Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a British film composer. Jump to: navigation, search December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ...

In addition to scoring a number of motion pictures including Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Shrek, Chicken Run, Antz, Spy Game, The Rock, Armageddon, Man On Fire, and Team America: World Police, Gregson-Williams is also noted for his work on the popular video games Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Many fans were impressed by his arrangement of the original Metal Gear Solid Main Theme, creating striking works for the Metal Gear Solid productions that involved both orchestral and electronic textures. His soundtrack for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty was generally considered a resounding success, and an important step forward in blending the mediums of film and video game. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is an animated movie produced by DreamWorks SKG and released in 2003. ... Shrek is a computer-animated movie adaptation of William Steigs 1990 fairy tale picture-book of the same name. ... Chicken Run is a claymated film made by the Aardman Animation studios (which produced the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit shorts), which had its theatrical release in 2000. ... Antz is a computer animated film produced by DreamWorks, released in 1998. ... Spy Game is a 2001 movie, directed by Tony Scott, and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. ... The Rock can take several meanings according to the context: The Rock is a nickname for Alcatraz, a maximum security prison. ... Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. ... DVD cover Man on Fire is a 2004 film directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, and Christopher Walken. ... Team America: World Police Team America: World Police is a 2004 movie by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the Comedy Central television program South Park. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (commonly abbreviated MGS2) is a stealth-based game that was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. ... Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (commonly abbreviated MGS3) is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...

He is the brother of Rupert Gregson-Williams, who is also a film composer.

External links

• Harry Gregson-Williams at the Internet Movie Database
• Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix