# Tom Howe (musician)

Tom Howe (born 26 December 1977) is a British composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and musician who has worked on over 100 films and television series.

## Career

Growing up in a musical family, he was classically trained on piano, clarinet, and guitar.
After attending the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, he became a session musician in both classical and contemporary spheres, working with multiple bands. He began writing for TV in 2008, with music credits for the BBC production How The Celts Saved Britain presented by Dan Snow. In 2011 he co-wrote with Gary Go on the theatrical release Love's Kitchen. Howe developed a close working relationship with established composers and brothers Harry and Rupert Gregson-Williams and then worked on multiple major TV series and movies including Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Mulan, Ted Lasso, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Knuckles, and Dog Man.
Other work includes music for the television series The Great British Bake Off, Taskmaster, Whiskey Cavalier, Paranormal Witness, and The Lodge. After working with Bill Lawrence on Whiskey Cavalier, Howe was asked to create music for Ted Lasso, a new Apple TV+ series, with Marcus Mumford In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

## Film

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2014 | Hate from a Distance | Dan Ireland | Privarte Pictures | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ridley Scott | 20th Century Fox | Additional music Composed by Alberto Iglesias |
| 2015 | Monkey Kingdom | Mark Linfield Alastair Fothergill | DisneyNature | Additional music Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2016 | Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? | Matt Cooper | The Vault | Composer |
| 2016 | Open Season: Scared Silly | David Feiss | Sony Pictures Animation Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Additional music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams and Dominic Lewis |
| 2016 | The Do-Over | Steven Brill | Netflix Happy Madison Productions | Additional music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | David Yates | Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures | Additional music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| 2017 | Lost & Found | Joseph Itaya | Saony Pictures Home Entertainment | Composer |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Patty Jenkins | Warner Bros. Pictures DC Films | Additional music Composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| 2017 | Professor Marston and the Wonder Women | Angela Robinson | Annapurna Pictures | Composer |
| 2018 | Early Man | Nick Park | StudioCanal Aardman Animations | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2019 | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Richard Phelan Will Becher | StudioCanal Aardman Animations | Music |
| 2019 | Charming | Ross Venokur | Vanguard Animation | Music |
| 2020 | Mulan | Niki Caro | Walt Disney Pictures | Themes by Jerry Goldsmith Additional music with Stephanie Economou Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2021 | Shaun The Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas | Steve Cox | Aardman Animations | Composer |
| 2021 | Freddie Mercury - The Final Act | James Rogan | BBC | Composer |
| 2021 | Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache | Jed Hathaway | Apple TV+ | Co-composed with Marcus Mumford |
| 2022 | Minions & Monsters | Chloë Lesueur Jed Diffenderfer | Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment | Composer, short film |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice | Toby Genkel Florian Westermann | Ulysses Filmproduktion | Composer |
| 2022 | Shattered | Luis Prieto | Lionsgate Grindstone Entertainment Group | Composer |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Clare Scanlon | Amazon Studios Filmnation Entertainment Wishmore | Composer |
| 2023 | Rally Road Racers | Ross Venokur | REP Productions 6 Ltd. Kintop Pictures Riverstone Pictures Vanguard Animation Virtuso Productions Lipsync Post | Composer |
| 2024 | 10 Lives | Chris Jenkins | GFM Animation Align Caramel Films L'Atelier Animation | Co-composed with Geoff Zanelli |
| 2025 | Dog Man | Peter Hastings | Universal Pictures DreamWorks Animation | Composer |

## Television credits

| Year | Title | People Associated | Studio |
| 2009 | How The Celts Saved Britain | Director: Steven Clark | BBC |
| 2009 | Life | Producer: Martha Holmes | BBC |
| 2010 | Directors Season | Director: Grant Berry | Sky TV |
| 2010 | Total Player | Series Producer: Aisling Collins | Sky TV |
| 2010 | America: The Story of Us | Directors: Richard Bedser, Hugh Ballantyne, Jenny Ash | Nutopia |
| 2010 | Games That Time Forgot | Director: Andy Devonshire | Avalon/BBC |
| 2010 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 1 | Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2011 | Love Thy Neighbours | Series Producer: Chloe Court | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 2 | Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2011 | Four Rooms | Director: Andy Devonshire | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | The Great British Weather | Series Producer: Denis O'Connor | BBC |
| 2011 | Seconds from Disaster - Series 4 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | National Geographic |
| 2011 | Paranormal Witness | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | SyFy |
| 2011 | Seconds from Disaster - Series 5 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | National Geographic |
| 2011 | Home for The Holidays | Series Producer: Denis O'Connor | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | Four In A Bed - Series 3 | Series Producer: Mike Cotton | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 2 | Head of Format: Charlie Bunce | BBC |
| 2012 | Four Rooms - Series 2 | Series Director: Andy Devonshire | Talkback Thames/Channel 4 |
| 2012 | National Treasures Jubilee Special | Series Producer: Amanda Lyon | BBC |
| 2012 | Seconds from Disaster Series 6 | Series Producer: Tom Adams | Darlow Smithson/National Geographic |
| 2012 | Paranormal Witness - Season 2 | Series Producer: Simon Mills | RAW TV/Syfy |
| 2012 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 3 | Director: Andy Devonshire | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2012 | Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold | Nutopia/History Channel |
| 2013 | Four in a Bed - Series 4 | Series Producer: Tom Whitrow | Studio Lambert/Channel 4 |
| 2013 | Nursing The Nation | Series Producer: Alf Lawrie | Shine/ITV |
| 2013 | Mankind Decoded | Executive Producers: Jane Root & Ben Goold | Nutopia/History Channel |
| 2013 | Locked Up Abroad - Series 9 | Series Producer: Richard Bond | RAW TV/National Geographic |
| 2013 | Paul Hollywood's Bread | Series Director: David Robertson | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2013 | Trade Your Way To The USA - Series 3 | Head of Format: Charlie Bunce | Leopard Films/BBC |
| 2013 | Perspectives: Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain | Director: Andy Devonshire | Hot Sauce TV/ITV |
| 2013 | Paranormal Witness - Season 3 | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | RAW TV/Syfy |
| 2013 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 4 | Series Producer: Amanda Westwood | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2013 | Five Aside | Producers: Carol Ann and Aileen Docherty | Emerald Films |
| 2013 | Four in a Bed - Series 5 | Series Producer: Tom Whitrow | Studio Lambert/Channel 4 |
| 2013 | The Face | Series Director: Alf Lawrie | Princess TV/Sky Living |
| 2014 | Autopsy | Series Director: James Tovell | ITV Productions/Channel 5 |
| 2014 | Hair | Series Producer: Ceri Jones | BBC |
| 2014 | Mary Berry | Series Director: Scott Tankard | Love Productions/BBC |
| 2014 | Inside Holloway | Series Director: Duncan Bulling | Channel 5 |
| 2014 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 5 | Series Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2014 | Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 2 | Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane | Channel 5 |
| 2014 | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Series Producer: David Wilson | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | Paranormal Witness - Season 4 | Series Producer: Mark Lewis | RAW TV/Syfy |
| 2015 | Autopsy: The Last Hours of - Series 3 | Series Producer/Director: Kevin Lane | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | The Brain with David Eagleman | Producers: Justine Kershaw, Jennifer Beamish | Blink/PBS |
| 2015 | Finding Jesus. Faith. Fact. Forgery. | Series Producer: Simon Breen | CNN |
| 2015 | The Great British Bake Off - Series 6 | Series Director: Andy Devonshire | BBC |
| 2015 | Truly, Madly, Wembley | Director: Kevin Lane | BBC |
| 2015 | Witch Hunt | Series Director: Chris Holt | Channel 5 |
| 2015 | Raised Human | Series Producer: Tom Adams | Animal Planet/Blink Films |
| 2015 | Britain's Bloody Crown | Series Director: Nick Green | Channel 5 |
| 2016 | Web Of Lies | Series Producer: Gillian Pachter | Discovery ID |
| 2016 | The Lodge | Series Directors: Matt Bloom & Dez McCarthy | Disney Channel |
| 2017 | Africa's Great Civilizations | Series Producer: Ben Goold | PBS |
| 2017 | Finding Jesus - Season 2 | Series Producer: Ben Goold & Jane Root | CNN |
| 2017 | The Lodge - Season 2 | Series Director: Dez McCarthy | Disney Channel |
| 2018 | I Am A Killer - Season 1 | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2019 | Jesus His Life | Series Producer: Ben Goold | History Channel |
| 2019 | Detroit: Comeback City | Series Producer: Jane Root | History Channel |
| 2019 | The Last Czars | Series Producer: Ben Goold | Netflix |
| 2019 | Catch 22 | Series Producer: George Clooney | Hulu |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Series Producer: Bill Lawrence | ABC |
| 2020 | Babies | Series Producer: Jane Root | Netflix |
| 2020 | I Am A Killer - Season 2 | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2020 | Killer Uncaged | Series Producer: Ned Parker | Netflix |
| 2020 | Ted Lasso - Season 1 | Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis | Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | World Of Calm | Featuring: Nicole Kidman - Keanu Reeves - Idris Elba | Nutopia/HBO Max |
| 2020 | Hip Hop Vs. Trump | Director: Carl Hindmarch | |
| 2021 | Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight | Director: Nick Green | Alef One : BBC Storyville : MBC Studios |
| 2021 | Head of the Class | Creators: Seth Cohen - Michael Elias - Rich Eustis | HBO Max |
| 2021 | Ted Lasso - Season 2 | Creators: Brendan Hunt - Joe Kelly - Bill Lawrence | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | The Mating Game | Featuring: David Attenborough | Discovery Channel - Discovery+ - Silverback Films |
| 2022 | The Great Pottery Throwdown | Featuring: Keith Brymer-Jones - Richard Miller - Sara Cox | Love Productions |
| 2023 | Shrinking | Creator: Bill Lawrence | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Daisy Jones & The Six | Developed by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Amazon Studios Hello Sunshine |
| 2023 | Ted Lasso - Season 3 | Series Producers: Bill Lawrence & Jason Sudeikis | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Knuckles | Creators: John Whittington & Toby Ascher | Paramount+ |

## Awards and nominations

In 2018, Howe was nominated for Best Score for a Feature Film at the Film Music Festival Jerry Goldsmith Awards for his work on Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. In 2019, he received a nomination at the 46th Annie Awards from ASIFA for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production, for Early Man, shared with Harry Gregson-Williams.
Howe received two nominations at the 2020 Hollywood Music In Media Awards: one for Outstanding Score—Animated Film for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and one for Original Score—TV Show/Limited Series for Ted Lasso. In 2020, he was awarded the 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Television Series, for his work on Whiskey Cavalier, and also the Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards at Film Fest Ghent for his work on A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.
In 2021 Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music and a 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) nomination for Score - TV Show/Limited Series with Marcus Mumford for their collaboration on Ted Lasso's opening title. In 2023, Howe received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song "Fought & Lost" for the Ted Lasso episode "Mom City," co-written with Jamie Hartman and Sam Ryder.