Dr Tom Harrison is a composer based near Oxford. His music has been used on over 200 different television series, he has a PhD in Composition from the Royal College of Music, and his book How to Become a Film Composer is published worldwide by Hal Leonard.

 

After graduating from Berklee College of Music summa cum laude, he spent a decade working as a composer out in Hollywood. While in Hollywood, he assisted top composers including W.G. Snuffy Walden, Deborah Lurie, Christopher Tyng, Alf Clausen, Mike Reagan, and others. His longest assignment in Hollywood was assisting composer John M. Keane on 3 seasons of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Tom rejoined the CSI music team as Arranger, working remotely from London, in 2024.

 

Dr Harrison is currently dividing his time between composing, lecturing at the university level, and running his two production music libraries. His next book Music Composition for Animation: Exploring New Approaches was adapted from his PhD research and will be published later this year.