Christopher Willis

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Christopher Willis
Christopher Willis in Marseilles (France) in 2013.jpg
Christopher Willis in France in 2013
Born1978 (age 42–43)
OccupationComposer
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
Elyse Marchant Willis
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(m. 2012)​

Christopher Willis (born 21 August 1978 in Newcastle, Australia) is a British composer. He is the composer of the music to the 2013 Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts, 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.[1] His score for The Death of Stalin (2017) was shortlisted along with 14 others for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.[2]

His concert music includes a piece written specially for The BBC Proms in 2010 entitled Mashup.[3][4] 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.[5]

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,[6] and articles in the journals Early Music and Eighteenth-Century Music.[7]

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2017 The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci N/A
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield N/A

Television[]

Year Title Network Notes
2012—2017 Veep HBO Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
2013—2019 Mickey Mouse Disney Channel
2016—2019 The Lion Guard Disney Junior
2016—present Agatha Raisin Sky One
Acorn TV 		Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
2020 The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Disney+
2021 Schmigadoon! Apple TV+ [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Christopher Willis". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. ^ "91st Oscars Shortlists". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Proms - 2010 season". BBC. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  4. ^ "Bbc Proms". Radiolistings.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  5. ^ "London 2012". London2012.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  6. ^ "Domenico Scarlatti Adventures. Essays to Commemorate the 250th... - Ut Orpheus Edizioni". Utorpheus.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  7. ^ "Scarlatti, father and son". Em.oxfordjournals.org. 2013-05-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  8. ^ "Christopher Willis Scoring Apple TV+'s 'Schmigadoon!'". Filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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