Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams (born 12 October 1966) is an English composer, conductor, and music producer best known for his film and television scores. His filmography includes Hotel Rwanda, for which he was awarded the European Film composer award, Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and its sequel, Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Abominable, Back to the Outback, Made of Honor, The Holiday, The Legend of Tarzan, and numerous films from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. In addition, he composed music for the video game Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and for television series including Veep, Catch-22, and The Crown.
Also recorded as Rupert W. Gregson Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Name
- Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Born
- 12 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Chichester, England
- Occupation
- Composer, conductor, music producer
- Full name
- Rupert William Gregson-Williams.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Fields
- film score and music.
- Education
- St John's College and Lancing College.
- Honours
- European Film Award for Best Composer.
- Languages
- English.
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Rupert Gregson-Williams (born 12 October 1966) is an English composer, conductor, and music producer best known for his film and television scores. His filmography includes Hotel Rwanda, for which he was awarded the European Film composer award, Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and its sequel, Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Abominable, Back to the Outback, Made of Honor, The Holiday, The Legend of Tarzan, and numerous films from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. In addition, he composed music for the video game Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and for television series including Veep, Catch-22, and The Crown.
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Biography
Biography
Educated at choir school, Lancing College, and St John's College, Cambridge, he is the younger brother of film composer Harry Gregson-Williams. He is a member of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions team of composers. He has received a nomination for two Primetime Emmy Awards and is a recipient of a BMI Award and a European Film Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Rupert Gregson-Williams • Born — 12 October 1966 • Birthplace — Chichester, England • Instruments — Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, violin, cello • Occupation — Composer, conductor, music producer • Genre — Film and television scores, jazz, electronic, synthwave, EDM, big beat, progressive rock • Years Active — 1998–present
1990s
1990s
• Year — Title — Director — Studio(s) — Notes • 1998 — Urban Ghost Story — Geneviève Joliffe — * Living Spirit Pictures * Panorama Entertainment • The Prince of Egypt — Brenda Chapman Steve Hickner Simon Wells — DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures — Conductor (Score composed by Hans Zimmer) • 1999 — Virtual Sexuality — Nick Hurran — TriStar Pictures • Shockers: Dance — Richard Clark — Blue Orange Productions — Television film
2000s
2000s
• Year — Title — Director — Studio(s) — Notes • 2000 — The Road to El Dorado — Eric "Bibo" Bergeron Don Paul — DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures — Conductor (Score composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell) • 2001 — Princess of Thieves — Peter Hewitt — Granada Productions • Hawkins — Robin Shepperd — Television film • My Beautiful Son — Paul Seed — * Granada Television * Showtime Networks — Television film • Lego Jack Stone — Robert Dorney — Short film • 2002 — Thunderpants — Peter Hewitt — Pathé • Plots with a View — Nick Hurran — Miramax Films • 2003 — What a Girl Wants — Dennie Gordon — Warner Bros. Pictures • Crime Spree — Brad Mirman — DEJ Productions • The Night We Called It a Day — Paul Goldman — Icon Entertainment • 2004 — Hotel Rwanda — Terry George — United Artists — Co-composed with Andrea Guerra & Afro Celt Sound System • King Arthur — Antoine Fuqua — Touchstone Pictures — Additional music (Score composed by Hans Zimmer) • 2005 — Love + Hate — Dominic Savage — BBC Films • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Steve Box Nick Park — Aardman Animations DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures — Additional music (Score composed by Julian Nott) • 2006 — Over the Hedge — * Tim Johnson * Karey Kirkpatrick — * DreamWorks Animation * Paramount Pictures — Also orchestrator and conductor. Music Executive Produced by Hans Zimmer First score for an animated film • The Holiday — Nancy Meyers — Waverly Films Relativity Media Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures — Conductor (Score composed by Hans Zimmer) • Click — Frank Coraci — Original Film Happy Madison Productions Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures • 2007 — I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry — Dennis Dugan — Happy Madison Productions Relativity Media Universal Pictures • Bee Movie — * Steve Hickner * Simon J. Smith — * Columbus 81 Productions * DreamWorks Animation * Paramount Pictures — Also conductor Music Executive Produced by Hans Zimmer • 2008 — Made of Honor — Paul Weiland — Original Film Shady Acres Entertainment Relativity Media Columbia Pictures • You Don't Mess with the Zohan — Dennis Dugan — Happy Madison Productions Relativity Media Columbia Pictures • Bedtime Stories — Adam Shankman — Offspring Entertainment Gunn Films Happy Madison Productions Walt Disney Pictures • 2009 — The Maiden Heist — Peter Hewitt — Yari Film Group
2010s
2010s
• Year — Title — Director — Studio(s) — Notes • 2010 — Grown Ups — Dennis Dugan — Happy Madison Productions Columbia Pictures • 2011 — Just Go with It • Zookeeper — Frank Coraci — Happy Madison Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures • Jack and Jill — Dennis Dugan — Happy Madison Productions Columbia Pictures — Co-composed with Waddy Wachtel • 2012 — That's My Boy — Sean Anders • Here Comes the Boom — Frank Coraci • 2013 — Grown Ups 2 — Dennis Dugan • 2014 — Blended — Frank Coraci — Happy Madison Productions Warner Bros. Pictures • Postman Pat: The Movie — Mike Disa — Icon Productions • Winter's Tale — Akiva Goldsman — Village Roadshow Pictures Weed Road Pictures Marc Platt Productions Warner Bros. Pictures — Co-composed with Hans Zimmer • 2015 — Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — Andy Fickman — Happy Madison Productions Columbia Pictures • The Ridiculous Six — Frank Coraci — Happy Madison Productions Netflix — Co-composed with Elmo Weber • Open Season: Scared Silly — David Feiss — * Sony Pictures Animation * Sony Pictures Home Entertainment — Co-composed with Dominic Lewis • 2016 — The Do-Over — Steven Brill — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • The Legend of Tarzan — David Yates — Warner Bros. Pictures • Hacksaw Ridge — Mel Gibson — Summit Entertainment — Replaced John Debney • 2017 — Sandy Wexler — Steven Brill — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • Wonder Woman — Patty Jenkins — Warner Bros. Pictures DC Entertainment Tencent Pictures Wanda Pictures RatPac Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films • 2018 — The Week Of — Robert Smigel — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • Terminal — Vaughn Stein — RLJE Films — Co-composed with Anthony Clarke • Aquaman — James Wan — Warner Bros. Pictures DC Entertainment The Safran Company • 2019 — Murder Mystery — Kyle Newacheck — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • Abominable — Jill Culton — * DreamWorks Animation * Pearl Studio * Zhong Ming You Ying Film * Universal Pictures — Also voice of Everest's humming voice and additional orchestrations.
2020s
2020s
• Year — Title — Director — Studio(s) • 2020 — Hubie Halloween — Steven Brill — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • 2021 — Fatherhood — Paul Weitz — Netflix Columbia Pictures • Back to the Outback — Clare Knight Harry Cripps — Netflix Netflix Animation Weed Road Pictures Reel FX Animation Studios • 2022 — Home Team — Charles Kinnane Daniel Kinnane — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • 2023 — Murder Mystery 2 — Jeremy Garelick — Happy Madison Productions Echo Films Netflix • The Out-Laws — Tyler Spindel — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — James Wan — Warner Bros. Pictures DC Entertainment Atomic Monster The Safran Company • 2024 — The Union — Julian Farino — Closest to the Hole Productions Municipal Pictures Netflix • Brothers — Max Barbakow — Amazon MGM Studios Legendary Pictures • Dear Santa — Bobby Farrelly — Paramount+ Paramount Pictures Conundrum Entertainment • 2025 — Kinda Pregnant — Tyler Spindel — Happy Madison Productions Netflix • Happy Gilmore 2 — Kyle Newacheck — Replaced Mark Mothersbaugh • 2026 — Practical Magic 2 — Susanne Bier — Warner Bros. Pictures Di Novi Pictures Fortis Films Blossom Films — Replaced Alan Silvestri
TV
TV
• Year — Programme — Notes • 1988 — Crimestoppers UK — Theme • 1995 — Jake's Progress — Music assistant • 1999 — Extremely Dangerous • 19992003 — At Home with the Braithwaites • 2000 — Take a Girl Like You • 2001 — Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story • 2001 — The Wonderful World of Disney • 2004 — William and Mary • 2004 — Long Way Round • 200507 — The Last Detective — Co-composed with Alastair King • 2006 — Born Equal • 2009 — The Prisoner • 2012 — Veep — Co-composed with Christopher Willis • 2014 — Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death • 2015 — Virtuso • 201617 — The Crown — Main title composed by Hans Zimmer Composed with Lorne Balfe • 2017 — The Alienist — Composed the first season • 2019 — Catch-22 — Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams • 2019 — Catherine the Great • 2021 — Behind Her Eyes • 2022 — The Gilded Age — Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams • 2024 — The Perfect Couple
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Studio — Notes • 2005 — Battlefield 2: Modern Combat — Digital Illusions CE — Co-composed with Tobias Marberger
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Rupert Gregson-Williams was recorded at birth as Rupert William Gregson-Williams. The authorities additionally record the heading Rupert W. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Ronald Williams and Matilda Gregson. He married Emma Jacobs.
Identity
Identity
Rupert Gregson-Williams is recorded as having received European Film Award for Best Composer.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1966
Rupert Gregson-Williams born at Chichester.
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q932744: Rupert Gregson-Williams
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- “Rupert Gregson-Williams”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Rupert Gregson-Williams
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scholarly publication
- Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Music of Film, 2022
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2022
Awards
• Year — Work — Organization — Category — Result — Ref • 2002 — Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story: Part 2 — Emmy Award — Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) • 2007 — Bee Movie — International Animated Film Association — Best Music in a Feature Production • 2017 — The Crown: Hyde Park Corner — Emmy Award — Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
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Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for Rupert Gregson-WilliamsMetaBrainz Foundation
Verifiedscholarly publication
Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Music of Film, 2022Crossref registry
Verifiedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q932744: Rupert Gregson-WilliamsWikimedia Foundation
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