Composer
Christopher Young
American film score and television composer
b. 1954
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1954
- Birthplace
- Red Bank
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American composer 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 honored with the prestigious [Richard H. 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.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator; film score composer; musician
- Education
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; University of North Texas College of Music; Hampshire College
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Southern California
- Instruments played
- drum kit
- Genres
- film score
- Official website
- https://officialchristopheryoung.com/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 37111511
- ISNI
- 000000010888665X
- GND ID
- 131606530
- Library of Congress ID
- n91126255
- MusicBrainz ID
- 53d8a593-c5e9-4af8-9657-d3bf19b1bb89
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hurricane | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 37111511. Portrait: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.