⎜Composing Credits
Title tbc (in production 2019/ 20)
Factual (1 x 80 mins theatrical release + 3 x int'l tv versions)
Infocus Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore
Executive Producer: Karen Bass
H2O - the Molecule that Made Us (in production 2019)
Factual (3 x 60 mins)
A Passion Planet Production
Produced by David Allen and Catherine Watling
Directed by Nicolas Brown and Alex Tate
Narrated by Kelly McEvers
Heartbeat for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (2019)
Concert work
Commissioned by Professor Robert Tulloh
Premiere: 23rd November 2019, St George's Bristol
Performance by Harriet Riley, percussion, with Bristol Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by William Goodchild
Concert in support of the British Heart Foundation
Hippos: Africa's River Giants (2019)
Wildlife (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough
Produced by Icon Films
Director: Brad Bestelink
Producers: Laura Marshall and Lucy Meadows
Series Producer: Steve Gooder
Bus Stop (2019)
Short Drama
Starring Sam Frenchum and Vanessa Bailey
Produced by Nine Yards Films Productions
Producers: Ash Gardiner and Vanessa Bailey
Director: Vanessa Bailey
Screenplay: Vanessa Bailey
South Korea - Earth’s Hidden Wilderness (2018)
Factual (1 x 60 mins) for BBC
Produced by Terra Mater and Oxford Scientific Films
Producer/ Director: James Reed
Executive Producer: Caroline Hawkins
Natural History Producer: Philip Jones
Composers: William Goodchild and The Insects
Narrator: Arthur Lee
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Craig Hunter
Mighty Rivers (2018)
Factual (6 x 60 mins)
Presented by Jeremy Wade
Produced by Icon Films for Animal Planet
Series Producer: Steve Gooder
Fake or Fortune? (2017)
Arts series (6 x 60 mins) for BBC One
Presented by Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould
Produced by BBC Studios
Series Producer: Robert Murphy
Seeing Him (2017)
Drama short
Produced by Living Spirit Pictures
Producers: Vanessa Bailey, Judy Goldberg, Angelica Polonczyk
Director: Chris Jones
Winner of three awards including Best Score at the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2018
More Four (2017)
Concert work for big band
Commissioned by Farnham Festival 2018
Premiere: 22nd March 2018, Great Hall, Farnham Maltings
Supercharged Otters (2017)
Wildlife Documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Presented by Charlie Hamilton James
Produced by BBC NHU
Series Producer: Roger Webb
Producer: Mark Wheeler
Rise of the Warrior Apes (2016 / 2017)
Wildlife Special (1 x 90 mins) for Discovery
Produced by Keo Films
Producer/ Director: James Reed
Thailand - Earth's Tropical Paradise (2016)
Wildlife series (3 x 60 mins) for BBC Two
Series Producer: Steve Cole
Producers: Steve Cole, Lara Bickerton and James Hemming
Concerto for Kora and Orchestra (2016)
Concert work for solo kora and orchestra
Commissioned by Bristol High Sheriff, Helen Wilde
Composed by William Goodchild and Mamadou Cissokho
Performed by Mamadou Cissokho, kora, and Bristol Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by William Goodchild
Saturday 18th June at St George's Bristol
Gorilla Family and Me (2015 / 16)
Wildlife series (2 x 60 mins) for BBC Two
Presented by Gordon Buchanan
Executive Producers: Tim Martin, Ted Oakes
Series Producer: David Johnson
TreeSong (2015)
Concert work for orchestra and electronics
Commissioned by Bristol Ensemble with Bristol City Council and PRS for Music Foundation
Performed by Bristol Ensemble at St George's Bristol on Sunday 29th November
Composed and conducted by William Goodchild
India: Nature's Wonderland (2015)
Titles music
Wildlife series (2 x 60 mins) for BBC and PBS
Presented by Liz Bonnin, Freida Pinto and Jon Gupta
Series Producer: Ben Southwell
Live at Colston Hall (2015)
Roni Size Reprazent with William Goodchild and Emerald Ensemble
Live CD and DVD album released November 2015
Label: Mansion Sounds
Jago - a Life Underwater (2015)
Theatrical feature
An Underdog Films Production in association with Vistaar Productions, James Morgan Films, Fantomline Films
Distributed by Blue Ant International
Produced, Directed and Written by James Reed
Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise (2015)
Wildlife series (6 x 50 mins) for PBS and National Geographic International
Produced by Off The Fence
Series Producer: James Byrne
Executive Producer: Emre Izat
Wild Costa Rica (2015)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 60 mins) for Animal Planet
Produced by Warehouse 51 Productions
Producer/ Director: Ian Marsh
Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings (2015)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Produced by Icon Films
Filmed and Directed by Brad Besterlink
Written by Steve Gooder
Timeshift: Castles - Britain's Fortified History (2014)
Titles and credits music
History documentary series (3 x 60 mins) for BBC4
Producer/ Director: Ben Southwell
Africa's Fishing Leopards (2014)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Produced by Icon Films
Producer/ Director: Steve Gooder
The Man Who Turned into a Sofa (2014)
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
Written by Polly Peters, Andrew Fusek Peters and Rosalind Jana Peters
Produced by Tim Dee
Beavers Behaving Badly (2014)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Produced by BBC Natural History Unit
Producer/ Director: David Johnson
Africa's Giant Killers (2014)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Produced by Icon Films
Ultimate Honey Badger (2014)
Wildlife documentary (1 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International
Produced by Earth Touch, Durban
Producer/ Director: Jess Reiss
Get Rich or Die Mining (2013)
An adventure documentary (1 x 60 mins) for National Geographic International.
Produced by RDF Television
Producer/ Director: David Johnson
WWF-UK Living Planet Centre (2013)
Music for WWF's immersive installation for the entrance of its new Living Planet Centre.
Installation, designed by Jason Bruges Studio consists of four enclosed, themed zones - fresh water, marine, wildlife and forest - each reflecting a core area of the organisation's work.
Project Manager: Georgina Bridge
Content Manager: Greg Armfield
Leopards: 21st Century Cats (2013)
Natural History documentary (1 x 60 mins) for BBC Natural World
Produced by Icon Films
Producer/ Director: Steve Gooder
Wild Alaska (2013)
Natural History documentary (1 x 120 mins) for Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision
Director: Simon Nash
Dino Crab (2012)
Natural History documentary (1 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision
Director: Phil Coles
Shocking Sharks (2012)
Natural History documentary (1 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision
Director: Phil Coles
Wild Hawaii (2012)
Natural History documentary (1 x 60 mins) for Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision
Director: Simon Nash
Wild Appalachia (2012)
Natural History documentary (1 x 60 mins) for Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision
Director: Simon Nash
Walking Through History (2012)
History documentary (4 x 60 mins) for Channel 4
Produced by Wildfire TV
Series Producer: David Johnson
Presenter: Tony Robinson
Jungle Gremlins of Java (2012)
Natural History documentary for BBC Natural World
Produced by Icon Films
Producer/ Director: Steve Gooder
Presenter: Anna Nekaris
To listen to audio samples, click here
Ye of Day (2012)
Anthem based on Chaucer's The Legend of Good Women for female chorus and organ Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of Redland High School
Bristol Cathedral, 29 June 2012
Coral Triangle (2011)
Stills project on the coral reefs of South-East Asia.
Nature Picture Library, Bristol
Producer/ Director: Helen Gilks
Part of the Earth Music Festival 2011, Bristol
Instant Wit (2011)
Themes for live theatre, radio and internet performance
Director: Chris Grimes
The Great Serengeti (2011)
Natural History documentary for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Kate Dart
Nordic Wild (2011)
Natural History series (4 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International and Animal Planet
1 Furious Life
2 Reborn
3 At the Edge
4 Ultimate Survivors
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Directors: Simon Williams, Laura Smith, Tania Dorrity and Ian Marsh
Series Producer: Ian Marsh
Wild Amazon (2010)
Natural History series (2 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International and Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Mitch Turnbull
Producer: Amanda Theunissen
Secrets of the Arabian Nights (2010)
History special (1 x 60 mins) for BBC4 and BBC2
Presented by Richard E. Grant
Produced by Quickfire Media
Producer/ Directors: Mark Fielder and Lizzie White
Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq (2010)
Natural History documentary for BBC Natural World
Produced by Aqua Vita Films
Producer/ Director: David Johnson
Chimps of the Lost Gorge (2010)
Natural History documentary for BBC Natural World
Producer/ Director: Verity White
Kingdom of the Forest (2010)
Natural History documentary for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Joanne Lunt
Wild Japan (2010)
Natural History documentary for Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Adam Oldroyd
Producer: Amanda Theunissen
Clash of the Tiger Queens (2010)
Natural History documentary for Animal Planet
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Melanie Price
Producer: Amanda Theunissen
Tiger Queen (2010)
Natural History documentary for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Melanie Price
Producer: Amanda Theunissen
Japan's Hidden Secrets (2009)
Natural History documentary for National Geographic International
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Dan Habershon-Butcher
Producer: Amanda Theunissen
John Colet Day (2009)
Motet for 200 singers SATB and organ
for the Quincentenary of St. Paul's School
St. Paul's Cathedral, Thursday 1 October 2009
Wild Russia (2009)
Natural History series (6 x 50 mins) for National Geographic International and Animal Planet
1 Siberia
2 Kamchatka
3 Arctic
4 The Great Divide
5 The Secret Forest
6 Primeval Valleys
Produced by Parthenon Entertainment
Director: Dan Habershon-Butcher
Series Producer: Amanda Theunissen
Snow Monkeys (2009)
Natural History
BBC Natural World and Animal Planet
Producer/ Director: Ian Gray
Series Producer: Tim Martin
Lobo - the Wolf that Changed America (2008)
Natural History
Brian Leith Productions for BBC Natural World and Thirteen/ WNET
Producer: Brian Leith; Director: Steve Gooder
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough
SS Great Britain (2008)
Television, Radio and Internet advertising campaign
Fanatic Design for ITV
Wheeliebinfunny.com (2008)
Theme Tune
Internet advertising campaign
Bearman (2008)
Natural History
Aqua Vita Films for Channel 5 and National Geographic
Producer: Bernard Walton
Director: Dominick French
Athens - the Truth about Democracy (2007)
2-part History series
Lion TV for Channel 4
Director: Timothy Copestake
Presented by Bettany Hughes
Lilacs (2007)
Russian Feature Film on the life of Rachmaninov
(Co-composer with Dan Jones)
Fresh Fishing - the Carp (2007)
Swim Films Ltd for commercial DVD release
Producer/ Director: Moira Mann
The Wolfman (2007)
Natural History Feature
Aqua Vita Films for Channel 5 and National Geographic
Producer: Bernard Walton
(Co-composer with Barnaby Taylor)
WorldSkills Olympics 2011 (2007)
Signature Theme
VET, London
Peter Scott - a Passion for Nature (2006)
Natural History
Available Light for BBC 2
Producer/ Director: Sarah Pitt
with Sir David Attenborough
Ancient Worlds Brought to Life (2006)
3-part series for commercial DVD release
DD Television for Reader’s Digest
Director: Harriet Smith
When the Moors Ruled in Europe (2005)
2 hour History Feature
Wildfire Television for Channel 4
Director: Timothy Copestake
Dubai Dreams (2005)
6-part Travel and Wildlife series
BBC for BBC2
Nature Picture Library, Bristol (2005)
London Picture Expo
Producer/ Director: Helen Gilks