Harry Gregson-Williams
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 December 1961 |
| Origin | Sussex, England |
| Genres | Film score, video game music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, percussion |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Wavecrest Music |
Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961)[1] is an English composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. He has regularly written for video games, television and films, such as Metal Gear Solid series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Martian, and the Shrek franchise. He is the brother of composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.
Gregson-Williams has also composed music for several video games, having notably helped score every main entry in the Metal Gear series since Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Education
Harry Gregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to St John's College at the University of Cambridge at the age of seven, where he was a child chorister, and later attended Stowe School, a boarding independent school in the civil parish of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, where he was a music scholar, followed by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[2]
Discography
Film
1990s
2000s
2010s
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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-present | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 various others |
| 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
Awards
- 1999 ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films – Antz (with John Powell)
- 1999 BMI Film & TV Awards – Antz (with John Powell)
- 1999 BMI Film & TV Awards – Enemy of the State (with Trevor Rabin)
- 2001 ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films – Chicken Run (with John Powell)
- 2001 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Feature Production – Shrek (with John Powell)
- 2001 BMI Film & TV Awards – Chicken Run (with John Powell)
- 2002 BMI Film & TV Awards – Shrek (with John Powell)
- 2005 BMI Film & TV Awards – Shrek 2
- 2005 BMI Film & TV Awards – Man on Fire
- 2005 Hollywood Film Award for Composer of the Year
- 2006 BMI Film & TV Awards – BMI Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement
- 2005 Satellite Award for Outstanding Original Score – Kingdom of Heaven
- 2009 BMI Film & TV Awards – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- 2009 BMI Film & TV Awards – Eleventh Hour (with Graeme Revell and David E. Russo)
- 2009 Brooklyn International Film Festival Certificate of Excellence – Em (with Jim Jermanok, Jesse Biltz and Britt Napier)
Nominations
- 1997 Saturn Award for Best Music – The Rock (with Nick Glennie–Smith and Hans Zimmer)
- 1999 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production – Antz (with John Powell)
- 2001 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Chicken Run (with John Powell)
- 2002 Saturn Award for Best Music – Shrek (with John Powell)
- 2002 Golden Satellite Award for Best Original Score – Spy Game
- 2002 BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Shrek (with John Powell)
- 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production – Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
- 2004 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack of the Year – Shrek 2
- 2004 World Soundtrack Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year – Shrek 2
- 2005 Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production – Shrek 2
- 2006 Golden Globe for Best Original Score – Motion Picture – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 2006 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for Film – "Can't Take It In" from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (with Imogen Heap)
- 2007 Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 2007 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year – Shrek the Third
- 2007 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – Déjà Vu, Shrek the Third, The Number 23 and Flushed Away
References
- ^ "Harry Gregson-Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Stowe School - Harry Gregson-Williams Publisher: Stowe School. Retrieved: 24 August 2013.
External links
- 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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Categories:
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- British film score composers
- English film score composers
- Male film score composers
- Living people
- Annie Award winners
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- People educated at Stowe School
- People educated at The Prebendal School
- Video game composers
- Academics of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- 1961 births