William Wright (b.1980) is a contemporary composer of original music for film, television, marketing and the concert hall and is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he received a bachelor's degree, with distinction, in Music Composition. He also holds an advanced professional specialization in Orchestration for Film and Television.
As a feature film composer, Wright is best known for his work on director Jordan Noel’s award-winning dramas
This World Alone and
Guacamole Yesterdays, his score for the internationally celebrated documentary
Let Them Be Naked, as well as contemporary classical debut
Salt Mass (
available from Gezellig Records). He has been awarded residencies and commissions by Circle Modern Dance, Roane Choral Society, One World Circus, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Scruffy City Orchestra, Tanasi Winds, Theatre Knox Downtown, Cattywampus Puppet Council, The Clarence Brown Film Festival, The Maker City Council, Farr Horizons and The Living Arts Exchange Festival, among others.
Wright has been honored by Pavia, Italy's
Screen Music Program (2021,
Best Composer for the Screen),
Film Fest Knox (2023,
Best Composer), was awarded a 2023 Bailey Opportunity Grant, has premiered new works at the
International New Music Festival (St Petersburg, Russia), and is a 4x performer at the renowned
Big Ears Festival.
William Wright is the Music Director of
The National Puppetry Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and writes film criticism for Blank News. William composes out of his private studio in Knoxville, TN, where he lives with his very nice family.
