Screen Compositions
Driving human emotions through music to enhance moving images and dialogue, Lenny Williams' screen compositions transport the viewer through a broad range of emotions.
His music captures the emotional landscape of a scene and shapes our visceral responses, enhancing and supporting the visuals in original and inventive ways.
Composition Credits
Nature Series, PBS (WNET), 42 episodes, 2002-ongoing
The Incredible Dr. Pol, National Geographic Wild, 230 episodes, 2012-ongoing
China’s War on Poverty, Feature documentary, 2020
America’s Wild Spaces, National Geographic Wild, 8 episodes
CNN presents-After Jesus: The First Christians, CNN, 2006
Harvest of Empire, Award-Winning Feature Documentary, 2012
Dogtown, National Geographic Wild, 24 episodes, 2008-2010
Secrets of the Zoo, National Geographic Wild, 36 episodes
Sabbath, Journey Films, 2022
The Democracy Rebellion: A Reporter’s Notebook with Hedrick Smith, TV Special, 2020
Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, WGBH, 5 episodes, 2017
Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story, PBS, 2014
Untamed Americas, National Geographic, 4 episodes, 2012
Mystery File, Parthenon Entertainment, 15 episodes, 2010
National Geographic Explorer series, National Geographic Ultimate Explorer, 100+ episodes, 1997-2013
Mysteries of the Rain Forest, Smithsonian Channel, 2017
Wild Australia, National Geographic Channel, 4 episodes, 2014
Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER, National Geographic Wild, 12 episodes, 2019
Ghosts of Machu Picchu, NOVA PBS, 2010
Rat Attack, NOVA PBS, 2009
Cowboys & Outlaws, The History Channel, 2009
White House Revealed, Smithsonian Channel, 2009
The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office, National Geographic, 2010
Psychic Detectives, Court TV/ Storyhouse Productions, 10 episodes, 2004
Body of Evidence, Court TV/ Storyhouse Productions, All Episodes, 2001-2004
Lost Film of Dian Fossey, National Geographic Special, 2003
MayDay!: Lost at Sea, National Geographic, 2001
Search for the Afghan Girl, National Geographic, Emmy Nominated-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form, 2003
Rare Bird, Afflare Films, Award-Winning Feature Documentary, 2006
Treasure Seekers, National Geographic, 3 episodes, 2000
Great Books Series: Pride and Prejudice, TLC, 2000
Isle of Jaws, Shark Week, Discovery Channel, 2019
Monster Fish, National Geographic Wild, 10 episodes, 2011
Jurassic CSI, National Geographic, 2011
The Legend of Pale Male, Award-Winning Feature Documentary, 2009
Killer Stress: A National Geographic Special, National Geographic, 2008
The Investigators, Court TV, 2005
The Lion and the Mouse, Feature documentary, 2009
Inside, National Geographic Channel, 2009
CNN presents: God’s Warriors, CNN, 2007
The Obama Years: The Power of Words, Smithsonian Channel, 2017
America in Color, Smithsonian Channel, 16 episodes, 2017-2020
Night Stalkers, National Geographic, 4 episodes, 2011
Hot Tuna, Wild Logic, Feature documentary, 2012
Predator’s at War, National Geographic Channel, Emmy Winner for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming, 2005
Frontline: A Crime of Insanity, PBS, 2002
Reptile Wild, National Geographic, 30 episodes, 2001-2003
Snake Wranglers, National Geographic, 22 episodes, 2002-2004
Through the Lens, National Geographic, 9 episodes, 2004
CNN Presents-In the Footsteps of Bin Laden, CNN, Emmy Nominated for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form, 2006
Incredible Human Machine, National Geographic, 2007
True Originals-Reza, National Geographic, Emmy Nominated for Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming, 2002
Theme music for “The Kojo Nnamdi Show”, National Syndicated radio show on NPR originating from WAMU, 1998-2021
As We Forgive, Feature Documentary Movie, Winner—Best Documentary, Student Academy Awards, 2008
Great Books Series: Naked and the Dead, TLC, 1998
Notable Projects and Series