Christopher Young

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 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.
Category:1958 births
Category:American film score composers
Category:American male film score composers
Category:American television composers
Category:Hampshire College alumni
Category:Living people
Category:People from Red Bank, New Jersey
Category:University of North Texas College of Music alumni
Category:UCLA Film School alumni
Category:Thornton School of Music faculty
Category:Musicians from New Jersey
Category:Varèse Sarabande Records artists
Category:La-La Land Records artists
Category:Composers
Category:Film score composers