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.
Sound 109
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
A Natural Selection
Original Music Composer
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Fanboy
Music
- 2016
- 2014
The Single Moms Club
Original Music Composer
- 2013
A Madea Christmas
Original Music Composer
Gods Behaving Badly
Original Music Composer
The Smile Man
Original Music Composer
- 2012
The Black Tulip
Original Music Composer
Scary or Die
Original Music Composer
- 2011
The Ghostmaker
Original Music Composer
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Tales from The Grudge
Music
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
The Warden
Original Music Composer
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Big Kahuna
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- 1998
Judas Kiss
Original Music Composer
- 1997
- 1996
Head Above Water
Original Music Composer
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Original Music Composer
- 1995
- 1994
Judicial Consent
Original Music Composer
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
Last Flight Out
Original Music Composer
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
Original Music Composer
Max and Helen
Original Music Composer
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Haunted Summer
Original Music Composer
The Telephone
Original Music Composer
- 1987
American Harvest
Original Music Composer
- 1986
Torment
Original Music Composer
Getting Even
Original Music Composer
- 1985
Godzilla 1985
Music
- 1984
The Oasis
Original Music Composer
- 1982
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
Original Music Composer
Acted in 2
2010s
- 2015
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2005
Appearances7
2010s
- 2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
Self
- 2017
Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'
Self
- 2015
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Self
- 2012
2000s
- 2007
The Science of Sound
Self