Tom Howe (musician)

Tom Howe (born 26 December 1977) is a British composer and musician who has worked on over 100 films and television series.[1] Growing up in a musical family, Tom was classically trained on piano, clarinet and guitar.[2]

Tom Howe
Born (1977-12-26) 26 December 1977 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Composer, performer, conductor, music producer
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, percussion
Years active2008–present
Websitewww.tomhowemusic.com

After attending the University of Edinburgh, he became a session musician in both classical and contemporary spheres,[3] working with multiple bands.

He started writing for TV in 2008, with music credits[4] for the BBC production How The Celts Saved Britain presented by Dan Snow. In 2011 he co-wrote with Gary Go on the theatrical release Love's Kitchen.

He developed a close working relationship with established composers Harry[5] and Rupert Gregson-Williams and subsequently has worked on multiple major TV series and movies, including Wonder Woman, Mulan, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Ted Lasso.

Other work includes music for The Great British Bake Off,[6][7] Taskmaster, Whiskey Cavalier,[8] Paranormal Witness,[9][10] and The Lodge.[11][12]

Following his work with Bill Lawrence on Whiskey Cavalier he was asked to work on the new Apple Series Ted Lasso[13] with Marcus Mumford[14]

In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[15]

Film edit

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio(s)Notes
2014Hate from a DistanceDan IrelandPrivarte PicturesCo-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
Exodus: Gods and KingsRidley Scott20th Century FoxAdditional Music
Composed by Alberto Iglesias
2015Monkey KingdomMark Linfield
Alastair Fothergill
DisneyNatureAdditional Music
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
2016Is That a Gun In Your Pocket?Matt CooperThe VaultMusic
Open Season: Scared SillyDavid FeissSony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Additional Music
Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams and Dominic Lewis
The Do-OverSteven BrillNetflix
Happy Madison Productions
Additional Music
Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams
The Legend of TarzanDavid YatesWarner Bros. Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
2017Lost & FoundJoseph ItayaSony Pictures Home EntertainmentMusic
Wonder WomanPatty JenkinsWarner Bros. Pictures
DC Films
Additional Music
Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Professor Marston and the Wonder WomenAngela RobinsonAnnapurna PicturesMusic
2018Early ManNick ParkStudioCanal
Aardman Animations
Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
2019A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonRichard Phelan
Will Becher
Music
CharmingRoss VenokurVanguard AnimationMusic
2020MulanNiki CaroWalt Disney PicturesThemes by Jerry Goldsmith
Additional Music with Stephanie Economou
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
2021Shaun The Sheep : The Flight Before ChristmasSteve CoxAardman AnimationsMusic
Freddie Mercury - The Final ActJames RoganBBC/Rogan ProductionsMusic
Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas MustacheJed HathawayApple TV+Music with Marcus Mumford
2022Minions & MonstersChloë Lesueur
Jed Diffenderfer
Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
Mini-movie
The Amazing MauriceToby Genkel
Florian Westermann
Ulysses FilmproduktionMusic
ShatteredLuis PrietoLionsgate
Grindstone Entertainment Group
Music
The People We Hate at The WeddingClare ScanlonAmazon Studios
Filmnation Entertainment
Wishmore
Music
2023Rally Road RacersRoss VenokurREP Productions 6 Ltd.
Kintop Pictures
Riverstone Pictures
Vanguard Animation
Virtuso Productions
Lipsync Post
Music

Television Credits edit

YearTitlePeople AssociatedStudio
2009How The Celts Saved Britain[16]Director: Steven ClarkBBC
2009LifeProducer: Martha HolmesBBC
2010Directors SeasonDirector: Grant BerrySky TV
2010Total PlayerSeries Producer: Aisling CollinsSky TV
2010America: The Story of UsDirectors: Richard Bedser, Hugh Ballantyne, Jenny AshNutopia
2010Games That Time Forgot[17]Director: Andy DevonshireAvalon/BBC
2010The Great British Bake Off - Series 1Director: Andy DevonshireBBC
2011Love Thy NeighboursSeries Producer: Chloe CourtChannel 4
2011The Great British Bake Off - Series 2Director: Andy DevonshireBBC
2011Four RoomsDirector: Andy DevonshireChannel 4
2011The Great British WeatherSeries Producer: Denis O'ConnorBBC
2011Seconds from Disaster - Series 4Series Producer: Tom AdamsNational Geographic
2011Paranormal WitnessSeries Producer: Mark LewisSyFy
2011Seconds from Disaster - Series 5Series Producer: Tom AdamsNational Geographic
2011Home for The HolidaysSeries Producer: Denis O'ConnorChannel 4
2012Four In A Bed - Series 3Series Producer: Mike CottonChannel 4
2012Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 2Head of Format: Charlie BunceBBC
2012Four Rooms - Series 2Series Director: Andy DevonshireTalkback Thames/Channel 4
2012National Treasures Jubilee Special[18]Series Producer: Amanda LyonBBC
2012Seconds from Disaster Series 6Series Producer: Tom AdamsDarlow Smithson/National Geographic
2012Paranormal Witness - Season 2Series Producer: Simon MillsRAW TV/Sy Fy
2012The Great British Bake Off Series 3Director: Andy DevonshireLove Productions/BBC
2012Mankind: The Story of All of UsExecutive Producers: Jane Root & Ben GooldNutopia/History Channel
2013Four in a Bed - Series 4Series Producer: Tom WhitrowStudio Lambert/Channel 4
2013Nursing The NationSeries Producer: Alf LawrieShine/ITV
2013Mankind Decoded[19]Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben GooldNutopia/History Channel
2013Locked Up Abroad - Series 9Series Producer: Richard BondRAW TV/National Geographic
2013Paul Hollywood's BreadSeries Director: David RobertsonLove Productions/BBC
2013Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 3Head of Format: Charlie BunceLeopard Films/BBC
2013Perspectives: Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in BritainDirector: Andy DevonshireHot Sauce TV/ITV
2013Paranormal Witness - Season 3Series Producer: Mark LewisRAW TV/Sy Fy
2013The Great British Bake Off - Series 4Series Producer: Amanda WestwoodLove Productions/BBC
2013Five AsideProducers: Carol Ann and Aileen DochertyEmerald Films
2013Four in a Bed - Series 5Series Producer: Tom WhitrowStudio Lambert/Channel 4
2013The FaceSeries Director: Alf LawriePrincess TV/Sky Living
2014AutopsySeries Director: James TovellITV Productions/Channel 5
2014HairSeries Producer: Ceri JonesBBC
2014Mary BerrySeries Director: Scott TankardLove Productions/BBC
2014Inside Holloway[20]Series Director: Duncan BullingChannel 5
2014The Great British Bake-Off - Series 5Series Director: Andy DevonshireBBC
2014Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 2[21]Series Producer/Director: Kevin LaneChannel 5
2014Britain's Bloodiest DynastySeries Producer: David WilsonChannel 5
2015Paranormal Witness - Season 4Series Producer: Mark LewisRAW TV/Sy Fy,
2015Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 3[22]Series Producer/Director: Kevin LaneChannel 5
2015The Brain with David Eagleman[23]Producers: Justine Kershaw, Jennifer BeamishBlink/PBS
2015Finding Jesus. Faith. Fact. Forgery.[24]Series Producer: Simon BreenCNN
2015The Great British Bake Off - Series 6Series Director: Andy DevonshireBBC
2015Truly, Madly, Wembley[25]Director: Kevin LaneBBC
2015Witch HuntSeries Director: Chris HoltChannel 5
2015Raised Human[26]Series Producer: Tom AdamsAnimal Planet/Blink Films
2015Britain's Bloody Crown[27]Series Director: Nick GreenChannel 5
2016Web Of Lies[28]Series Producer: Gillian PachterDiscovery ID
2016The Lodge[29]Series Directors: Matt Bloom & Dez McCarthyDisney Channel
2017Africa's Great Civilizations[30]Series Producer: Ben GooldPBS
2017Finding Jesus - Season 2Series Producer: Ben Goold & Jane RootCNN
2017The Lodge - Season 2[31]Series Director: Dez McCarthyDisney Channel
2018I Am A Killer - Season 1[32]Series Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix
2019Jesus His Life[33]Series Producer: Ben GooldHistory Channel
2019Detroit: Comeback CitySeries Producer: Jane RootHistory Channel
2019The Last Czars[34]Series Producer: Ben GooldNetflix
2019Catch 22Series Producer: George ClooneyHulu
2019Whiskey CavalierSeries Producer: Bill LawrenceABC
2020BabiesSeries Producer: Jane RootNetflix
2020I Am A Killer - Season 2Series Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix
2020Killer UncagedSeries Producer: Ned ParkerNetflix
2020Ted Lasso - Season 1Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason SudeikisApple TV+
2020World Of Calm[35]Featuring: Nicole Kidman - Keanu Reeves - Idris ElbaNutopia/HBO Max
2020Hip Hop Vs. TrumpDirector: Carl Hindmarch
2021Carlos Ghosn: The Last FlightDirector: Nick GreenAlef One : BBC Storyville : MBC Studios
2021Head of the ClassCreators: Seth Cohen - Michael Elias - Rich EustisHBO Max
2021Ted Lasso - Season 2Creators: Brendan Hunt - Joe Kelly - Bill LawrenceApple TV+
2021The Mating GameFeaturing: David AttenboroughDiscovery Channel - Discovery+ - Silverback Films
2022The Great Pottery ThrowdownFeaturing: Keith Brymer-Jones - Richard Miller - Sara CoxLove Productions
2023ShrinkingCreator: Bill LawrenceApple TV+
2023Daisy Jones & The SixDeveloped by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. WeberAmazon Studios
Hello Sunshine
2023Ted Lasso - Season 3Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason SudeikisApple TV+
2024KnucklesCreators: John Whittington & Toby AscherParamount+

Awards and nominations edit

In 2018, Howe was nominated for Best Score for a Feature Film at the Film Music Festival Jerry Goldsmith Awards for his work on Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.[36]

In 2019, he received a nomination at the 46th Annie Awards from ASIFA for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production, for Early Man, shared with Harry Gregson-Williams.[37]

He received two nominations at the 2020 Hollywood Music In Media Awards: one for Outstanding Score — Animated Film for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and one for Original Score — TV Show/Limited Series for Ted Lasso.[38]

In 2020, Howe was awarded the 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Television Series, for his work on Whiskey Cavalier, and also the Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards at Film Fest Ghent for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.[39][38][40]

In 2021 Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music [41] and a 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) nomination for Score - TV Show/Limited Series with Marcus Mumford for their collaboration on Ted Lasso's opening title.[42]

In 2023, Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song "Fought & Lost" for the Ted Lasso episode "Mom City," co-written with Jamie Hartman and Sam Ryder.[43]

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