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Christophe Beck (born 1972 in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Canada
Canada

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), also credited as Chris Beck, is a television and film
Film score

A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film, which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film. The term Soundtrack is often confused with film score, though a soundtrack may also include songs featured in the film as well as previously released music by other artists, while the score does...
 composer.

A native of Montreal, Beck studied music at Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
, where he was the music director of the Spizzwinks(?)
The Spizzwinks(?)

The Spizzwinks, whose name includes the parentheses and question mark, are an a cappella singing group of Yale University male students. The Spizzwinks travel throughout the United States and the world performing nearly 100 concerts each year, with a repertoire that spans from Maroon 5 to George Gershwin, and includes comedy sketches, typic...
 of 1989 and 1990 and the Whiffenpoofs
The Whiffenpoofs

The Yale Whiffenpoofs are the oldest collegiate a cappella group in the United States, established in 1909. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", based on a tune written by Guy H....
 of 1991. He studied film scoring at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music

The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States....
, where he was taught by Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith

Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith was an American film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards , and also won four Emmy Awards....
 among others.

He won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
 in 1998 for his work on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.






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Christophe Beck (born 1972 in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
), also credited as Chris Beck, is a television and film
Film score

A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film, which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film. The term Soundtrack is often confused with film score, though a soundtrack may also include songs featured in the film as well as previously released music by other artists, while the score does...
 composer.

A native of Montreal, Beck studied music at Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
, where he was the music director of the Spizzwinks(?)
The Spizzwinks(?)

The Spizzwinks, whose name includes the parentheses and question mark, are an a cappella singing group of Yale University male students. The Spizzwinks travel throughout the United States and the world performing nearly 100 concerts each year, with a repertoire that spans from Maroon 5 to George Gershwin, and includes comedy sketches, typic...
 of 1989 and 1990 and the Whiffenpoofs
The Whiffenpoofs

The Yale Whiffenpoofs are the oldest collegiate a cappella group in the United States, established in 1909. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", based on a tune written by Guy H....
 of 1991. He studied film scoring at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music

The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States....
, where he was taught by Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith

Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith was an American film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards , and also won four Emmy Awards....
 among others.

He won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
 in 1998 for his work on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also worked on Angel
Angel (TV series)

Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999....
 and The Practice
The Practice

The Practice is an United States legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show won the Emmy Award in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the Spinoff series Boston Legal, which began airing in the fall of 2004 and deals with similar subject matter, though o...
. His film credits include Bring It On
Bring It On (film)

Bring It On is a film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union....
 (2000
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), Confidence
Confidence (film)

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 (2003
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), American Wedding
American Wedding

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 (2003), Under the tuscan sun
Under the Tuscan Sun

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 (2003), Garfield
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 (2004
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), Elektra
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 (2005
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), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

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 (2006
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), School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels (2006 film)

School for Scoundrels is an United States 2006 in film comedy film, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder, and directed by Todd Phillips....
, The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (2006 film)

The Pink Panther is a family film film released in 2006. It is a reboot of the The Pink Panther film series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond....
 (2006
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) We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall is a 2006 in film USA drama film directed by McG about the aftermath of the Southern Airways Flight 932 that killed nearly all of the Marshall University Marshall_Thundering_Herd#Football team; the rebuilding of the program; and the healing that the community undergoes....
 (2006
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), License to Wed
License to Wed

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 (2007), The Seeker
The Seeker (film)

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 (2007
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), Fred Claus
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 (2007), Charlie Bartlett
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 (2007) and Drillbit Taylor
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 (2008). He appeared in the documentary Finding Kraftland
Finding Kraftland

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 for his agent Richard Kraft.

He graduated high school from Crescent School
Crescent School

Crescent School, established in 1913, is an independent boys school located in mid-town Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A recent addition in 2008 to the school's facilities is two artificial turf playing fields....
 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Beck was the main composer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer during seasons 2-4. He later returned to compose for the key episodes "The Gift
The Gift (Buffy episode)

"The Gift" is episode 22 in season 5 of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the 100th episode of the series. It was the last episode to air on The WB Television Network network and therefore, the network called it the series finale....
" and "Once More, with Feeling". Notable pieces of Beck's work have appeared on various Buffy soundtrack albums:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album is a soundtrack album featuring music from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.The album is made up mostly of tracks by little-known artists, though some better known ones, such as Garbage and Alison Krauss, are also featured....

"Close Your Eyes", the Buffy/Angel love theme from "Becoming, Part Two", is included on this release.

Once More, with Feeling
Once More, with Feeling (Buffy episode)

"Once More, with Feeling" is a musical episode of the Television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer , in which a mysterious force compels Sunnydale residents into songs that reveal their deep secrets....

Although Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an Academy Award-nominated and Hugo Award winning American writer, television director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the well-known television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , Firefly , and Dollhouse ....
 wrote the songs for "Once More, with Feeling", Beck was hired to realise them and provide the score. This album is almost entirely dedicated to this particular episode, but also features three Beck compositions from earlier episodes; "Suite from Restless
Restless (Buffy episode)

"Restless" is the 22nd and last episode of season 4 of the Television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer , characterized by bizarre dream settings which illustrate the four main characters' overall themes as well as providing extensive hints about future developments....
", "Suite from Hush
Hush (Buffy episode)

"Hush" is the 10th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer ....
" and "Sacrifice", from "The Gift".

Radio Sunnydale
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale - Music from the TV Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale - Music from the TV Series is the second Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack album, following on from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album....

The UK and Latin America edition of this album includes "Dead Guys with Bombs", from "The Zeppo".

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score is a soundtrack album featuring incidental music from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.It is the first Buffy CD release which is exclusively dedicated to the TV series' musical score, and features compositions from seasons 2, 3 and 4, as well as the season 5 episode "The Gift "....

This upcoming release is entirely dedicated to Beck's compositions for the show. Much of the music is from "Graduation Day", "Hush", "Restless" and "The Gift", amongst others.

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