Tom Howe (musician)
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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
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in
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, 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
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production ''How The Celts Saved Britain'' presented by
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. In 2011 he co-wrote with
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on the theatrical release ''
Love's Kitchen ''Love's Kitchen'' (originally titled ''No Ordinary Trifle'') is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Michelle Ryan, and featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in his first a ...
''. Howe developed a close working relationship with established composers and brothers
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and then worked on multiple major TV series and movies including ''Wonder Woman'', ''
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'', '' Early Man'', '' A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'', ''Mulan'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Knuckles'', and ''
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''. Other work includes music for the television series ''
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'', '' Taskmaster'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''The Lodge''. After working with Bill Lawrence on ''Whiskey Cavalier,'' Howe was asked to create music for ''Ted Lasso,'' a new
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series, with
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In June 2020, Howe was made a member of the
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.


Film


Television credits


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
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from
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for ''Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production'', for ''Early Man'', shared with
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. 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
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Screen Music Award for Top Television Series, for his work on ''Whiskey Cavalier'', and also the Discovery of the Year at the
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at
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for his work on ''A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon''. In 2021 Howe received an
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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
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nomination for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song " Fought & Lost" for the ''Ted Lasso'' episode " Mom City," co-written with
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and
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.


References

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