James Hannigan is a BAFTA, IFMCA and Webby-winning composer – and five-time BAFTA nominee – known for his evocative scores across AAA games, television, best-selling audio drama and other media. His many credits include entries in the Harry Potter, Dead Space, RuneScape, Warhammer, Evil Genius, FIFA, F1, Transformers, Theme Park, The Lord of the Rings, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Command & Conquer game franchises, among many others. His award-winning work in full-cast audio drama includes The Sandman, the Alien series, Neverwhere, Good Omens, the newly recorded Discworld series, and the much-loved Harry Potter audiobook series read by Stephen Fry. His music – including tracks such as the parodic Red Alert 3 Theme: Soviet March, The Song of Orpheus, sung by Regé-Jean Page, the RuneScape Theme and others – as well as works from his wider back catalogue – has reached audiences through hundreds of millions of streams, broadcasts, productions and performances, with recordings by ensembles including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. | READ FULL BIOGRAPHY
“The most powerful weapon is the music.”
L.A. TIMES
“… James Hannigan’s music makes The Sandman totally immersive.”
THE SUNDAY TIMES
“the best music in the series..”
MOVIE MUSIC UK – HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (VG)
“…a wonderful cinematic score”
AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
“[Evil Genius] expertly captures the ‘60s spy-movie aesthetic”
GAME INFORMER
” a superb score by composer James Hannigan — nothing more, nothing less.”
MULTIVERSITY COMICS
“horns and violins rise to cacophony, guaranteed to get the heart pumping.”
TIME
“A score which combines musicality with wit … complementing the sound perfectly.”
BAFTA
“10/10. The music in Republic is amazing… possibly the most appropriate music ever….”
GAME FAQS
“James Hannigan has not missed a beat.”
GAMING TREND
“formidable music, sometimes terrifying, sometimes tender…”
THE TIMES
“…some of the most viscerally satisfying bombast ever produced”
GGM
“The soundtrack is particularly fantastic”
IGN
“…a cohesive musical story from start to finish.”
FORBES
“The music truly excels”
RAPID REVIEWS
“The music is amazing. James Hannigan returns, expands the original … Brilliant Music.”
GAMEWATCHER
(Montage conducted by Allan Wilson / Johannes Vogel; Music by James Hannigan)
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