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My Take
Harry Gregson-Williams is one of those invisible giants I keep championing. The English composer scored the Metal Gear series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Chicken Run and plenty more, blending orchestra with electronics until a whole world feels inevitable. Almost nobody leaves a film humming the composer's name, yet the goosebumps in that one scene are entirely his doing. As a Cambridge-trained craftsman he could coast on prestige, but he keeps building atmospheres rather than showing off. I love that the magic is meant to disappear into the picture. That's the discipline of a real score, and he has it in spades.
Overview
Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is an English composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video games, television and films including the Metal Gear series, Phone Booth, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Team America: World Police, Antz, The Tigger Movie, Chicken Run and its sequel, the Shre…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリー・グレッグソン＝ウィリアムズ
- Reading
- はりー・ぐれっぐそん＝うぃりあむず
- Born
- December 13, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Sussex, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / manufacturer / recording artist / conductor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St John's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.harrygregsonwilliams.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/harrygwmusic/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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