Timothy Williams (composer)
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Timothy Williams is an award-winning composer of film and theater, a conductor and orchestrator. Born in England in 1966, he moved to Canada in 1970. He studied music at the Toronto Conservatory of Music and the Victoria Conservatory of Music. He won many piano competitions and was originally on a path to be a concert pianist. He studied composition with Murray Adaskin
. In 1986, he moved to England and worked at the BBC as copyist and orchestrator.
He returned to Toronto in 1989 to write Napoleon (musical)
, which opened in 1994. It was nominated for a Dora Award for Best New Musical. EMI released a Highlights Album on their Angel Broadway label. In 1996, he moved to England and worked with Directors Gale Edwards
and Francesca Zambello
to rework Napoleon (musical)
until its opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End Theatre District in 2000.
Timothy has scored numerous feature films including Tom Hanks
produced WWII documentary "Beyond All Boundaries", the multi Award Winning "Butterfly Circus
", the award winning "The Mulberry Tree", Sony's "Playmobil: Secret of Pirate Island", "Playmobil: Quest for the Golden Scepter", MGM's A Dog's Breakfast
, the Award Winning "Up In The Air", "The Passage", "Star Crossed", "Stephen King's Gotham Cafe", "The Lutefiske Wars", "Brazen Bull".
He scored additional music for Conan the Barbarian (2011 film), as well as licensed cues on 300
, Watchmen
, Super
, Sucker Punch, Tales of the Black Freighter, Doomsday
, and Shark Night 3D
.
In addition to orchestrating the above, Timothy orchestrated and conducted the Main Theme for Green Hornet
, The Way
, The Day The Earth Stood Still
, Halloween
, Slither, and Half Past Dead
. Timothy Williams has orchestrated for Tyler Bates
, Alan Menken
, Stephen Schwartz
, Robert Duncan
, John Kavanaugh, Tom Rainier and Bruce Broughton
.
Timothy co-scored the video game score of Rise of the Argonauts with composer Tyler Bates
and orchestrated and conducted Transformers (VG) and Army of Two: The 40th Day
.
He has written music for over 25 spectacle shows for Disney, Universal Studios and Seaworld, including Universal's adaptation of "Wicked", Disney's "Aladdin" (Thea Award) at California Adventure, Disney's "Snow White", Disney's "Believe", Disney's "Wishes", Disney's "Twice Charmed", Seaworld's "Blue Horizons", Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Show, Disney's "Candlelight Reflection", Disney's "Rhythms of The World", Disney's "Glow In The Park", Universal Studio's "Sorciere" and Universal's "Peter Pan" (Thea Award) and Napoleon (musical)
, the West End show. He also composed the score for the Georgia Aquarium
's "Dolphin Tales".
Timothy co-composed the score for TV series "Sym-Bionic Titan
" with Tyler Bates
and Dieter Hartmann.
He has won 3 Thea (award)s and a Dora Award for the projects "Aladdin - A Disney Spectacular", Universal's "Peter Pan" and Beyond All Boundaries. He won Best Original Soundtrack for Butterfly Circus
at the 24 FPS International Film Festival and 8 ASCAP Plus Awards. He has 14 Soundtracks released.
Murray Adaskin
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. In 1986, he moved to England and worked at the BBC as copyist and orchestrator.
He returned to Toronto in 1989 to write Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon, The Musical is a musical by Canadians Andrew Sabiston and Timothy Williams . It premiered at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto on 23 March 1994 with Jérôme Pradon in the title role and Aline Mowat as leading lady Josephine. Directed by John Wood and orchestrated by David Cullen, it was the...
, which opened in 1994. It was nominated for a Dora Award for Best New Musical. EMI released a Highlights Album on their Angel Broadway label. In 1996, he moved to England and worked with Directors Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film. She began her career at Adelaide youth theatre company Energy Connection...
and Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello is a leading American opera and theatre director. Zambello lived in Europe when she was a child, learning to speak French, Italian, German and Russian. Zambello is of Italian descent, the daughter of Jean , an actress and Charles C. Zambello, a former actor who became head of...
to rework Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon, The Musical is a musical by Canadians Andrew Sabiston and Timothy Williams . It premiered at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto on 23 March 1994 with Jérôme Pradon in the title role and Aline Mowat as leading lady Josephine. Directed by John Wood and orchestrated by David Cullen, it was the...
until its opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End Theatre District in 2000.
Timothy has scored numerous feature films including Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
produced WWII documentary "Beyond All Boundaries", the multi Award Winning "Butterfly Circus
Butterfly Circus
The Butterfly Circus is a short film created by Joshua and Rebekah Weigel in 2009. The production was completed in 12 days by a cast and crew of over 150 people, on locations in the Southern California regions of the San Gabriel Mountains, Riverside, Palmdale and Santa Clarita...
", the award winning "The Mulberry Tree", Sony's "Playmobil: Secret of Pirate Island", "Playmobil: Quest for the Golden Scepter", MGM's A Dog's Breakfast
A Dog's Breakfast
A Dog's Breakfast is a Canadian comedy independent film produced in 2006. It was the first film to be written and directed by David Hewlett, who is best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis. Hewlett created the film as a private off-season project and stars alongside his real-life...
, the Award Winning "Up In The Air", "The Passage", "Star Crossed", "Stephen King's Gotham Cafe", "The Lutefiske Wars", "Brazen Bull".
He scored additional music for Conan the Barbarian (2011 film), as well as licensed cues on 300
300
Year 300 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius...
, Watchmen
Watchmen
Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form...
, Super
Super
Super may refer to:* Super, a supernumerary actor on the stage, which is the equivalent of an "extra" in motion pictures and television.* Super, a building superintendent; a manager, maintenance or repair person, custodian or janitor, especially in the United States.* Super, a grade of gasoline*...
, Sucker Punch, Tales of the Black Freighter, Doomsday
Doomsday
Doomsday may refer to:* End times, a prophesied time of tribulation that would precede the Second Coming of the Messiah in Abrahamic religions-Fiction:* Doomsday , a 1927 novel by Warwick Deeping* Doomsday , a DC comic book character...
, and Shark Night 3D
Shark Night 3D
Shark Night 3D is a 3-D horror-thriller film directed by David R. Ellis. It stars Sara Paxton, Alyssa Diaz, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, and Joel David Moore...
.
In addition to orchestrating the above, Timothy orchestrated and conducted the Main Theme for Green Hornet
Green Hornet
Green Hornet may refer to:* The Green Hornet, a fictional character created by Fran Striker for the 1930s radio program and adapted into several media versions...
, The Way
The Way
The Way may refer to a spiritual path:* The Way or "Tao" of Taoism* An early term for early Christianity * The Way of the Cross, a Catholic devotion to the Passion of Christ....
, The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H...
, Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
, Slither, and Half Past Dead
Half Past Dead
Half Past Dead is a 2002 action movie in which a criminal infiltrates a prison to interrogate a prisoner about the location of a fortune in gold while an undercover FBI agent has to stop him. The film stars Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Kurupt, and Claudia Christian...
. Timothy Williams has orchestrated for Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is a music producer and composer for films. His most known work includes "The Hangman's Song" and various other tracks from the zombie horror film Dawn of the Dead, and 2008's Day of the Dead...
, Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist.Menken is best known for his numerous scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards...
, Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell , Pippin and Wicked...
, Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan (composer)
Robert Duncan is a Canadian composer of film and television music, who composed music for such TV series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Unit; and films such as Butterfly on a Wheel and Into the Blue 2: The Reef...
, John Kavanaugh, Tom Rainier and Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including American music classics such as "Homeward Bound," "Silverado", "Tombstone," and wonderfully lyric music for "Miracle on 34th...
.
Timothy co-scored the video game score of Rise of the Argonauts with composer Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is a music producer and composer for films. His most known work includes "The Hangman's Song" and various other tracks from the zombie horror film Dawn of the Dead, and 2008's Day of the Dead...
and orchestrated and conducted Transformers (VG) and Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two: The 40th Day is a third-person shooter video game that is developed by EA Montreal and published by Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable. It is the sequel to Army of Two...
.
He has written music for over 25 spectacle shows for Disney, Universal Studios and Seaworld, including Universal's adaptation of "Wicked", Disney's "Aladdin" (Thea Award) at California Adventure, Disney's "Snow White", Disney's "Believe", Disney's "Wishes", Disney's "Twice Charmed", Seaworld's "Blue Horizons", Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Show, Disney's "Candlelight Reflection", Disney's "Rhythms of The World", Disney's "Glow In The Park", Universal Studio's "Sorciere" and Universal's "Peter Pan" (Thea Award) and Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon (musical)
Napoleon, The Musical is a musical by Canadians Andrew Sabiston and Timothy Williams . It premiered at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto on 23 March 1994 with Jérôme Pradon in the title role and Aline Mowat as leading lady Josephine. Directed by John Wood and orchestrated by David Cullen, it was the...
, the West End show. He also composed the score for the Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, at Pemberton Place, is the world's largest aquarium with more than of marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500 different species...
's "Dolphin Tales".
Timothy co-composed the score for TV series "Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan is an American animated cartoon created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series focused on a trio made up of an alien princess, a rebellious soldier, and a robot; these three characters are able to combine to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan...
" with Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is a music producer and composer for films. His most known work includes "The Hangman's Song" and various other tracks from the zombie horror film Dawn of the Dead, and 2008's Day of the Dead...
and Dieter Hartmann.
He has won 3 Thea (award)s and a Dora Award for the projects "Aladdin - A Disney Spectacular", Universal's "Peter Pan" and Beyond All Boundaries. He won Best Original Soundtrack for Butterfly Circus
Butterfly Circus
The Butterfly Circus is a short film created by Joshua and Rebekah Weigel in 2009. The production was completed in 12 days by a cast and crew of over 150 people, on locations in the Southern California regions of the San Gabriel Mountains, Riverside, Palmdale and Santa Clarita...
at the 24 FPS International Film Festival and 8 ASCAP Plus Awards. He has 14 Soundtracks released.