Christopher Young
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- April 28, 1957, Redbank, New Jersey, USA
- Movies
- 9
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.
Best-Known Movies
Drag Me to Hell
2009
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
2015
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
2018
Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'
2017
The Science of Sound
2007
Filmography
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