Harry Gregson-Williams | |
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 Gregson-Williams in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1961-12-13) 13 December 1961 Chichester, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label | Wavecrest |
Spouse |
Malika Gregson-Williams
(m. 2024) |
Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961)[1] is an English composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer.
Education
Gregson-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]
Career
Gregson-Williams 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 first four films of 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.
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.
Discography
Film
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Television
| 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
| 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
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Shrek 4-D | At various theme parks around the world. Based on the Shrek film franchise. |
Awards and nominations
- Shared with John Powell
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". 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
- 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