Bill Liston

Bill Liston is a composer/arranger/orchestrator/woodwind player in the Los Angeles area.

Selected from over 200 movies, some of Bill’s motion picture credits as an arranger, orchestrator, or woodwind performer include: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Toy Story III, The Princess and the Frog, Pirates Of The Caribbean I, Night At The Museum 2, Pink Panther 2, Horton Hears A Who, Swordfish, Dude Where’s My Car, High School Musical 3, Indiana Jones IV, Leatherheads, Hey Arnold: The Neighborhood, The Core, The Gift, The Simpsons, Spiderman 3, King Kong, Hairspray, Spy Kids II, The Tuxedo, Bewitched, Team America, Cars, Meet The Fokkers, The Whole Ten Yards, Anchorman, Chicago, Mystic River, Polar Express, The Emperor’s New Groove, Dr. Dolittle II, and Rounders.

A sampling of his recordings as a woodwind player consist of sessions with: Randy Newman, Michael Buble, Anita Baker, Harry Connick Jr., Pussy Cat Dolls, Aretha Franklin, Bette Middler, Arturo Sandoval, Diane Schuur, Ray Charles, James Brown, James Taylor, Dave Grusin, Paul Anka, Tom Petty, Diane Reeves, Chicago, Barry Manilow, Marvin Hamlisch, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Mary J. Blige, and Michael Feinstein.

Other writing credits include: Pageant of the Masters 2009-2018; over 90 projects for Blizzard Entertainment including the video games World of WarCraft, StarCraft II, Diablo, Hearthstone, and Overwatch; The 81st Academy Awards Show; The Gilmore Girls television show; over 80 variety shows for orchestra pre-recorded for Crystal, Celebrity, and Disney Cruise lines; music for Disneyland, California Adventure, Disney World and Epcot Center, Paris and Tokyo Disney; jingles for Accura, Dodge, Mazda, Volvo, Disney, Gucci, and McDonalds; and commissions for symphony and pops orchestras, wind ensemble, and jazz big band.