Christopher Young
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- April 28, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Redbank, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American composer and orchestrator of film and television scores. 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 honoured 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. Young was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in music and then completed his postgraduate work at the University of North Texas. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Haunting Skies: The First Encounter
Movie · Original Music Composer
Passenger
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Natural Selection
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Piper
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Offering
Movie · Original Music Composer
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Echo 3
TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps
The Empty Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fanboy
Movie · Music
Pet Sematary
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Monkey King 2
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Single Moms Club
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Monkey King
Movie · Original Music Composer
Deliver Us from Evil
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love's Routine
Movie · Original Music Composer
Saving Norman
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Smile Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Killing Season
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Madea Christmas
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gods Behaving Badly
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sinister
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Black Tulip
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Baytown Outlaws
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scary or Die
Movie · Original Music Composer
Priest
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Rum Diary
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Ghostmaker
Movie · Original Music Composer
When in Rome
Movie · Original Music Composer
Creation
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love Happens
Movie · Original Music Composer
Drag Me to Hell
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Uninvited
Movie · Original Music Composer
Untraceable
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Informers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sleepwalking
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ghost Rider
Movie · Original Music Composer
Spider-Man 3
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shortcut to Happiness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lucky You
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Grudge 2
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tales from The Grudge
Movie · Music
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Movie · Original Music Composer
Beauty Shop
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Grudge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Something the Lord Made
Movie · Original Music Composer
Runaway Jury
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Core
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Country Bears
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scenes of the Crime
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sweet November
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bandits
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Shipping News
Movie · Original Music Composer
Swordfish
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Glass House
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Warden
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bless the Child
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Gift
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wonder Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Hurricane
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Big Kahuna
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Entrapment
Movie · Original Music Composer
In Too Deep
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rounders
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hard Rain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Urban Legend
Movie · Original Music Composer
Judas Kiss
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hush
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Movie · Original Music Composer
Murder at 1600
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Unforgettable
Movie · Original Music Composer
Head Above Water
Movie · Original Music Composer
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Movie · Original Music Composer
Set It Off
Movie · Original Music Composer
Copycat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Virtuosity
Movie · Original Music Composer
Species
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Tales from the Hood
Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
Murder in the First
Movie · Original Music Composer
Judicial Consent
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dream Lover
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dark Half
Movie · Original Music Composer
Jennifer Eight
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rapid Fire
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Vagrant
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bright Angel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Last Flight Out
Movie · Original Music Composer
Max and Helen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hider in the House
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Fly II
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Haunted Summer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bat★21
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Telephone
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hellraiser
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Flowers in the Attic
Movie · Original Music Composer
American Harvest
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trick or Treat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Invaders from Mars
Movie · Original Music Composer
Getting Even
Movie · Original Music Composer
Torment
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Movie · Original Music Composer
Barbarian Queen
Movie · Original Music Composer
DEFCON-4
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wheels of Fire
Movie · Original Music Composer
Godzilla 1985
Movie · Music
Avenging Angel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Highpoint
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Power
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Oasis
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
Movie · Original Music Composer