Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961)[1] is an English composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video games, television and films including the Metal Gear series, Phone Booth, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Team America: World Police, Antz, The Tigger Movie, Chicken Run and its sequel, the Shrek franchise, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, Early Man, Catch-22, and several films from Scott Free Productions and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. He is also the older brother of fellow composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.
Harry Gregson-Williams | |
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 Gregson-Williams in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 December 1961 Chichester, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label | Wavecrest |
Spouse |
Malika Gregson-Williams
(m. 2024) |
Gregson-Williams collaborated with several film directors such as Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Andrew Adamson, Ben Affleck, Joel Schumacher, Antoine Fuqua, Niki Caro, Nick Park, and Peter Lord.
Education
editGregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to St John's College School in Cambridge at the age of seven. He was a child chorister at the school. He later attended Stowe School, an 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
editFilm
edit1990s
edit2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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" |
| 2022–2025 | The Gilded Age | Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams [5] |
| 2025 | Underdogs | Composed with Ho-Ling Tang and Ryder McNair |
Video games
edit| 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 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 Forssell, Justin Burnett and Daniel James |
Rides
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Shrek 4-D | At various theme parks around the world. Based on the Shrek film franchise. |
Awards and nominations
edit- ↑ Shared with John Powell
References
edit- ↑ "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". 22 February 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Cowboys & Aliens". Hybrid Scores website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ↑ "Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Nimrod Antal's 'Retribution' ('The Ambush')". Film Music Reporter. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Annie Awards: Legacy - 29th Annual Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ B, Brian (13 June 2002). "The 2001 Saturn Awards". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Harry Gregson-Williams". BAFTA. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) 2018 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) 2022 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (6 November 2024). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Noms Led by 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Blitz,' With Elton John, Hans Zimmer and Scores More Among the Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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