William Campbell
William Campbell Associate Professor of Music, Department Chair, and Director of Composition Studies
Vivian Bull Music Center
“As a musician, I compose, record, and perform music rooted in mindfulness, that supports our connection to each other, and celebrates the natural world. As a teacher, I hope to inspire others to realize their potential and to help them build musical foundations that they can build on as life-long learners and artists.”
William Campbell is a composer and pianist, and joined the Linfield faculty in 2023. His most recent work as a film composer includes the 2024 documentary “Chasing Roo,” which was shortlisted for an Oscar, and the upcoming “Keep Quiet and Forgive, which will be shown on PBS channels nationwide in 2026. His most recent concert music includes “Beyond Mountains” (2025) for piano & electronics, and “Mosaics” (2023) for violin and marimba, performed by multiple performers on different continents.
Campbell loves living in Oregon and exploring all that the PNW has to offer.
www.WilliamCampbellMusic.com
Education
Ph.D., University of Oregon
M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
B.M., University of Arizona
Academic Interests
- Music Composition
- Technology & Music
- Music & Social Justice
- Music Theory
Awards and Honors
- Billboard #11 on Classical Crossover Chart for album, Together We Rise (2023)
- Composer, Academy Award (Oscar) Nominated Film, Hunger Ward (2021)
- Best Original Score, Luminous Frames International Film Festival, Hunger Ward (2021)
- Award of Excellence (Top Prize) Original Music Score, Iowa Motion Pictures Association, Sons & Daughters of Thunder (2020)
- Mid-American Emmy Nomination, Musical Composition, Sons & Daughters of Thunder (2020)
- Composer, Academy Award (Oscar) Nominated Film, LifeBoat (2021)
- Semi-Finalist, American Prize in Orchestral Composition (2016)
- ASCAP Plus Awards (2010–17)
- Citation of Excellence, College Orchestra Directors Association (2013), for Coyote Dances
- Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, Salpointe Catholic High School (2011)
- Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theater Festival (2011), award for original score for a new adaptation of Oedipus Rex.