James Hannigan is a BAFTA, IFMCA and Webby-winning composer, known for his evocative scores across AAA games, television, audio drama and other media. His 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, and his work has received a further five BAFTA nominations. His work in full-cast audio drama includes The Sandman series (Amazon’s best-selling Audible Original) and the Alien series, along with themes for the newly recorded Discworld series and much-loved Harry Potter audiobooks. His music and wider catalogue – including tracks such as the parodic Red Alert 3 Theme: Soviet March, RuneScape‘s orchestral collection, The Song of Orpheus sung by Regé-Jean Page, and others – has reached audiences through hundreds of millions of streams, broadcasts, productions and performances. | 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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