Paul Williams is an English

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and

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Biography

Paul Williams (aka Terry Day) studied at the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...

before going on to read Music at

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, where he gained an M.A. While still at Jesus College, he teamed up with Roger Wornell, and under the pen names of Paul de Schroder and Lee Lenrow, they found a local rock and roll group called "The Phantoms", Ken Levy & The Phantoms write songs for them, and arranged to be "discovered" by Pallette records. Their first record, "Phantom Guitar" and "Cachina" is now recognised as a classic of its genre. He has been composing since the age of eight and plays a variety of keyboard instruments. Williams has also worked as a session musician with numerous bands and orchestras, and has more recently worked with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music fame. Williams also composes for major international publishing companies, including Carlin Music, Sound Stage, Parry Music and Zomba Production Music with over 1300 titles published. His compositions range from the horrifying, through the romantic, into high-tech. Paul has also worked at

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s 1 & 2 with many major production credits. Currently living in

Cheam Cheam () is a suburb of London, England, south-west of Charing Cross. It is divided into North Cheam, Cheam Village and South Cheam. Cheam Village contains the listed buildings Lumley Chapel and the 16th-century Whitehall. It is adjacent to tw ...

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, near London, Williams spends the majority of his time composing and recording.

Major credits (film and television)

* ''

"Crocodile" Dundee ''Crocodile Dundee'' (stylized as ''"Crocodile" Dundee'' in the U.S.) is a 1986 action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee, and American actress Linda Kozlowski as rep ...

'' (1986) - love theme * Neighbours (Grundy TV Australia) - incidental music underscores * Father Christmas Letters - film score * Everybody Wins (Karel Reisz) - incidental music * A Country Practice (Australian TV) - incidental music * House of Gristle (BBC 1 TV Series) - theme and incidental music * Out of this World (BBC 1 TV Documentary) - theme & incidental music * Natural Neighbours (BBC 1 TV) - incidental music * My Good friend (Hartswood films) - incidental music * ‘Mysteries’ with Carol Vorderman BBC TV 1997 & 1998 - main theme & incidental music * Growing Places Series (BBC TV, 1998 — 26 parts) - main Theme & incidental music * ''Deep Impact'' (1998) - incidental music * Butterfly Legend 1999, Hollywood - songs & incidental music

Major credits (commercials)

* Flash Cascade * Heineken * Hewlett-Packard * ICI * National Panasonic * Sony * Suchard * Tetley Tea * TSB * Uncle Ben's Rice * Brittany Ferries * Lunn Poly * SonyEricsson

References

External links

Personal Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Paul Living people English composers Alumni of the Royal College of Music Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Year of birth missing (living people)