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January 31, 2025

World Entertainment Awards Win!

Alan’s score to the IMAX film Space: The New Frontier wins Best Music Score at the 2025 World Entertainment Awards held at the Writer’s Guild of America Theater in Beverly Hills.

December 9, 2024

Space: The New Frontier wins 15 festival awards

Alan's score to the IMAX film wins Best Original score honors at numerous festivals including Paris Film Awards, Florence Film Awards, Rome International Movie Awards, London Movie Awards, Indie Short Fest, Accolade Global Film Competition, Independent Shorts Awards, Madrid International Movie Awards and Global Music Awards along with nominations at Giant Screen Cinema Association and World Entertainment Awards.

July 25, 2024

Soul of the Ocean receives EMMY nomination

The PBS Nature special Soul of the Ocean has received an EMMY nomination for Best Nature Documentary, featuring an original score by Alan Williams.

March 14, 2024

New Giant Screen Film

Alan's latest Giant Screen film score "Space: The New Frontier" will premiere at the Kennedy Space Center. The film is narrated by Chris Pine.

April 9, 2023

Serengeti and Legend of the Forest receive 5 FILMTRACKS nominations

FILMTRACKS Editorial Awards have nominated Serengeti for 3 awards for 2022. The nominations are:
Top Film Score of 2022, Top Film Cue of the Year for “Back Home on the Plains” and ALAN WILLIAMS as Top Composer of the Year. FILMTRACKS Community Awards nominated Legend of the Forest for Top Film Score of the Year at #16 and ALAN WILLIAMS as Top Film Composer of the Year at #6.

February 9, 2023

IFMCA Nominates Secrets of the Sea

International Film Music Critics Association has nominated Alan’s score to the IMAX film Secrets of the Sea as Best Original Score for a Documentary Film.

December 10, 2022

Legend of the Forest wins Best Original Score awards

Alan’s score to the Chinese theatrical feature has won 12 film festival awards for Best Original Score. Festivals include New York Independent Cinema Awards, London Movie Awards, Paris Film Awards, Florence Film Awards, Rome International Movie Awards and Berlin International Art Film Festival.

August 20, 2022

“The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra World Premiere

Alan’s concert suite Ronin 3: A Heroes Tribute has world premiere in Washington DC, based on the upcoming 3-part documentary Ronin 3: The Battle for Sangin. Conductor Colonel Jason K. Fettig said, “Alan has composed a stunningly beautiful musical tribute to the heroism, dedication to duty and brotherhood of these Marines. It is always our distinct privilege to have Marines making the music to honor Marines.”

June 22, 2022

Ronin 3: The Battle for Sangin

Alan has signed on to write the score for the upcoming 3-part documentary series about 25 Ronin 3 Marines of 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, Darkhorse and their dangerous combat experiences in Sangin Afghanistan, 2010. Ronin 3 is narrated by Academy Award nominated Tom Berenger.

March 10, 2022

Paris Film Awards recognizes Netflix’s Moving Art: Underwater

The Netflix series Moving Art: Underwater wins Best Score at the Paris Film Awards. Alan’s score has won 18 Best Score awards. Underwater first garnered attention winning the 2016 Jerry Goldsmith Award for Best Documentary Score.

May 7, 2021

Estefan wins Florence Film Awards

Alan was awarded the Best Score award at the Florence Film Awards for the animated film Estefan. This has been an audience favorite ever since it was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Score in 2014.

August 15, 2021

Angkor Wat continues to win awards

Alan’s score to the Netflix series Moving Art: Angkor Wat wins Best Score at the Berlin Short Film Festival. This marks the 6th award for Best Score. Previous wins and nominations include Jerry Goldsmith Awards and Global Music Awards.

June 10, 2021

Whales and Dolphins 14th award for Best Score

The Netflix series Moving Art: Whales and Dolphins was awarded Best Score at the Los Angeles Film Awards. This is the 14th award for Alan’s score.

September 24, 2020

London Independent Film Festival Winner

Alan’s score to the documentary Beneath the Sea has won the Best Original Score award at the London Independent Film Festival.

March 15, 2018

The Explorers receives Silver Medal

Alan’s concept album The Explorers receives Silver Medal for Best Album from the Global Music Awards. This album previously was nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award for Best Score in Free Creation Form.

November 20, 2019

Alan wins Hollywood Music in Media Award

Together with lyricist David Pomeranz, Alan co-wrote the HMMA award -winning song “Music of the Earth” to the film Mykonos Blue. After 3 previous nominations for Best Score, this is Alan’s first HMMA award.

October 17, 2019

Directing Creativity: The Art of Innovation

Book launch day of Alan’s his first book! Directing Creativity: The Art of Innovation is a practical guide to unlock creativity and drive innovation. Award-winning Hollywood film composer Alan Williams demystifies the creative process in practical, accessible terms that are applicable to every innovative passion. The book is available in all formats from Amazon.

September 5, 2018

Jerry Goldsmith Awards

Alan’s concept album The Explorers has been nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award for Best Score in Free Creation Form. This marks Alan’s fourth JGA nomination, winning the award for Best Documentary Score in 2016 for the Netflix series Moving Art: Underwater. The Explorers album is available on all streaming platforms.

August 22, 2018

Toxic Puzzle: Hunt for the Hidden Killer wins Best Score

The documentary feature Toxic Puzzle wins Award of Excellence for Best Score at the Accolade Global Film Awards. Directed by Swedish filmmaker Bo Landin, the film is narrated by Harrison Ford.

July 14, 2017

Global Music Odyssey Award

Each year Global Music Awards honors a musician with its Odyssey Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music Award. The 2017 Odyssey Award was awarded to Alan Williams.

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