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Christopher Young

Christopher Young

Known For Sound
Birthday Apr 28, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Redbank, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 21, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date May 05, 2024
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Biography

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. Young was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in music and then completed his postgraduate work at the University of North Texas. In 1980, he moved to Los Angeles. Originally a jazz drummer, when he heard some of Bernard Herrmann's works, he decided to become a film composer. He studied at the UCLA Film School under David Raksin. He teaches at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

2009

as Pedestrian with Cupcake

The Piper

The Piper

2023

Music

The Offering

The Offering

2022

Original Music Composer

The Empty Man

The Empty Man

2020

Original Music Composer

Fanboy

Fanboy

2019

Music

Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

2019

Original Music Composer

The Single Moms Club

The Single Moms Club

2014

Original Music Composer

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

2014

Original Music Composer

Saving Norman

Saving Norman

2013

Original Music Composer

Killing Season

Killing Season

2013

Original Music Composer

The Smile Man

The Smile Man

2013

Original Music Composer

Love's Routine

Love's Routine

2013

Original Music Composer

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

Music

The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

2012

Original Music Composer

Sinister

Sinister

2012

Original Music Composer

The Baytown Outlaws

The Baytown Outlaws

2012

Original Music Composer

Priest

Priest

2011

Original Music Composer

The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

2011

Original Music Composer

The Ghostmaker

The Ghostmaker

2011

Original Music Composer

When in Rome

When in Rome

2010

Original Music Composer

Creation

Creation

2009

Original Music Composer

Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

2009

Original Music Composer

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009

Original Music Composer

Love Happens

Love Happens

2009

Original Music Composer

Untraceable

Untraceable

2008

Original Music Composer

The Informers

The Informers

2008

Original Music Composer

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking

2008

Original Music Composer

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

2007

Original Music Composer

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

Original Music Composer

Lucky You

Lucky You

2007

Original Music Composer

The Grudge 2

The Grudge 2

2006

Original Music Composer

Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

2005

Original Music Composer

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005

Original Music Composer

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life

2005

Additional Music

The Grudge

The Grudge

2004

Original Music Composer

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

2004

Original Music Composer

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

Original Music Composer

The Core

The Core

2003

Original Music Composer

Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

2003

Original Music Composer

The Country Bears

The Country Bears

2002

Original Music Composer

Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

2002

Original Music Composer

The Glass House

The Glass House

2001

Original Music Composer

Bandits

Bandits

2001

Original Music Composer

Sweet November

Sweet November

2001

Original Music Composer

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

2001

Original Music Composer

Swordfish

Swordfish

2001

Original Music Composer

The Gift

The Gift

2000

Original Music Composer

Bless the Child

Bless the Child

2000

Original Music Composer

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys

2000

Original Music Composer

Entrapment

Entrapment

1999

Original Music Composer

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1999

Original Music Composer

The Big Kahuna

The Big Kahuna

1999

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999

Original Music Composer

Urban Legend

Urban Legend

1998

Original Music Composer

Hard Rain

Hard Rain

1998

Original Music Composer

Rounders

Rounders

1998

Original Music Composer

Hush

Hush

1998

Original Music Composer

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

1998

Original Music Composer

Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

1997

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

Original Music Composer

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

1996

Original Music Composer

Head Above Water

Head Above Water

1996

Original Music Composer

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996

Original Music Composer

Set It Off

Set It Off

1996

Original Music Composer

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

1995

Original Music Composer

Species

Species

1995

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Copycat

Copycat

1995

Original Music Composer

Virtuosity

Virtuosity

1995

Original Music Composer

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Judicial Consent

Judicial Consent

1994

Original Music Composer

The Dark Half

The Dark Half

1993

Original Music Composer

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1993

Original Music Composer

The Vagrant

The Vagrant

1992

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

1992

Original Music Composer

Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire

1992

Original Music Composer

Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back

Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back

1990

Original Music Composer

Max and Helen

Max and Helen

1990

Music

Bright Angel

Bright Angel

1990

Original Music Composer

Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989

Original Music Composer

The Fly II

The Fly II

1989

Original Music Composer

Haunted Summer

Haunted Summer

1988

Original Music Composer

The Telephone

The Telephone

1988

Original Music Composer

Bat★21

Bat★21

1988

Original Music Composer

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Hellraiser

Hellraiser

1987

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

American Harvest

American Harvest

1987

Music

Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

1987

Original Music Composer

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

1986

Original Music Composer

Getting Even

Getting Even

1986

Original Music Composer

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1986

Original Music Composer

Barbarian Queen

Barbarian Queen

1985

Original Music Composer

DEFCON-4

DEFCON-4

1985

Original Music Composer

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1985

Original Music Composer

Wheels of Fire

Wheels of Fire

1985

Original Music Composer

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

1985

Original Music Composer

The Power

The Power

1984

Original Music Composer

Highpoint

Highpoint

1982

Original Music Composer

The Dorm That Dripped Blood

The Dorm That Dripped Blood

1982

Original Music Composer

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

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Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2018

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