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Oceanic Films
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William Goodchild Email & Phone Number
Composer & Conductor I Scores for Netflix, BBC, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic International, YouTube Originals, Channel 4
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Oceanic Films
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Composer & Conductor I Scores for Netflix, BBC, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic International, YouTube Originals, Channel 4
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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William Goodchild is listed as Composer & Conductor I Scores for Netflix, BBC, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic International, YouTube Originals, Channel 4 at Oceanic Films, based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at williamgoodchild.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for William Goodchild.
William Goodchild previously worked as Composer at Oceanic Films and Composer at Keo Films Limited. William Goodchild holds Ba (Hons) Degree, Music from University Of East Anglia.
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William is an established composer and conductor. He writes and produces music for film, television and concert performance, and has composed over 100 tv and film scores for the major broadcasters.In 2024, William won the Wildscreen Festival Panda Music Award for his score to Chimp Empire (Netflix). In 2021 he won Best Composer at the Royal Television Society West of England Awards for his score to IFA Media’s Tibet: Roof of the World. In the same year with the same score, he was a Finalist in the Music+Sound Awards’ Best Original Composition in Film and TV Titles category. In 2017 William won Best Score at the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival for his score to Living Spirit Pictures’ Seeing Him.Scores recently composed by William include Chimp Empire (Netflix), Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (Netflix), The Letter: A Message For Our Earth (YouTube Originals), and H2O - the Molecule that Made Us (PBS). On stage and in the recording studio, William has collaborated with a wide variety of international soloists including guitarist John Williams and singer Tom Jones. William’s passion for working across styles led to a live and recorded collaboration with Mercury Prize-Winner, Roni Size & Reprazent. Their album, Live at Colston Hall, was released in November 2015. Also, at the same venue, with Sir David Attenborough live narrating, William orchestrated and conducted the BBC’s Nature’s Great Events Live to a sell-out audience. The BBC’s Wild China series, orchestrated and conducted by William, won an Emmy for sound and music.Many recordings conducted by William are available to buy on Sony Classical, Universal Classical and Jazz, and CBS Records. As conductor, he has worked with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC NOW, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bristol Ensemble. He recently completed a project as conductor with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and soloist Laurence Perkins (bassoon) for a Hyperion Records double album release entitled, Voyage of a Sea-god. The original soundtrack albums for Chimp Empire, The Letter: A Message For Our Earth, and Africa’s Fishing Leopards (Music from the Original TV Show) featuring music by William is available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Music, Amazon and TIDAL.Alongside his busy freelance schedule, William has, for sixteen years, nurtured and encouraged talented young film composers through his work as a visiting Senior Associate Teacher on the MA Composition of Music for Film and Television course at the University of Bristol.
Listed skills include Composing Incl. Scoring To Picture, Music Production, Orchestration, Conducting, and 26 others.
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Composer
Chimp EmpireNetflix Original documentary series (4 x 50 mins)From Academy Award Winner, James ReedNarrated by Academy Award Winner, Mahershala AliOn Netflix from 19th April 2023
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024
Composer
Feature documentary, 1 x 90 minsPope Francis’s witness statement and call to action. Calling on all people to stand together for the future of our planet.From the Academy Award-winning producers of My Octopus Teacher, The Letter is an unprecedented call to action from one of the world’s most iconic leaders. With extraordinary access to Pope Francis, the.
Jul 2022 - Mar 2023
Composer
Surviving Paradise: A Family TaleNetflix Original documentary featureNarrated by Regé-Jean PageProduced and Directed by Renée GodfreyCo-Directed/ Edited by Matt MeechCinematograher: Brad BesterlinkExecutive Producer: James HoneyborneComposer's Assistant: Dan PollardMusic Editor: Robin BayntonOrchestrator: Ed WatkinsBudapest Art Orchestra conducted by Peter.
Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
Composer
Tibet - Roof of the World / Into the Wild Tibet1 x 80 mins theatrical release + 4 x international tv versionsDirectors: Karen Bass and David MarksExecutive Producers: Karen Bass, Dean Johnson, Li Huan, Liu Qinyu, Lu Bo and Francis SmithEdit Producer: Kirstine DavidsonField Producer: Ma YuEditor: Bobby Sheikh A.C.E.Narrator: Russell Boulter
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
Composer
BBC2 (The Natural World) and PBS/ WNET, 'Hippos - a Life Aquatic' (1 x 60 mins)Narrated by Sir David AttenboroughProduced by Icon Films and Natural History Film Unit BotswanaFull prod. info incl. crew on link below
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
Composer
Oxford Scientific Films Limited
OSF for Terra Mater Factual Studios and broadcast worldwide (2 x 50 mins) including BBC Two: 'South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness' (1 x 60 mins).Music co-written and produced with The Insects.
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Composer
BBC One, 'Fake or Fortune?' Series 6 (4 x 60 mins), presented by Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Dec 2016 - Mar 2017
Conductor
William Goodchild Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Associate Conductor from September 2016 to August 2019Bristol Symphony Orchestra - Conductor and Artistic Director from January 2016 to December 2019Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra - Conductor from 2001 to 2015Frozen Planet - Prog 7 (BBC wildlife series, composer Barnaby Taylor, BBC Concert Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios.
Sep 2001 - Feb 2017
Composer
William Goodchild Music
Africa's Giant Killers (1 x 60 mins, BBC Natural World, 2013/14)Ultimate Honey Badger (1 x 50 mins, National Geographic International, 2013/14)WWF-UK Living Planet Centre (2013) InstallationLeopards - 21st Century Cats (1 x 60 mins, BBC Natural World, 2013)Wild Alaska (1 x 120 mins, Animal Planet, 2013)Wild Appalachia (1 x 60 mins, Animal Planet, 2012)Wild.
Sep 2004 - Jan 2014
Orchestrator And Conductor
William Goodchild Music
African Cats (3-part Disney wildlife series, composer David Poore, Bristol Ensemble, Real World Studios, 2013)Wild Arabia (3-part BBC wildlife series, composer Barnaby Taylor, BBC Concert Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, 2012)Frail (feature film, composer David Poore. Bristol Ensemble, Christchurch Studios, Bristol, 2012)The Truth about Lions (2-part BBC.
Sep 2001 - Jan 2014
Teacher
William Goodchild Music
Senior Associate Teacher, MA-CFTV (Media Composition), Bristol University, Bristol (Sept 2008 - )Director of Music, Badminton School, Bristol (Sept 2002 - Aug 2004)Director of Orchestra and Teacher of Music, Badminton School, Bristol (Sept 1996 - Aug 2002)Teacher of Piano and Music, Clifton College, Bristol (Sept 1993 - Aug 1996)Jazz Consultant and Teacher.
Sep 1989 - Jan 2014
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Composer
BBC 2 three-part series, 'Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise', narrated by Sophie Okonedo
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Composer
Underdog Films In Association With James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures And Vistaar Productions
'Jago - a Life Underwater'Directed, Produced and Written by James ReedWinner of the Grand Teton Award at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015Nominations for Music, Editing, Cinematography, People and Nature, and Sound at Wildscreen Festival 2016
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Composer
'Gorongosa' - a six-part wildlife series for PBS and National Geographic International.
May 2014 - Jun 2015
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Composer
BBC Natural World production, 'Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings'
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Composer
BBC 4 series, 'Timeshift: Castles - Britain's Fortified History'Titles and credits music.
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
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William Goodchild education
Ba (Hons) Degree, Music
Lgsm, Pianoforte Playing
Guildhall School Of Music & Drama
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William Goodchild works for Oceanic Films.
What is William Goodchild's role at Oceanic Films?
William Goodchild is listed as Composer & Conductor I Scores for Netflix, BBC, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic International, YouTube Originals, Channel 4 at Oceanic Films.
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Where is William Goodchild based?
William Goodchild is based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom while working with Oceanic Films.
What companies has William Goodchild worked for?
William Goodchild has worked for Oceanic Films, Keo Films Limited, Off The Fence, Wild Space Productions Ltd (Netflix) / Freeborne Media Ltd, and Ifa Media.
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William Goodchild holds Ba (Hons) Degree, Music from University Of East Anglia.
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William Goodchild is listed with skills including Composing Incl. Scoring To Picture, Music Production, Orchestration, Conducting, Teaching, Panel Discussion, Composition, and Piano Playing.
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