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 Hurricane (Original Score)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Geffen* am 01.01.2000
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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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U-Boats: The Wolfpack Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records, Inc. am 09.06.2017
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The Gift Score from the Motion Picture
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 19.01.2001
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 04.10.2005
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Untraceable (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 20.11.2015
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Priest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Madison Gate Records am 10.05.2011
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The Dark Half (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.01.1993
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Brood Groove
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Move Records am 15.05.2011
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Dorm That Dripped Blood (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei CCIVLTD am 13.10.2001
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Atmospheros
Jazz - Erschienen bei Move Records am 15.03.2016
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The Informers (Original Motion Picture Score)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 29.07.2016
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Madison (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Christopher Young, Kevin Kiner
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 29.05.2012
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Scenes of the Crime / A Child's Game (Original Music from the Motion Pictures)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 31.12.2011
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Main Theme (from "Jennifer 8") (For Solo Piano)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 21.12.2011
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Something the Lord Made (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 17.10.2012
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An Unfinished Life: Piano Sketches
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 14.10.2013
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Pranks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Citadel - Mafy am 18.03.2004
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Wilson's Heart (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Varese Sarabande am 01.06.2018
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Max and Helen / The Oasis (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei BSX Records am 30.05.2012
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The Gift (Original Score from the Motion Picture)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Lakeshore Records am 19.01.2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo