Studio Soundtracks takes listeners behind the scenes of how music is crafted for film and television by hearing directly from composers, songwriters and music professionals in the Entertainment Industry. Listen to inspiring conversations about composition and hear works from Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar-winning film scores on the show.

ANTHONY WILLIS

Anthony Willis is a two-time BAFTA-nominated composer, best known for his evocative scores for Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman, her psychological thriller Saltburn (Amazon MGM), starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi, and her forthcoming adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” which reunites the director-composer duo once again. Another upcoming project includes Soulmate, a new installment in Blumhouse’s M3GAN franchise, following his breakout score for the original film.

He was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Artisans to Watch in 2023 at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. In addition to his two BAFTA nominations, Anthony also received a SCL Award nomination for Saltburn and several World Soundtrack Awards nominations, including Film Composer of the Year in 2024. His projects also include DreamWorks' Animation's Annie award-winning How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Seasons 6-8 of Epic's video game sensation Fortnite, and Michelle Morgan’s comedy It Happened in L.A. 

As a protege of Oscar-nominated composer John Powell and Henry Jackman, Anthony has also contributed additional music to many of Hollywood’s most beloved franchises including How to Train your Dragon, Jumanji, Wreck it Ralph, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Pirates of the Caribbean and Rio.

Originally from London England, Anthony trained as a chorister of St. George’s chapel, Windsor Castle, UK before earning a First-class honors degree in Music from the University of Bristol and a later graduate degree in Film Scoring from University of Southern California.