William Goodchild (born 3 April 1964) is a

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and conductor who produces music for film, television and the concert hall.

Biography

Born in

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, England to an Australian-born father, the late

Ronald Goodchild Ronald Cedric Osbourne Goodchild (1910 – 28 December 1998) was the seventh Anglican Bishop suffragan of Kensington between 1964 and 1980, and the first area bishop from the 1979 institution of the London area scheme. He was born in Parramatt ...

, (formerly Suffragan Bishop of Kensington), and an English mother, Jean Ross, William Goodchild was educated at the

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(1970–1974) where he was a Junior Exhibitioner, studying violin and piano. After gaining a music scholarship at St Paul's School (1974–1981), William Goodchild obtained a

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with Honors in music at the

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(1982–1985). He also holds a Diploma of Licentiate in

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from the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

(1989). He is a member of the

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, and the

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. He studied conducting with

Richard Hickox Richard Sidney Hickox (5 March 1948 – 23 November 2008) was an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music. Early life Hickox was born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire into a musical family. After attending the Royal Gram ...

, John Lubbock, and

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, and piano with Sidney Harrison and John York. His passion for film composition began when working as a musical assistant to British composer Edward Williams, preparing scores and conducting sessions on television projects for Williams. William Goodchild also teaches Music for Film and Television at the

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, gives seminars on Music for Film for organizations such as Music Industry Education and

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, and was invited to teach in 2011 for Wildeye International School of Wildlife Filmmaking. In May 2010, he worked on a Music for Film project with the

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and twenty-seven young musicians as part of the Bristol Festival of Nature 2010. Goodchild's

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studio is in

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Personal life

In 1987, William Goodchild met Rachel Swan. The two were married by Goodchild's father, Ronald Goodchild, in Bristol, England in 1990. They have two daughters: Rosa Goodchild, who is a photographer, and Eleanor Goodchild, who studies education at

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Compositions

William Goodchild's compositions include original music for natural history and history documentaries, radio drama and a variety of commercial work. Recent broadcast commissions include Wild Amazon (2010) – a two-part series for the

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and

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, Wild Russia (2009) – a six-part series for the National Geographic Channel and Animal Planet, Snow Monkeys (2009) for BBC Natural World, ''Lobo – the Wolf that Changed America (2008)'' – a Natural World production for the

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and

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narrated by

David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...

; ''Humpbacks – from Fire to Ice (2008)'' for the

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and the

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narrated by David Attenborough; ''Athens – the Truth about Democracy (2007)'' – a two-part history feature for

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produced by Lion TV and presented by

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; ''A Man among Bears (2008)'' – a natural history feature for

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and National Geographic Channel produced by Aqua Vita Films; and ''Peter Scott – a Passion for Nature (2006)'' – produced by Available Light Productions for

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. Current commissions include ''Secrets of the Arabian Nights (2010)'' – directed by Mark Fielder and Lizzie White for Quickfire Media for BBC 4/2 broadcast in Autumn/Winter 2010. William Goodchild works with a number of international and national orchestras including the

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...

, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the

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. He has recorded at many of the major London recording studios including

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, and CTS Lansdowne Studios. As a conductor and orchestrator he has undertaken projects for the BBC including natural history series such as ''Nature's Great Events'', ''Wild China'', ''Ganges'', ''Europe – a Natural History'', ''Journey of Life'' and ''Wild New World'', and has recorded for

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, and

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. He has collaborated with international solo artists as diverse as guitarist

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(with whom he has recorded a number of albums),

Andy Sheppard Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, ...

, members of the

Maggini Quartet The Maggini Quartet is a British string quartet. Its members are Julian Leaper (Violin 1), Ciaran McCabe (Violin 2), Martin Outram (Viola) and Michal Kaznowski (Cello). Formed in 1988, the Quartet is known for championing the British repertoire, ...

, Natalia Lomeiko, Alasdair Malloy, O-Duo, Tom Jones, and most recently

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and

Reprazent Roni Size & Reprazent (stylised as Roni Size / Reprazent) are a British drum and bass group fronted by Roni Size. Their debut album ''New Forms'' won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album ''In the Møde'' featured artists inclu ...

. In 2016, William Goodchild was appointed Conductor and musical director of Bristol Symphony Orchestra. He is also Guest Conductor with

Bristol Ensemble The Bristol Ensemble, formerly the Emerald Ensemble, is a professional chamber orchestra, based in Bristol, England. The ensemble has been in existence since 1994, when it was formed as a musicians' collective by violinist Roger Huckle. Their rep ...

. He performs regularly with both orchestras at St George's Bristol and

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Film and television music (2006–2015)

*''Wild Costa Rica (2015)'' – Wildlife documentary for Animal Planet; Produced by Warehouse 51 Productions; Producer/Director Ian Marsh *''Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings (2015)'' – Wildlife documentary for BBC Natural World; Produced by Icon Films; Producer/ Director Steve Gooder *''Timeshift: Castles – Britain's Fortified History (2014)'' for BBC4; Producer/Director Ben Southwell *''Africa's Fishing Leopards (2014)'' – Wildlife documentary 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 for BBC Natural World. Produced by BBC Natural History Unit. Producer/Director David Johnson *''Africa's Giant Killers (2014)''. Wildlife documentary for BBC Natural World. Produced by Icon Films. Producer/ Director Rob Sullivan *''Ultimate Honey Badger (2014)''. Wildlife documentary for National Geographic International. Produced by Earth Touch, Durban. Producer/Director: Jess Reiss *''Get Rich or Die Mining (2013)''. An adventure documentary for National Geographic International. Produced by RDF Television. Producer/ Director: David Johnson *''Leopards: 21st Century Cats (2013)''. Natural history documentary for BBC Natural World. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/Sky Vision. Director: Simon Nash *"''Dino Crab (2013)''. Natural History documentary for National Geographic International. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/Sky Vision. Director: Phil Coles *''Shocking Sharks (2013)''. Natural history documentary for National Geographic International. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/Sky Vision. Director: Phil Coles *''Wild Hawaii (2012)''. Natural history documentary for Animal Planet. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/Sky Vision. Director: Simon Nash *''Wild Appalachia (2012)''. Natural history documentary for Animal Planet. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment/ Sky Vision. Director: Simon Nash *''Walking Through History (2012)''. History documentary 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. *''Serengeti – Dangerous Journey'' (in production 2011) – Natural History documentary for National Geographic International – Produced by Parthenon Entertainment – Director: Kate Dart *''Nordic Wild'' (in production 2011) – Natural history series for National Geographic International and Animal Planet – Produced by Parthenon Entertainment *''Chimps of the Lost Gorge (2011)'' – Natural history documentary for BBC Natural World and Animal Planet. Produced and directed by Verity White. *''Clash of the Tiger Queens (2010)'' – Natural history documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International. Produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment, Directed by Melanie Price. *''Secrets of the Arabian Nights (2010)'' – Directed by Mark Fielder and Lizzie White for Quickfire Media for BBC 4/2. *''Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq (2010)'' – Directed by David Johnson and produced by Aqua Vita Films for BBC Natural World. *''Kingdom of the Forest'' (in production, 2010) – Natural history documentary for National Geographic International. Produced by Parthenon Entertainment. Director: Joanne Lunt *''Japan's Hidden Secrets'' (2009) – Natural history documentary, Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. for the National Geographic Channel; Produced by Amanda Theunissen; Directed by Dan Habershon Butcher. *''Wild Russia'' (2009) – Natural history series (6 × 50 minutes), Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. for the National Geographic Channel and Animal Planet. Series Produced by Amanda Theunissen; Directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher. *''Snow Monkeys'' (2009) – Natural history, BBC Natural World and Animal Planet. Produced and Directed by Ian Gray; Series Produced by Tim Martin *''Humpbacks – from Fire to Ice (January 2008)'' – Natural history; Kohola Pty Ltd, Queensland for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and National Geographic. Produced and Directed by Ross Isaacs; Narrated by David Attenborough; (Co-composer with Barnaby Taylor) *''Lobo – the Wolf that Changed America (April 2008)'' – Natural history, Brian Leith Productions for BBC Natural World and WNET. Produced by Brian Leith; Directed by Steve Gooder; Narrated by David Attenborough *''SS Great Britain (April 2008)'' – Television, Radio and Internet advertising campaign; Fanatic Design for

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*''A Man among Bears'' (January 2008) – Natural history; Aqua Vita Films for Five and National Geographic Channel. Produced by Bernard Walton; Directed by Dominick French *''Athens – the Truth about Democracy (May 2007)''; 2-part history series, Lion TV] for Channel 4. Directed by Timothy Copestake; Presented by Bettany Hughes *''Lilacs (April 2007)''; Russian feature film on the life of

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

; Co-composer with Dan Jones *''Fresh Fishing – the Carp'' (February 2007); Swim Films Ltd for commercial DVD release. Produced and Directed by Moira Mann. *''A Man Among Wolves'' (February 2007) – Natural History documentary; Aqua Vita Films for Five and National Geographic. Produced by Bernard Walton; Co-composer with Barnaby Taylor. *''WorldSkills Olympics 2011 (January 2007)'' – Signature Theme; VET, London *''Peter Scott – a Passion for Nature'' (October 2006) – Natural history; Available Light Productions for BBC Two. Produced and directed by Sarah Pitt; Narrated by David Attenborough *''Ancient Worlds Brought to Life'' (April 2006) – 3-part history series for commercial DVD release,

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Television for

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. Directed by Harriet Smith.

Orchestration and conducting (2004–2015)

*''Interplay Series'' 'Bill Evans and the impressionists' (2014) featuring the Kate Williams Trio with Oli Hayhurst – double bass, Tristan Mailliot – drums and conductor William Goodchild, Milton Court Concert Hall, London *''Monsters Dark Continent'' (2014) – Feature film, Composer: Neil Davidge, Bristol Ensemble, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''Heart'' – Feature Documentary (2013), Composer: Justin Nicholls; Bristol Ensemble, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''African cats'' (2013) – 3-part natural history series for Disney Nature; Series Producer: Keith Scholey; Composer: David Poore; Bristol Ensemble, Real World Studios *''Wild Arabia'' (2012)- 3-part Natural History series for BBC; Series Producer: Brian Leith; Composer: Barnaby Taylor; BBC Concert Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, London *''Frai'' (2012) – Feature film; Director: Leslie Rogers; Producer: Jack Paulson; Composer: David Poore; Bristol Ensemble, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''The Truth About Lions'' (2011) – 2-part natural history series for the BBC. Composer: David Poore, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''Mountain Gorillas'' (2010) – 3-part natural history series for the BBC: Composer: David Poore, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''The Man Who Stopped the Desert'' (2010) – One-hour feature documentary produced by 1080 Films, Composer: David Poore, Bristol Ensemble, Christchurch Studios, Bristol *''The Great Rift'' (2010) – 3-part natural history series for the BBC – Series Producer: Phil Chapman, Composer: Barnaby Taylor, BBC Concert Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, London. *''

Nature's Great Events ''Nature's Great Events'' is a wildlife documentary series made for BBC television, first shown in the UK on BBC One and BBC HD in February 2009. The series looks at how seasonal changes powered by the sun cause shifting weather patterns and oce ...

'' (2009) – Award-winning 6-part natural history series for

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; BBC Concert Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Music composed by

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and Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild. *''Nature's Great Events'' Live (2009) – Concert performance featuring footage from the series with live orchestral accompaniment from the BBC Concert Orchestra and narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Music composed by Ben Salisbury and Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild *''Music and Chance'' (2009) – Concert given by the BBC Concert Orchestra at the

Queen Elizabeth Hall The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts classical, jazz, and avant-garde music, talks and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten. The ...

with pieces by Andy Sheppard and Barnaby Taylor. Orchestrated by William Goodchild. *''Drawer of Dreams'' (2009) – Concert performance featuring

Emerald Ensemble The Bristol Ensemble, formerly the Emerald Ensemble, is a professional chamber orchestra, based in Bristol, England. The ensemble has been in existence since 1994, when it was formed as a musicians' collective by violinist Roger Huckle. Their re ...

and Cirque Bijou, orchestrated by William Goodchild, conducted by Charles Hazlewood. *''Catching the Impossible'' – 8-part angling series, Emerald Ensemble, Composer: David Poore, Christchurch Studios, Bristol, England *''Wild China'' (November 2008) – 6-part natural history series for BBC Two; BBC Concert Orchestra, Angel Recording Studios, London, England *''Ganges (May 2007)''- 3-part natural history series for BBC Two; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,

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, London, England. *''Life on Earth – an Orchestral Suite by Edward Williams (April 2007)'' – Commercial Compact Disc release. The Bristol Ensemble at St George's Bristol, England. *''Europe – A Natural History'', January 2005) – 4-part natural history series for BBC Two and

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, BBC Concert Orchestra, Angel Recording Studios, London, England. *''Journey of Life'' (September 2004) – 5-part natural history series for BBC Two; BBC Concert Orchestra, Angel Recording Studios, London, England. *''Holy Cow (January 2004''; natural history) – documentary film for the

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, Emerald Ensemble, St Albans Church,

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, England.

Awards

*''Braving Iraq'' (a.k.a. 'Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq') an Aqua Vita Films and WNET Production won the Gold World Medal in the Environment and Ecology category at The New York Festival's International Film and Television Awards in

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in 2011. Music composed by William Goodchild. *As orchestrator and conductor, William Goodchild was a key contributor to the soundtrack of ''Wild China: Heart of Dragon'' which was awarded an Emmy for Music and Sound in September 2009. *''The Wolf that Changed America (2008)'', a Natural World production for the BBC and Thirteen/WNET (New York) narrated by Sir David Attenborough, was awarded the Jury's Special Prize at the 2008 Wildscreen Festival in 2008, and the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival in 2009 at Jackson Hole. Music composed by William Goodchild.

References

*Conductor
Bristol Music Club Orchestra
*Conductor
John Williams – Echoes Of London

External links

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