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name: "Edward Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-williams"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 August 1921"
died: "8 December 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:21.262562+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Edward Williams

Composer. Born 20 August 1921 in Hindhead. Died 8 December 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 August 1921, Hindhead
- **Died:** 8 December 2013

## Biography

Edward Williams (1921–2013) was a British composer and electronic music pioneer. He composed the score for the BBC natural history series *Life on Earth* (1979), using a chamber orchestra combined with VCS 3 synthesiser processing, and created the ultrasonic movement-to-MIDI system Soundbeam.

His documentary scores included the Oscar-winning films *Dylan Thomas* (1961) and *Wild Wings* (1965). He also worked on numerous British Transport Films shorts and later series such as *Nature* (1982).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Life on Earth* (1979), Fi1m 88, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-earth.md)

## Also known for

- *Nature* (1982), Original Music Composer

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