Christopher Young Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Composer Christopher Young was born on April 28, 1957 in Red Bank, New Jersey. After graduating from Hampshire College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music, Young went on to pursue his post-graduate studies at North Texas State University. Christopher moved to Los Angeles, California in 1980. He was originally a jazz drummer, ...
University of California, Los Angeles, Hampshire College
Nationality
American
Parents
Becky Harris, Michael Harris
Siblings
Carter Harris, Dorothy Young
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score, British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Sco...
Movies
Drag Me to Hell
TV Shows
America's Toughest Jobs
Star Sign
Taurus
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Quote
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I'm into horror pictures because I love the fear of being alone in the dark, and I'd recommend that to any composer who wants to work in this genre. When I was younger I'd make a point of driving to the middle of nowhere, and spending an evening with just me, the wind, and the moon. Your skin crawls up an octave. This is what I tap into when I'm working on horror films. I'm just afraid a time will come when I lose touch with that part of myself.
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Fact
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Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2009 by the International Film Music Critics Association.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
1990
Video
Max and Helen
1990
TV Movie
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
1989
segments "Last Outpost, The", "Dirty Work"
Hider in the House
1989
The Fly II
1989
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988
Haunted Summer
1988
Bat*21
1988
The Telephone
1988
U-Boats: The Wolfpack
1987
Video documentary short
Flowers in the Attic
1987
Vietnam War Story
1987
TV Series
Hellraiser
1987
music composed by
American Harvest
1987
TV Movie
Trick or Treat
1986
Invaders from Mars
1986
Torment
1986
Getting Even
1986
The Twilight Zone
1986
TV Series 1 episode
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
1985
as Chris Young
Barbarian Queen
1985
as Chris Young
Wheels of Fire
1985
Def-Con 4
1985
as Chris Young
Avenging Angel
1985
The Oasis
1984
as Chris Young
The Power
1984
as Chris Young
Highpoint
1982
as Chris Young
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
1982
as Chris Young
Robby
1968
1988
The Vanishment
announced
Xi you ji zhi: Sun Wukong san da Baigu Jing
2016
Hellraiser: Evolutions
2015
Video short
Deliver Us from Evil
2014
Dominion
2014
TV Series 1 episode
The Single Moms Club
2014
Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong
2014
A Madea Christmas
2013
Gods Behaving Badly
2013
Killing Season
2013
Love's Routine
2013
Video short
The Smile Man
2013
Short
Saving Norman
2013
Video short
Scary or Die
2012
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
as Chistopher Young
The Ghostmaker
2012
main theme and coffin music by
Sinister
2012/I
Fanboy
2011
Short
The Rum Diary
2011
Priest
2011
The Black Tulip
2010
Gone with the Pope
2010
When in Rome
2010
The Saboteur
2009
Video Game
Love Happens
2009
Creation
2009/I
Drag Me to Hell
2009
The Uninvited
2009
The Informers
2008
Sleepwalking
2008
Untraceable
2008
Hellcomposer: An Interview with Composer Christopher Young
2007
Video documentary short
Sin and Salvation: The Comic Book Origin of Ghost Rider
2007
Video documentary
Lucky You
2007
Spider-Man 3
2007
score by
Ghost Rider
2007
music by
Helen at Risk
2006
Video short
The Grudge 2
2006
Tales from the Grudge
2006
Video short
When Chucky Became Mary
2005
Short original music by
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
Beauty Shop
2005
The Grudge
2004
Something the Lord Made
2004
TV Movie
Shortcut to Happiness
2003
Runaway Jury
2003
Shade
2003
The Core
2003
The Country Bears
2002
The Tower
2002
The Shipping News
2001
Bandits
2001
The Glass House
2001
Scenes of the Crime
2001
Swordfish
2001
Sweet November
2001
The Warden
2001
TV Movie
The Gift
2000
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth
2000
Video documentary short
Hellraiser: Resurrection
2000
Video documentary short
Bless the Child
2000
Wonder Boys
2000
The Hurricane
1999
The Big Kahuna
1999
In Too Deep
1999
Entrapment
1999
Urban Legend
1998
Judas Kiss
1998
Rounders
1998
Hush
1998
Hard Rain
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Chris Young
Murder at 1600
1997
Head Above Water
1996
Set It Off
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn
1996
TV Movie
Unforgettable
1996
Copycat
1995
Virtuosity
1995
Species
1995
Tales from the Hood
1995
Murder in the First
1995
Judicial Consent
1994
Dream Lover
1993
The Dark Half
1993
Jennifer 8
1992
Rapid Fire
1992
The Vagrant
1992
Clive Barker: The Art of Horror
1992
Video documentary short
Bright Angel
1990
Last Flight Out
1990
TV Movie
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hellraiser: What's Your Pleasure?
2015
Short original theme
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
2014
Documentary short composer: film score
The Dark Half: The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014
Documentary short composer: theme music
The Tall Man
2012
title theme
Sinister
2012/I
orchestrator
The Rum Diary
2011
score producer
Faces in the Crowd
2011
composer: additional themes
El tapón
2011
Short composer: stock music
The Grudge 3
2009
composer: stock music - uncredited
Drag Me to Hell
2009
orchestrator
The Uninvited
2009
orchestrator
Untraceable
2008
orchestrator / score producer
Lucky You
2007
orchestrator
Zombie Prom
2006
Short music department mentor
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
orchestrator / score producer
An Unfinished Life
2005
composer: additional music
Beauty Shop
2005
orchestrator
Spider-Man 2
2004
composer: additional music
Shortcut to Happiness
2003
music producer: score
Something's Gotta Give
2003
composer: additional music
Shade
2003
composer: additional music
The Core
2003
additional orchestrations
The Shipping News
2001
orchestrator / score producer
Bandits
2001
orchestrator
Sweet November
2001
orchestrator
Madison
2001
composer: original themes
Wonder Boys
2000
additional orchestrator
The Hurricane
1999
orchestrator
The Big Kahuna
1999
orchestrator
In Too Deep
1999
orchestrator
Urban Legend
1998
orchestrator
Rounders
1998
orchestrator
Hard Rain
1998
additional orchestrator
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
orchestrator - as Chris Young / score producer - as Chris Young
Murder at 1600
1997
orchestrator
Head Above Water
1996
orchestrator
Set It Off
1996
orchestrator
Unforgettable
1996
orchestrator
Copycat
1995
orchestrator
Virtuosity
1995
orchestrator
Species
1995
orchestrator
Tales from the Hood
1995
conductor / orchestrator
Murder in the First
1995
orchestrator
Dream Lover
1993
orchestrator
Sliver
1993
composer: additional electronic music
The Dark Half
1993
orchestrator
Jennifer 8
1992
orchestrator
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
1992
composer: additional music from "Hellraiser"
Rapid Fire
1992
orchestrator
The Vagrant
1992
orchestrator
Hider in the House
1989
orchestrator
The Fly II
1989
orchestrator
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988
orchestrator
Bat*21
1988
orchestrator - uncredited
Deathstalker II
1987
composer: additional music - as Chris Young
Hellraiser
1987
orchestrator
Godzilla 1985
1984
composer: stock music - US version
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Faces in the Crowd
2011
writer: "Face The Suite"
Spider-Man 3
2007
writer: "Opening Montage"
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
writer: "Blindfold Game", "Nelson Talks About Dad", "Sister On Phone"
Spider-Man 2
2004
producer: "The Demonstration", "Runaway Train" / writer: "The Demonstration", "Runaway Train"
Die Frauenversteher - Männer unter sich
2002
TV Movie performer: "Turkish Rumba", "Watch that man", "The man who knew too little"
The Glass House
2001
writer: "Sotto Voce", "The Glass House", "Diabetic Dancer", "Twice Told Tales", "Sunken Bells", "Where in Time?", "Soubrette", "This Too Shall Pass"
Swordfish
2001
performer: "Dark Machine", "Chase"
KaBlam!
2000
TV Series music - 2 episodes
In Too Deep
1999
producer: "Give Me a Reason" / writer: "Give Me a Reason"
Playing by Heart
1998
writer: "It's Only Sexual" 1998, "Lost Baby" 1998, "Bluff" 1998, "An LA Groove" 1998, "Homecoming" 1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
performer: "The Man Who Knew Too Little" - uncredited / writer: "The Man Who Knew Too Little" - uncredited
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
writer: "Reflecting Angel", "Bathing"
Mahakaal
1993
writer: "Music" - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hellraiser: Evolutions
2015
Video short
Drag Me to Hell
2009
Pedestrian with Cupcake
Houseboat Horror
1989
Video
Norm
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bride
1985
second assistant editor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dreams of Solace
2011
Video short special thanks
My First Score with Christopher Young
2011
Video documentary short special thanks
My Wife Is a Vampire
2009
very special thanks
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth
2000
Video documentary short special thanks
Hellraiser: Resurrection
2000
Video documentary short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
SCORE: A Film Music Documentary
2016
Documentary
Himself
Chasing Notes
2016
Documentary
Himself
Today
2015
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2015
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Invaders from Mars: The Martians Are Coming! - The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Video documentary short
Himself
The Dark Half: The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014
Documentary short
Himself
Elia Cmiral: Part 1
2014
Documentary
Himself
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011
Documentary
Himself - Composer of Hellraiser
My First Score with Christopher Young
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
Documentary
Himself
Conversations on Alex North's Spartacus: The Celebration of a Masterpiece
2010
Documentary
Himself
Hellcomposer: An Interview with Composer Christopher Young
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II'
2005
Video documentary
Himself
The Score
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Hellraiser: Resurrection
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
Der Klang der Bilder
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
Video documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong (2014)
2013
Chainsaw Award
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Best Score
Sinister (2012)
2012
Fright Meter Award
Fright Meter Awards
Best Score
Sinister (2012)
2011
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
The Rum Diary (2011)
2010
Chainsaw Award
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Best Score
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2009
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2009
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Film Music Composition of the Year
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2007
Career Achievement Award
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
2005
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
The Grudge (2004)
2005
Chainsaw Award
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Best Score
The Grudge (2004)
2004
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Something the Lord Made (2004)
2002
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
Swordfish (2001)
2000
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
Entrapment (1999)
1998
FMCJ Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
Urban Legend (1998)
1996
Best Original Soundtrack
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
Head Above Water (1996)
1990
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Film Score of the Year
Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong (2014)
2012
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film
Sinister (2012)
2011
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film
Priest (2011)
2010
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2009
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Film Score of the Year
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
2009
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Film Composer of the Year
2009
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
Creation (2009)
2007
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film
Ghost Rider (2007)
2007
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
2006
Chainsaw Award
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Best Score
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
2004
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
The Grudge (2004)
2002
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Shipping News (2001)
2002
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Composer
The Shipping News (2001)
1996
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
1996
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Copycat (1995)
1994
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
The Vagrant (1992)
1991
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
The Fly II (1989)
1990
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Last Flight Out (1990)
1988
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
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