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Christopher Young Biography

Birth Name:Robert Gilchrist Ilsley Young

Birth Place:Red Bank, New Jersey, United States

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor, Editorial department

Awards

  • 1988Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 1990Saturn Award-Best Music: winner
  • 1990Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore): nominated
  • 1991Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 1993Chainsaw Award-Best Soundtrack: nominated
  • 1994Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 1996Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 1996Chainsaw Award-Best Soundtrack: nominated
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special: nominated
  • 1996Best Original Soundtrack-: winner
  • 1998FMCJ Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: winner
  • 2000BMI Film Music Award-: winner
  • 2001GoldSpirit Awards-Best Drama Soundtrack: nominated
  • 2002BMI Film Music Award-: winner
  • 2002Critics Choice Award-Best Composer: nominated
  • 2002Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2004IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: nominated
  • 2004OFTA Television Award-Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
  • 2005BMI Film Music Award-: winner
  • 2005Chainsaw Award-Best Score: winner
  • 2006Chainsaw Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: nominated
  • 2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: nominated
  • 2008IFMCA Award-Best Re-Recording of an Existing Score: nominated
  • 2009Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - FILM: nominated
  • 2009IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
  • 2009IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
  • 2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: winner
  • 2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Drama Film: nominated
  • 2010Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2010Chainsaw Award-Best Score: winner
  • 2012Fright Meter Award-Best Score: winner
  • 2012IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: winner
  • 2012IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
  • 2013Chainsaw Award-Best Score: winner
  • 2013IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
  • 2015IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
  • 2015IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: winner
  • 2017IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: winner
  • 2021Chainsaw Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2023Filmtracks Award-Top Film Cues: nominated
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Score of the Year: nominated
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Composition of the Year: winner
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: winner
  • 2024Special Award-Kyle Renick Special Award: winner
  • 2024Movie Music UK Award-Score of the Year: winner