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Christopher Young

Christopher Young

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1957-04-28

Birth Place

Redbank, New Jersey, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'

Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'

2017

0.0

Movie
Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

2009

6.4

Movie
poster

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018

6.5

TV
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

2015

6.4

Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

7.5

Movie
Score: A Film Music Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017

7.1

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

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

2015

1.0

Movie
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

2018

7.0

Movie