Tom Howe (born 26 December 1977) is a British composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and musician who has worked on over 100 films and television series.
Career Growing up in a musical family, he was classically trained on piano, clarinet, and guitar.
After attending the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, he became a session musician in both classical and contemporary spheres, working with multiple bands. He began writing for TV in 2008, with music credits 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. Howe developed a close working relationship with established composers and brothers Harry and Rupert Gregson-Williams and then worked on multiple major TV series and movies including Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Mulan, Ted Lasso, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Knuckles, Dog Man and Reminders of Him.
Other work includes music for the television series The Great British Bake Off, Taskmaster, Whiskey Cavalier, Paranormal Witness, and The Lodge. After working with Bill Lawrence on Whiskey Cavalier, Howe was asked to create music for Ted Lasso, a new Apple TV+ series, with Marcus Mumford In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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 musicComposed by Alberto Iglesias 2015 Monkey Kingdom Mark LinfieldAlastair Fothergill DisneyNature Additional musicComposed by Harry Gregson-Williams2016Is That a Gun In Your Pocket?Matt CooperThe VaultComposer Open Season: Scared Silly David Feiss Sony Pictures AnimationSony Pictures Home Entertainment Additional musicComposed by Rupert Gregson-Williams and Dominic Lewis The Do-Over Steven Brill NetflixHappy Madison Productions Additional musicComposed by Rupert Gregson-Williams The Legend of Tarzan David Yates Warner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow Pictures 2017 Lost & Found Joseph Itaya Saony Pictures Home EntertainmentComposer Wonder Woman Patty Jenkins Warner Bros. PicturesDC Films Additional musicComposed by Rupert Gregson-Williams Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Angela Robinson Annapurna Pictures Composer 2018 Early Man Nick Park StudioCanalAardman Animations Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams 2019 A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Richard PhelanWill BecherComposer Charming Ross Venokur Vanguard Animation Composer 2020 Mulan Niki Caro Walt Disney Pictures Themes by Jerry GoldsmithAdditional music with Stephanie EconomouComposed by Harry Gregson-Williams 2021 Shaun The Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas Steve Cox Aardman AnimationsComposer Freddie Mercury - The Final Act James Rogan BBCComposerTed Lasso: The Missing Christmas MustacheJed HathawayApple TV+Co-composed with Marcus Mumford2022 Minions & Monsters Chloë LesueurJed Diffenderfer Universal PicturesIllumination EntertainmentComposer, short filmThe Amazing MauriceToby GenkelFlorian WestermannUlysses FilmproduktionComposerShatteredLuis PrietoLionsgate StudiosGrindstone Entertainment GroupComposerThe People We Hate at the WeddingClare ScanlonAmazon StudiosFilmnation EntertainmentWishmoreComposer 2023 Rally Road Racers Ross Venokur REP Productions 6 Ltd.Kintop PicturesRiverstone PicturesVanguard AnimationVirtuso ProductionsLipsync Post Composer 2024 10 Lives Chris Jenkins GFM AnimationAlignCaramel FilmsL'Atelier Animation Co-composed with Geoff Zanelli 2025 Dog Man Peter Hastings Universal PicturesDreamWorks Animation Composer Merv Jessica Swale Amazon Prime VideoMetro-Goldwyn-MayerCatchlight StudiosLightworkers MediaMatt Baer Films Composer 2026 Reminders of Him Vanessa Caswill Universal PicturesLittle Engine ProductionsHeartbones Entertainment Composer
Television credits +YearTitlePeople Associated Studio2009How The Celts Saved BritainDirector: Steven ClarkBBC2009LifeProducer: Martha HolmesBBC2010Directors SeasonDirector: Grant BerrySky TV2010Total PlayerSeries Producer: Aisling CollinsSky TV2010America: The Story of UsDirectors: Richard Bedser, Hugh Ballantyne, Jenny AshNutopia2010Games That Time ForgotDirector: Andy DevonshireAvalon/BBC2010The Great British Bake Off - Series 1Director: Andy DevonshireBBC2011Love Thy NeighboursSeries Producer: Chloe CourtChannel 42011The Great British Bake Off - Series 2Director: Andy DevonshireBBC2011Four RoomsDirector: Andy DevonshireChannel 42011The Great British WeatherSeries Producer: Denis O'ConnorBBC2011Seconds from Disaster - Series 4Series Producer: Tom AdamsNational Geographic2011Paranormal WitnessSeries Producer: Mark LewisSyFy2011Seconds from Disaster - Series 5Series Producer: Tom AdamsNational Geographic2011Home for The HolidaysSeries Producer: Denis O'ConnorChannel 42012Four In A Bed - Series 3Series Producer: Mike CottonChannel 42012Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 2Head of Format: Charlie BunceBBC2012Four Rooms - Series 2Series Director: Andy DevonshireTalkback Thames/Channel 42012National Treasures Jubilee SpecialSeries Producer: Amanda LyonBBC2012Seconds from Disaster Series 6Series Producer: Tom AdamsDarlow Smithson/National Geographic2012Paranormal Witness - Season 2Series Producer: Simon MillsRAW TV/Syfy2012The Great British Bake Off - Series 3Director: Andy DevonshireLove Productions/BBC2012Mankind: The Story of All of UsExecutive Producers: Jane Root & Ben GooldNutopia/History Channel2013Four in a Bed - Series 4Series Producer: Tom WhitrowStudio Lambert/Channel 42013Nursing The NationSeries Producer: Alf LawrieShine/ITV2013Mankind DecodedExecutive Producers: Jane Root & Ben GooldNutopia/History Channel2013Locked Up Abroad - Series 9Series Producer: Richard BondRAW TV/National Geographic2013Paul Hollywood's BreadSeries Director: David RobertsonLove Productions/BBC2013Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 3Head of Format: Charlie BunceLeopard Films/BBC2013Perspectives: Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in BritainDirector: Andy DevonshireHot Sauce TV/ITV2013Paranormal Witness - Season 3Series Producer: Mark LewisRAW TV/Syfy2013The Great British Bake Off - Series 4Series Producer: Amanda WestwoodLove Productions/BBC2013Five AsideProducers: Carol Ann and Aileen DochertyEmerald Films2013Four in a Bed - Series 5Series Producer: Tom WhitrowStudio Lambert/Channel 42013The FaceSeries Director: Alf LawriePrincess TV/Sky Living2014AutopsySeries Director: James TovellITV Productions/Channel 52014HairSeries Producer: Ceri JonesBBC2014Mary BerrySeries Director: Scott TankardLove Productions/BBC2014Inside HollowaySeries Director: Duncan BullingChannel 52014The Great British Bake Off - Series 5Series Director: Andy DevonshireBBC2014Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 2Series Producer/Director: Kevin LaneChannel 52014Britain's Bloodiest DynastySeries Producer: David WilsonChannel 52015Paranormal Witness - Season 4Series Producer: Mark LewisRAW TV/Syfy2015Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 3Series Producer/Director: Kevin LaneChannel 52015The Brain with David EaglemanProducers: Justine Kershaw, Jennifer BeamishBlink/PBS2015Finding Jesus. Faith. Fact. Forgery.Series Producer: Simon BreenCNN2015The Great British Bake Off - Series 6Series Director: Andy DevonshireBBC2015Truly, Madly, WembleyDirector: Kevin LaneBBC2015Witch HuntSeries Director: Chris HoltChannel 52015Raised HumanSeries Producer: Tom AdamsAnimal Planet/Blink Films2015Britain's Bloody CrownSeries Director: Nick GreenChannel 52016Web Of LiesSeries Producer: Gillian PachterDiscovery ID 2016The LodgeSeries Directors: Matt Bloom, Dez McCarthyDisney Channel2017Africa's Great CivilizationsSeries Producer: Ben GooldPBS2017Finding Jesus - Season 2Series Producer: Ben Goold, Jane RootCNN2017The Lodge - Season 2Series Director: Dez McCarthyDisney Channel2018I Am A Killer - Season 1Series Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix2019Jesus His LifeSeries Producer: Ben GooldHistory Channel 2019Detroit: Comeback CitySeries Producer: Jane RootHistory Channel 2019The Last CzarsSeries Producer: Ben GooldNetflix2019Catch 22 Series Producer: George ClooneyHulu2019Whiskey CavalierSeries Producer: Bill LawrenceABC2020BabiesSeries Producer: Jane RootNetflix2020I Am A Killer - Season 2Series Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix2020Killer UncagedSeries Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix2020Ted Lasso - Season 1Series Producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason SudeikisApple TV+2020World Of CalmFeaturing: Nicole Kidman, Keanu Reeves, Idris ElbaNutopia/HBO Max2020Hip Hop Vs. TrumpDirector: Carl Hindmarch2021Carlos Ghosn: The Last FlightDirector: Nick GreenAlef One : BBC Storyville : MBC Studios2021Head of the ClassCreators: Seth Cohen, Michael Elias, Rich EustisHBO Max2021Ted Lasso - Season 2Creators: Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill LawrenceApple TV+2021The Mating GameFeaturing: David AttenboroughDiscovery Channel, Discovery+, Silverback Films2022The Great Pottery ThrowdownFeaturing: Keith Brymer-Jones, Richard Miller, Sara CoxLove Productions2023ShrinkingCreator: Bill LawrenceApple TV+2023Daisy Jones & The SixDeveloped by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. WeberAmazon StudiosHello Sunshine2023Ted Lasso - Season 3Series Producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason SudeikisApple TV+2024KnucklesCreators: John Whittington, Toby AscherParamount+ 2026 Every Year After Developed by Amy B. Harris & Leila Gerstein Amazon Studios
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. In 2019, he received a nomination at the 46th Annie Awards from ASIFA for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production, for Early Man, shared with Harry Gregson-Williams.
Howe 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. In 2020, he 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.
In 2021 Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music 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. 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.
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