Root | Netflix |
| 2020 | I Am A Killer - Season 2 | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2020 | Killer Uncaged | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2020 | Ted Lasso - Season 1 | Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis | Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | World Of Calm[37] | Featuring: Nicole Kidman - Keanu Reeves - Idris Elba | HBO Max
|
| 2020 | Hip Hop Vs. Trump | Director: Carl Hindmarch | |
| 2021 | Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight | Director: Nick Green | Alef One : BBC Storyville : MBC Studios |
| 2021 | Head of the Class | Creators: Seth Cohen - Michael Elias - Rich Eustis | HBO Max
|
| 2021 | Ted Lasso - Season 2 | Creators: Brendan Hunt - Joe Kelly - Bill Lawrence | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | The Mating Game | Featuring: David Attenborough | Silverback Films
|
| 2022 | The Great Pottery Throwdown | Featuring: Keith Brymer-Jones - Richard Miller - Sara Cox | Love Productions |
| 2023 | Shrinking | Creator: Bill Lawrence | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Daisy Jones & The Six
|
Developed by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Amazon Studios
Hello Sunshine |
| 2023 | Ted Lasso - Season 3 | Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Knuckles | Creators: John Whittington & Toby Ascher | Paramount+ |
Awards and nominations
In 2018, Howe was nominated for Best Score for a Feature Film at the Film Music Festival Jerry Goldsmith Awards for his work on Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.[38]
In 2019, he received a nomination at the
ASIFA for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production, for Early Man, shared with Harry Gregson-Williams.[39]
He received two nominations at the 2020 Hollywood Music In Media Awards: one for Outstanding Score — Animated Film for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and one for Original Score — TV Show/Limited Series for Ted Lasso.[40]
In 2020, Howe was awarded the 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Television Series, for his work on Whiskey Cavalier, and also the Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards at Film Fest Ghent for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.[41][40][42]
In 2021 Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music [43] and a 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) nomination for Score - TV Show/Limited Series with Marcus Mumford for their collaboration on Ted Lasso's opening title.[44]
In 2023, Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song "Fought & Lost" for the Ted Lasso episode "Mom City," co-written with Jamie Hartman and Sam Ryder.[45]
References
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- ^ "Tom Howe". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Tom Howe Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Hilleary, Mike. "Pleased to Meet You Spotlight: Adult Jazz". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Adult Jazz". Spotify. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Steven; Oliver, Neil; Snow, Dan (2020), A history of Scotland, British Broadcasting Corporation, Open University, BBC Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC, retrieved 6 March 2022
- ^ "EARLY MAN – Harry Gregson-Williams and Tom Howe". MOVIE MUSIC UK. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Why is the Great British Bake Off theme so catchy?". Classic FM. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Who composed the theme tune for the Great British Bake Off?". Classical Music. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Whiskey Cavalier (2019) TV Series - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Paranormal Witness Syfy Channel". SoundCloud. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "The Poltergeist/Watch in the Wilderness". SYFY. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Tom Howe on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Tom Howe - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "BONUS: Tom Howe • Composer of Ted Lasso Score". Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: 'Ted Lasso' Composer Tom Howe". JumpCut Online. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "ACADEMY INVITES 819 TO MEMBERSHIP". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ How the Celts Saved Britain (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports (TV Movie 2010) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ "National Treasures". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Secret History of Humans (TV Series 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Inside Holloway (Documentary), Tamzin Outhwaite, Jeff Edwards, Tony Maden, Tom Clark, Wildfire TV, GroupM Entertainment, Channel 5 Broadcasting, 23 October 2014, retrieved 22 April 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Autopsy: The Last Hours of (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Autopsy: The Last Hours of (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery. (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Truly, Madly, Wembley, Arsenal F.C, Aston Villa F.C, George Kafetzis, 3 June 2015, retrieved 22 April 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Raised Human (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Britain's Bloody Crown (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Web of Lies (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ The Lodge (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Africa's Great Civilizations (TV Mini-Series 2017) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ The Lodge (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ I Am a Killer (TV Series 2018–2020) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ Jesus: His Life (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ The Last Czars (TV Mini-Series 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ A World of Calm (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb, retrieved 22 April 2021
- ^ "XIII Edition Jerry Goldsmith Awards: Best Score for a Feature Nominees - FMF". filmmusicfestival.org. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 46th Annie Awards Nominees". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 HMMA Awards". www.hmmawards.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Awards, World Soundtrack. "Film Fest Ghent reveals the nominees for the 20th anniversary edition of the World Soundtrack Awards". World Soundtrack Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Nominees / Winners 2021". Television Academy. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "2021 Music in Visual Media Nominations". www.hmmawards.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Tom Howe". Television Academy. Retrieved 4 August 2023.