04/28/1957
Redbank, New Jersey, USA:
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.
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Tragic Tones: The Music of Hider in the House (2025) as Self |
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Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend (2018) as Self |
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Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species' (2017) as Self |
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Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) as Self |
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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015) as Self |
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The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' (2015) as |
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) as Self |
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Drag Me to Hell (2009) as Pedestrian with Cupcake |
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Passenger (2026) Original Music Composer |
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A Natural Selection (2025) Original Music Composer |
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The Piper (2023) Music |
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The Offering (2022) Original Music Composer |
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The Empty Man (2020) Original Music Composer |
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Pet Sematary (2019) Original Music Composer |
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Fanboy (2019) Music |
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西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精 (2016) Original Music Composer |
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Deliver Us from Evil (2014) Original Music Composer |
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The Single Moms Club (2014) Original Music Composer |
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西遊記之大鬧天宮 (2014) Original Music Composer |
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A Madea Christmas (2013) Music |
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Gods Behaving Badly (2013) Music |
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Killing Season (2013) Original Music Composer |
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Love's Routine (2013) Original Music Composer |
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The Smile Man (2013) Original Music Composer |
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Saving Norman (2013) Original Music Composer |
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The Black Tulip (2012) Original Music Composer |
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The Baytown Outlaws (2012) Original Music Composer |
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Sinister (2012) Original Music Composer |
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The Rum Diary (2011) Original Music Composer |
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The Ghostmaker (2011) Original Music Composer |
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Priest (2011) Original Music Composer |
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When in Rome (2010) Original Music Composer |
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Creation (2009) Original Music Composer |
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Love Happens (2009) Original Music Composer |
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Drag Me to Hell (2009) Original Music Composer |
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The Uninvited (2009) Original Music Composer |
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The Informers (2008) Original Music Composer |
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Sleepwalking (2008) Original Music Composer |
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Untraceable (2008) Original Music Composer |
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Shortcut to Happiness (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Lucky You (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Ghost Rider (2007) Original Music Composer |
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The Grudge 2 (2006) Original Music Composer |
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Tales from The Grudge (2006) Music |
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Original Music Composer |
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An Unfinished Life (2005) Additional Music |
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Beauty Shop (2005) Original Music Composer |
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The Grudge (2004) Original Music Composer |
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Something the Lord Made (2004) Original Music Composer |
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The Core (2003) Original Music Composer |
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Runaway Jury (2003) Original Music Composer |
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The Country Bears (2002) Original Music Composer |
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Scenes of the Crime (2002) Original Music Composer |
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The Shipping News (2001) Original Music Composer |
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Bandits (2001) Original Music Composer |
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The Glass House (2001) Original Music Composer |
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Swordfish (2001) Original Music Composer |
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Sweet November (2001) Original Music Composer |
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The Gift (2000) Original Music Composer |
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Bless the Child (2000) Original Music Composer |
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Wonder Boys (2000) Original Music Composer |
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The Big Kahuna (1999) Original Music Composer |
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The Big Kahuna (1999) Orchestrator |
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The Hurricane (1999) Original Music Composer |
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In Too Deep (1999) Original Music Composer |
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Entrapment (1999) Original Music Composer |
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Urban Legend (1998) Original Music Composer |
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Judas Kiss (1998) Original Music Composer |
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Rounders (1998) Original Music Composer |
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Hush (1998) Original Music Composer |
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Hard Rain (1998) Original Music Composer |
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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Original Music Composer |
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Murder at 1600 (1997) Original Music Composer |
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Murder at 1600 (1997) Orchestrator |
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Head Above Water (1996) Original Music Composer |
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Set It Off (1996) Original Music Composer |
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Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) Original Music Composer |
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Unforgettable (1996) Original Music Composer |
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Copycat (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Virtuosity (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Species (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Species (1995) Orchestrator |
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Tales from the Hood (1995) Orchestrator |
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Tales from the Hood (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Murder in the First (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Dream Lover (1994) Original Music Composer |
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Judicial Consent (1994) Original Music Composer |
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The Dark Half (1993) Original Music Composer |
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Jennifer Eight (1992) Original Music Composer |
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Rapid Fire (1992) Original Music Composer |
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The Vagrant (1992) Original Music Composer |
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The Vagrant (1992) Orchestrator |
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Bright Angel (1990) Original Music Composer |
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Last Flight Out (1990) Original Music Composer |
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Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990) Original Music Composer |
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Max and Helen (1990) Music |
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Hider in the House (1989) Original Music Composer |
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The Fly II (1989) Original Music Composer |
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Original Music Composer |
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Orchestrator |
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Haunted Summer (1988) Original Music Composer |
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Bat★21 (1988) Original Music Composer |
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The Telephone (1988) Original Music Composer |
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Flowers in the Attic (1987) Original Music Composer |
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Hellraiser (1987) Original Music Composer |
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Hellraiser (1987) Orchestrator |
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American Harvest (1987) Music |
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Trick or Treat (1986) Original Music Composer |
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Invaders from Mars (1986) Original Music Composer |
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Getting Even (1986) Original Music Composer |
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Barbarian Queen (1985) Original Music Composer |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Original Music Composer |
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Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985) Original Music Composer |
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Godzilla 1985 (1985) Music |
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Wheels of Fire (1985) Original Music Composer |
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DEFCON-4 (1985) Original Music Composer |
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Avenging Angel (1985) Original Music Composer |
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The Power (1984) Original Music Composer |
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Highpoint (1982) Original Music Composer |
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The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) Original Music Composer |