Christopher Young
With a background as a jazz instrumentalist, Christopher Young often incorporates elements of rock, jazz, and especially electronic music into his dynamic orchestral film scores. After emerging on low-budget thrillers and horror films in the early '80s, his scores for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and Hellraiser (1987) led to steady work on horror, thriller, and sci-fi films throughout the '90s. Along the way, he also composed music for movies such as John Dahl's drama Rounders (1998) and the boxing biopic The Hurricane (1999). The 2000s brought work for directors ranging from Lasse Hallström and Curtis Hanson to Sam Raimi, including Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Young's projects in the 2010s included The Monkey King (2014) and The Monkey King 2 (2016) for Hong Kong director Cheang Pou-soi.
Beginning his musical career as a jazz drummer, Young was inspired to pursue film composing after hearing the work of Bernard Herrmann. He studied music at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, and followed his bachelor's degree with further study at North Texas State University. Young moved to Los Angeles in 1980. There, he took classes at the UCLA Film School and studied with legendary composer David Raksin. It wasn't long before he found work scoring low-budget horror productions like 1982's The Dorm That Dripped Blood and 1984's The Power, and action films including 1985's Barbarian Queen. Later that same year, his music could be heard in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, which he followed with other more enduring films, such as 1987's Hellraiser and Flowers in the Attic.
In the '90s, Young was an in-demand composer for horror films (1995's Tales from the Hood), science fiction (1995's Species and Virtuosity), and thrillers (1995's Copy Cat, 1998's Hush), due to his exuberant, suspenseful style. He also worked on the occasional drama, including his Emmy-nominated score for 1996's Norma Jean and Marilyn and films such as 1998's Rounders and 1999's The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington.
In 2002, Young earned a Golden Globe nomination for his music for the 2001 Lasse Hallström drama The Shipping News. Highlights of his other work in the decade included the horror films The Grudge (2004) and Ghost Rider (2007), as well as the Sam Raimi films The Gift (2000), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He continued to compose a steady stream of scores in the 2010s, including The Rum Diary (2011), based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel, and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013). The action fantasy films The Monkey King and The Monkey King 2 followed in the mid-2010s, and in 2017 Young wrote music for the virtual reality video game Wilson's Heart, which featured voice work by Hollywood stars including Peter Weller, Rosario Dawson, and Paul Reubens. In 2019, he provided the soundtrack for the film adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary.
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The Piper (Original Score)
The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra SIF 309
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Intrada am 16.04.2024
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Hellraiser 30th Anniversary Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 15.09.2017
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The Fly, The Fly II (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
Howard Shore, Christopher Young
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese am 01.01.2005
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Deliver Us from Evil (Original Motion Picture Score)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Madison Gate Records am 27.03.2020
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Ghost Rider (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Madison Gate Records am 16.02.2007
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Remastered Special 30th Anniversary Edition) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 05.10.2018
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The Empty Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Hollywood Records am 23.10.2020
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The Rum Diary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Pop - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 25.10.2011
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The Shipping News (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Milan am 08.02.2011
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Rounders (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.01.1998
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The Big Kahuna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.01.1999
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015 Remaster)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei WaterTower Music am 28.10.2022
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Judas Kiss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Citadel - Mafy am 07.04.2000
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Set It Off (Original Motion Picture Score)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.01.1996
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Creation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 08.07.2016
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50 States Of Fright: "The Golden Arm" Michigan (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Erschienen bei Notefornote Music am 09.07.2021
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Drag Me to Hell (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 05.08.2016
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Sinister (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 19.10.2012
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The Offering (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Millennium Media Records am 13.01.2023
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The Uninvited (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 22.07.2016
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The Man Who Knew Too Little (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.01.1997
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