‍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.
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As a feature film composer, Wright is best known for his work on director Jordan Noel’s award-winning drama This World Alone (available on Hulu). He has been awarded residencies and commissions by Roane Choral Society, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Scruffy City Orchestra, Tanasi Winds, Theatre Knox Downtown, The Clarence Brown Film Festival, The Maker City Council, Farr Horizons and The Living Arts Exchange Festival, among others.
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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 3x performer at the widely renowned Big Ears Festival.
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William Wright works as the Music Director of The National Puppetry Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and the as in-house Composer + Creative Audio Director at PopFizz Productions in Knoxville, TN, where he lives with his very nice family.