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
Background information
Born (1977-12-26) 26 December 1977
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, including Adult Jazz,[4] and performed at multiple live events, including David Byrne's Meltdown Festival.[5]

He started writing for TV in 2008, with music credits[6] 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[7] 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,[8][9] Taskmaster, Whiskey Cavalier,[10] Paranormal Witness,[11][12] and The Lodge.[13][14]

Following his work with Bill Lawrence on Whiskey Cavalier he was asked to work on the new Apple Series Ted Lasso[15] with Marcus Mumford[16]

In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[17]

Film
Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2014Hate from a DistanceDan IrelandPrivarte PicturesCo-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
Exodus: Gods & KingsRidley Scott20th Century FoxAdditional Music
Composed by Alberto Iglesias
2015Monkey KingdomMark Linfield
Alastair Fothergill		DisneyNatureAdditional Music
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
2016 Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? Matt Cooper The Vault Music
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 Productions Music
Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache Jed Hathaway Apple TV+ Music with Marcus Mumford
2022 Minions & Monsters Chloë Lesueur
Jed Diffenderfer		 Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment		 Mini-movie
The Amazing Maurice Toby Genkel
Florian Westermann		 Ulysses Filmproduktion Music
Shattered Luis Prieto Lionsgate
Grindstone Entertainment Group		 Music
The People We Hate at The Wedding Clare Scanlon Amazon 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
Year Title People Associated Studio
2009 How The Celts Saved Britain[18] Director: Steven Clark BBC
2009 Life Producer: Martha Holmes BBC
2010 Directors Season Director: Grant Berry Sky TV
2010 Total Player Series Producer: Aisling Collins Sky TV
2010 America: The Story of Us Directors: Richard Bedser, Hugh Ballantyne, Jenny Ash Nutopia
2010 Games That Time Forgot[19] Director: Andy Devonshire Avalon/BBC
2010 The Great British Bake Off - Series 1 Director: Andy Devonshire BBC
2011 Love Thy Neighbours Series Producer: Chloe Court Channel 4
2011 The Great British Bake Off - Series 2 Director: Andy Devonshire BBC
2011 Four Rooms Director: Andy Devonshire Channel 4
2011 The Great British Weather Series Producer: Denis O'Connor BBC
2011 Seconds From Disaster - Series 4 Series Producer: Tom Adams National Geographic
2011 Paranormal Witness Series Producer: Mark Lewis SyFy
2011 Seconds From Disaster - Series 5 Series Producer: Tom Adams National Geographic
2011 Home for The Holidays Series Producer: Denis O'Connor Channel 4
2012 Four In A Bed - Series 3 Series Producer: Mike Cotton Channel 4
2012 Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 2 Head of Format: Charlie Bunce BBC
2012 Four Rooms - Series 2 Series Director: Andy Devonshire Talkback Thames/Channel 4
2012 National Treasures Jubilee Special[20] Series Producer: Amanda Lyon BBC
2012 Seconds From Disaster Series 6 Series Producer: Tom Adams Darlow Smithson/National Geographic
2012 Paranormal Witness - Season 2 Series Producer: Simon Mills RAW TV/Sy Fy
2012 The Great British Bake Off Series 3 Director: Andy Devonshire Love Productions/BBC
2012 Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold Nutopia/History Channel
2013 Four In A Bed - Series 4 Series Producer: Tom Whitrow Studio Lambert/Channel 4
2013 Nursing The Nation Series Producer: Alf Lawrie Shine/ITV
2013 Mankind Decoded[21] Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold Nutopia/History Channel
2013 Locked Up Abroad - Series 9 Series Producer: Richard Bond RAW TV/National Geographic
2013 Paul Hollywood's Bread Series Director: David Robertson Love Productions/BBC
2013 Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 3 Head of Format: Charlie Bunce Leopard Films/BBC
2013 Perspectives: Jonathan Ross:

Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain

Director: Andy Devonshire Hot Sauce TV/ITV
2013 Paranormal Witness - Season 3 Series Producer: Mark Lewis RAW TV/Sy Fy
2013 The Great British Bake Off - Series 4 Series Producer: Amanda Westwood Love Productions/BBC
2013 Five Aside Producers: Carol Ann and Aileen Docherty Emerald Films
2013 Four In A Bed - Series 5 Series Producer: Tom Whitrow Studio Lambert/Channel 4
2013 The Face Series Director: Alf Lawrie Princess TV/Sky Living
2014 Autopsy Series Director: James Tovell ITV Productions/Channel 5
2014 Hair Series Producer: Ceri Jones BBC
2014 Mary Berry Series Director: Scott Tankard Love Productions/BBC
2014 Inside Holloway[22] Series Director: Duncan Bulling Channel 5
2014 The Great British Bake-Off - Series 5 Series Director: Andy Devonshire BBC
2014 Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 2[23] Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane Channel 5
2014 Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty Series Producer: David Wilson Channel 5
2015 Paranormal Witness - Season 4 Series Producer: Mark Lewis RAW TV/Sy Fy,
2015 Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 3[24] Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane Channel 5
2015 The Brain with David Eagleman[25] Producers: Justine Kershaw, Jennifer Beamish Blink/PBS
2015 Finding Jesus. Faith. Fact. Forgery.[26] Series Producer: Simon Breen CNN
2015 The Great British Bake Off - Series 6 Series Director: Andy Devonshire BBC
2015 Truly, Madly, Wembley[27] Director: Kevin Lane BBC
2015 Witch Hunt Series Director: Chris Holt Channel 5
2015 Raised Human[28] Series Producer: Tom Adams Animal Planet/Blink Films
2015 Britain's Bloody Crown[29] Series Director: Nick Green Channel 5
2016 Web Of Lies[30] Series Producer: Gillian Pachter Discovery ID
2016 The Lodge[31] Series Directors: Matt Bloom & Dez McCarthy Disney
2017 Africa's Great Civilisations[32] Series Producer: Ben Goold PBS
2017 Finding Jesus - Season 2 Series Producer: Ben Goold & Jane Root CNN
2017 The Lodge - Season 2[33] Series Director: Dez McCarthy Disney
2018 I Am A Killer - Season 1[34] Series Producer: Ned Parker Netflix
2019 Jesus His Life[35] Series Producer: Ben Goold History Channel
2019 Detroit: Comeback City Series Producer: Jane Root History Channel
2019 The Last Czars[36] Series Producer: Ben Goold Netflix
2019 Catch 22 Series Producer: George Clooney Hulu
2019 Whiskey Cavalier Series Producer: Bill Lawrence ABC
2020 Babies Series Producer: Jane Root Netflix
2020 I Am A Killer - Season 2 Series Producer: Ned Parker Netflix
2020 Killer Uncaged Series Producer: Ned Parker Netflix
2020 Ted Lasso - Season 1 Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis Warner Bros/Apple
2020 World Of Calm[37] Featuring: Nicole Kidman - Keanu Reeves - Idris Elba Nutopia/HBO Max
2020 Hip Hop Vs. Trump Director: Carl Hindmarch
2021 Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight Director: Nick Green Alef One : BBC Storyville : MBC Studios
2021 Head of the Class Creators: Seth Cohen - Michael Elias - Rich Eustis HBO Max
2021 Ted Lasso - Season 2 Creators: Brendan Hunt - Joe Kelly - Bill Lawrence Apple TV+
2021 The Mating Game Featuring: David Attenborough Discovery Channel - Discovery + - Silverback Films
2022 The Great Pottery Throwdown Featuring: Keith Brymer-Jones - Richard Miller - Sara Cox Love Productions
2023 Shrinking Creator: Bill Lawrence Apple TV+
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Developed by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Amazon Studios

Hello Sunshine

2023 Ted Lasso - Season 3 Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis Warner Bros/Apple

Awards and nominations

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.[38]

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.[39]

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.[40]

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.[41][40][42]

In 2021 Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music [43] 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.[44]

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.[45]

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