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Harry Gregson-Williams
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Harry Gregson-Williams was born in Chichester in 1961. At the age of seven he won a music scholarship to St John's College School in Cambridge, where he was a chorister. Later he went to Stowe School on a music scholarship and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He is the older brother of the composer Rupert Gregson-Williams. He wrote music for the animated films Antz (1998), Chicken Run (2000) and Shrek (2001). For Shrek he won an Annie Award together with John Powell. He often worked with the directors Ridley and Tony Scott, for example on Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and The Martian (2015). He also wrote the music for two Narnia films and for the game series Metal Gear Solid.
Listening
Listening tip. Notice how he blends orchestra, choir and electronic pulses, and how in Kingdom of Heaven he adds the viol consort Fretwork and the voice of Natacha Atlas.
Fairytale · Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell, 2001
The Wardrobe · Harry Gregson-Williams, 2005
Crossing Mars · Harry Gregson-Williams, 2015
Discography
Studio albums
- 1996The Rock: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 1997Deceiver (soundtrack)
- 1997Smilla's Sense of Snow (soundtrack)
- 1998Antz (soundtrack)
- 1998Enemy of the State (soundtrack)
- 1998The Borrowers (soundtrack)
- 1998The Replacement Killers (soundtrack)
- 2000Chicken Run (soundtrack)
- 2001Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2001Spy Game (soundtrack)
- 2002Phone Booth (soundtrack)
- 2003Passionada (soundtrack)
- 2003Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (soundtrack)
- 2003The Rundown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2003Veronica Guerin (soundtrack)
- 2004Man on Fire (soundtrack)
- 2004Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (soundtrack)
- 2004Shrek 2: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2004Shrek 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack)
- 2006Déjà Vu (soundtrack)
- 2007Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (soundtrack)
- 2007Gone Baby Gone (soundtrack)
- 2007Shrek the Third (soundtrack)
- 2007The Number 23 (soundtrack)
- 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack)
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 123 (soundtrack)
- 2009X-Men Origins: Wolverine (soundtrack)
- 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (soundtrack)
- 2010Shrek Forever After: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2010The Town (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2010Unstoppable: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2011Arthur Christmas (soundtrack)
- 2011Cowboys & Aliens (soundtrack)
- 2012Total Recall (soundtrack)
- 2013The East (soundtrack)
- 2014Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2014The Equalizer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2015Disneynature: Monkey Kingdom (soundtrack)
- 2015The Martian (soundtrack)
- 2016Confirmation (soundtrack)
- 2017The Zookeeper’s Wife (soundtrack)
- 2018Breath (soundtrack)
- 2018Early Man (soundtrack)
- 2018The Equalizer 2 (soundtrack)
- 2018The Meg (soundtrack)
- 2019Catch‐22: Music from the Original Series (soundtrack)
- 2019Penguins (soundtrack)
- 2020Manhunt: Deadly Games: Music from the Original TV Series (soundtrack)
- 2020Mulan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2021Infinite (soundtrack)
- 2021The Last Duel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2022Disneynature: Polar Bear (Original Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022Return To Space: Soundtrack From The Netflix Film (soundtrack)
- 2022The Gilded Age: Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series (soundtrack)
- 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2023Meg 2: The Trench (soundtrack)
- 2023Retribution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2023The Gilded Age: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series) (soundtrack)
- 2024Gladiator II: Music From The Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2025The Gilded Age: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series) (soundtrack)
- 2025Underdogs: Original Series Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026Animals: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film (soundtrack)
- 2026Normal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026The Dog Stars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026Winter Walking: Soundtracks for Cold Days
- ?Seraphim Falls (soundtrack)
Other work
- 2001Shrek
- 2001Metal Gear Solid 2 (game)
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Remote Control: hybrid orchestra and electronics Genre
Composers such as Klaus Badelt, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell came out of this atelier.