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{{Short description|British composer (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Rupert Gregson-Williams
| background       = non_performing_personnel
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], England
| instruments      = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[electric violin]], [[cello]]
| occupation       = Composer
| genre            = [[Film score|Film and television scores]], [[jazz]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[synth-pop]], [[Electronic dance music|EDM]], [[big beat]], [[progressive rock]], [[Video game music|video game scores]]
| years_active     = 1998–present
| associated_acts  = [[Harry Gregson-Williams]] <small>(brother)</small>
}}
'''Rupert Gregson-Williams''' is a British composer, conductor, and record producer, best known for his [[Film score|film, video game, and television scores]]. His filmography includes ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'', for which he was awarded the European Film composer award, ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' and [[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom|its sequel]], ''[[Over the Hedge]]'', ''[[Bee Movie]]'', ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]'', ''[[Back to the Outback]]'', ''[[Made of Honor]]'', ''[[The Holiday]]'', ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (film)|The Legend of Tarzan]]'', and numerous films by [[Happy Madison Productions]], many of which star [[Adam Sandler]]. He composed music for the video game ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]''. His notable works in television include ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]'', ''[[Catch-22 (miniseries)|Catch-22]]'', and ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.

Educated at choir school, [[Lancing College]], and  [[St John's College, Cambridge]], he is the younger brother of film composer [[Harry Gregson-Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bond |first1=Jeff |title=Oscars: Two Sets of Composer Brothers Competing With (and Against) Each Other |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-two-sets-composer-brothers-competing-949206 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=Nov 8, 2020 |date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> He is a member of [[Hans Zimmer]]'s [[Remote Control Productions (American company)|Remote Control Productions]] team of composers.

He has received a nomination for two [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s and is a recipient of a [[BMI Awards|BMI Award]] and a [[European Film Awards|European Film Award]].

== Filmography ==
=== Feature films ===
==== 1990s ====
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!width="200"|Title
!width="150"|Director
!width="150"|Studio(s)
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Urban Ghost Story]]''
| Geneviève Joliffe
| {{Unbulleted list|Living Spirit Pictures|Panorama Entertainment}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''
| [[Brenda Chapman]]<br/>[[Steve Hickner]]<br>[[Simon Wells]]
| [[DreamWorks Animation]]<br />[[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| Conductor (Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]])
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]''
| [[Nick Hurran]]
| [[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Shockers: Dance''
| Richard Clark
| Blue Orange Productions
| Television film
|}

==== 2000s ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width="30"|Year
!width="200"|Title
!width="150"|Director
!width="150"|Studio(s)
!Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]''
| [[Eric "Bibo" Bergeron]]<br />Don Paul
| [[DreamWorks Animation]]<br />[[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| Conductor (Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]])
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| ''[[Princess of Thieves]]''
| [[Peter Hewitt (director)|Peter Hewitt]]
| [[Granada Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Hawkins''
| [[Robin Shepperd]]
| {{N/A}}
| Television film
|-
| ''My Beautiful Son''
| [[Paul Seed]]
| {{Unbulleted list|[[ITV Granada|Granada Television]]|[[Showtime Networks]]}}
| Television film
|-
| ''Lego Jack Stone''
| Robert Dorney
| {{N/A}}
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Thunderpants]]''
| [[Peter Hewitt (director)|Peter Hewitt]]
| [[Pathé]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Plots with a View]]''
| [[Nick Hurran]]
| [[Miramax Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''[[What a Girl Wants (film)|What a Girl Wants]]''
| [[Dennie Gordon]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Crime Spree]]''
| Brad Mirman
| [[DEJ Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Night We Called It a Day (film)|The Night We Called It a Day]]''
| Paul Goldman
| [[Icon Entertainment]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]''
| [[Terry George]]
| [[United Artists]]
| Co-composed with [[Andrea Guerra (composer)|Andrea Guerra]] & [[Afro Celt Sound System]]
|-
| ''[[King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]''
| [[Antoine Fuqua]]
| [[Touchstone Pictures]]
| Additional music (Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]])
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Love + Hate (2005 film)|Love + Hate]]''
| [[Dominic Savage]]
| [[BBC Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]''
| [[Steve Box]]<br />[[Nick Park]]
| [[DreamWorks Animation]]<br />[[Aardman Animations]]<br />[[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| Additional music (Score composed by [[Julian Nott]])
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Over the Hedge]]''
| {{Unbulleted list|[[Tim Johnson (film director)|Tim Johnson]]|[[Karey Kirkpatrick]]}}
| {{Unbulleted list|[[DreamWorks Animation]]|[[Paramount Pictures]]}}
| Also orchestrator and conductor.<br/>Music Executive Produced by [[Hans Zimmer]]<br />First score for an animated film
|-
|''[[The Holiday]]''
|[[Nancy Meyers]]
|[[Columbia Pictures]]
|Conductor (Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]])
|-
| ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]''
| [[Dennis Dugan]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Universal Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Bee Movie]]''
| {{Unbulleted list|[[Steve Hickner]]|[[Simon J. Smith]]}}
| {{Unbulleted list|[[DreamWorks Animation]]|[[Columbus 81 Productions]]|[[Paramount Pictures]]}}
| Music Executive Produced by [[Hans Zimmer]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''[[Made of Honor]]''
| [[Paul Weiland]]
| [[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''
| [[Dennis Dugan]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]''
| [[Adam Shankman]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Walt Disney Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Maiden Heist]]''
| [[Peter Hewitt (director)|Peter Hewitt]]
| [[Yari Film Group]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

==== 2010s ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width="30"|Year
!width="200"|Title
!width="150"|Director
!width="150"|Studio(s)
!Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Dennis Dugan]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Just Go with It]]''
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Zookeeper (film)|Zookeeper]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''
| [[Dennis Dugan]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| Co-composed with [[Waddy Wachtel]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[That's My Boy (2012 film)|That's My Boy]]''
| [[Sean Anders]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Here Comes the Boom]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Grown Ups 2]]''
| [[Dennis Dugan]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Blended (film)|Blended]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Postman Pat: The Movie]]''
| [[Mike Disa]]
| [[Icon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]''
| [[Akiva Goldsman]]
| [[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<br />[[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| Co-composed with [[Hans Zimmer]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2]]''
| [[Andy Fickman]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Ridiculous Six]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| Co-composed with Elmo Weber
|-
| ''[[Open Season: Scared Silly]]''
| [[David Feiss]]
| {{Unbulleted list|[[Sony Pictures Animation]]|[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]}}
| Co-composed with [[Dominic Lewis]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| ''[[The Do-Over]]''
| [[Steven Brill (director)|Steven Brill]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (film)|The Legend of Tarzan]]''
| [[David Yates]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]''
| [[Mel Gibson]]
| [[Summit Entertainment]]
| Replaced [[John Debney]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Sandy Wexler]]''
| [[Steven Brill (filmmaker)|Steven Brill]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]''
| [[Patty Jenkins]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[DC Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[The Week Of]]''
| [[Robert Smigel]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Terminal (film)|Terminal]]''
| Vaughn Stein
| [[RLJE Films]]
| Co-composed with Anthony Clarke
|-
| ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]''
| [[James Wan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[DC Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]''
| [[Kyle Newacheck]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]''
| [[Jill Culton]]
| {{Unbulleted list|[[DreamWorks Animation]]|[[Pearl Studio]]|Zhong Ming You Ying Film|[[Universal Pictures]]}}
| Also voice of Everest's humming voice
|-
|}

==== 2020s ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width="30"|Year
!width="200"|Title
!width="150"|Director
!width="150"|Studio(s)
!Notes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Hubie Halloween]]''
| [[Steven Brill (filmmaker)|Steven Brill]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Fatherhood (film)|Fatherhood]]''
| [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]]
| [[Netflix]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Back to the Outback]]''
| Clare Knight<br />Harry Cripps
| [[Netflix]]<br />[[Netflix Animation]]<br />[[Akiva Goldsman|Weed Road Pictures]]<br />[[Reel FX Creative Studios|Reel FX Animation Studios]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Home Team (2022 film)|Home Team]]''
| Charles Kinnane<br />Daniel Kinnane
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| ''[[Murder Mystery 2]]''
| [[Jeremy Garelick]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Echo Films]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Out-Laws (film)|The Out-Laws]]''
| [[Tyler Spindel]]
| [[Happy Madison Productions]]<br />[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''
| [[James Wan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[DC Studios]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''[[The Union (2024 film)|The Union]]''
| [[Julian Farino]]
| [[Mark Wahlberg|Closest to the Hole Productions]]<br>Municipal Pictures<br>[[Netflix]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Brothers (2024 film)|Brothers]]''
| [[Max Barbakow]]
| [[Amazon MGM Studios]]<br>[[Legendary Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Dear Santa (2024 film)|Dear Santa]]''
| [[Bobby Farrelly]]
| [[Paramount+]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Programme
! Notes
|-
|1988
|''[[Crime Stoppers|Crimestoppers]]''
| Theme
|-
|1995
|''[[Jake's Progress (soundtrack)|Jake's Progress]]'' 
| Music assistant
|-
|1999
|''[[Extremely Dangerous]]''
|
|-
| 1999{{En dash}}2003
| ''[[At Home with the Braithwaites]]''
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Take a Girl Like You (TV series)|Take a Girl Like You]]''
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story]]''
|
|-
|2001
|''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
|
|-
|2004
|[[William and Mary (TV series)|''William and Mary'']]
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Long Way Round]]''
|
|-
|2005{{En dash}}2007
|''[[The Last Detective]]''
|Co-composed with [[Alastair King]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Born Equal]]''
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Prisoner (2009 miniseries)|The Prisoner]]''
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]''
| rowspan="2" | Co-composed with [[Christopher Willis]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death]]''
|-
| 2015
| ''Virtuso''
|
|-
| 2016{{En dash}}2017
| ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''
| Title music composed by [[Hans Zimmer]]<br />Composed with [[Lorne Balfe]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Alienist (TV series)|The Alienist]]''
| Composed the first season
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Catch-22 (miniseries)|Catch-22]]''
| Co-composed with [[Harry Gregson-Williams]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Catherine the Great (miniseries)|Catherine the Great]]''
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Behind Her Eyes (British TV series)|Behind Her Eyes]]''
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Gilded Age (TV series)|The Gilded Age]]''
| Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
|-
| 2024
| ''[[The Perfect Couple (TV series)|The Perfect Couple]]''
|
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio
! Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]''
|[[EA DICE|Digital Illusions CE]]
|Co-composed with Tobias Marberger
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Organization
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ref
|-
|2002
|''[[Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story]]: Part 2''
|[[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=54th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-miniseries-movie-or-a-special-original-dramatic-score |website=Television Academy – Emmys |access-date=Nov 8, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|''[[Bee Movie]]''
|[[International Animated Film Association]]
|[[Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production|Best Music in a Feature Production]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=35th Annual Annie Awards – Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.annieawards.org/legacy/35th-annie-awards |website=Annie Awards |access-date=Nov 8, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]: Hyde Park Corner''
|[[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmys 2017: Full List of Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/2017-emmy-nominees-list-nominations-1202494465/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=Nov 8, 2020 |date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|340003|Rupert Gregson-Williams}}

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