Paul Williams, Composer
Paul Williams specialises in production music for film, television and commercials.
An experienced musician and composer, he studied at the Royal College of Music then read Music at Cambridge University, where he gained an M.A.
Composing since the age of eight, Paul has developed serious keyboard skills, playing instruments such as the Blüthner Grand, Kurzweil 2500 and working with the Vienna Symphonic System.
He works with numerous bands and orchestras as a session musician, and has recorded an album with
Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music fame.
Publishing
Paul composes for major international publishing companies, including Amphonic Music, Carlin Music, Parry Music Library and Universal Music and is a director with colleagues Andy Grossart and John Burns of Funtastik Production Music with over 2000 titles to his credit.
Paul also worked for the BBC with major production credits and three Sony Awards plus a STEMRA Best Composer Award.
Studio
Paul has a state of the art studio, including the latest samples and facilities built around a Mackie 8-bus 56 channel digital mixing desk with Radar 24 track hard disk recording, Lexicon 480L and Akai 5000 samplers.
Composition
Paul is a great melodist and is able to apply his talents to any film or drama scenario. His compositions range from dramatic and horror music through the romantic to a contemporary idiosyncratic style suitable for advertising and stings.
For sample commercial tracks visit Advertising, Film & TV; for jazz and pop tunes, visit Songwriting.