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“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

“Spaaaaaaaace!.”

– TIM CURRY (COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3)

 

James Hannigan is a BAFTA-winning composer with credits spanning games, television, audio drama and other media. His work includes entries in major game franchises such as Harry Potter, RuneScape, Dead Space, Warhammer, Evil Genius, The Lord of the Rings, Theme Park and Command & Conquer, among many others. In audio drama, among his credits are the lavishly cast, landmark series The Sandman - Amazon/Audible's best-selling Original - along with the award-winning Alien series, Discworld, Neverwhere, Good Omens, DC's Kingdom Come, and Harry Potter audiobooks read by Stephen Fry. A five-time BAFTA nominee, an IFMCA Award winner for EA's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and, more recently, a Webby Award recipient for The Sandman: Act II - featuring "The Song of Orpheus" sung by Regé-Jean Page - he has recorded world-class orchestras at studios such as Abbey Road, AIR and Skywalker Sound. His music, from Red Alert 3’s viral "Soviet March" to the RuneScape: The Orchestral Collection, together with over fifty AAA games and countless placements across television, has accumulated billions of streams and listening hours worldwide. | LISTEN

Hannigan is also a conference founder and essayist, with work published by Classic FM, Pixel Addict, DEVELOP Magazine and Cambridge University Press, and blogs occasionally on subjects such as retro technology and the implications of generative AI on the arts. A longstanding BAFTA member and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, he has been interviewed by BBC Radio, Classic FM, Sky TV, IGN, Forbes and MusicRadar, and in 2012 was made a subject of BAFTA's Conversations With Composers series held at the Royal Albert Hall. His television scoring work has included seasons of Primeval for BBC America, while his music has been licensed for use in an enormous range of shows, from Top Gear and The Grand Tour to Emily in Paris and Saturday Night Live. Recent projects are The Sandman: Act III, DC’s Kingdom Come, Steelrising, Evil Genius 2, Call of Antia and unannounced projects for Amazon.Other credits include award-winning entries in the FIFA, F1, Space Hulk, Art Academy, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Grand Prix game series; titles such as Freelancer, The Darkening (featuring Christopher Walken, Clive Owen and John Hurt), Catwoman, Reign of Fire, Infestation, Brute Force, Theme Park World, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Conquest, Dead Space 3, Cutthroat Island, Flight of the Amazon Queen, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix through to The Deathly Hallows — along with the BAFTA-nominated Evil Genius and the pioneering interactive score of Republic: The Revolution, designed by Demis Hassabis (later CEO of Google DeepMind). A number of his tracks can also be heard in the Super Smash Bros. and Terraria franchises, and his earliest credits also include sound design for films such as the Golden Reel-nominated Lost in Space.  

 

 

 

 

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RuneScape – the hugely popular, record-breaking MMORPG – is celebrating its 25th Year. Watch The Roadmap That Changes RuneScape Forever below, featuring some of James Hannigan’s music from RuneScape: The Orchestral Collection. 

RELEASE NOTES

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]]> Cologne, 29th August 2026. https://jameshannigan.com/news/upcoming-concert-cologne-29th-august-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:13:35 +0000 https://jameshannigan.com/?post_type=uxbarn_portfolio&p=9911 29th August 2026: A suite of RuneScape music by James Hannigan was performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester at the Game On Symphony concert in Cologne, Germany.

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]]> https://jameshannigan.com/news/philharmonic-orchestra-cottbus-concert-on-3rd-june-2026/feed/ 0 New Release: Kingdom Come (DC) https://jameshannigan.com/news/superman-kingdom-come/ https://jameshannigan.com/news/superman-kingdom-come/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:53:12 +0000 https://jameshannigan.com/?post_type=uxbarn_portfolio&p=6973 Read more on the DC Website and Polygon. Music by James Hannigan.  

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Music by James Hannigan.

 

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]]> https://jameshannigan.com/news/superman-kingdom-come/feed/ 0 The Song of Orpheus – Sung by Regé-Jean Page https://jameshannigan.com/news/the-sandman-act-iii/ https://jameshannigan.com/news/the-sandman-act-iii/#respond Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:51:39 +0000 https://jameshannigan.com/?post_type=uxbarn_portfolio&p=546 The Sandman Act III – scored by James Hannigan. Includes the haunting Song of Orpheus sung by Regé-Jean Page. Click here for more information

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Click here for more information

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]]> https://jameshannigan.com/news/the-sandman-act-iii/feed/ 0 Listen to the new Discworld Theme https://jameshannigan.com/news/listen-to-the-new-discworld-theme-at-terrypratchett-com/ https://jameshannigan.com/news/listen-to-the-new-discworld-theme-at-terrypratchett-com/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:26:43 +0000 https://jameshannigan.com/?post_type=uxbarn_portfolio&p=757 August 2024: The new Discworld Theme has been released on streaming platforms. Visit TerryPratchett.com for more details. Behind the scenes of Discworld’ music:  Available now on Spotify | Amazon | Apple Music

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Behind the scenes of Discworld’ music:

Available now on Spotify | Amazon | Apple Music

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Steelrising Official Website: Click Here

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]]> https://jameshannigan.com/news/music/feed/ 0 GCR4 – Coming Soon https://jameshannigan.com/news/gcr4-coming-soon/ https://jameshannigan.com/news/gcr4-coming-soon/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:27:20 +0000 https://jameshannigan.com/?post_type=uxbarn_portfolio&p=10110 Grand Prix 4 returns as Geoff Crammond Racing 4 in 2026 Originally released in 2002, the classic racing simulation is returning as Geoff Crammond Racing 4 (GCR4). The original game featured electronic music by James Hannigan, helping shape the sound of racing games of the era. Reintroduced by MicroProse and Geoff Crammond, GCR4 brings back the classic simulation’s acclaimed driving physics and immersive race weekend experience. Coming soon on Steam.  

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Originally released in 2002, the classic racing simulation is returning as Geoff Crammond Racing 4 (GCR4). The original game featured electronic music by James Hannigan, helping shape the sound of racing games of the era.

Reintroduced by MicroProse and Geoff Crammond, GCR4 brings back the classic simulation’s acclaimed driving physics and immersive race weekend experience.

Coming soon on Steam.

 

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