Christopher Young

For other persons named Christopher Young, see Christopher Young (disambiguation)

Christopher Young
Christopher Young in May 2007
Background information
Born	(1958-04-28) April 28, 1958 Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instruments	Orchestra
Years active	1982–present
Website	officialchristopheryoung.com

Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American music composer for both film and television.^[1]

Many of his music compositions are for horror films, including Hellraiser, Tales from the Hood, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Urban Legend, and Drag Me to Hell. Other works include Lucky You and Spider-Man 3, for which he received the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Dramatic Feature Film. He also made three cameo appearances in Spider-Man 3.

Young was honored 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.^[2]

Life and career

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 post-graduate work at North Texas State University. 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.^[3]

Discography

Film

1980s

The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
Highpoint (1982)
The Oasis (1984)
The Power (1984)
Avenging Angel (1985)
Def-Con 4 (1985)
Wheels of Fire (1985)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Barbarian Queen (1985)
Getting Even (1986)

Torment (1986)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Trick or Treat (1986)
Hellraiser (1987)
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
U-Boats, The Wolf Pack (Video Documentary Short) (1987)
Robby (1988)
The Telephone (1988)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Bat*21 (1988)

Haunted Summer (1988)
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (1989) (Segments "The Last Outpost" and "Dirty Work")
The Fly II (1989)
Hider in the House (1989)

1990s

Bright Angel (1990)
Max and Helen (TV Movie) (1992)
The Vagrant (1992)
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1992)
Rapid Fire (1992)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
The Dark Half (1993)
Dream Lover (1993)
Judicial Consent (1994)
Murder in the First (1995)
Tales From the Hood (1995)

Species (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
Copycat (1995)
Unforgettable (1996)
Set It Off (1996)
Head Above Water (1996)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
Murder at 1600 (1997)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Hard Rain (1998)
Hush (1998)

Rounders (1998)
Judas Kiss (1998)
Urban Legend (1998)
Entrapment (1999)
In Too Deep (1999)
The Big Kahuna (1999)
The Hurricane (1999)

2000s

Wonder Boys (2000)
Bless the Child (2000)
The Gift (2000)
Sweet November (2001)
Swordfish (2001)
Scenes of the Crime (2001)
The Glass House (2001)
Bandits (2001)
The Shipping News (2001)
The Tower (2002)
The Country Bears (2002) (co-wrote)

The Core (2003)
Shade (2003)(co-wrote)
Runaway Jury (2003)
The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004) (Shortcut to Happiness)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
The Grudge (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) (additional music)
Beauty Shop (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
An Unfinished Life (2005) (additional music)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Ghost Rider (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Lucky You (2007)

Untraceable (2008)
Sleepwalking (2008)
The Informers (2008)
The Uninvited (2009)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Creation (2009)
Love Happens (2009)

2010s

The Black Tulip (2010)
When in Rome (2010)
Gone with the Pope (2010) (co-wrote)
Priest (2011)
Box of Shadows (2011) (theme only)
The Rum Diary (2011)
Sinister (2012)
Scary or Die (2012)
The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
Killing Season (2013)
Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
A Madea Christmas (2013)
The Monkey King (2014)
The Single Moms Club (2014)
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
The Monkey King 2 (2016)

Records

Cinema Septet (Album) (1993)
Dream Lover (OST) (1994)
Madison (Original Themes) (2006)
Haunted or Humored (Album) (2011)

References

↑ New York Times
↑ "BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year's Top Film and Television Music". bmi.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
↑ USC faculty list

External links

Saturn Award for Best Music

Bernard Herrmann (1973) Miklós Rózsa (1974/75) David Raksin (1976) John Williams/John Williams (1977) John Williams (1978) Miklós Rózsa (1979) John Barry (1980) John Williams (1981) John Williams (1982) James Horner (1983) Jerry Goldsmith (1984) Bruce Broughton (1985) Alan Menken (1986) Alan Silvestri (1987) Christopher Young (1988) Alan Silvestri (1989/90) Loek Dikker (1991) Angelo Badalamenti (1992) Danny Elfman (1993) Howard Shore (1994) John Ottman (1995) Danny Elfman (1996) Danny Elfman (1997) John Carpenter (1998) Danny Elfman (1999) James Horner (2000) John Williams (2001) Danny Elfman (2002) Howard Shore (2003) Alan Silvestri (2004) John Williams (2005) John Ottman (2006) Alan Menken (2007) James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer (2008) James Horner (2009) Hans Zimmer (2010) Michael Giacchino (2011) Danny Elfman (2012) Frank Ilfman (2013) Hans Zimmer (2014) John Williams (2015)

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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