Harry Gregson-Williams facts for kids
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Harry Gregson-Williams
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| Born | 13 December 1961 Chichester, England |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Wavecrest |
Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is a talented British composer. He writes music for movies, TV shows, and video games. You might know his work from popular films like the Shrek movies, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Chicken Run, and The Martian. He also created music for the Metal Gear video game series. Harry is the older brother of another composer, Rupert Gregson-Williams.
Harry Gregson-Williams has worked with many famous film directors. These include Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Andrew Adamson, Ben Affleck, and Nick Park.
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Harry's Early Life and Education
Harry Gregson-Williams started his musical journey very early. When he was just seven years old, he won a special music scholarship. This allowed him to attend St John's College School in Cambridge. He was also a choir singer at the school.
Later, he went to Stowe School, which is a boarding school in Buckinghamshire. There, he continued to study music. After that, he attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. This is a well-known school for performing arts.
Harry learned to play the piano when he was a child. His father bought the piano with money he won from a horse race!
Music for Movies
Harry Gregson-Williams has composed music for many different types of films. He is especially known for his work on animated movies and action films.
Animated Films
He has created memorable scores for many animated movies. These include:
- Antz (1998) – This was his first animated film score.
- The Tigger Movie (2000)
- Chicken Run (2000) and its sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
- The Shrek series, including Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010)
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Early Man (2018)
- Penguins (2019)
- Polar Bear (2022)
Action and Adventure Films
Harry Gregson-Williams has also composed music for many exciting action and adventure movies. Some of these include:
- Spy Game (2001)
- Phone Booth (2002)
- Man on Fire (2004)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Déjà Vu (2006)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
- The Town (2010)
- The Martian (2015)
- The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018)
- The Meg (2018) and Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- Mulan (2020)
- Gladiator II (2024)
Music for Television and Video Games
Besides movies, Harry Gregson-Williams has also written music for TV shows and video games.
Television Shows
His TV work includes:
- Father of the Pride (2004)
- Shrek the Halls (2007) – a TV special
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017–2018)
- Catch-22 (2019) – he worked on this with his brother, Rupert.
- The Gilded Age (2022–2025) – also with Rupert.
Video Games
He is well-known for his music in the Metal Gear video game series:
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
He also contributed to the Call of Duty series, writing the main theme for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014).
Awards and Recognitions
Harry Gregson-Williams has received several awards and nominations for his amazing music.
- In 2001, he won an Annie Award for his music in Shrek. He was also nominated for a Saturn Award and a BAFTA Award for the same film.
- In 2009, his music for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was nominated for a BAFTA Game Award.
- He has also been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for his TV work, including Electric Dreams: The Commute (2018) and Return to Space (2022).
- Most recently, in 2024, he was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for his score in Gladiator II.
See also
In Spanish: Harry Gregson-Williams para niños
