William Goodchild (born 3 April 1964) is a composer, orchestrator and conductor who produces music for film, television and the concert hall. Biography Born in Northampton, England to an Australian-born father, the late Ronald Goodchild, (formerly Suffragan Bishop of Kensington), and an English mother, Jean Ross, William Goodchild was educated at the Royal College of Music (1970–1974) where he was a Junior Exhibitioner, studying violin and piano. After gaining a music scholarship at St Paul's School (1974–1981), William Goodchild obtained a Bachelor's degree with Honors in music at the University of East Anglia (1982–1985). He also holds a Diploma of Licentiate in Pianoforte from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1989). He is a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and the MCPS-PRS Alliance. He studied conducting with Richard Hickox, John Lubbock, and George Hurst, and piano with Sidney Harrison and John York. His passion for film composition began when working as a musical assistant to British composer Edward Williams, preparing scores and conducting sessions on television projects for Williams. William Goodchild also teaches Music for Film and Television at the University of Bristol, gives seminars on Music for Film for organizations such as Music Industry Education and Wildscreen Festival, and was invited to teach in 2011 for Wildeye International School of Wildlife Filmmaking. In May 2010, he worked on a Music for Film project with the BBC Concert Orchestra and twenty-seven young musicians as part of the Bristol Festival of Nature 2010. Goodchild's sound recording studio is in Bristol. Personal life In 1987, William Goodchild met Rachel Swan. The two were married by Goodchild’s father, Ronald Goodchild, in Bristol, England in 1990. They have two daughters: Rosa Goodchild, who is a photographer, and Eleanor Goodchild, who studies education at Cardiff University. Compositions William Goodchild's compositions include original music for natural history and history documentaries, radio drama and a variety of commercial work. Recent broadcast commissions include Wild Amazon (2010) – a two-part series for the National Geographic Channel and Animal Planet, Wild Russia (2009) – a six-part series for the National Geographic Channel and Animal Planet, Snow Monkeys (2009) for BBC Natural World, Lobo – the Wolf that Changed America (2008) – a Natural World production for the BBC and WNET narrated by David Attenborough; Humpbacks – from Fire to Ice (2008) for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Geographic Society narrated by