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Rupert Gregson-Williams

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Composer · Born February 21, 1967 (59) · Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee

Rupert Gregson-Williams is a British composer, conductor, and record producer, best known for his film, video game, 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 Honour; The Holiday; The Legend of Tarzan; and numerous films by Happy Madison Productions, many of which star Adam Sandler. He composed music for the video game Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. His notable works in television include Veep, Catch-22, and The Crown. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Gregson-Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 21, 1967 (59)
From
Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 88 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Rupert Gregson-Williams' films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
45%
Self
21%
Morality
18%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds33 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 41 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 15

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 24 · Charged 22 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 34

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 45 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
34
Absurd
26
Thrilling
18
Tense
13
Warm
13
Other
55

How their films linger

Feel-good37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy47
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Rupert Gregson-Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rupert Gregson-Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

88 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page.

  • Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Practical Magic 2(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Kinda Pregnant(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Santa(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Union(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Out-Laws(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Grandpa Was an Emperor(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder Mystery 2(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Home Team(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Back to the Outback(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Fatherhood(2021)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Behind Her Eyes(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Prince(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Hubie Halloween(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Eight Hundred(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Catherine the Great(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Abominable(2019)

    Composer · as Everest Humming (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Murder Mystery(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Catch-22(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Aquaman(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Terminal(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hot Air(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Raisin(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Do-Over(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Open Season: Scared Silly(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Ridiculous 6(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Postman Pat: The Movie(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blended(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes the Boom(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • That's My Boy(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Jack and Jill(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Zookeeper(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Just Go with It(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Grown Ups(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Maiden Heist(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Stories(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Made of Honor(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bee Movie(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Walk Away and I Stumble(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Class Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • A Class Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Born Equal(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Click(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Over the Hedge(2006)

    Composer · Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Walk Away and I Stumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Love + Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Long Way Round(2004)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • All the Way(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Crime Spree(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Undertaking Betty(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Thunderpants(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Princess of Thieves(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2001)

    Musician

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • LEGO Jack Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Take a Girl Like You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Happy Birthday Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Extremely Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Shockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Virtual Sexuality(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Urban Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Hengyang 1944 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Aquaman (2018)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Practical Magic 2 (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 85: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic83 of 85: 80 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew4 of 85: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

85 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s31 · crew2010s28 · 1 acting · 28 crew2020s19 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2017.

  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

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 Rupert Gregson-Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 61; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 74 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · composer

The Prince (2021)

94th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Rupert Gregson-Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 50 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore47 titles14–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity50 titles19–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity46 titles24–80 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs46 titles11–57 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense47 titles15–58 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all 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 Rupert Gregson-Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rupert Gregson-Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sandler shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles