Chad Cannon
- Known for
- Sound
- Birthplace
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Biography
Chad Cannon is an American composer, violinist, and orchestrator, raised in Salt Lake City and educated at Harvard (violin and Japanese) and Juilliard (composition). He began his career as an assistant orchestrator for Conrad Pope on scores by Howard Shore and Alexandre Desplat, and has worked closely with composer Joe Hisaishi as lead orchestrator for Hisaishi's globally touring Studio Ghibli concerts. Cannon composed the score for the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory (2019), the Oscar-shortlisted Hidden Letters (2022, co-composed with vocalist Leona Lewis), and The Dating Game (2025), and received a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for Exposing Muybridge. He is now based in Pasadena, California.
Known For
Filmography
The Roommates
Movie · Original Music Composer
You Ming Zhi: Slaying the Dragon
Movie · Original Music Composer
TikTok Never Dies
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Coral Rescuers
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Climb
Movie · Musician
Tokyo Cowboy
Movie · Original Music Composer
Join or Die
Movie · Original Music Composer
Julia's Stepping Stones
Movie · Original Music Composer
Roleplay
Movie · Original Music Composer
Facing the Wind
Movie · Original Music Composer
Penglai
Movie · Original Music Composer
Post Modern Minion
Movie · Original Music Composer
Women in Blue
Movie · Original Music Composer
Singing in the Wilderness
Movie · Original Music Composer
American Factory
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dog Days of Winter
Movie · Original Music Composer
Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ylion and Callysia
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Secret Life of Pets
Movie · Orchestrator
Chalk It Up
Movie · Original Music Composer
POV
TV · Sound · 1 ep