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Harry Gregson-Williams

Harry Gregson-Williams

Composer, also producer · Born December 13, 1961 (64) · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video games, television and films including the Metal Gear series, Spy Game, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, Déjà Vu, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Martian, Antz, The Tigger Movie, Chicken Run and its sequel, the Shrek franchise, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, Early Man, and Catch-22. He is also the older brother of fellow composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.-Williams worked with several film directors such as Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Andrew Adamson, Ben Affleck, Joel Schumacher, Antoine Fuqua, Niki Caro, Nick Park, and Dan Ireland.

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Born
December 13, 1961 (64)
From
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
92 on Motif · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Harry Gregson-Williams' films like?

Across their 81 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action29 titlesTypical Motif score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation15 titlesTypical Motif score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Motif score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Motif score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Motif score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Motif score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Motif score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
13%
Society
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 32 · Serious 15 · Dark 33

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 27 · Stylized 35 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 18 · Intense 43

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 43 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 45 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 15

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 47 · Relentless 18

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 31 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 14

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 28 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 60 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
53
Melancholic
34
Thrilling
26
Hopeful
25
Joyful
18
Other
72

How their films linger

Hopeful33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harry Gregson-Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 92 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Gregson-Williams' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 92 with a Motif page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Animals(2026)

    Composer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Dog Stars(2026)

    Composer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Normal(2025)

    Composer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Underdogs(2025)

    Show Composer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Our Oceans(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Music Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Retribution(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Meg 2: The Trench(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Return to Space(2022)

    Composer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Polar Bear(2022)

    Composer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Ambush(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Duel(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Infinite(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Life in a Day 2020(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mulan(2020)

    Composer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Catch-22(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Penguins(2019)

    Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Meg(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 2(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Early Man(2018)

    Composer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Breath(2017)

    Composer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Zookeeper's Wife(2017)

    Composer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Live by Night(2016)

    Composer

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Confirmation(2016)

    Composer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    Composer · Musician

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Miss You Already(2015)

    Composer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Kingdom(2015)

    Composer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Blackhat(2015)

    Composer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer(2014)

    Composer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The East(2013)

    Additional Music

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Pip(2012)

    Composer

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(2012)

    Composer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

    Composer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Life in a Day(2011)

    Composer

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jolene(2008)

    Composer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Town(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Twelve(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Shrek Forever After(2010)

    Composer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)

    Composer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    Composer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

    Composer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Halls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Gone Baby Gone(2007)

    Composer

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    Composer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Number 23(2007)

    Composer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Seraphim Falls(2006)

    Composer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    Composer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    Composer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Existence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)

    Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Domino(2005)

    Composer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    Composer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont(2005)

    Producer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    Composer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Team America: World Police(2004)

    Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Return to Sender(2004)

    Composer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shrek 2(2004)

    Composer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Man on Fire(2004)

    Composer · Conductor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad(2003)

    Composer

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Rundown(2003)

    Composer

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Passionada(2002)

    Composer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Guerin(2003)

    Composer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas(2003)

    Composer

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Phone Booth(2002)

    Composer · Music Programmer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sinbad and the Cyclops Island(2003)

    Composer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beat the Devil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Spy Game(2001)

    Composer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Powder Keg (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Shrek(2001)

    Composer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party(2001)

    Composer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids(2001)

    Composer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Magic of Marciano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • King of the Jungle(2000)

    Composer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Composer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    Composer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Tigger Movie(2000)

    Composer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Light It Up(1999)

    Composer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Match(1999)

    Composer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Full Body Massage(1995)

    Composer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Swing Vote (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Enemy of the State(1998)

    Composer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    Composer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Replacement Killers(1998)

    Composer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Borrowers(1997)

    Composer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Deceiver(1997)

    Composer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997)

    Composer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Whole Wide World(1996)

    Composer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Witness Against Hitler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Hotel Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Three Miles Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • White Angel(1993)

    Composer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Call (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

  • The Price of Peace (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles, 94 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shrek 2 (2004)

$933M worldwide

Highest rated

Shrek (2001)

Motif 98th

Most popular right now

Animals (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music94 of 96: 91 only music, 3 with another role · typical Motif score63rdOther crew5 of 96: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Motif score95th

96 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s17 · crew2000s34 · crew2010s28 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  3. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Score
  4. 2007
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  5. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  6. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Harry Gregson-Williams' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 86; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Motif score across 92 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

57 of their 92 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser57
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

White Angel (1993)

74th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Shrek (2001)

Motif 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 75 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harry Gregson-Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 57 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore53 titles35–87 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity57 titles14–62 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity54 titles13–85 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs52 titles11–60 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense53 titles33–76 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Harry Gregson-Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Gregson-Williams' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles