Gavin Greenaway

Gavin Greenaway is a British Emmy® Award-winning pianist, composer and conductor with an extensive catalogue of achievements: conducting over 100 feature film and television soundtracks, composing for major entertainment and cultural events, and producing and songwriting with chart-topping artists.

Date of Birth: June 15, 1964 (61 years old)

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Education: Strode’s College and Trinity College of Music

Occupation

• Score orchestrator/conductor
• Pianist
• Veteran of Remote Control Productions (since 1990s)

Instrument: Piano

Website: gavingreenaway.com

Biography

Gavin Greenaway was born on June 15, 1964 in London, England, United Kingdom. His career in the music industry began at Sir George Martin’s iconic AIR Studios on Oxford Street where he assisted on a variety of projects including Elvis Costello’s seminal Shipbuilding with the legendary Chet Baker. Following studies at Trinity College of Music, he quickly established himself as an in-demand composer for theatre, film and television.

Commissioned to compose “something incredible” to accompany the nightly firework display at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT, Florida he created the symphonic Reflections of Earth which played there every night for 20 years and went on to win an Emmy® Award. Greenaway contributed music to numerous movies as well as writing and producing songs with Bryan Adams and Trevor Horn for DreamWorks.

Known for having the “best ears in the business”, Greenaway has fostered long-standing relationships with many of the world’s eminent music creators, conducting scores for the likes of Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, John Powell, Junkie XL, and Daft Punk, and albums for artists including Andrea Bocelli, George Michael and Sir Paul McCartney.

In recent years, he has been instrumental in bringing some of our best loved soundtracks to the live stage, including world premiere performances of the live-to-picture productions.

In 2018, Greenaway was appointed Musical Director for The World of Hans Zimmer with concerts across Europe. Gavin, who Zimmer says he trusts “more than I trust myself” conducts the large symphony orchestra and presents an immersive multi-media extravaganza.

Motion Pictures (My List)

Music Department

1998: Endurance (documentary) — Music Conductor

2001: Pearl Harbor — Conductor

2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Music Conductor

2006: The Prestige — Conductor

2008: Iron Man — Conductor

2010: Tron: Legacy — Conductor

2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides — Choir Conductor

2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Conductor

2016: Captain America: Civil War — Conductor

2017: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 — Orchestra Conductor

2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales — Choir Conductor

2018: Mary Poppins Returns — Score Conductor

2021: Black Widow — Conductor

2021: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — Score Conductor

2023: The Little Mermaid — Orchestra Conductor of Songs

Recommendations

1997: The Peacemaker

1998: Antz

1998: The Prince of Egypt

1999: Forces of Nature

2000: The Road to El Dorado

2000: Gladiator

2001: Shrek

2001: Evolution

2002: The Time Machine

2004: Shark Tale

2005: Madagascar

2005: Batman Begins

2006: Over the Hedge

2007: Bee Movie

2008: Kung Fu Panda

2008: The Dark Knight

2009: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2009: Monsters vs. Aliens

2009: Sherlock Holmes

2010: How to Train Your Dragon

2010: Despicable Me

2010: Megamind

2010: Gulliver’s Travels

2011: Kung Fu Panda 2

2011: Puss in Boots

2011: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2012: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

2012: The Dark Knight Rises

2016: The Angry Birds Movie

2019: The Angry Birds Movie 2

2019: Dora and the Lost City of Gold

2023: Migration

Others

1999–2000: ABC 2000 Today (TV special) — Theme Music

2018: Spider-Man (video game)

Collaborators

• Pedro Eustache
• Nick Glennie-Smith
• Harry Gregson-Williams
• Rupert Gregson-Williams
• Steve Jablonsky
• Henry Jackman
• Alan Meyerson
• John Powell
• Jay Rifkin
• Geoff Zanelli
• Hans Zimmer

Awards

2000: Emmy Award — Winner for Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Music (ABC 2000 Today)