Christopher Young (born April 28 1957) is an award-winning American music composer for
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
. Many of his works were for horror movies, including
HellraiserHellraiser is a 1987 horror film exploring the themes of pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear. It is based on the critically acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. In the UK, the film is titled Clive...
,
Tales from the HoodTales From the Hood is a 1995 horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff, and executive produced by Spike Lee. It presents four short African American-themed horror stories, presented within the frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone...
,
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's RevengeA Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films. It was released in 1985 by New Line Cinema. The film was directed by Jack Sholder.- Plot :...
Urban LegendUrban Legend is a 1998 horror film starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart and Robert Englund. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends as a means to kill his victims....
and
Drag Me to HellDrag Me to Hell is a 2009 horror film, directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi. The plot revolves around loan officer Christine Brown , who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to Mrs. Ganush...
. Other works include
Lucky YouLucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall.- Plot :Huck Cheever is a young and talented poker player in Las Vegas haunted by his relationship with his estranged father, L.C. Cheever , a two-time World Series of Poker Champion...
and
Spider-Man 3Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
, for which he received the
Film & TV Music AwardThe Film & TV Music Awards are presented by members of the Film & TV Music Academy, an organization that was established in 2007 and is open to working professionals and students preparing for a career in the industry. They include a wide range of categories representing the use of music in film...
for Best Score for a Dramatic Feature Film. He also made three cameo appearances in
Spider-Man 3.
Young was born in
Red Bank, New JerseyRed Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a population of 11,844.Red Bank was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...
, USA.
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Christopher Young (born April 28 1957) is an award-winning American music composer for
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
. Many of his works were for horror movies, including
HellraiserHellraiser is a 1987 horror film exploring the themes of pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear. It is based on the critically acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. In the UK, the film is titled Clive...
,
Tales from the HoodTales From the Hood is a 1995 horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff, and executive produced by Spike Lee. It presents four short African American-themed horror stories, presented within the frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone...
,
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's RevengeA Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films. It was released in 1985 by New Line Cinema. The film was directed by Jack Sholder.- Plot :...
Urban LegendUrban Legend is a 1998 horror film starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart and Robert Englund. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends as a means to kill his victims....
and
Drag Me to HellDrag Me to Hell is a 2009 horror film, directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi. The plot revolves around loan officer Christine Brown , who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to Mrs. Ganush...
. Other works include
Lucky YouLucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall.- Plot :Huck Cheever is a young and talented poker player in Las Vegas haunted by his relationship with his estranged father, L.C. Cheever , a two-time World Series of Poker Champion...
and
Spider-Man 3Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
, for which he received the
Film & TV Music AwardThe Film & TV Music Awards are presented by members of the Film & TV Music Academy, an organization that was established in 2007 and is open to working professionals and students preparing for a career in the industry. They include a wide range of categories representing the use of music in film...
for Best Score for a Dramatic Feature Film. He also made three cameo appearances in
Spider-Man 3.
Biography
Young was born in
Red Bank, New JerseyRed Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a population of 11,844.Red Bank was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...
, USA. He graduated from
Hampshire CollegeHampshire College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, to be in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of...
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. A
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
drummerA drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...
at first, hearing some of
Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.An Academy Award-winner , Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo...
's works convinced him to be a film composer. At the UCLA Film School, he studied under the famous
David RaksinDavid Raksin was an American composer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music." One of his earliest film assignments was as assistant to Charlie Chaplin in the composition of the score...
.
Filmography
- Wolfenstein
- People :* Alfred Wolfenstein , German poet * Eugene Victor Wolfenstein , distinguished social theorist, practicing psychoanalyst and a professor of Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles...
- The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there. It stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi and Lee Patrick....
- Love Happens
- Drag Me to Hell
Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 horror film, directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi. The plot revolves around loan officer Christine Brown , who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to Mrs. Ganush...
- The Uninvited
The Uninvited is a American remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film A Tale of Two Sisters. It is unrelated to another 2003 Korean horror film and a 1944 American film of the same name.-Plot:...
- Sleepwalking
Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Charlize Theron , star in Sleepwalking, a drama that follows the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother. The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment...
- Untraceable
Untraceable is a 2008 thriller film starring Diane Lane, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke and Colin Hanks. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and distributed by Screen Gems...
- Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
- Lucky You
Lucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall.- Plot :Huck Cheever is a young and talented poker player in Las Vegas haunted by his relationship with his estranged father, L.C. Cheever , a two-time World Series of Poker Champion...
- Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who morphs into the demon vigilante Ghost Rider....
- Entrapment
Entrapment is an American film directed by Jon Amiel, and starring British actors Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. This is 20th Century Fox's first film co-produced with Regency Enterprises.- Plot summary :...
- Dark Ride
Dark Ride is a horror film that was selected to play at the 8 Films To Die For film festival.-Synopsis:A decade has nearly passed since psychopath Jonah brutally murdered two twin teenage girls. Now, after almost 10 years of being incarcerated in a mental institute, Jonah has somehow escaped and...
(Themes Only)
- The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake The Grudge. The Grudge 2 is the second film in Sony's The Grudge series and is directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Stephen Susco. The film is produced by Sam Raimi and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle...
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/courtroom drama film directed by Scott Derrickson. It is generally accepted that the film is based on the story of Anneliese Michel, which is stated at the end credits...
- At the Dusk (Incomplete Score)
- Unfinished Life (Partially Used Score)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous is a 2005 action film directed by John Pasquin, starring Sandra Bullock and Regina King. It is a sequel to the 2000 film Miss Congeniality....
(cues used from Sweet November)
- Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop is a 2005 comedy film, directed by Bille Woodruff. The film is a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina, a character which was first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business...
- The Grudge
The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
- Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek is a 2005 horror film / psychological thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning. It was directed by John Polson. The film opened in the United States in January 2005 and was top of the box office. It did not reach the same level of critical success; it garnered...
(incomplete score)
- Something the Lord Made
Something The Lord Made is a biopic about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery...
- Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
(additional music)
- Something's Gotta Give
Something's Gotta Give is a 2003 American romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers for both Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. It stars Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton as two successful 60-somethings, who find love for each other at a different time of life, despite...
(additional music)
- Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury is an American drama/thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz...
- The Devil and Daniel Webster
- The Core
The Core is a 2003 science fiction disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core...
- Rounders
Rounders is a 1998 film about the underground world of high-stakes poker. Directed by John Dahl and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, the movie follows two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash playing poker to pay off a huge debt...
- Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
- Shade
Shade is a 2003 neo-noir crime drama starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandie Newton, Jamie Foxx, Roger Guenveur Smith, Melanie Griffith and Sylvester Stallone...
- Set It Off
- The Tower
- The Country Bears
The Country Bears is a 2002 live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the Disney attraction Country Bear Jamboree. It was Disney's second movie based on a ride or attraction, following Mission to Mars , and followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and The...
- Madison
Madison is a 2001 film about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s. It stars James Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana community-owned racing team.-Background:...
(themes only)
- The Warden
- The Shipping News
The Shipping News is a drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by E. Annie Proulx.It stars Kevin Spacey as the protagonist Quoyle, Judi Dench as Agnes Hamm and Julianne Moore as Wavey Prowse...
(2001)
- Dragonfly
Dragonfly is a 2002 film directed by Tom Shadyac. The story is about a grieving doctor being contacted by his late wife through his patients' near-death experience.-Main cast:*Kevin Costner – Dr. Joe Darrow...
(incomplete score)
- Scenes of the Crime
Scenes of the Crime is a 2001 film directed by Dominique Forma and written by Daniel Golka, Amit Mehta, and Forma. It was met with mixed opinions and moderate, but ultimately positive reviews....
- Bandits
Bandits is a 2001 comedy/crime/drama/romance movie directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001...
- Rapid Fire
Rapid Fire is a 1992 action film starring the late Brandon Lee in his first leading role in an American film and the last film to be released while he was alive.Lee was reportedly in talks with 20th Century Fox about making Rapid Fire 2, prior to his death.School scenes were filmed at Occidental...
- Copycat
Copycat is an American psychological thriller, starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter.-Synopsis:After giving a guest lecture on criminal psychology at a local university, Dr...
- The Glass House
The Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick. The sequel Glass House 2: The Good Mother was released straight-to-DVD in October 2006.- Plot :...
- Swordfish
Swordfish is a 2001 crime thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena, and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Vinnie Jones.-Plot:...
- Sweet November
Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. The film is based on an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher...
- The Gift
- The Big Kahuna
The Big Kahuna is a 1999 movie adapted from a play entitled Hospitality Suite, written by Roger Rueff, who also wrote the screenplay. John Swanbeck, the director, makes few attempts to lessen this film's resemblance to a stage performance: the majority of the movie takes place in a single hotel...
- Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 feature film based on the 1995 novel of the same title by Michael Chabon. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Michael Douglas as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at an unnamed Pittsburgh university...
- Bless the Child
Bless the Child is a American thriller/horror film directed by Chuck Russell. It is based on a novel written by Cathy Cash Spellman.-Plot:...
- Hellraiser
Hellraiser is a 1987 horror film exploring the themes of pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear. It is based on the critically acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. In the UK, the film is titled Clive...
- Hard Rain
Hard Rain is a 1998 American/British R rated action thriller disaster movie, produced by Mark Gordon, written by Graham Yost and directed by former cinematographer turned first-time director Mikael Salomon...
- Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic is a 1987 movie starring Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, and Jeb Stuart Adams. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by V. C. Andrews. Despite the success of the book on which it is based, the movie was poorly received by both critics and fans...
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films. It was released in 1985 by New Line Cinema. The film was directed by Jack Sholder.- Plot :...
- The Dark Half
The Dark Half is a 1993 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The film was directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, and Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn.-Synopsis:The film revolves...
- Hider in the House
Hider in the House is a 1989 horror film directed by Matthew Patrick and starring Gary Busey as Tom Sykes, a psychopathic mental patient.- Plot :...
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