Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Arts gold award

My arts Practice:
Compose using a DAW programme





This is what the programme looks like


 


Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Reasearch and review

                                                           Gregson-Williams conducting
                                                     

Harry Gregson-Williams, a Bristish composer and conductor best known for scoring music for Hollywood Films such as 'Shrek' 1-4, 'Man on Fire' and The popular video game franchise 'Metal Gear Solid' 2 - 4.


Life and Career
In Gregson-Williams' early career in the 1980s held a position as a music teacher both in 'Amesbury school' and 'Guildhall school of Music & Drama' of where he was a pupil. Post his job in teaching  his music career took a big leap he first started as a orchesrator for composer Stanley Myers where in working with him linked with oscar award winner Hans Zimmer known for at this time for writing scores such as 'The Lion King' and 'Rainman'.

Theme from video game 'Metal Gear Solid'

Life and Works
  • 1993
    • White Angel
    1994
    • Broken Heart
    1995
    • Hotel Paradise
    1996
    • The Rock (with Hans Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith)
    • The Whole Wide World (with Hans Zimmer)
    • Muppet Treasure Island (with Hans Zimmer)
    1997
    • The Borrowers
    • Deceiver
    • As Good as It Gets (Music conductor)
    • Smilla's Sense of Snow (with Hans Zimmer)
    1998
    • Enemy of the State (with Trevor Rabin)
    • Antz (with John Powell)
    • Armageddon (with Trevor Rabin)
    • The Replacement Killers
    1999
    • Light It Up
    • The Match
    • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
    2000
    • Chicken Run (with John Powell)
    • King of the Jungle
    • The Tigger Movie
    • The Magic of Marciano
    2001
    • The Hire: Powder Keg (uncredited)
    • Shrek (with John Powell)
    • Spy Kids
    2002
    • The Hire: Beat the Devil
    • Phone Booth
    • Spy Game
    • Passionada
    2003
    • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
    • The Rundown
    • Veronica Guerin
    2004
    • Team America: World Police
    • Shrek 2
    • Man on Fire
    • The Edge of Reason
    • Return to Sender
    2005
    • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Golden Globe nominee)
    • Kingdom of Heaven
    • Domino
    • Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Music producer. Score composed by Stephen Barton)
    2006
    • Déjà Vu
    • Flushed Away
    • Seraphim Falls
    • I Choose Noise (producer, along with Kirsty Hawkshaw & Hybrid)
    2007
    • Gone Baby Gone
    • Jolene
    • Shrek the Third
    • The Number 23
    • The Riches
    • Shrek the Halls
    2008
    • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
    • Jolene
    • Eleventh Hour (Opening Theme)
    2009
    • X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    • The Taking of Pelham 123
    • Em
    • Urban Thriller (Music producer. Original Score composed by David Buckley).
    2010
    • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (main themes, producer, music composed by David Arnold)
    • Shrek Forever After
    • Unstoppable
    • The Town
    • Twelve
    2011
    • Cowboys & Aliens
    • Life in a Day
    • Emma's War (Unconfirmed)
    2012
    • Potsdamer Platz (unconfirmed)