James Hannigan

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James Hannigan
FRSA
Background information
Born (1971-07-23) 23 July 1971 (age 53)
Genres
OccupationComposer
Labels
  • Visceral Games
  • Nettwerk America
  • Extreme Music
  • Universal Music
  • West One Music
  • EA Games Soundtrack
  • Du Vinage Publishing
  • Sumthing Distribution
Websitejameshannigan.com

James Hannigan (born 23 July 1971) is a BAFTA Award winning composer and producer. His credits include entries in the Harry Potter, Command & Conquer, Dead Space, RuneScape, Evil Genius, EA Sports and Theme Park video game series, among numerous others. He has also scored full-cast adaptations of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (DC Comics/Audible), the Audie Award winning Alien dramas (2016–2019), BBC Radio 4's adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens and Neverwhere.

The composer is known for themes such as the parodic Red Alert 3 Theme - Soviet March. In 2022, James Hannigan composed a new orchestral theme for the Discworld universe.[1][2] Hannigan's music is regularly used in television shows and has been heard in productions including BBC America's Primeval,[3] BBC's Top Gear, Amazon's The Grand Tour, Disney's The World According to Jeff Goldblum and many other productions.

James Hannigan created the opening music of the bestselling Harry Potter audiobooks, read by Stephen Fry. [4]

  1. ^ Alex (8 December 2022). "Watch a Live Orchestra perform the full Discworld theme". Terry Pratchett. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Turning Terry Pratchett's Discworld into Audiobooks, retrieved 12 July 2023
  3. ^ "James Hannigan". IMDb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "9781789392333-4-Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Pottermore Publishing. Retrieved 7 November 2024.