Christopher Young Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Christopher Young

Christopher Young

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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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species' movie poster
MOVIE
Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'
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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II movie poster
MOVIE

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
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Drag Me to Hell movie poster
MOVIE

Drag Me to Hell

6.5(4.1K)
Drag Me to Hell
Pedestrian with Cupcake
Score: A Film Music Documentary movie poster
MOVIE

Score: A Film Music Documentary

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Score: A Film Music Documentary
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Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend movie poster
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Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

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Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan movie poster
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
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The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' movie poster
MOVIE

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

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The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Tragic Tones: The Music of Hider in the HouseMOVIE
MOVIE

Tragic Tones: The Music of Hider in the House

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Tragic Tones: The Music of Hider in the House
Self

Production

Ghost Rider movie poster
MOVIE

Ghost Rider

5.6(6.5K)
Ghost Rider
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man 3 movie poster
MOVIE

Spider-Man 3

6.5(15.2K)
Spider-Man 3
Original Music Composer
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge movie poster
MOVIE

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

5.8(2.1K)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Original Music Composer
Copycat movie poster
MOVIE

Copycat

6.5(1.3K)
Copycat
Original Music Composer
The Dark Half movie poster
MOVIE

The Dark Half

6.0(0.5K)
The Dark Half
Original Music Composer
Bless the Child movie poster
MOVIE

Bless the Child

5.4(0.3K)
Bless the Child
Original Music Composer
The Hurricane movie poster
MOVIE

The Hurricane

7.4(1.5K)
The Hurricane
Original Music Composer
Sweet November movie poster
MOVIE

Sweet November

6.9(1.4K)
Sweet November
Original Music Composer
Jennifer Eight movie poster
MOVIE

Jennifer Eight

6.1(0.4K)
Jennifer Eight
Original Music Composer
The Grudge 2 movie poster
MOVIE

The Grudge 2

5.6(1.1K)
The Grudge 2
Original Music Composer

Gallery

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