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Tim Williams

Tim Williams

Composer, also producer · Born February 14, 1966 (60) · Surrey, England, UK

Timothy Williams is a multi-award-winning composer best known for his work on A24's Pearl, Netflix's Mary, Sony's Brightburn, and Universal's Get Out! Upcoming releases include Locked, starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sam Raimi and directed by Dave Yarovesky, Eye for An Eye for Leyline Entertainment (Everything Everywhere All At Once), starring Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton), directed by Colin Tilley, and Mistura for Seine Pictures, directed by Ricardo De Montreuil, which recently won best picture at The NBFF. Other films includes Your Monster, the Sundance Audience Award Winner, directed by Caroline Lindy and starring Melissa Barrera, Lionsgate's The Bagman, starring Sam Claflin, and Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions' Finding You. Tim also scored Wild Horses, directed by Robert Duvall, I.T., directed by John Moore, Red Sky, directed by Mario Van Peebles, The Swearing Jar, HBO's Gringa, and television series Netflix's Agent Elvis, AMC's Creepshow, Disney's Piney, and Fox's Richard Lovely. He has written additional music on Academy Award and Golden Globe Winner Get Out!, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Fast and Furious presents Hobbs and Shaw, Deadpool 2, 300, Watchmen, Super, Sucker Punch, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and television series' Tracker, The Exorcist, Missing, and Sym Bionic Titan. Williams has received two Motion Picture SE Golden Reel Award nominations, four Thea Award wins, 10 ASCAP Awards and won Best Score at the 24FPS Festival, Best Score at ScreamfestLA (2019), Best Score at the Raleigh Film Festival (2023), Best Soundtrack nomination at the HMMA Awards, Best UK Film Critics Horror Soundtrack (2023), and nominated for Best Horror Soundtrack with the International Film Critics' Awards (2023).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 14, 1966 (60)
From
Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Composer, also producer
Titles
41 on Motif · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28

What are Tim Williams' films like?

Across their 32 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Motif score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Motif score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action3 titlesTypical Motif score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
26%
Self
23%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
5%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 12

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
11
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

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 Tim Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 41 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim 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

50 credits, 41 with a Motif page.

  • 8:38 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Breeder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Pluribus(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Orchestrator

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Fixed(2025)

    Additional Music · Orchestrator

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Eye for an Eye(2025)

    Composer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • REM (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Locked(2025)

    Composer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mary(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Your Monster(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bagman(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Founders Day(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mistura(2024)

    Composer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gringa(2023)

    Composer · Musician

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Agent Elvis(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Southern Gospel(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • She Came from the Woods(2022)

    Composer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Intermedium(2023)

    Composer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Swearing Jar(2022)

    Composer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Pearl(2022)

    Composer

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Catch Your Breath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Final Frequency(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Finding You(2020)

    Composer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Have You Heard About Greg?(2021)

    Composer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • We Summon the Darkness(2019)

    Composer

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Brightburn(2019)

    Composer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • It(2017)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle: Creation(2017)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Tank(2017)

    Composer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • I.T.(2016)

    Composer

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Diablo(2015)

    Composer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Wild Horses(2015)

    Composer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Debug(2014)

    Composer

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)

    Additional Music · Orchestrator

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Walking with the Enemy(2013)

    Composer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Red Sky(2014)

    Composer

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Fragmented (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Premium Rush(2012)

    Orchestrator

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The History of Future Folk(2012)

    Composer · Producer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Lutefisk Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Brazen Bull (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Sym-Bionic Titan(2010)

    Show Composer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island(2009)

    Composer

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Star Crossed(2009)

    Composer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Halloween(2007)

    Conductor · Orchestrator

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Breakfast(2007)

    Composer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Aberration(2007)

    Composer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Slither(2006)

    Orchestrator

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Moment After: The Awakening(2006)

    Composer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Gotham Cafe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • War of the Worlds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Brightburn (2019)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Mistura (2024)

Motif 93rd

Most popular right now

Pearl (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music35 of 43: 33 only music, 2 with another role · typical Motif score26thEditing1 of 43: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew9 of 43: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Motif score64th

By decade

1980s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s20 · 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.

How do Tim Williams' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Motif score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · composer

Have You Heard About Greg? (2021)

99th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Motif 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 39. 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 Tim Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles53–88 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles8–51 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity9 titles25–85 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles28–67 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles27–84 · median 65 · intenseheavier 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 Tim Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Williams' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erik Bloomquist shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles