Christopher Young Facts for Kids

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Background information
Born	(1958-04-28) April 28, 1958 (age 67) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer, orchestrator
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1982–present

Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American composer. This means he writes music, especially for movies and TV shows. He is known for creating exciting and sometimes scary music that helps tell the story in films.

He has composed music for many popular movies, especially in the horror and thriller genres. Some of his well-known works include Hellraiser, Species, The Grudge, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Drag Me to Hell, and Sinister. He also wrote music for other types of movies like Spider-Man 3 and The Shipping News, which earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

In 2008, Christopher Young received the special Richard H. Kirk award at the BMI Film and TV Awards. This award is given each year to a composer who has made a big difference in music for movies and television.

Early Life and Learning
His Career Journey
Music He Has Created
See also

Early Life and Learning

Christopher Young was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, in the United States. He went to Hampshire College in Massachusetts and earned a degree in music. After that, he continued his studies at the University of North Texas.

His Career Journey

In 1980, Christopher Young moved to Los Angeles, California, to start his career. He first played the drums in jazz music. But when he heard the music of another famous film composer named Bernard Herrmann, he decided he wanted to write music for movies too.

He studied at the UCLA Film School to learn more about film music. Today, he also teaches music at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, sharing his knowledge with new composers.

Music He Has Created

For Movies

Christopher Young has composed music for many films over the years. Here are some of them:

1980s Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1985	A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge	Jack Sholder	N/A
1986	Invaders from Mars	Tobe Hooper	N/A
1987	Hellraiser	Clive Barker	N/A
1988	Hellbound: Hellraiser II	Tony Randel	N/A

1990s Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1992	Rapid Fire	Dwight H. Little	N/A
1995	Species	Roger Donaldson	N/A
1995	Copycat	Jon Amiel	N/A
1996	Set It Off	F. Gary Gray	N/A
1998	Urban Legend	Jamie Blanks	N/A
1999	Entrapment	Jon Amiel	N/A
1999	The Hurricane	Norman Jewison	N/A

2000s Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2000	The Gift	Sam Raimi	N/A
2001	Swordfish	Dominic Sena	N/A
2001	The Shipping News	Lasse Hallström	N/A
2004	The Grudge	Takashi Shimizu	N/A
2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Scott Derrickson	N/A
2007	Ghost Rider	Mark Steven Johnson	N/A
2007	Spider-Man 3	Sam Raimi	Themes by Danny Elfman
2009	Drag Me to Hell	Sam Raimi	N/A

2010s Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2012	Sinister	Scott Derrickson	N/A
2014	Deliver Us from Evil	Scott Derrickson	N/A
2019	Pet Sematary	Kevin Kölsch Dennis Widmyer	N/A

2020s Films

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2020	The Empty Man	David Prior	N/A
2023	The Offering	Oliver Park	N/A

For Television

Year	Title	Notes
2020	50 States of Fright	With Caleb Chan and Brian Chan
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities	N/A

For Video Games

Year	Title	Notes
2009	The Saboteur	Theme music
2017	Wilson's Heart	N/A

Christopher Young facts for kids

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