composer
William composes and produces music for film, television and concert performance. As a composer he specialises in wildlife and history documentary and has scored films for all the major broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, PBS, National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Recent commissions have included 'Chimps of the Lost Gorge' (BBC Natural World, 2010), 'Wild Russia' (6-part series for National Geographic, 2009), and 'Lobo - the Wolf that Changed America' (BBC Natural World, 2008). 'Lobo' won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2009 and the Jury's Special Prize at the Wildscreen International Film Festival 2008. He has just completed 'Nordic Wild' - a 4-part series for National Geographic on Scandinavia, and 'Jungle Gremlins of Java', a BBC Natural World focussing on the Slow Loris and illegal pet trade in Indonesia. The show transmits on BBC 2 at 8 pm on Wednesday 25 January 2012.
For a full list of composing commissions see composer
orchestrator and conductor
As orchestrator and conductor William works with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bristol Ensemble and Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra. He has undertaken numerous projects for the BBC with a variety of composers. 'Wild China' (2008) composed by Barnaby Taylor and orchestrated and conducted by William won an Emmy in 2009 for Music and Sound. William has collaborated on stage and in the recording studio with a wide variety of international soloists including John Williams, Andy Sheppard, Tom Jones and most recently Roni Size and Reprazent. A number of William's recordings are available on Sony Classical, Universal Classical and Jazz, and CBS Records.
For a full list of orchestration and conducting work see orchestrator and conductor
teacher
William is a Senior Associate Teacher on the Music for Film and Television MA at Bristol University. He also gives seminars on Music for Film for organisations such as Wildscreen International Film Festival, City University and Music Industry Education. In May 2010 he worked on a major Music for Film project with the BBC Concert Orchestra and 27 young musicians as part of the Bristol Festival of Nature 2010.
education
William has a degree in Music from the University of East Anglia and is a licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama having been a Junior Exhibitioner in violin and piano at the Royal College of Music and a Music Scholar at St. Paul’s School. He studied conducting with Richard Hickox, John Lubbock and George Hurst, and piano with Sidney Harrison and John York. His passion for film composition began when working as a musical assistant to British composer Edward Williams preparing scores and conducting sessions on television projects for Edward.
organisations
William is a member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS) and the Performing Rights Society (MCPS-PRS Alliance). He is a panelist on the Screened Music Network for British Film and TV composition.
