James Hannigan

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James Hannigan
FRSA
Background information
Born (1971-07-23) 23 July 1971 (age 52)
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer
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.

  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.