Christopher Young
Christopher Young | |
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![]() Christopher Young in May 2007 | |
Background information | |
Born | Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | April 28, 1958
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer orchestrator |
Instruments | Orchestra |
Years active | 1982–present |
Website | officialchristopheryoung |
Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American composer and orchestrator of film and television scores.[1]
Many of his compositions are for horror and thriller films, including Hellraiser, Species, Urban Legend, The Grudge, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Drag Me to Hell, Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil and Pet Sematary. Other works include Rapid Fire, Copycat, Set It Off, Entrapment, The Hurricane, Swordfish, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man 3 and The Shipping News, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
Young was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2008 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.[2]
Life and career[]
Young was born in Red Bank, New Jersey.[3] He graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in music, and then completed his post-graduate work at North Texas State University. In 1980, he moved to Los Angeles. Originally a jazz drummer, when he heard some of Bernard Herrmann's works he decided to become a film composer. He studied at the UCLA Film School under David Raksin. He teaches at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California.[4]
Discography[]
Film[]
1960s[]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1968 | Robby | Ralph C. Bluemke | 1988 re-issue score |
1980s[]
1990s[]
2000s[]
2010s[]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2010 | When in Rome | Mark Steven Johnson | N/A |
Gone with the Pope | Duke Mitchell | N/A | |
The Black Tulip | Sonia Nassery Cole | N/A | |
2011 | Priest | Scott Stewart | N/A |
Box of Shadows | Mauro Borrelli | N/A | |
The Rum Diary | Bruce Robinson | N/A | |
2012 | Sinister | Scott Derrickson | N/A |
Scary or Die | Bob Badway Michael Emanuel Igor Meglic |
N/A | |
The Baytown Outlaws | Barry Battles | N/A | |
2013 | Killing Season | Mark Steven Johnson | N/A |
Gods Behaving Badly | Marc Turtletaub | N/A | |
A Madea Christmas | Tyler Perry | N/A | |
2014 | The Monkey King | Cheang Pou-soi | N/A |
The Single Moms Club | Tyler Perry | N/A | |
Deliver Us from Evil | Scott Derrickson | N/A | |
2016 | The Monkey King 2 | Cheang Pou-soi | N/A |
2019 | Pet Sematary | Kevin Kölsch Dennis Widmyer |
N/A |
2020s[]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2020 | The Empty Man | David Prior | N/A |
TBA | Abyzou | Oliver Park | N/A |
Television[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | 50 States of Fright | With Caleb Chan
and Brian Chan |
Video Games[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | The Saboteur | Theme music |
2017 | Wilson's Heart | N/A |
References[]
- ^ New York Times
- ^ "BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year's Top Film and Television Music". bmi.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "Bio". OfficialChristopherYoung.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ USC faculty list
External links[]
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- 1958 births
- American film score composers
- American male film score composers
- American television composers
- Hampshire College alumni
- Living people
- People from Red Bank, New Jersey
- University of North Texas College of Music alumni
- UCLA Film School alumni
- Thornton School of Music faculty
- Musicians from New Jersey
- Varèse Sarabande Records artists
- La-La Land Records artists