William Liston is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, woodwind player, and saxophone soloist in the greater Los Angeles area.
Selected from over 200 films, some of his motion picture credits as a woodwind performer or arranger/orchestrator/conductor include: Star Wars VIII, Toy Story III, Pirates Of The Caribbean I, Horton Hears A Who, Swordfish, Dude Where's My Car, Indiana Jones IV, Hey Arnold: The Neighborhood, The Core, The Gift, The Simpsons, Spiderman 3, King Kong, Hairspray, Spy Kids II, The Tuxedo, Team America, Cars, The Whole Ten Yards, Anchorman, Chicago, and Rounders.
A sampling of William's recording credits consist of sessions on woodwinds or as a saxophone soloist with artists such as: Randy Newman, Michael Buble, Anita Baker, Harry Connick Jr., Barbara Morrison, Pussy Cat Dolls, Aretha Franklin, Bette Middler, Arturo Sandoval, Diane Schuur, Ray Charles, James Brown, James Taylor, Dave Grusin, Tom Petty, Chicago, Barry Manilow, Marvin Hamlisch, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Mary J. Blige, and Michael Feinstein.
Other credits as a composer, arranger, orchestrator or playing woodwinds include composing for Pageant of the Masters 2009-2023; arranging/orchestrating/playing woodwinds on 108 projects for Blizzard Entertainment's video games such as StarCraft II, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and World of WarCraft; arranging for the 81st Academy Awards Show; arranging and performing over 80 orchestral shows pre-recorded for Crystal and Disney Cruise lines; arranging and performing music for all Disney theme parks world-wide; orchestrating and playing saxes/woodwinds on jingles for Accura, Dodge, Mazda, Volvo, Disney, Gucci, and McDonalds; and composing/orchestrating commissions for symphony orchestras, wind ensemble, and jazz big band.
