Timothy Williams (born 14 February 1966) is an English/Canadian

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, conductor, and

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known for his film, television, and video game scores. A graduate of the

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, Williams has won numerous awards and is best known for his work on the A24 film ''

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'', '' Finding You'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and Robert Duvall's '' Wild Horses.'' He is a frequent collaborator of musician and composer

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, Robert Duncan and

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Early life and education

Williams went to

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, at the same time as

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, and

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. He then attended the

in England and furthered his studies at

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and the

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Film Scoring Workshop.

Career

Theatre

Williams wrote the musical ''Napoleon'', which opened in 1994 at the

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in Toronto. It was nominated for a

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for Best New Musical. EMI released a Highlights Album on their Angel Broadway label. In 1996, he relocated to England and worked with Directors

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and

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to rework ''

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

'' until its opening at the

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in London's West End Theatre District in 2000. ''

'' did a run at NYMF in 2015, which was a reimagining of the original show with an entirely new book and many new songs. In July 2017, a lavish new production ''Napoleon'' opened at the Charlotte Theater in Seoul for a limited three-month. It quickly became the number one selling ticket of the summer. It feature a cast of 54 including B.A.P's Daehyun and BTOB's Changsub alongside famous musical actors such as Lim Tae Kyung, Michael Lee, and Han Ji Sang. It was directed by

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and features all new sets, costumes, projections, orchestrations and was translated into Korean. It received glowing reviews. It is repped in Asia by Broadway Asia. In August 2022, ''Napoleon'' was translated into Dutch and performed in Holland. In September 2022 ''Napoleon'' was translated into French and a large scale tribe concert was performed in Seoul, Korea.

Film

Williams has scored numerous award-winning feature films including A24's ''

'', '' Finding You'', ''

'', ''Wild Horses'', written, directed and starring

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and

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; "We Summon The Darkness", Disney Jr.'s "Piney The Lonesome Pine", starring Jonathan Pryce and Simon Pegg, ''

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'', starring

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, the score for which was on the eligible list for the 2015 Academy Awards, and won Best Picture at FLIFF, ''I.T.'' directed by John Moore starring

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, ''

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'', directed by Brian Baugh, nominated for Best picture at the 2017 Dove Awards, ''Diablo'', starring

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and

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which won Best Picture at the San Diego film festival, '' The Butterfly Circus'' which won over 35 Best Picture awards, the

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produced WWII documentary '' Beyond All Boundaries'', '' Red Sky'' for which Tim Williams was nominated Best Composer and Music Editor by Motion Picture Sound Editors. He has received numerous awards including two Motion Picture SE Golden Reel Award nominations, four Thea Award wins, 10 ASCAP Plus Awards and best score at the 24FPS Festival for "Butterfly Circus". Recent films include ''

'', ''The Swearing Jar'','' Finding You'', ''

'', which was listed among of the best scores of 2019 in Film Music Magazine, ''Piney - The Lonesome Pine'', starring Simon Pegg and Jonathan Pryce, released on Disney Jr., and ''We Summon The Darkness'' directed by Marc Meyers, which won best score at Screamfest LA. He scored additional music on many major films including ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 300'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. Upcoming films include ''Gringa'' and ''Southern Gospel''.

Orchestrations and conducting

In addition to orchestrating and conducting all the above, Williams also orchestrated and/or conducted the scores to ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' It'', ''

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'', '' Green Hornet'', '' The Way'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Slither'', and ''

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''. Williams has orchestrated for

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, Robert Duncan, and

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. He conducted for the soundtrack to

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's ''

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'' and orchestrated

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's album Kicker and "Love is Alive" from

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's album.

TV

Williams scored the AMC/Shudder ''

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'', the FOX Pilot '' Richard Lovely'', and the Disney Pilot ''

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'' and additional music on the Cartoon Network animated series '' Sym-Bionic Titan'', ABC's ''

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'' as well as Fox's ''

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'', Season 2. He orchestrated the TV series ''Castle'', ''Whispers'', ''Last Resort'', ''Timeless'', and ''S.W.A.T.''

Video games

He contributed music for the video game score of '' Rise of the Argonauts'' with composer

and contributed additional music on '' God of War: Ascension''. He orchestrated and conducted '' Transformers: The Game'' and '' Army of Two: The 40th Day''.

Live spectacle

Williams has also written music and arranged for over 55 live and spectacle shows for Disney, Universal Studios and Seaworld, including Universal's adaptation of "Wicked", Disney's "Aladdin" (Thea Award) at California Adventure, Disney's Tangled – The Musical, Disney's "Snow White", Disney's "Believe", Disney's "Wishes", Disney's "Twice Charmed", Seaworld's "Blue Horizons", Seaworld's "Believe", Disney's "Candlelight Reflection", Disney's "Rhythms of The World", Disney's "Glow in the Park", Disney's "Buzz Lightyears Big Mission", Universal Studio's "Sorciere" and Universal's "Peter Pan" and ''

'', the West End show. He composed the score for the

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's "Dolphin Tales". At least 15 shows are currently playing around the world. He has won 4

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s and a

for the projects "Aladdin – A Disney Spectacular", Universal's "Peter Pan", and "Voice of an Angel" and "Beyond All Boundaries". Timothy arranged the music for the opening of

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, which was later turned into "Lunar New Year" for the "World of Color Show" at California Adventure. Williams most recently composed and arranged the '' Jurassic World Live Tour'' for Universal Studios.

Awards and nominations

He won Best Original Soundtrack for '' The Butterfly Circus'' at the 24 FPS International Film Festival, 8 ASCAP Plus Awards and was nominated for best composer for '' Red Sky'' by Motion Picture Sound Editors and best soundtrack by the Hollywood in Music Media Awards. He had won four Thea Awards for his work in themed entertainment. He has over 30 soundtracks released on labels Sony Records, Milan Records, Lakeshore Records, Disney, EMI Broadway Asia, and First Night Records.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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''Napoleon The Musical'' official website
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Early life and education

Career

Theatre

Film

Orchestrations and conducting

TV

Video games

Live spectacle

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

Further reading

External links