Christopher Young
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.
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Movies (48)
Passenger
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2026
A Natural Selection
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
The Piper
Music (Sound)
2023
The Offering
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
The Empty Man
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2020
Pet Sematary
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
Fanboy
Music (Sound)
2019
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self
2018
Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'
as Self
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
2017
The Monkey King 2
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2016
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
as Self
2015
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Deliver Us from Evil
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
The Single Moms Club
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
The Monkey King
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
A Madea Christmas
Music (Sound)
2013
Gods Behaving Badly
Music (Sound)
2013
Killing Season
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Love's Routine
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
The Smile Man
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Saving Norman
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
The Black Tulip
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
The Baytown Outlaws
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Sinister
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
The Rum Diary
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
The Ghostmaker
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
Priest
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
When in Rome
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Creation
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
Love Happens
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
Drag Me to Hell
as Pedestrian with Cupcake
2009
The Uninvited
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
The Informers
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
Sleepwalking
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
Untraceable
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
Shortcut to Happiness
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Spider-Man 3
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Lucky You
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Ghost Rider
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
The Grudge 2
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2006
Tales from The Grudge
Music (Sound)
2006
An Unfinished Life
Additional Music (Crew)
2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
Beauty Shop
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
The Grudge
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Something the Lord Made
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
