Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant To Be Scored By Harry Gregson-Williams

Harry Gregson-Williams, the composer behind the Shrek movies, The Martian and Team America: World Police, will score Ridley Scott's upcoming Prometheus sequel, Alien: Covenant.

The revealation came during an F.M.M. All Access interview, which you can see embedded below via the show's YouTube account, along with notes from the video.

Film.Music.Media: All Access is honored to welcome Harry Gregson-Williams as our guest. Harry has carved a path for himself in the industry by building one of the most unique sonic styles as a composer, and crafting some iconic working relationships with top directors. We discuss Harry's beginnings in England and how he went to a boarding school to be trained in a children's choir. As he grew older he found himself working with composer Richard Harvey, which led to a phone call from a German composer named Hans. Beyond his journey to the United States and setting up shop with Hans Zimmer then branching out on his own, we discuss in detail many of the approaches with the different directors Harry has worked with including the late Tony Scott. Harry talks about his love for teaching and why he decided to shutdown his mega studio and scale it back to a home studio to be near his family, and we also get an official word if he is scoring Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant or not. Harry is one of the true auteur composers working today and his sound is instantly recognizable, getting to sit down and experience his charm in person was a true joy.