Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) 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.
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.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
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 Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 1990 Revenge Tony Scott Rastar Additional musicDirector's cut 1991 Cold Heaven Nicolas Roeg Hemdale Music associate 1994 White Angel Chris Jones Living Spirit Pictures Broken Heart Matt McConaghy ITV Yorkshire Short film 1995 Hotel Paradise Nicolas Roeg Westdeutscher Rundfunk Short film Three Miles Up Lesley Manning TV movie Full Body Massage Nicolas Roeg Paramount TelevisionShowtime Networks TV movie 1996 The Whole Wide World Dan Ireland Sony Pictures Classics Co-composed with Hans Zimmer Witness Against Hitler Betsan Morris Evans BBC TV movie The Rock Michael Bay Hollywood Pictures Music producer with Hans ZimmerScore composed by Hans Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith 1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Bille August Det Danske FilminstitutBavaria FilmConstantin FilmFox Searchlight Pictures (US) Co-composed with Hans Zimmer Deceiver Jonas PateJosh Pate Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Borrowers Peter Hewitt Working Title FilmsPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentGramercy Pictures 1998 The Replacement Killers Antoine Fuqua Brillstein Entertainment PartnersColumbia Pictures Antz Eric DarnellTim Johnson Pacific Data ImagesDreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures Co-composed with John PowellFirst score for an animated film The Prince of Egypt Brenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon Wells DreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures As conductorCo-composed with Hans Zimmer for the song number "All I Ever Wanted" Enemy of the State Tony Scott Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsScott Free ProductionsTouchstone Pictures Co-composed with Trevor Rabin Armageddon Michael Bay Touchstone PicturesJerry Bruckheimer FilmsValhalla Motion Pictures Co-composed with Trevor Rabin, Steve Jablonsky, Don L. Harper, Paul Linford and John Van Tongeren 1999 Swing Vote David Anspaugh Columbia TriStar TelevisionABC TV movie The Match Mick Davis Gramercy Pictures Light It Up Craig Bolotin 20th Century Fox Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Peter Hewitt Intermedia
2000s Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 2000 The Tigger Movie Jun Falkenstein Walt Disney Television AnimationWalt Disney Pictures The Magic of Marciano Tony Barbieri Outrider Pictures Chicken Run Peter LordNick Park Aardman AnimationsDreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures (Worldwide)Pathé (Europe) As composer and conductorCo-composed with John Powell King of the Jungle Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Urbanworld Films 2001 Spy Kids Robert Rodriguez Troublemaker StudiosDimension Films Co-composed with John Debney, Danny Elfman, Los Lobos, Robert Rodriguez, Heitor Pereira, and Gavin Greenaway Shrek Andrew AdamsonVicky Jenson PDI/DreamWorksDreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures As composer and conductorCo-composed with John Powell The Hire Alejandro González Iñárritu BMW Films Segment: "Powder Keg" Spy Game Tony Scott Beacon PicturesUniversal Pictures 2002 Passionada Dan Ireland Samuel Goldwyn Films Phone Booth Joel Schumacher Zucker/Netter20th Century Fox The Hire Tony Scott BMW Films Segment: "Beat the Devil" 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Tim JohnsonPatrick Gilmore DreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures As composer and conductor Veronica Guerin Joel Schumacher Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsTouchstone Pictures The Rundown Peter Berg Strike EntertainmentWWE FilmsUniversal Pictures (North America and Japan)Columbia Pictures (International) 2004 Man on Fire Tony Scott Scott Free ProductionsRegency Enterprises20th Century Fox Co-composed with Lisa Gerrard Shrek 2 Andrew AdamsonKelly AsburyConrad Vernon PDI/DreamWorksDreamWorks AnimationDreamWorks Pictures As composer and conductor Return to Sender Bille August DEJ Productions Team America: World Police Trey Parker Paramount Pictures Replaced Marc Shaiman Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Beeban Kidron StudioCanalWorking Title FilmsMiramax FilmsUniversal Pictures 2005 Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott Studio BabelsbergScott Free Productions20th Century Fox As composer and conductorReplaced Hans Zimmer Domino Tony Scott Scott Free ProductionsDavis FilmsNew Line Cinema The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Andrew Adamson Walden MediaWalt Disney Pictures As composer and conductor 2006 The Uninvited Louise Runge Logo TV Short film Seraphim Falls David Von Ancken Icon ProductionsSamuel Goldwyn FilmsDestination Films Flushed Away David BowersSam Fell Aardman AnimationsDreamWorks AnimationParamount Pictures As composer and conductor Déjà Vu Tony Scott Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsScott Free ProductionsTouchstone Pictures 2007 The Number 23 Joel Schumacher New Line Cinema Shrek the Third Chris MillerRaman Hui PDI/DreamWorksDreamWorks AnimationParamount Pictures As composer and conductor Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck The Ladd CompanyMiramax Films Slipstream Anthony Hopkins Strand ReleasingDestination Films Music producerScore composed by Anthony Hopkins 2008 Em Tony Barbieri SnagFilmsVanguard Cinema The Forbidden Kingdom Rob Minkoff LionsgateRelativity MediaCasey Silver ProductionsHuayi Brothers Score producerScore composed by David Buckley The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Andrew Adamson Walden MediaWalt Disney Pictures As composer and conductorAlso voiced Patterwig the Squirrel Jolene Dan Ireland E1 Entertainment Also music producer 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Gavin Hood Seed ProductionsMarvel Entertainment20th Century Fox As composer and conductorAdditional music by Hybrid and Halli Cauthery The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott Escape ArtistsScott Free ProductionsRelativity MediaMetro-Goldwyn-MayerColumbia Pictures Additional music by Hybrid
2010s Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 2010 Twelve Joel Schumacher Radar PicturesHannover HouseGaumont Shrek Forever After Mike Mitchell DreamWorks AnimationParamount Pictures As composer and conductor Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Mike Newell Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsWalt Disney Pictures Additional music by Halli Cauthery and David BuckleyAs composer and conductor The Town Ben Affleck GK FilmsLegendary PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures Co-composed with David Buckley Unstoppable Tony Scott Scott Free ProductionsDune Entertainment20th Century Fox Additional music by Justin Caine Burnett 2011 Life in a Day Kevin Macdonald National Geographic Films Cowboys & Aliens Jon Favreau Platinum StudiosFairview EntertainmentImagine EntertainmentDreamWorks PicturesUniversal Pictures (North America)Paramount Pictures (International) Additional music by Halli CautheryHybrid provided sound design textures Arthur Christmas Sarah Smith Aardman AnimationsSony Pictures AnimationColumbia Pictures Also music producer and conductorReplaced Michael Giacchino and Adam Cohen 2012 Prometheus Ridley Scott Scott Free ProductionsBrandywine ProductionsDune Entertainment20th 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 FilmColumbia Pictures Additional music by HybridAs composer and music producerOrchestra conducted by Gavin Greenaway 2013 The East Zal Batmanglij Scott Free ProductionsFox Searchlight Pictures ThemesMain 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 ArtistsVillage Roadshow PicturesColumbia Pictures Additional music by Hybrid 2015 Blackhat Michael Mann Legendary PicturesUniversal Pictures Co-composed with Atticus Ross, Ryan Amon, and Leo Ross Monkey Kingdom Mark LinfieldAlastair Fothergill Disneynature The Martian Ridley Scott Genre FilmsScott Free Productions20th Century Fox As composer and conductor Miss You Already Catherine Hardwicke Lionsgate (US)Entertainment One (UK) 2016 Confirmation Rick Famuyiwa HBO TV movieAdditional music by Stephanie Economou Live by Night Ben Affleck Warner Bros. PicturesAppian Way ProductionsPearl Street Films Additional music by Stephanie EconomouAs composer and conductor 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife Niki Caro Focus Features Additional music by Stephanie EconomouAs composer and conductor Breath Simon Baker See PicturesWindalongGran ViaFilmRise Additional music by Stephanie Economou Alien: Covenant Ridley Scott Scott Free ProductionsBrandywine Productions20th Century Fox Two tracks ("Life" and "We Were Right")Main score by Jed Kurzel 2018 Early Man Nick Park StudioCanalAardman Animations Co-composed with Tom HoweAdditional music by Paul MounseyOrchestra conducted with Gavin Greenaway The Equalizer 2 Antoine Fuqua Columbia PicturesEscape Artists Additional music by Stephanie Economou The Meg Jon Turteltaub Warner Bros. Pictures Additional music by Stephanie EconomouAs composer and conductor 2019 Penguins Alastair FothergillJeff Wilson Disneynature
2020s Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 2020 Mulan Niki Caro Walt Disney Pictures Themes by Jerry GoldsmithAdditional music by Stephanie Economou and Tom Howe 2021 Infinite Antoine Fuqua Paramount+ The Last Duel Ridley Scott 20th Century StudiosScott Free Productions House of Gucci Metro-Goldwyn-MayerBron CreativeUnited Artists ReleasingScott Free Productions Al Kameen Pierre Morel AGC StudiosImage Nation Abu Dhabi 2022 Return to Space Jimmy ChinElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Netflix Co-composed with Mychael Danna Polar Bear Alastair FothergillJeff Wilson Disneynature 2023 Meg 2: The Trench Ben Wheatley Warner Bros. Pictures Retribution Nimród Antal Lionsgate Roadside Attractions Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Sam Fell NetflixAardman Animations 2024 Gladiator II Ridley Scott Paramount PicturesScott Free ProductionsRed Wagon Entertainment 2025 Normal Ben Wheatley Magnolia Pictures Composed with Ryder McNair 2026 The Dog Stars Ridley Scott 20th Century StudiosScott Free Productions Animals Ben Affleck NetflixArtists EquityMakereadyFifth Season
Television Year Title Notes 1991 G.B.H. 2 episodesmusic 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-Williams2025UnderdogsComposed with Ho-Ling Tang and Ryder McNair
Video games