Genres Film score Movies Drag Me to Hell Name Christopher Young | Years active 1982–present Occupation(s) Composer | |
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Born April 28, 1958 (age 65)
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA ( 1958-04-28 ) Website officialchristopheryoung.com Role Music composer · officialchristopheryoung.com Education University of California, Los Angeles, Hampshire College Albums Ghost Rider, Hellraiser, The Rum Diary: Original, The Shipping News, Entrapment Profiles | ||
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Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American music composer for both film and television.
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- Tales from the hood christopher young chorale postlude
- Christopher young killing season 2013
- Life and career
- Records
- References
Many of his music compositions are for horror films, including Hellraiser, Tales from the Hood, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Urban Legend, and Drag Me to Hell. Other works include Lucky You and Spider-Man 3, for which he received the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Dramatic Feature Film. He also made three cameo appearances in Spider-Man 3.
Young was honored 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.
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Life and career
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 post-graduate work at North Texas State University. 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.