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Christopher Willis

British composer (born 1978)

Summary

British composer (born 1978)

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nameChristopher Willis
imageChristopher_Willis_in_Marseilles_(France)_in_2013.jpg
captionChristopher Willis in France in 2013
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birth_placeNewcastle, Australia
alma_materUniversity of Cambridge
occupationComposer, musicologist
years_active2006–present
spouse

Christopher Willis (born 21 August 1978) is an Australian-born British composer and musicologist.

Career

He is the composer of the 2013 Disney television series Mickey Mouse, and co-composer (with Rupert Gregson-Williams) of the music to the HBO comedy series Veep. He has also written music for a number of film scores (credited with "additional music") with several other film composers including Carter Burwell, Harry Gregson-Williams, and Henry Jackman. His filmography includes The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), Winnie the Pooh (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), Shrek Forever After (2010), Grown Ups (2010), You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008) and the television series Veep. His score for The Death of Stalin (2017) was shortlisted along with 14 others for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.

His concert music includes a piece written specially for The BBC Proms in 2010 entitled Mashup. The music is a written-out mashup of other pieces from the programme of the concert at which it was premiered. He has also composed music for educational purposes including Boom Town for chamber orchestra and young children, which was part of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

He is also a musicologist specializing in eighteenth-century music, especially Domenico Scarlatti, although he has written about other subjects including American minimalism. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and has written a number of scholarly articles, including a chapter to the book Domenico Scarlatti Adventures: Essays to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of His Death, and articles in the journals Early Music and Eighteenth-Century Music.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2017The Death of StalinArmando Iannucci
2019The Personal History of David Copperfield
2023Old DadsBill Burr
2024GoodrichHallie Meyers-Shyer

Television

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2012–2017VeepHBOComposed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
2013–2019Mickey MouseDisney Channel
2016–2019The Lion GuardDisney Junior
2016–2022Agatha RaisinSky One
Acorn TVComposed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
2020–2023The Wonderful World of Mickey MouseDisney+
2021–2023Schmigadoon!Apple TV+title=Christopher Willis Scoring Apple TV+'s 'Schmigadoon!'url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/03/15/christopher-willis-scoring-apple-tvs-schmigadoon/website=Filmmusicreporter.comaccess-date=16 March 2021}}
2022Cat BurglarNetflixInteractive special
Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
2024—presentArielDisney Jr.
2025Prep & Landing: The Snowball ProtocolDisney ChannelTelevision special
Themes by Michael Giacchino

Theme park attractions

YearTitleParkNotes
2020Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayDisney's Hollywood Studios/Disneyland
2020Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & MinnieDisney's Hollywood Studios
2022AquaMouseDisney Wish
2023Mickey's ToontownDisneylandHe composed "Our Homespun Melody" as well as his song "Nothing Can Stop Us Now" which was remixed and they are the land's background themes

References

References

  1. "Christopher Willis". IMDb.com.
  2. "91st Oscars Shortlists". [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].
  3. "Proms - 2010 season". BBC.
  4. "Bbc Proms". Radiolistings.co.uk.
  5. "London 2012". London2012.com.
  6. "Domenico Scarlatti Adventures. Essays to Commemorate the 250th... - Ut Orpheus Edizioni". Utorpheus.com.
  7. (2013-05-02). "Scarlatti, father and son". Em.oxfordjournals.org.
  8. "Christopher Willis Scoring Apple TV+'s 'Schmigadoon!'".
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